Inspection Report

Florida DBPR Inspection Report
Completed

IPANEMA CHURRASCARIA

2023 S PINE AVE · OCALA · Marion County · FL 34471

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateOctober 31, 2025
Inspection typeComplaint Full
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionInspection Completed – No Further Action
Resultmet_inspection_standards
Inspection number3676486
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID13557215
DBPR license5202639

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
1 High Priority6 Intermediate9 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical16 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

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

High Priority 1

#10High Priority03A-02-5

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Items stored on prep table across from cook line: cheese (46F – Cold Holding). Manager stated bowl of cheese placed on table 15 minutes prior to temperature being taken. Manager moved cheese to walk-in freezer to reduce temperature to 41F. **Corrective Action Taken**

Corrective Action Taken

Intermediate 6

#11Intermediate22-02-4

Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board on cook line reach-in cooler. Soda gun in bar area.

#12Intermediate31A-11-4

Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Box of gloves stored in dish area hand washing sink. Manager removed gloves during inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**

Corrected On-SiteRepeat Violation
#13Intermediate31B-03-4

Intermediate – No soap provided at handwash sink. No hand soap provided at bar hand washing sink.

#14Intermediate03F-10-5

Intermediate – No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. No written procedure for holding cold buffet items on time as a public health control. Inspector provided paperwork and demonstrated to operator the process to fill out paperwork. **Corrective Action Taken**

Corrective Action Taken
#15Intermediate02C-02-5

Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Flan stored in cook line reach-in cooler. Employee stated flan was prepared the previous day at 3:00 pm. Employee added proper date marked to flan. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#16Intermediate53B-14-5

Intermediate – Required employee training expired for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Two employee training certificates expired on 8/5/2025.

Basic 9

#1Basic36-34-5

Basic – Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Ceiling vents throughout the kitchen dusty.

#2Basic12B-02-4

Basic – Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. Employee eating on cook line.

#3Basic14-11-5

Basic – Equipment in poor repair. Handle for reach-in cooler next to kitchen entrance from dining room.

#4Basic08B-38-4

Basic – Food stored on floor. Case of shrimp stored on walk-in freezer floor.

#5Basic10-14-5

Basic – Ice bucket not inverted between uses. Ice buckets on top of kitchen ice machine.

#6Basic23-03-4

Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Fan covers in walk-in cooler. Drawer handles for grill area reach-in cooler drawers.

#7Basic16-46-4

Basic – Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Old labels on containers on shelf in dish area.

#8Basic08B-17-4

Basic – Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Unwashed kiwi and strawberries stored over mayonnaise in walk-in cooler.

#9Basic02D-01-5

Basic – Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Spray bottles of water in grill area.

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 19, 2026 7:27 AM.

Violation category totals
Category 3 · Time/temperature control for safety food
2 observation(s)
Category 4 · Facilities maintain proper food temperature
2 observation(s)
Category 9 · Bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat food / AOP
2 observation(s)
Category 11 · Employee health knowledge / ill employees
1 observation(s)
Category 13 · Clothing, hair restraints, jewelry and fingernails
1 observation(s)
Category 15 · No longer used
1 observation(s)
Category 17 · No longer used
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 32 · Bathrooms
2 observation(s)
Category 37 · No longer used
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.