FRANCO'S ITALIAN RESTAURANT
1801 E SILVER SPRINGS BLVD · OCALA · Marion County · FL 34470
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
6 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 2
09-01-4High 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**
03B-01-6High 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**
Basic 4
12B-07-4Basic – 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**
40-06-5Basic – 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**
24-08-4Basic – Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried – wet nesting. Cleaned stacked containers and cups stored above triple sink.
25-05-4Basic – Single-service articles improperly stored. To go containers not inverted at the prep area, manager inverted. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 12, 2026 8:47 AM.
Violation category totals
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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.