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
11 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 3
03D-02-5High Priority – Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. Reach-in cooler at the end of the cook line, rice 56F, green beans 48F, food cooked 03/08/26 at night, stored in dip covered containers.
01B-36-5High Priority – Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 70 degrees Fahrenheit within two hours and from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within six hours. See stop sale. Reach-in cooler at the end of the cook line, rice 56F, green beans 48F, food cooked 03/08/26 at night, stored in dip covered containers.
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 fish 54F raw shrimp 53F, manager added ice and placed them in freezer. At the kitchen area, Cold holding: butter 69F and 72F, manager pulled butter from cooler at 8:00 and will discarded at 12:00, Time as a public health control form provided digitally. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
Intermediate 3
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. Reach-in cooler at the kitchen area, milk no date marked.
05-08-4Intermediate – No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products.
53B-09-4Intermediate – Required employee training provided by a third-party employee training program and operator unable to provide original certificate for employees trained. 15 Photocopies. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
Basic 5
50-09-4Basic – Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. Expired license posted (June 1, 2024).
36-24-5Basic – Hole in or other damage to wall. Wall next to mop sink and underneath triple sink. **Repeat Violation**
51-18-6Basic – No copy of latest inspection report available. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Shelves under prep tables soiled with food residue.
22-16-4Basic – Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Interior of reach-in coolers with food residue.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 13, 2026 7:11 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.