K POT KOREAN BBQ & HOT POT
2621 SW 19 AVE · OCALA · Marion County · FL 34471
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
15 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 4
50-17-3High Priority – Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Expired 6/1/2024.
01B-02-5High Priority – Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. In walk in cooler: cooked chicken 55-57F. Chicken in unit with an ambient temperature of 51F overnight. Stop sale issued. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In walk in cooler: cooked chicken 55-57F. Chicken in unit with an ambient temperature of 51F overnight, all other TCS items placed in unit today. Kitchen manager began moving products and propped open walk in freezer door in unit. Stop sale issued for pan of chicken. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
29-42-4High Priority – Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. Two splitters added at mop sink with no devices. Three needed. Also, hose Bibb under dish machine with no device. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
Intermediate 2
53B-03-5Intermediate – Required employee training provided by an unapproved provider. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. One certificate provided is servsafe. One certificate provided is a photocopy of a card, must be original certificates. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
41-17-4Intermediate – Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Bottle of pink soap
Basic 9
14-74-7Basic – Cold holding equipment not maintained in good repair. Do not store time/temperature control for safety food in this unit until the unit is repaired. Walk in cooler has an ambient temperature of 60F. **Repeat Violation**
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. **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. Unopened drink on shelf in walk in cooler. Bag on shelf over sauce in dry storage area. Both were moved. **Corrected On-Site**
24-08-4Basic – Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried – wet nesting. Glasses in two server stations. **Repeat Violation**
10-01-5Basic – In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Handle of sprinkles in product in server station.
10-07-4Basic – In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Rice scoops at buffet in water at 74F. **Repeat Violation**
38-07-4Basic – Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. At kitchen entrance near soups. Manager covered during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
42-03-5Basic – Storage of maintenance equipment/tools in areas that may result in cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens and/or single-service and single-use articles. Box cutter on top of sauce bucket. Moved during this inspection.
21-12-4Basic – Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Three towels in prep area. Manager removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 4, 2026 12:54 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.