MILANO ITALIAN GRILLE
5400 SW COLLEGE RD STE 104 · OCALA · Marion County · FL 34474
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
12 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 6
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. At the prep area, observed male employee touching with bare hands cheese. Inspector instructed to wash hands and use gloves. **Corrective Action Taken**
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Reach-in cooler at the cook line, raw chicken stored on top of cut tomatoes, also in walk-in cooler, raw chicken stored above fresh clams and raw shell eggs stored above desserts, Manager stored food properly. **Corrected On-Site**
02C-01-5High Priority – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food marked with a date that exceeds 7 days after opening/preparation. In walk-in cooler, pizza sauce date marked 9/28/24, per employee all sauces were made 104/24. Manager fixed date. **Corrected On-Site**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Reach-in cooler at the server station, pasta 47F, Manager voluntarily discarded.
03B-01-6High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. At the pizza satiation, marinara sauce (portion cups 112F, Manager will discarded at 3:30. **Corrective Action Taken**
29-42-4High Priority – Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. At the mop sink, splitter add, no back flow preventer on the non chemical side of the splitter.
Basic 6
14-01-5Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl no handle inside seasoning. **Repeat Violation**
12B-02-4Basic – Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. Employee drinks on prep tables, manager moved all. **Corrected On-Site**
14-38-4Basic – Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Lids and containers cracked.
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. In front of walk-in cooler entrance, soda bottles on floor, manager moved off the floor. Also in Walk-in cooler, cases of fish on floor.
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Reach-in cooler gaskets heavily soiled. **Repeat Violation**
25-05-4Basic – Single-service articles improperly stored. To go containers stored improperly, manager flipped. **Corrected On-Site**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 23, 2026 1:00 PM.
Violation category totals
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
2 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.