BIG MAN'S CAFE
1009-1011 NE 14TH ST · OCALA · Marion County · FL 34470
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 3
03D-02-5High Priority – Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. Reach-in cooler at the cook line, brown gravy cooked 04/14/25 at 60F **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
01B-36-5High Priority – Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 70 degrees Fahrenheit within two hours and from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within six hours. See stop sale. Reach-in cooler at the cook line, brown gravy cooked 04/14/25 at 60F **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Reach-in cooler at the kitchen entrance, butter 74F, Manager will use time as a public health control. Butter will be discarded at **Corrective Action Taken**
Intermediate 3
16-37-1Intermediate – No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. For quaternary ammonium **Repeat Violation**
02C-02-5Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Reach-in cooler at the cook line, slaw, chicken and cucumber salad with cut tomatoes no date, per manager items made 04/13/2025.
53B-09-4Intermediate – Required employee training provided by a third-party employee training program and operator unable to provide original certificate for employees trained. 14 Photocopies on site.
Basic 6
22-20-5Basic – Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Ice machine with mold like substance
24-08-4Basic – Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried – wet nesting. Cleaned stacked containers above triple sink. **Repeat Violation**
14-11-5Basic – Equipment in poor repair. Reach-in cooler gaskets. **Repeat Violation**
36-24-5Basic – Hole in or other damage to wall. Wall next to mop sink.
51-18-6Basic – No copy of latest inspection report available.
22-16-4Basic – Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Reach-in coolers shelves soiled.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 11, 2026 12:13 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.