CARIBBEAN'S FINEST

8602 SW SR 200, OCALA, Marion County. DBPR licence 5250991. 7 inspection visits from 2023-11-08 to 2026-01-14.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-01-14: routine inspection, 2 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 2 basic violations

3 of 5routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Marion County average that year (1 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
2026-01-14	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	0	2	1.76	4 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
2025-09-11	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	0	1	1.76	3 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed
2025-02-05	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	0	1	1.42	3 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
2024-08-08	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	2	1.42	2 areas 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
2024-05-03	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2024-03-14	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	1	1	2	1.59	4 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 03 Food Out of Temperature 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2023-11-08	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.