THE BEACH OCALA
13201 WEST HWY 326 · OCALA · Marion County · FL 34482
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
12 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 4
12A-25-4High Priority – Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee wiped face with paper towel and handled chicken without washing hands.
35A-02-7High Priority – Live, small flying insects found Observed three flies in kitchen area. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
50-17-3High Priority – Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. License expired on 6/1/2025. Establishment is open and serving to the public. **Admin Complaint**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Items stored in reach-in cooler next to oven: ham (45F – Cold Holding); turkey (45F – Cold Holding); sour cream (46F – Cold Holding); cheese (45F – Cold Holding); tomatoes (46F – Cold Holding). Employee stated items placed in cooler three hours prior to temperature being taken. Employee placed items in reach-in freezer to reduce temperature to 41F. Items stored in walk-in cooler: hamburger (45F – Cold Holding); turkey (46F – Cold Holding); ham (45F – Cold Holding); bacon (45F – Cold Holding); pork (46F – Cold Holding). Manager stated items were at proper temperature at 11:00 am and door was propped open for a delivery. **Warning**
Intermediate 3
11-27-4Intermediate – Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. No written procedure available. Inspector provided operator with written procedure.
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board on reach-in cooler next to oven. Potatoes press next to three compartment sink. Yellow cutting board stored behind three compartment sink faucet. **Repeat Violation**
05-08-4Intermediate – No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products. No probe thermometer available.
Basic 5
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Fan covers in walk-in cooler. Hand washing sink next to three compartment sink. **Repeat Violation**
14-33-4Basic – Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Walk-in cooler shelves.
29-49-6Basic – Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Beer reach-in cooler in bar area.
21-12-4Basic – Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Wet wiping cloth stored on reach-in cooler next to oven. Employee removed cloth during inspection.
36-10-4Basic – Worn, torn and/or soiled floors/carpeting. Floor in bar area.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 21, 2026 7:31 AM.
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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.