HITS OCALA WINTER CIRCUIT
13710 NW HWY 27 · OCALA · Marion County · FL 34482
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
15 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 5
12A-12-4High Priority – Employee switched from working with raw food to ready-to-eat food without washing hands. Male employee cracked raw shell eggs with gloved hands then continued to touch cooked sausage, cheese, and bread without washing hands.
35A-02-7High Priority – Live, small flying insects found in kitchen. One live fly on reach in freezer.
22-43-4High Priority – Quaternary ammonium sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. 500 ppm, then 200 ppm. **Corrected On-Site**
01B-02-5High Priority – Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. In reach in three door cooler at end of cookline: turkey (48F – Cold Holding); mozzarella (48F – Cold Holding); mozzerella (48F – Cold Holding); pasta (49F – Cold Holding); mozzerella (47F – Cold Holding); cheese (44-46F – Cold Holding); mozzerella (48F – Cold Holding); hummus (49F – Cold Holding). All items in unit overnight. Stop sale issued. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. in reach in make table on cookline: Butter 46F. Employee placed in freezer. In reach in three door cooler at end of cookline: turkey (48F – Cold Holding); mozzarella (48F – Cold Holding); mozzerella (48F – Cold Holding); pasta (49F – Cold Holding); mozzerella (47F – Cold Holding); cheese (44-46F – Cold Holding); mozzerella (48F – Cold Holding); hummus (49F – Cold Holding). All items in unit overnight. Stop sale issued. **Warning**
Intermediate 5
02C-03-5Intermediate – Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Cream cheese opened Saturday with no date mark. **Repeat Violation**
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Hand sink at front counter used as a dump sink.
02D-02-4Intermediate – Packaged food not labeled as specified by law. Cookies and brownies on front counter.
27-02-4Intermediate – Well water testing report/documentation is not available upon request. Bacteriological report not provided.
08B-15-4Intermediate – Whole fruit displayed for self-service not wrapped and no utensils provided. Apples on front counter.
Basic 5
14-74-7Basic – Cold holding equipment not maintained in good repair. Do not store time/temperature control for safety food in this unit until the unit is repaired. Reach in three door cooler has an ambient temperature of 46F. Unit has slide doors that are hard to keep closed and fans are not turning on. **Warning**
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink on coffee prep table. Employee moved. **Corrected On-Site**
13-07-4Basic – Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Male employee cooking eggs with watch on.
14-38-4Basic – Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Containers in use in reach in make table
25-09-4Basic – Single-service items for customer self-service not properly protected to prevent contamination. Spoons on front counter unwrapped in basket. Spoons and forks at cafeteria not inverted.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 13, 2026 12:55 PM.
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1 observation(s)
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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.