18 SOUTH RESTAURANT AND SALOON

20 S MAGNOLIA AVE, OCALA, Marion County. DBPR licence 5203292. 4 inspection visits from 2025-06-24 to 2026-08-26.

Referred for possible fineLast visit, 2026-08-26: routine inspection, 3 high-priority, 2 intermediate, 8 basic violations

2 of 2routine 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
2026-08-26	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	3	2	8	1.47	11 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory (x2) 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 42 Premises maintained, free of litter, unnecessary articles. Cleaning and maintenance equipment properly stored. Kitchen restricted to authorized personnel 50 Current license properly displayed 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2026-02-06	Licensing inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	3	2	1		6 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
2025-11-19	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	2	2	4	1.76	7 areas 01 Approved source 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2025-06-24	Licensing inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	0

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.