LAS MARGARITAS MEXICAN RESTAURANT & GALLERY
4414 SW COLLEGE RD STE 410 · OCALA · Marion County · FL 34474
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
18 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 3
08B-27-4High Priority – Food placed in soiled container/equipment. Cut onions stored in visibly soiled shopping basket in walk-in cooler. Employee rinsed onions and placed them in a clean pan during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
35A-05-4High Priority – Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. Two live roaches crawling on wall at cookline. Manager was able to kill one during this inspection. Following day callback per Robert. **Warning**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In pan on ice at cookline: shredded lettuce (50F – Cold Holding). Manager stated the lettuce was brought from the walk-in cooler and placed on ice approximately one hour prior. Manager stated he was going to place the lettuce on time and discarded it at 2:30pm. Inspector emailed Time As a Public Health Control documentation to manager via email.
Intermediate 3
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. 1. Can opener blade soiled with old food debris. 2. Soda gun nozzle soiled with mold-like substance in bar area. **Repeat Violation**
16-37-1Intermediate – No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Manager unable to locate chlorine test strips for chlorine dish machine.
41-17-4Intermediate – Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Spray bottle containing degreaser missing label hanging from sink in bar area.
Basic 12
14-09-4Basic – Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting board at cookline has deep cut marks.
08B-49-4Basic – Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Container of employee personal food on shelf above restaurant food in server station cooler.
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee jacket stored on top of mesh bag containing onions on shelf in back of kitchen. **Repeat Violation**
14-11-5Basic – Equipment in poor repair. Rusted shelving on lower portion of prep table in bar area and near oven in kitchen.
14-69-4Basic – Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. 1. Ice buildup on reach-in freezer at cookline. 2. Ice on floor in wall-in freezer. **Repeat Violation**
10-17-4Basic – In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Knife stored between sink and wall at cookline.
31B-04-4Basic – No handwashing sign and/or towels provided at a hand sink used by food employees. 1. No hand wash sign at handwashing sink in kitchen near ice machine. 2. No towels at handwashing sink in kitchen near back door. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. 1. Area around nozzles of fountain machine in server station soiled with mold-like substance. 2. Gaskets on door of both walk-in coolers soiled with mold-like substance. 3. Interior walls and ceiling inside beer cooler soiled with mold-like substance.
12B-13-4Basic – Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Employee drink cup in cooler at cookline above sauce. Manager removed cup from cooler during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
25-32-4Basic – Reuse of single-service or single-use articles. Single-use water jugs reused to store margarita mix in bar area.
08B-17-4Basic – Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Unwashed box of bell peppers stored on shelf above salsa in wall-in cooler.
02D-01-5Basic – Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Foam cup containing sugar missing label on shelf in bar area. Employee added proper label during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 11, 2026 12:07 PM.
Violation category totals
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Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.