MILANO ITALIAN GRILLE
5400 SW COLLEGE RD STE 104 · OCALA · Marion County · FL 34474
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
16 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 2
12A-16-4High Priority – Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Employee entered kitchen from outside, put on gloves and began preparing buttered bread without washing hands. Manager had employee wash hands and change gloves. **Corrective Action Taken**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Item in reach-in cooler across from cook line oven: chicken (45F – Cold Holding). Manager stated item placed in pan 1 hour prior to temperature being taken. Item stacked over top of pan, manager removed chicken from the top of pan and placed chicken in reach-in freezer to reduce temperature to 41F. Item stored in ice bath on prep table in wait station: butter (68F – Cold Holding). Manager stated item placed in ice bath 2 hours prior to temperature being taken. Manager moved butter to reach-in freezer to reduce temperature to 41F.**Corrective Action Taken** **Corrective Action Taken**
Intermediate 5
01C-03-4Intermediate – Clam/mussel/oyster tags not marked with last date served. Tags for clams.
11-27-4Intermediate – Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. No written procedure available. Inspector provided operator with written procedure. **Corrective Action Taken**
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board on reach-in cooler across from cook line grill. Deflector plate inside of kitchen ice machine. Microwave on shelf above reach-in cooler across from cook line oven.
31A-04-4Intermediate – Handwash sink removed from food preparation/dishwashing area. Must be reinstalled in the same location where removed. Water turned off to hand washing sink next to prep area across from dish area. **Warning**
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Wiping cloth stored in dish room hand washing sink. Employee removed wiping cloth. **Corrected On-Site**
Basic 9
36-36-4Basic – Ceiling tile missing. Ceiling tile missing in front of back door.
36-34-5Basic – Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Ceiling vents and tiles in dish area and prep area across from dish area.
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink on prep table across from three compartment sink. Employee removed drink. **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 phone on shelf above reach-in cooler across from cook line oven. Employee removed phone from shelf. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
14-11-5Basic – Equipment in poor repair. Gasket of reach-in cooler across from cook line oven.
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Salt stored on floor in dry storage area outside of office. Employee placed item on shelf. **Corrected On-Site**
10-20-4Basic – In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs hanging on side of garbage can. Employee moved tongs to dish area. **Corrected On-Site**
08B-12-5Basic – Stored food not covered. Marinara sauce and chicken soup stored in walk-in cooler. Manager placed covers on containers. **Corrected On-Site**
06-01-5Basic – Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Steak thawing on prep table across from walk-in cooler. Employee placed steak in walk-in cooler. **Corrected On-Site**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 17, 2026 12:00 PM.
Violation category totals
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1 observation(s)
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2 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.