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ROMA ITALIAN RESTURANT

2775 NW 49 AVE STE 201-202 · OCALA · Marion County · FL 34482

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateApril 28, 2025
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionAdministrative complaint recommended
Resultfollow_up_required
Inspection number3494834
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID8864019
DBPR license5202752

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
5 High Priority5 Intermediate16 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical26 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

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

High Priority 5

#17High Priority22-49-4

High Priority – Dishmachine not sanitizing properly. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Dishmachine at 10 ppm. Manager primed machine at dishmachine at 50 ppm Sanitizer bucket at bar 0ppm **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#18High Priority12A-28-4

High Priority – Employee touched soiled apron/clothes and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Cook wearing gloves pinched apron then handled cooking equipment and bread for order, without removing gloves, washing hands and putting on clean gloves. Cook wearing gloves handled cellphone then cut parsley without removing gloves, washing hands and putting on clean gloves. Discussed with Manager.

#19High Priority08A-05-6

High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw shelled eggs stored over Ready-To-Eat sauce in reach in cooler . Cook moved eggs **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#20High Priority01B-24-5

High Priority – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening/preparation. See stop sale. Tray of Meat sauce dated 8 days earlier. Container of Garlic Butter dated more than a month earlier. On container Ramouge dated more than 8 days earlier. Container of vanilla cream date more than 8 days earlier **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Repeat ViolationAdmin ComplaintStop Sale
#21High Priority03A-02-5

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Wings 44-52F, cooked the day before and left in reach in cooler overnight. Two containers of Chicken in breading flip-top make table cooler on cookline at 74 and 71F. Both containers had been in flip-top make table cooler overnight. Tub of butter at 78F kept out overnight **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Repeat ViolationAdmin Complaint

Intermediate 5

#22Intermediate22-02-4

Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Food-contact surface of commercial can opener soiled with food debris, mold-like substance. Cutting board on flip-top make table with mold like substance in the grooves in kitchen. Interior of oven soiled with carbon build up

#23Intermediate31A-11-4

Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Handwash sink used to fill bucket for food.

#24Intermediate31B-02-4

Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No paper towels at handwash sink in kitchen and also at bar.

#25Intermediate02C-02-5

Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. House made wing sauces in reach in cooler on cookline not date marked with prepared.

#26Intermediate53B-09-4

Intermediate – Required employee training provided by a third-party employee training program and operator unable to provide original certificate for employees trained. D. Williams food handler certificate is not an original.

Basic 16

#1Basic14-74-7

Basic – 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. Gasket not correctly installed if breading flip-top make table cooler

#2Basic14-09-4

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

#3Basic35A-03-4

Basic – Dead roaches on premises. Three dead roaches next to reach in cooler at pizza area. Employee swept up roaches. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#4Basic40-06-5

Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. employee cell phone stored over clean cups at bar **Repeat Violation**

Repeat Violation
#5Basic13-04-4

Basic – Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Male employee on cook line with beard and no beard guard.

#6Basic24-08-4

Basic – Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried – wet nesting. Clean stacked Equipment ( cups at server station )not properly air-dried, and stored wet on clean ware rack resulting in wet nesting. **Repeat Violation**

Repeat Violation
#7Basic14-38-4

Basic – Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Ranch container lid cracked in walk-in-cooler.

#8Basic08B-38-4

Basic – Food stored on floor. Two boxes of oil on floor in dry goods storage area **Repeat Violation**

Repeat Violation
#9Basic10-06-5

Basic – In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of time/temperature control for safety food and rim of the container. Scoop handle touching vanilla mix in reach in cooler

#10Basic33-11-4

Basic – Missing drain plug at dumpster. Dumpster plug missing.

#11Basic23-03-4

Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. floor fan in kitchen soiled with dirt and food. Ceiling vent soiled with dirt. Mold like substance on the underside of the non food contact surface of the nozzles on the soda dispensing machine at server station. Wheels on grill on cook line soiled. **Repeat Violation**

Repeat Violation
#12Basic16-46-4

Basic – Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Old labels not removed from food containers before cleaning, stored on the clean ware rack. **Repeat Violation**

Repeat Violation
#13Basic25-05-4

Basic – Single-service articles improperly stored. Sleeve of single service lids stored on floor in dry goods storage area

#14Basic29-49-6

Basic – Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Standing water in bottom of reach in cooler on cookline.

#15Basic29-17-4

Basic – Waste line missing at soda gun holster. Missing waste line on soda gun holster at bar

#16Basic02D-01-5

Basic – Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Container of food removed (sugar ) from original container not labeled with name of contents. **Repeat Violation**

Repeat Violation

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 10, 2026 12:33 PM.

Violation category totals
Category 1 · Approved food source
1 observation(s)
Category 2 · Original container, labeling, date marking and consumer advisory
2 observation(s)
Category 3 · Time/temperature control for safety food
1 observation(s)
Category 8 · Food protection and cross-contamination
2 observation(s)
Category 10 · In-use food dispensing utensils
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
3 observation(s)
Category 16 · Dishwashing facilities, test kits and gauges
1 observation(s)
Category 22 · Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
2 observation(s)
Category 23 · Non-food-contact surfaces clean
1 observation(s)
Category 24 · Storage/handling of clean equipment and utensils
1 observation(s)
Category 25 · Single-service and single-use items
1 observation(s)
Category 29 · Plumbing, mop sink, filters and backflow prevention
2 observation(s)
Category 31 · Handwash sinks, supplies and signage
2 observation(s)
Category 33 · Garbage, refuse and premises maintenance
1 observation(s)
Category 35 · Pest control / insects / rodents / animals / outer openings
1 observation(s)
Category 40 · Employee personal belongings
1 observation(s)
Category 53 · Food manager certification / employee training verification
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.