K POT KOREAN BBQ & HOT POT
2621 SW 19 AVE · OCALA · Marion County · FL 34471
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
14 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 5
12A-13-4High Priority – Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee handle garbage can, then proceeded to handle clean pans without washing hands and changing gloves. Manager had employee wash hands and change gloves. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
12A-25-4High Priority – Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee touched face while talking on phone and proceeded to handle octopus without washing hands and changing gloves. Manager had employee wash hands and change gloves. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
08A-02-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer – not all products commercially packaged. Raw pork stored on top of seaweed in kitchen walk-in freezer. Manager moved pork to rolling cart with pork. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
41-10-4High Priority – Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Bottle of dish soap stored next to cooking oil on cook line. Spray bottle of Febreeze stored next to bottles of hot sauce in dry storage room next to walk-in cooler. Manager moved both items to area where chemicals are stored. **Corrected On-Site**
29-42-4High Priority – Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. One of the hose side of splitters in mop sink. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
Intermediate 2
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board on reach-in cooler across from walk-in cooler stained. **Repeat Violation**
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Pans stored in cook line hand washing sink. Manager had employee remove pans during inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
Basic 7
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink on cook line counter. Manager had employee remove drink during inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
24-08-4Basic – Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried – wet nesting. Pans stored on shelf next to kitchen ice machine.
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Case of cooking oil stored on cook line floor. Plastic bottles of water stored in dry storage room next to walk-in cooler. Multiple items stored on floor in both walk-in freezers. **Repeat Violation**
10-07-4Basic – In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Rice scoop on cook line stored in standing water, 75F.
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood vents above cook line greasy. **Repeat Violation**
24-17-4Basic – Silverware/utensils dried with a towel/cloth. Employee dried pans with wiping cloth. Manager had employee rewash pans. **Corrective Action Taken**
06-01-5Basic – Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Sausage in kitchen area prep sink being thawed in standing water. Manager placed sausage in cooler thirty minutes running water. **Corrected On-Site**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 12, 2026 8:29 AM.
Violation category totals
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2 observation(s)
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3 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
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.