BIG MAN'S CAFE
1009-1011 NE 14TH ST · OCALA · Marion County · FL 34470
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
17 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 3
50-17-3High Priority – Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Establishment preparing, serving and selling food to customers with an expired license. **Admin Complaint**
01B-02-5High Priority – Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Reach-in cooler at the cook line, raw chicken 48F and 49F, chicken stored overnight in cooler that is not working properly (ambient temperature of 49F).
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Reach-in cooler at the cook line, raw chicken 48F and 49F, chicken stored overnight in cooler that is not working properly (ambient temperature of 49F). Also butter at room temperature since 7:45am at 71F, manager will discard butter at 11:45, Time as a public health control form provided.
Intermediate 4
12A-03-4Intermediate – Employee washed hands in a sink other than an approved handwash sink. Male employee rinsed hands in triple sink.
16-37-1Intermediate – No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. For quaternary ammonium
02C-02-5Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Reach-in cooler at the cook line, collar greens, gravy and Mac and cheese, per manager items were cooked 10/05/25.
53B-09-4Intermediate – Required employee training provided by a third-party employee training program and operator unable to provide original certificate for employees trained. 14 photocopies.
Basic 10
22-20-5Basic – Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Ice machine with mold like substance.
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Opened employee drink above prep table, manager moved. **Corrected On-Site**
24-08-4Basic – Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried – wet nesting. Cleaned stacked containers next to triple sink.
14-38-4Basic – Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Lids cracked/burned, not smooth.
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. At the dry storage area, olives and oil jug on floor.
36-24-5Basic – Hole in or other damage to wall. Wall behind and underneath triple sink.
51-18-6Basic – No copy of latest inspection report available. No documents available at inspection time.
22-16-4Basic – Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Reach-in cooler shelves with food residue.
29-49-6Basic – Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Reach-in cooler at the cook line, ambient temperature of 49F.
02D-01-5Basic – Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. At the dry storage room, sugar or salt bin not labeled.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 20, 2026 4:01 PM.
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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.