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HARRY'S SEAFOOD BAR & GRILLE

24 SE 1 AVE · OCALA · Marion County · FL 344712152

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateFebruary 15, 2024
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionAdministrative complaint recommended
Resultfollow_up_required
Inspection number3344037
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID8363297
DBPR license5202044

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
6 High Priority3 Intermediate8 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical17 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

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

High Priority 6

#9High Priority12A-10-4

High Priority – Employee touched bare body part and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Male employee at the cook line, touched his face with gloved hands and grab a cleaned container, inspector instructed to stop and washed hands. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#10High 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. At the bar area, female employee touching cut fruits whit bare hands, (no observable cross contamination observed).

#11High Priority08A-05-6

High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. At the cook line, raw sausage balls above cooked grits, manger moved and stored properly. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Corrected On-SiteRepeat ViolationAdmin Complaint
#12High Priority12A-09-4

High Priority – Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. Male employee at the cook line wearing gloves, touches soiled surfaces and then grab bread and placed on the grill, Inspector instructed to removed gloves and washed his hands. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#13High Priority03A-02-5

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Reach-in cooler at the cook line (drawers) 45F), raw sausage 47F, raw beef 43F, raw fish 41F and 44F. At the server area, eggs 44F(moved to freezer 43F). **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Corrective Action TakenRepeat ViolationAdmin Complaint
#14High Priority03F-01-5

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food held using time as a public health control marked with a time that exceeds the 4-hour limit. See stop sale. At the cook line, grits cakes no time marked, manager marked. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-SiteStop Sale

Intermediate 3

#15Intermediate31A-11-4

Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Handwash sink at the cook line used to filled container with water.

#16Intermediate31B-02-4

Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Handwash sink at the prep area, manager provided. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#17Intermediate41-17-4

Intermediate – bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. At the dish machine area, squeeze bottle with pink solution (soap) not labeled.

Basic 8

#1Basic22-20-5

Basic – Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Interior of ice machine with mold like substance. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#2Basic14-01-5

Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl no handle inside seasoning container, employee moved. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#3Basic06-09-1

Basic – Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. In walk-in cooler, observed mahi and red fish pulled last night inside vacuum sealed bag, Manager cut all the bags. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#4Basic12B-07-4

Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Multiple employee drinks on prep tables, manager moved all. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#5Basic24-08-4

Basic – Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried – wet nesting. Cleaned stacked containers at the storage area wet. **Repeat Violation**

Repeat Violation
#6Basic14-38-4

Basic – Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Multiple containers and lids cracked

#7Basic16-48-4

Basic – Old food stuck to clean dishware/utensils. Cleaned stacked container at the storage area with food residue, manager moved to dish machine. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#8Basic29-49-6

Basic – Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Reach-in cooler at the cook line (sandwich cooler). **Repeat Violation**

Repeat Violation

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 12, 2026 4:23 PM.

Violation category totals
Category 3 · Time/temperature control for safety food
2 observation(s)
Category 6 · Proper thawing of TCS food
1 observation(s)
Category 8 · Food protection and cross-contamination
1 observation(s)
Category 9 · Bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat food / AOP
1 observation(s)
Category 12 · Handwashing and hygienic practices
3 observation(s)
Category 14 · Food-contact and nonfood-contact surface design/maintenance
2 observation(s)
Category 16 · Dishwashing facilities, test kits and gauges
1 observation(s)
Category 22 · Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
1 observation(s)
Category 24 · Storage/handling of clean equipment and utensils
1 observation(s)
Category 29 · Plumbing, mop sink, filters and backflow prevention
1 observation(s)
Category 31 · Handwash sinks, supplies and signage
2 observation(s)
Category 41 · Chemicals and toxic substances
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.