DINER ON THE SQUARE
316 E SILVER SPRINGS BLVD · 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 6
12A-07-5High Priority – Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Male employee wearing gloves went to mop sink and tried to fix plumbing and immediately after started working with food (liquid eggs) no hand washed occurred, Inspector addressed situation, employee washed his hands.
50-17-3High Priority – Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Establishment observed preparing, serving or selling food to customers with an expired license. **Admin Complaint**
08A-17-6High Priority – Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature when stored in a freezer – not all products commercially packaged. Raw frozen beef stored above frozen wrapped portions of meatloaf inside reach-in freezer at cookline.
01B-02-5High Priority – Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Mashed potatoes 149F. Employee at the cook line stated the mashed potatoes began reheating at 7am. Stop sale.
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. At the cook line, coleslaw 45F, cheese 47F, manager moved to walk-in cooler. **Corrective Action Taken**
03E-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food reheated for hot holding not reaching 165 degrees Fahrenheit for 15 seconds within 2 hours. At the cook line, mashed potatoes 149F(10:00am), per employee mashed placed in steam table around 7:00am. Stop sale.
Intermediate 2
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener blade soiled with old food.
41-17-4Intermediate – Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Unlabeled spray bottle containing degreaser in kitchen near mop sink.
Basic 9
36-51-4Basic – Building components, attachments or fixtures in poor repair. 1. Cracked floor tiles throughout kitchen. 2. Screen on back door of kitchen torn. 3. Large gap in wall above air conditioning units on wall inside kitchen. Gap is loosely covered with cardboard, but still open to the outside.
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Opened employee drink on prep table. **Repeat Violation**
14-11-5Basic – Equipment in poor repair. 1. Torn gaskets on cooler door in server station. 2. Top of table on right side of cookline top coating peeling. **Repeat Violation**
21-04-4Basic – In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board. Wet wiping cloth under cutting board.
36-50-4Basic – Unclean building components, attachments or fixtures. Floor inside walk-in cooler soiled with food debris. **Repeat Violation**
36-30-4Basic – Wall not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, warewashing areas or bathroom. Cardboard on wall in kitchen above air conditioning unit.
29-11-4Basic – Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Water leaking onto the floor from mop sink when water is turned on.
21-12-4Basic – Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Wet wiping cloth on prep table at cookline.
02D-01-5Basic – Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Container of sugar missing label on shelf in server station. Manager added the proper label during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 19, 2026 8:08 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.