OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE #1022
3215 S WEST COLLEGE RD · OCALA · Marion County · FL 34474
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
13 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 3
12A-16-4High Priority – Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Male employee entered kitchen from dining area and began packing up Togo boxes without washing hands. **Warning**
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. Female employee picked up peel of onion from floor then touched peeled Union with same hand without first washing hands. Male employee with gloved hands picked up food from floor placed in trash then touched apron and continued to pull fries from fryer without washing hands and changing gloves. **Warning**
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 raw peeled onion with bare hands in prep area. Manager stated onion will be used in soup and instructed employee to put on gloves. **Corrective Action Taken**
Intermediate 3
53B-16-4Intermediate – Employee has not received adequate training related to their assigned duties as evidenced by the inability to answer basic food safety questions. Male employee responsible for cooking food per manager not able to state the cooking temperature for chicken.
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Interior top wall of ice bin has mold like substance. **Repeat Violation**
53B-14-5Intermediate – Required employee training expired for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. 14 employees training completed in 2020, expired 2023.
Basic 7
32-04-4Basic – Bathroom located inside establishment not completely enclosed with tight-fitting, self-closing doors. Employee restroom door in kitchen is not self closing.
24-08-4Basic – Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried – wet nesting. Plastic pans on clean dish shelf **Repeat Violation**
14-11-5Basic – Equipment in poor repair. Several pans are chipped and broken. Door of walk in cooler in disrepair. Two cutting boards on cookline have deep grooves. **Repeat Violation**
14-69-4Basic – Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Around condenser in walk in cooler. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Walk in cooler door and handle soiled with food debris in prep area. **Repeat Violation**
16-46-4Basic – Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. On several clean pans on clean dish rack.
08B-17-4Basic – Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Pan of sliced peppers stored under cases of unwashed tomatoes in walk in cooler. Moved during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 12, 2026 5:01 PM.
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Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.