GRACE JAPANESE STEAKHOUSE
3035 SE MARICAMP RD #101 · OCALA · Marion County · FL 34471
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
21 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 5
12A-07-5High Priority – Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Employee using cell phone put on gloves and proceeded to handle food in sushi bar area without washing hands. Manager had employee wash hands and change gloves. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
14-86-1High Priority – Non-food grade paper/paper towel used as liner for food container. Cooked shrimp on cook line stored on paper towels.
08A-04-5High Priority – Raw animal food stored over or with unwashed produce. Shell eggs stored over lemons in reach-in cooler across from dish area. Manager placed eggs on bottom shelf. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
12A-09-4High Priority – Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. Employee handled raw beef on cook line and proceeded to handle clean plate without washing hands and changing gloves. Manager had employee wash hands, change gloves and use new plate. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03F-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking. Cooked shrimp stored on cook line. Employee stated shrimp was prepared two hours earlier. Manager had employee properly time mark shrimp. **Corrected On-Site**
Intermediate 4
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. Tofu stored in reach-in cooler across from kitchen entrance to dining room. Manager stated tofu opened the previous morning. Manager put proper date mark on tofu. **Corrected On-Site**
03D-15-4Intermediate – Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. Prepared lettuce in wait station reach-in cooler. Lettuce cooled from 50F to 46F in 45 minutes. Manager stated lettuce was prepared at 11:00 am, at time of second temperature lettuce had 15 minutes to cool another 3F. Manager had employee move lettuce to walk-in freezer to reduce temperature to 41F. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board in sushi area stained. **Repeat Violation**
31A-09-4Intermediate – Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Rolling cart in front of hand washing sink across from kitchen ice machine. Manager moved cart during inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
Basic 12
14-01-5Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowls used to scoop rice from bags stored across from back door. Manager discarded bowls during inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
14-45-4Basic – Cardboard used to line nonfood-contact shelves. Cardboard used to line shelves across from back door. **Repeat Violation**
21-05-5Basic – Cloth used as a food-contact surface. Wiping cloth used to cover parsley in walk-in cooler. Manager removed wiping cloth during inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee bottle of water on prep table across from back door. Manager removed water during inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
12B-02-4Basic – Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. Employee eating in dish area. Manager had employee finish eating in dining room. **Corrective Action Taken**
24-08-4Basic – Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried – wet nesting. Containers stored over three compartment sink. **Repeat Violation**
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Plastic container of spicy mayonnaise stored on floor in walk-in cooler. Manager placed mayonnaise on shelf. **Corrected On-Site**
21-04-4Basic – In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board. Wet wiping cloth underneath cutting board on prep table across from back door.
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood vents above cook line greasy. Area around soda nozzles of soda machine in wait station soiled with old food debris. **Repeat Violation**
33-16-4Basic – Open dumpster lid. Dumpster behind building. Manager closed lid. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
42-03-5Basic – Storage of maintenance equipment/tools in areas that may result in cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens and/or single-service and single-use articles. Drill stored on top of bags on shelf across from walk-in cooler. Manager moved drill to office. **Corrected On-Site**
08B-12-5Basic – Stored food not covered. Bags of rice propped open on shelf across from back door. Manager closed bags during inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 14, 2026 8:53 AM.
Violation category totals
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2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.