Inspection Report

Florida DBPR Inspection Report
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DARRELLS DINER #16

4409 NW BLITCHTON RD · OCALA · Marion County · FL 34482

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateJuly 22, 2024
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionInspection Completed – No Further Action
Resultmet_inspection_standards
Inspection number3445958
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID8734984
DBPR license5203198

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
3 High Priority1 Intermediate7 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical11 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

11 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.

High Priority 3

#8High Priority09-01-4

High 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. Employee on cook line not wearing gloves touched the top of an omelette with his bare hands

#9High Priority03A-02-5

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Raw shelled eggs in flip-top make table cooler at 56F for 30 minutes. Manager recorded time and placed raw shelled eggs in walk-in-cooler **Corrective Action Taken**

Corrective Action Taken
#10High Priority03F-02-5

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. See stop sale. Raw shelled eggs in flip-top make table cooler at 56F for 30 minutes. Manager recorded time and placed raw shelled eggs in walk-in-cooler

Stop Sale

Intermediate 1

#11Intermediate22-02-4

Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board on flip-top make table with mold like stains in grooves in kitchen.

Basic 7

#1Basic24-27-4

Basic – Clean equipment/dishware/utensils stored next to handwash/food preparation sink exposed to splash. Hand wash sink located next to clean ware rack, clean dishes exposed to splash from hand wash sink. **Repeat Violation**

Repeat Violation
#2Basic14-09-4

Basic – Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting board on flip-top make table with mold like stains in grooves in kitchen. **Repeat Violation**

Repeat Violation
#3Basic12B-07-4

Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink on top of flip-top make table cooler on cookline.

#4Basic13-02-4

Basic – Employee with ineffective hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employees on cookline preparing food not wearing hair net.

#5Basic23-03-4

Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets on reach in freezer soiled

#6Basic24-18-4

Basic – Silverware/utensils stored upright with the food-contact surface up. Silverware stored with food contact surface up

#7Basic42-01-4

Basic – Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Wet mop not in use stored on floor.

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 1, 2026 2:57 PM.

Violation category totals
Category 3 · Time/temperature control for safety food
2 observation(s)
Category 9 · Bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat food / AOP
1 observation(s)
Category 12 · Handwashing and hygienic practices
1 observation(s)
Category 13 · Clothing, hair restraints, jewelry and fingernails
1 observation(s)
Category 14 · Food-contact and nonfood-contact surface design/maintenance
1 observation(s)
Category 22 · Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
1 observation(s)
Category 23 · Non-food-contact surfaces clean
1 observation(s)
Category 24 · Storage/handling of clean equipment and utensils
2 observation(s)
Category 42 · Cleaning and maintenance equipment
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.