OCEAN BUFFET
3425 SW COLLEGE RD · OCALA · Marion County · FL 34474
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
19 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 4
12A-29-4High Priority – Employee touched soiled surface and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Male employee wiped table with towel then continued to cook without washing hands.
09-01-4High 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 filled onions in make table with bare hands.
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In walk in cooler: pans of raw chicken on shelf over buckets of sauce. Buckets were moved during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In dessert area: melon 56F-59F. Manager added ice under pans on dessert bar. **Corrective Action Taken**
Intermediate 3
31A-09-4Intermediate – Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Trash can in front of sink in ware wash area. Tongs in sink at cookline. All were moved. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
03F-10-5Intermediate – No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. Using time for multiple items. Times documented on board. Provided forms via email. **Corrective Action Taken**
31B-05-4Intermediate – Paper towel dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense paper towels. Sink in ware wash area.
Basic 12
14-01-5Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl in sauce near back door. Removed **Corrected On-Site**
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Drink on shelf over bulk food containers. **Repeat Violation**
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Phone on shelf over hand sink on cookline. Moved. **Corrected On-Site**
24-08-4Basic – Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried – wet nesting. Glasses wet nested in server station.
08B-37-4Basic – Food stored in a prohibited area. In walk in cooler: unwashed vegetables stored on shelves over noodles. Moved during this inspection. In server station: bin of sugar on floor. Picked up. **Corrected On-Site**
33-23-4Basic – Grease receptacle/dumpster not on proper pad/nonabsorbent surface. Grease receptacle on grass at back side of parking lot.
21-04-4Basic – In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board. Under cutting board on cookline. Placed in bucket. **Corrected On-Site**
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hand sink on cookline soiled with food debris. Gaskets of reach in cooler soiled with food debris. Shelves in walk in cooler soiled with food debris. Hand sink in ware wash area soiled with food debris.
33-16-4Basic – Open dumpster lid. On dumpster at back of parking lot. Also, two large black birds dining on top of dumpster.
36-50-4Basic – Unclean building components, attachments or fixtures. Several areas of ceiling in kitchen soiled with dust. Several areas of wall in kitchen soiled with food debris.
21-38-4Basic – Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor. At sushi bar. Picked up. **Corrected On-Site**
02D-01-5Basic – Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Sugar in server station. **Repeat Violation**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 21, 2026 1:00 PM.
Violation category totals
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2 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
2 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.