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DINER ON THE SQUARE

316 E SILVER SPRINGS BLVD · OCALA · Marion County · FL 34470

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateOctober 14, 2024
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionCall Back – Admin. complaint recommended
Resultfollow_up_required
Inspection number3462206
Visit number2
Inspection Visit ID8858009
DBPR license5200016

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
2 High Priority1 Intermediate0 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical3 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

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

High Priority 2

#1High Priority12A-25-4

High Priority – – From initial inspection : High Priority – Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee touched face and proceeded to handle clean utensils and plates on cook line. Manager had employee wash hands. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint** – From follow-up inspection 2024-10-14: Male employee touched hat and soiled whipping cloth and proceeded to handle clean utensils placing fingers on the food contact surface of the plate. Inspector introduced to wash hands. **Admin Complaint** **Corrective Action Taken**

Corrective Action TakenRepeat ViolationAdmin Complaint
#2High Priority09-01-4

High Priority – – From initial inspection : 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. Server in wait station handled toast with bare hands. – From follow-up inspection 2024-10-14: At the cook line, male employee handle bread with bare hands. Also another male employee touched with bare hands cut lettuce and cut tomatoes. Inspector introduced to stop, washed hands and use gloves. **Admin Complaint**

Admin Complaint

Intermediate 1

#3Intermediate51-12-5

Intermediate – – From initial inspection : Intermediate – No plan review submitted and approved for establishment previously licensed by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Service or the Department of Health. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. Walk-in cooler added to back room with no plan review submitted. **Repeat Violation** **Warning** – From follow-up inspection 2024-10-14: Observations made from previous visits to location by inspectors: Handwashing sink moved to different wall across kitchen. Triple sink moved to storage room. Walk in cooler added in back room. **Admin Complaint**

Repeat ViolationWarningAdmin Complaint

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 23, 2026 12:56 PM.

Violation category totals
Category 9 · Bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat food / AOP
1 observation(s)
Category 12 · Handwashing and hygienic practices
1 observation(s)
Category 51 · Other sanitary and safe-operation conditions
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.