OCALA HILTON
3600 SW 36 AVE · OCALA · Marion County · FL 344744474
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
22 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 7
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. Male employee setting silverware in dining area touched face then continued to pick up hand full of clean silverware without washing hands.
12A-28-4High Priority – Employee touched soiled apron/clothes and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Male employee wiped hands on soiled towel then continued to wrap bowl with plastic wrap 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. Female employee touched fry pickles to place in cup with bare hands.
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In walk in cooler: raw bacon on shelf over chorizo. In reach in cooler on cookline: raw shell eggs stored over bag of cheese. Chef moved all. **Corrected On-Site**
08A-20-5High Priority – Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Pan of raw ground beef on shelf over pan of fish. Chef moved. **Corrected On-Site**
01B-02-5High Priority – Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Half and half creamer 46F at bar area. Unable to determine how long half and half was in cooler. Stop sale issued.
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Butter 58F in pan on cookline. Chef stated item has been out for one hour. Discussed Time as a Public Health Control (TPHC) with Chef. Also, Half and half creamer 46F at bar area. Unable to determine how long half and half was in cooler. Stop sale issued.
Intermediate 5
02C-03-5Intermediate – Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Half and half creamer with no date mark in reach in cooler at bar, employee not aware of when cream was opened. Stop sale issued for cream.
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Interior of oven in kitchen soiled with grease. Interior of reach in cooler on cookline soiled with food debris. **Repeat Violation**
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. At bar, sink being used as a dump sink to strain left over drinks and ice. Also, female employee dumped cream down hand sink.
53B-10-4Intermediate – Records/documents for required employee training do not contain all of the required information. Seven certificates provided are missing date of birth.
41-17-4Intermediate – Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Bottle with bleach has no label on shelf under mop sink.
Basic 10
14-45-4Basic – Cardboard used to line nonfood-contact shelves. Shelves lined with cardboard containing mold like substance in wine cooler at bar.
06-09-1Basic – 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. Tuna in sealed original package containing label to open prior to thawing.
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink on shelf over prep table on cookline. Moved during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
13-04-4Basic – Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Missing for male employee on cookline.
36-22-4Basic – Floor area(s) covered with standing water. On floor in front of two ice machines.
10-20-4Basic – In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Several pair on oven handle at cookline. Removed. **Corrected On-Site**
31B-04-4Basic – No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Sink in prep area has no sign. **Repeat Violation**
16-48-4Basic – Old food stuck to clean dishware/utensils. Old food on several clean pans on shelf under prep table in prep area.
08B-17-4Basic – Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Several packages of unwashed berries on shelf over dressings in walk in cooler. Chef moved all during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
21-12-4Basic – Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. One towel on top of pack of bread. Moved during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 14, 2026 12:30 PM.
Violation category totals
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3 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 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.