OCALA DOWNTOWN DINER

816 S MAGNOLIA AVE, OCALA, Marion County. DBPR licence 5203023. 8 inspection visits from 2023-08-09 to 2025-12-30.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2025-12-30: routine inspection, 1 high-priority, 2 intermediate, 3 basic violations

3 of 6routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Marion County average that year (0 had none)

0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023

0inspections 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.
Date	Visit	Result	High	Inter.	Basic	County avg	What was cited
2025-12-30	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	2	3	1.76	5 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 29 Plumbing installed and maintained (x2)
2025-09-17	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2025-08-25	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	3	5	8	1.76	11 areas 11 Personnel with infections restricted 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x2) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2) 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean 50 Current license properly displayed 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x2)
2025-04-25	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	1	5	1.42	7 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2024-07-31	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	2	1.42	4 areas 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2024-03-07	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	3	1	6	1.59	9 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 50 Current license properly displayed
2023-08-15	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2023-08-09	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	1	1	7	1.59	9 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 32 Restrooms with self-closing doors, fixtures operate properly, facility clean, supplied with hand-soap, disposable towels or hand drying devices, tissue, covered waste receptacles 42 Premises maintained, free of litter, unnecessary articles. Cleaning and maintenance equipment properly stored. Kitchen restricted to authorized personnel 50 Current license properly displayed 52 False/misleading statements published or advertised relating to food/beverage

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.