Inspection Report

Florida DBPR Inspection Report
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FRANCO'S ITALIAN RESTAURANT

1801 E SILVER SPRINGS BLVD · OCALA · Marion County · FL 34470

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateMarch 31, 2026
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionInspection Completed – No Further Action
Resultmet_inspection_standards
Inspection number3674438
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID13550509
DBPR license5200036

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
2 High Priority0 Intermediate4 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical6 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

6 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.

High Priority 2

#5High Priority09-01-4

High Priority – Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands – food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. At the server station, female employee touches with barre hand cut lettuce with bare hands, inspector instructed to removed the piece of lettuce, wash hands and use gloves **Corrective Action Taken**

Corrective Action Taken
#6High Priority03B-01-6

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. At the cook line, Alfredo 94F and 80F, Manager placed on time, sauce made at 10:45Am will be discarded at 2:45. **Corrective Action Taken**

Corrective Action Taken

Basic 4

#1Basic12B-07-4

Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink on top of ice machine, employee moved. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#2Basic40-06-5

Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee purses on top of cans at the bar area, manager moved. **Repeat Violation**

Repeat Violation
#3Basic24-08-4

Basic – Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried – wet nesting. Cleaned stacked containers and cups stored above triple sink.

#4Basic25-05-4

Basic – Single-service articles improperly stored. To go containers not inverted at the prep area, manager inverted. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**

Corrected On-SiteRepeat Violation

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 12, 2026 8:47 AM.

Violation category totals
Category 4 · Facilities maintain proper food temperature
1 observation(s)
Category 10 · In-use food dispensing utensils
1 observation(s)
Category 13 · Clothing, hair restraints, jewelry and fingernails
1 observation(s)
Category 25 · Single-service and single-use items
1 observation(s)
Category 26 · No longer used
1 observation(s)
Category 41 · Chemicals and toxic substances
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.