LIVE FIRE CHEFS
506 S PINE AVE · OCALA · Marion County · FL 34471
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
20 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 5
22-41-4High Priority – Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Dishmachine at 200ppm CL **Warning**
12A-18-4High Priority – Employee dried hands on clothes/apron/soiled towel after washing. Cook wearing gloves left kitchen then returned and pulled up slacks, then handled trays of cooked bacon, without removing gloves, washing hands and putting on clean gloves. Discussed with Cook. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
12A-07-5High Priority – Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Cook wearing gloves put raw chicken on grill, changed gloves then put raw beef on grill, then changed gloves then handled cooking utensils on cook line, without removing gloves, washing hands and putting on clean gloves. Discussed with person in charge. Person in charge discussed with cook **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
02C-01-5High Priority – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food marked with a date that exceeds 7 days after opening/preparation. House made Caesar salad dressing with date 10 days earlier than inspection date **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
01B-24-5High Priority – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening/preparation. See stop sale. House made Caesar dressing with date 10 days earlier than inspection date **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
Intermediate 5
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Interior of oven soiled with burnt food particles at bottom Cutting board on flip-top make table with mold like substance in the grooves in kitchen. **Repeat Violation**
53A-01-7Intermediate – Manager or person in charge lacking proof of food manager certification. No proof of food manager certificate available at time of inspection **Warning**
53A-05-6Intermediate – No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation/handling. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/ Five employees working and no food manager present.
02C-02-5Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Three containers of gravy stored in reach in cooler prepared two days earlier not date marked.
53B-09-4Intermediate – Required employee training provided by a third-party employee training program and operator unable to provide original certificate for employees trained. No original food handler certificates available at time of inspection **Warning**
Basic 10
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. Reach in freezer chest on cook line has broken gasket
14-09-4Basic – Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting board on flip-top make table with grooves in kitchen.
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee jacket and rain poncho stored on clean ware rack. Person in charge removed **Corrected On-Site**
13-04-4Basic – Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Two Male employees on cook line with beard and no beard guard.
24-08-4Basic – Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried – wet nesting. Equipment ( flip-top make table cooler bins )not properly air-dried, and stored wet on clean ware rack resulting in wet nesting. **Repeat Violation**
10-20-4Basic – In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Three tongs stored on oven handle on cook line. Person in charge removed tongs and placed dishwash area **Corrected On-Site**
51-18-6Basic – No copy of latest inspection report available. Last inspection unavailable at time of inspection.
16-46-4Basic – Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Old labels not removed from food containers before cleaning, stored on the clean ware rack.
08B-12-5Basic – Stored food not covered. Prepared coffee filters with coffee and espresso coffee in a bowl not covered. Person in charge covered both items **Corrected On-Site**
08B-17-4Basic – Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Front reach in cooler has unwashed oranges/limesand blueberries stored over syrup bottles. Kitchen reach in cooler has unwashed pineapples store over butter. Person in charge moved all items and paced correctly. **Corrected On-Site**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 17, 2026 12:43 PM.
Violation category totals
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2 observation(s)
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2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
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1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
3 observation(s)
Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.