FLYING BOAT TAP ROOM
9672 SE 58 AVE · OCALA · Marion County · FL 34420
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
21 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 3
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. 0 ppm chlorine. Manager replaced then 100 ppm. **Corrected On-Site**
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 walked into kitchen from hallway then continued to scoop ice for drink then put on gloves to prepare food then touched drink on line and continued to make food without washing hands. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
35A-02-6High Priority – Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Approximately six live flies in kitchen area. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
Intermediate 6
03D-15-4Intermediate – Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. Chicken 86F-113F on table at room temperature for 1-1.5 hours, then 85-110F in 30 minutes, manager placed in walk in cooler. **Corrective Action Taken**
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Interior of two oven soiled with food debris. Interior of ice machine has slime substance on deflector plate. **Repeat Violation**
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Metal scrub pad in sink in kitchen area.
16-37-1Intermediate – No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. No quaternary ammonium test strips available.
31B-02-4Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Sink in kitchen. Added towels. **Corrected On-Site**
02C-02-5Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Eggs boiled yesterday morning with no date mark in reach in cooler on cookline
Basic 12
06-09-1Basic – Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. Three cases of mahi mahi in walk in freezer with packaging stating to open prior to thawing.
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Opened bottle of Dr Pepper in reach in cooler at front counter. Opened bottle of soda on make table on cook line.
12B-12-5Basic – Employee drinking from an unenclosed beverage container in a food preparation/clean dishware area and the container does not have a dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container. Male employee drinking from cup on cook line.
08B-49-4Basic – Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Front loops cereal on top shelf in walk in cooler. Yogurt on shelf over wine in reach in cooler at bar area. Manager moved. **Corrected On-Site** **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. Wallet on shelf over make table near exit door in kitchen area.
13-04-4Basic – Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Several employees with beards and no beard guards. **Warning**
24-08-4Basic – Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried – wet nesting. Pans on clean dish shelf placed together wet. **Repeat Violation**
10-17-4Basic – In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Knife between box and table. Removed. **Corrected On-Site**
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets soiled on two make tables on cook line. **Repeat Violation**
29-49-6Basic – Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. In two reach in coolers near cooking equipment.
21-12-4Basic – Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Two towels in kitchen area. Placed in buckets. **Corrected On-Site**
21-08-4Basic – Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. At bar 0 ppm. Bucket was dumped. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 2, 2026 1:39 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.