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GOLDENS SPOON DINER

5400 SW COLLEGE RD, 101, OCALA, Marion County. DBPR licence 5202892. 21 inspection visits from 2023-10-16 to 2026-06-04.

Corrected at follow-upLast visit, 2026-06-04: complaint follow-up, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic violations
4 of 5routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Marion County average that year (1 had none)
1emergency closure recommended at an inspection since July 2023 (latest 2024-02-12)
4inspections prompted by a complaint

Every inspection visit

Newest first. Violations: high-priority / intermediate / basic. County average = high-priority violations at a first routine visit, Marion County, same fiscal year. Codes and descriptions are DBPR's; the inspector's written notes are on DBPR's site only.
DateVisitResultHighInter.BasicCounty avgWhat was cited
2026-06-04 Complaint follow-up Corrected at follow-up
DBPR: Call Back - Complied
000
2026-06-03 Complaint follow-up Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine
DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended
101
2 areas
  • 03 Food Out of Temperature
  • 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
2026-06-01 Complaint inspection Referred for possible fine
DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended
407
8 areas
  • 01 Approved source
  • 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
  • 03 Food Out of Temperature
  • 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x3)
  • 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2)
  • 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
  • 29 Plumbing installed and maintained
  • 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2026-04-01 Follow-up visit Corrected at follow-up
DBPR: Call Back - Complied
000
2026-03-30 Routine inspection Referred for possible fine
DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended
426 1.76
11 areas
  • 01 Approved source (x2)
  • 03 Food Out of Temperature
  • 08 Food protection, cross-contamination
  • 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
  • 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
  • 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
  • 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
  • 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed
  • 29 Plumbing installed and maintained
  • 52 False/misleading statements published or advertised relating to food/beverage
  • 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-11-03 Follow-up visit Corrected at follow-up
DBPR: Call Back - Complied
000
2025-10-20 Follow-up visit Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine
DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended
100
1 area
  • 03 Food Out of Temperature
2025-10-17 Follow-up visit Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine
DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended
100
1 area
  • 03 Food Out of Temperature
2025-10-15 Routine inspection Referred for possible fine
DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended
561 1.76
9 areas
  • 01 Approved source
  • 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory (x3)
  • 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2)
  • 11 Personnel with infections restricted
  • 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
  • 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
  • 29 Plumbing installed and maintained
  • 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
  • 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-06-10 Complaint follow-up Corrected at follow-up
DBPR: Call Back - Complied
000
2025-05-27 Complaint inspection Warning: inspector to return
DBPR: Warning Issued
325
10 areas
  • 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
  • 03 Food Out of Temperature
  • 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed
  • 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
  • 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
  • 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated
  • 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
  • 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
  • 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
  • 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2025-02-17 Complaint inspection Referred for possible fine
DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended
264
10 areas
  • 01 Approved source
  • 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
  • 03 Food Out of Temperature
  • 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed
  • 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated (x2)
  • 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
  • 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2)
  • 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean
  • 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
  • 52 False/misleading statements published or advertised relating to food/beverage
2024-12-02 Complaint follow-up Corrected at follow-up
DBPR: Call Back - Complied
000
2024-10-08 Complaint inspection Warning: inspector to return
DBPR: Warning Issued
326
9 areas
  • 01 Approved source
  • 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory (x2)
  • 08 Food protection, cross-contamination
  • 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
  • 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints
  • 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
  • 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated
  • 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2)
  • 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean
2024-04-15 Routine inspection Referred for possible fine
DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended
4412 1.59
15 areas
  • 01 Approved source
  • 03 Food Out of Temperature
  • 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x3)
  • 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored (x2)
  • 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2)
  • 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated
  • 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
  • 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
  • 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed
  • 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
  • 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean
  • 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly (x2)
  • 42 Premises maintained, free of litter, unnecessary articles. Cleaning and maintenance equipment properly stored. Kitchen restricted to authorized personnel
  • 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
  • 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-02-14 Follow-up visit Allowed to reopen
DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Complied
000
2024-02-13 Follow-up visit Not yet allowed to reopen
DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Not Complied
201
1 area
  • 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x3)
2024-02-13 Follow-up visit Not yet allowed to reopen
DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Not Complied
201
1 area
  • 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x3)
2024-02-12 Routine inspection Emergency closure recommended
DBPR: Emergency order recommended
6210 1.59
13 areas
  • 03 Food Out of Temperature
  • 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed
  • 08 Food protection, cross-contamination
  • 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x3)
  • 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints
  • 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
  • 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
  • 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
  • 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure
  • 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
  • 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x3)
  • 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2)
  • 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2023-10-26 Follow-up visit Corrected at follow-up
DBPR: Call Back - Complied
000
2023-10-16 Routine inspection Warning: inspector to return
DBPR: Warning Issued
079 1.59
14 areas
  • 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory (x2)
  • 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed
  • 08 Food protection, cross-contamination
  • 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
  • 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
  • 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints
  • 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
  • 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
  • 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
  • 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils
  • 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed
  • 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure
  • 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2)
  • 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly

A routine inspection is one visit on one day. Inspectors in different counties record violations differently, so compare a count with its county average, not with a restaurant in another county. Nothing on this page is a rating. Source: DBPR inspection files, data as of 2026-11-09; DBPR's own record for this licence is the official one.