LITTLE JOEYS PIZZA RESTAURANT
8602 SW SR 200 · OCALA · Marion County · FL 34481
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
23 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 5
12A-16-4High Priority – Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Employee entered kitchen put on gloves and handled food on the cook line. Employee washed hands and changed gloves. **Corrective Action Taken**
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 touched hair and proceeded to handle clean dishes without washing hands.
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Shell eggs stored over marinara sauce in reach-in cooler next to three compartment sink. Employee placed eggs on bottom shelf. **Corrected On-Site**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Items stored in reach-in cooler across from pizza oven: mozzarella cheese (46F – Cold Holding); sausage (45F – Cold Holding); ricotta cheese (70F – Cold Holding). Employee stated items placed in cooler two hours prior to temperature being taken. Employee moved items to reach-in freezer to reduce temperature to 41F, mozzarella cheese (41F – Cold Holding); sausage (40F – Cold Holding); ricotta cheese (40F – Cold Holding)**Corrected On-Site** **Corrected On-Site**
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. Pizza stored in front counter display case. Employee stated pizza placed in case one hour prior to temperature being taken. Employee placed proper time marking on pizza. **Corrected On-Site**
Intermediate 4
01C-10-4Intermediate – Clams/mussels/oysters tag removed from original container prior to container being emptied. Clams stored in reach-in cooler next to three compartment sink. Employee placed proper tag in container of clams. **Corrected On-Site**
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board on cook line reach-in cooler stained. Deflector plate inside of ice machine in back dry storage area stained. Blade of can opener on kitchen prep table soiled with old food debris. **Repeat Violation**
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Container stored in kitchen hand washing sink. Employee removed container during inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
41-17-4Intermediate – Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Spray bottle of degreaser stored next to back door. **Repeat Violation**
Basic 14
16-03-4Basic – Accumulation of debris inside warewashing machine. Dish machine next to three compartment sink. **Repeat Violation**
51-11-4Basic – Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. CO2 tank in wait station. **Repeat Violation**
14-05-4Basic – Cardboard used to line food-contact shelves. Cardboard used to stack salads in wait station reach-in cooler. Employee removed cardboard during inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
36-37-5Basic – Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, or warewashing areas. Acoustic ceiling tiles used throughout the kitchen. **Repeat Violation**
36-34-5Basic – Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Vents throughout the kitchen and wait station. **Repeat Violation**
24-05-4Basic – Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Pots stored in dish area.
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee phone stored on kitchen prep table. Employee removed phone during inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
24-08-4Basic – Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried – wet nesting. Cups stored in wait station.
14-11-5Basic – Equipment in poor repair. Handle for kitchen reach-in freezer.
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Cases of cooking oil and soda stored on floor in back storage area.
10-20-4Basic – In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs hanging on cook line oven. Employee placed tongs on top of oven. **Corrected On-Site**
38-07-4Basic – Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. Light fixture in dish area. Light fixtures in back storage area. **Repeat Violation**
25-05-4Basic – Single-service articles improperly stored. To go containers on kitchen shelf not inverted. Employee turned containers over. To go cups stored on floor in storage shed behind restaurant. Employee placed cups on shelf. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
29-20-5Basic – Standing water or very slow draining water in handwash sink, three-compartment sink, or mop sink. Hand washing sink in men's restroom slow draining.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 14, 2026 8:28 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.