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4043 NW BLITCHTON RD, OCALA, Marion County. DBPR licence 5203265. 7 inspection visits from 2024-07-29 to 2026-03-19.

Corrected at follow-upLast visit, 2026-03-19: complaint follow-up, 1 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic violations

1 of 3routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Marion County average that year (2 had none)

0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023

1inspections 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
2026-03-19	Complaint follow-up	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	1	0	0		1 area 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
2026-03-12	Complaint inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	3	1	0		3 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
2026-01-14	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	3	1.76	4 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean
2025-08-08	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	0	1.76	1 area 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure
2025-02-24	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2025-01-30	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	2	5	3	1.42	9 areas 01 Approved source 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 11 Personnel with infections restricted 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x2)
2024-07-29	Licensing inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	1		1 area 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

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.