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MANHATTAN GYROS & SUB

1420 NW 10 ST · OCALA · Marion County · FL 34475

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateApril 13, 2026
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionAdministrative complaint recommended
Resultfollow_up_required
Inspection number3674608
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID13550713
DBPR license5202314

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
5 High Priority6 Intermediate15 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical26 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

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

High Priority 5

#16High Priority12A-28-4

High Priority – Employee touched soiled apron/clothes and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Male employee touched gloved hands to apron and shirt then continued to wrap gyro without changing gloves or washing hands. Manager spoke with employee. **Corrective Action Taken**

Corrective Action Taken
#17High 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. Male employee on cooks line using bare hands to guide fries into tray.

#18High Priority08A-05-6

High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In walk in cooler: raw shrimp on top of case of fries. Manager moved shrimp during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Corrected On-SiteRepeat ViolationAdmin Complaint
#19High Priority03A-02-5

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In reach in drawer cooler: mushrooms 50F and cooked onions 51F. Drawer is consistently in use and is not fully closing. Also, torn gaskets on reach in unit. Ambient air in unit is 48F. Manager will move items to different cooler. All other Time/Tempurature Control for Safety food is frozen. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Corrective Action TakenRepeat ViolationAdmin Complaint
#20High Priority03B-01-6

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Wings 109F-115F cooked one hour prior sitting at room temperature. Manager stated wings are held using time and he forgot to write down the time they were placed out.

Intermediate 6

#21Intermediate22-02-4

Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Interior of reach in coolers and freezers throughout establishment soiled with food debris. Interior of microwave in kitchen soiled with food debris. Nozzles of lemonade machine have black substance. **Repeat Violation**

Repeat Violation
#22Intermediate31A-11-4

Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Male employee filled pitcher with water in back prep area hand washing sink. Manager spoke with employee. **Repeat Violation**

Repeat Violation
#23Intermediate31B-02-4

Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Sink in ware wash area has no towels **Repeat Violation**

Repeat Violation
#24Intermediate03F-10-5

Intermediate – No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. Operator stated wings and gyro meat are held on Time as a Public Health Control (TPHC). Written plan not available. Sent DBPR form during this inspection. **Corrective Action Taken**

Corrective Action Taken
#25Intermediate53B-11-4

Intermediate – Records/documents for required employee training appear to be falsified. Years changed on dates of training and expiration date are changed on all certificates provided.

#26Intermediate27-16-4

Intermediate – Water with a temperature of least 85 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. Hot water turned off under hand washing sink and mop sink in ware wash area. Manager turned on during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site

Basic 15

#1Basic14-05-4

Basic – Cardboard used to line food-contact shelves. Table under bins of wings lined with cardboard. **Repeat Violation**

Repeat Violation
#2Basic50-09-4

Basic – Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. Operator provided copy on phone. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation**

Corrective Action TakenRepeat Violation
#3Basic12B-07-4

Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee water on prep table over food and next to bread. Moved during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**

Corrected On-SiteRepeat Violation
#4Basic13-03-4

Basic – Employee with no hair restraint and/or beard restraints while engaging in food preparation. Four male employees with no hair or beard restraints.

#5Basic14-11-5

Basic – Equipment in poor repair. Reach in drawer cooler on cook line has an ambient temperature of 48F and torn gaskets. Several broken in use lids. **Repeat Violation**

Repeat Violation
#6Basic35B-01-4

Basic – Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside.light coming through bottom of door in warewash area.

#7Basic36-17-5

Basic – Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Several broken and missing tiles throughout kitchen area. **Repeat Violation**

Repeat Violation
#8Basic33-20-4

Basic – Grease and garbage on the ground and/or pad around grease receptacle and dumpster. Large amount of grease and several food packaging items on pad and grass around pad.

#9Basic10-01-5

Basic – In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Handle of scoop in flour on cook line.

#10Basic23-03-4

Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Exterior of reach in coolers and reach in freezers in kitchen soiled with grease and food debris. Gaskets on all reach in coolers and freezers soiled with food debris. Exterior of toaster soiled with food debris. Hood filters soiled with grease. Handles of equipment soiled with food debris. Exterior of bulk food bins soiled with food debris throughout resteraunt

#11Basic29-08-4

Basic – Plumbing system in disrepair. Drain pipe not connected to plumbing but draining into mop sink in ware wash area.

#12Basic21-10-4

Basic – Soiled dry wiping cloth in use. Towel soiled with red substance next to slicer. Manager discarded towel. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#13Basic29-49-6

Basic – Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Reach in make table on cook line has standing water. **Repeat Violation**

Repeat Violation
#14Basic36-50-4

Basic – Unclean building components, attachments or fixtures. Floors, walls, ceilings and vents soiled with grease dust and food debris. **Repeat Violation**

Repeat Violation
#15Basic02D-01-5

Basic – Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Bins of flour throughout kitchen not labeled.

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 12, 2026 8:08 AM.

Violation category totals
Category 3 · Time/temperature control for safety food
1 observation(s)
Category 4 · Facilities maintain proper food temperature
3 observation(s)
Category 9 · Bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat food / AOP
1 observation(s)
Category 10 · In-use food dispensing utensils
1 observation(s)
Category 11 · Employee health knowledge / ill employees
1 observation(s)
Category 13 · Clothing, hair restraints, jewelry and fingernails
2 observation(s)
Category 14 · Food-contact and nonfood-contact surface design/maintenance
1 observation(s)
Category 15 · No longer used
2 observation(s)
Category 22 · Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
1 observation(s)
Category 23 · Non-food-contact surfaces clean
1 observation(s)
Category 24 · Storage/handling of clean equipment and utensils
1 observation(s)
Category 28 · Sewage and wastewater disposal
1 observation(s)
Category 30 · No longer used
2 observation(s)
Category 32 · Bathrooms
2 observation(s)
Category 34 · No longer used
1 observation(s)
Category 36 · Floors, walls, ceilings, attached equipment and ventilation
1 observation(s)
Category 37 · No longer used
2 observation(s)
Category 51 · Other sanitary and safe-operation conditions
1 observation(s)
Category 54 · Florida Clean Indoor Air Act
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.