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MILLER'S OCALA ALE HOUSE

305 SE 17 ST · OCALA · Marion County · FL 34471

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateApril 14, 2025
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionAdministrative complaint recommended
Resultfollow_up_required
Inspection number3497795
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID8874804
DBPR license5201926

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
5 High Priority1 Intermediate15 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical21 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

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

High Priority 5

#16High Priority03D-02-5

High Priority – Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. In walk-in-cooler COOLING Overnight Prime rib 52F **Warning**

Warning
#17High Priority12A-07-5

High Priority – Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Employee wearing gloves on cook line handled raw chicken to fryer and changed gloves with no handwash. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Repeat ViolationAdmin Complaint
#18High Priority12A-25-4

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 washing dishes washed hands and dry hands with paper towels then wiped forehead and nose with paper towel used to dry hands, then put on clean gloves handled bread and buttered bread. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Repeat ViolationAdmin Complaint
#19High Priority01B-02-5

High Priority – Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Reach in cooler drawer under grill on cookline – COLD HOLDING Hamburger 48,51F; steak 45; In Chicken batter station on cook line Chicken 51F; wings 51F; batter 57F, All the items had been in the drawer for more than 4 hours; In walk-in-cooler COOLING Overnight Prime rib 52F **Warning**

WarningStop Sale
#20High Priority03A-02-5

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Reach in cooler drawer under grill on cookline – COLD HOLDING Hamburger 48,51F; steak 45; In Chicken batter station on cook line Chicken 51F; wings 51F; batter 57F, All the items had been in the drawer for more than 4 hours**Warning** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Repeat ViolationWarningAdmin Complaint

Intermediate 1

#21Intermediate16-62-1

Intermediate – No measuring device available for measuring utensil surface temperature when using hot water as sanitizer in a dishmachine. Establishment has no measuring device available for measuring utensil surface temperature when hot water used as sanitizer in dishmachine.

Basic 15

#1Basic06-09-1

Basic – 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. Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish ( salmon COLD HOLDING 36F ) labeled indicating product to remain frozen until time of use not open or removed from package.

#2Basic40-06-5

Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee backpack stored on prep table in back kitchen

#3Basic13-04-4

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

#4Basic24-08-4

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.

#5Basic36-22-4

Basic – Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Standing water under soft drink syrup boxes in kitchen **Repeat Violation**

Repeat Violation
#6Basic36-12-4

Basic – Floors not constructed to be easily cleanable. Floor coating throughout kitchen has worn off exposing tile and creating open pockets

#7Basic14-38-4

Basic – Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Plastic containers have multiple cracks at dishwash area. Cracked flour bin lid

#8Basic36-24-5

Basic – Hole in or other damage to wall. Missing drywall in closet next to restrooms.

#9Basic14-69-4

Basic – Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Ice buildup up on cooling unit vents in walk-in-freezer

#10Basic22-13-5

Basic – Iced tea dispenser not cleaned at least once every 24 hours. Accumulation of calcium at water spout of ice tea machine.

#11Basic10-20-4

Basic – In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs stored on oven handle on cookline and on oven by dishwash machine. **Repeat Violation**

Repeat Violation
#12Basic22-08-4

Basic – Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Interior of oven in back kitchen has accumulation of grease build up

#13Basic23-03-4

Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. gaskets on reach in cooler on cookline have accumulation of food debris Mold like substance on the underside of the non food contact surface of the nozzles on the soda dispensing machine at server station by restrooms. **Repeat Violation**

Repeat Violation
#14Basic16-46-4

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

#15Basic29-17-4

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

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 11, 2026 12:18 PM.

Violation category totals
Category 1 · Approved food source
1 observation(s)
Category 3 · Time/temperature control for safety food
2 observation(s)
Category 6 · Proper thawing of TCS food
1 observation(s)
Category 10 · In-use food dispensing utensils
1 observation(s)
Category 12 · Handwashing and hygienic practices
2 observation(s)
Category 13 · Clothing, hair restraints, jewelry and fingernails
1 observation(s)
Category 14 · Food-contact and nonfood-contact surface design/maintenance
2 observation(s)
Category 16 · Dishwashing facilities, test kits and gauges
2 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 29 · Plumbing, mop sink, filters and backflow prevention
1 observation(s)
Category 36 · Floors, walls, ceilings, attached equipment and ventilation
3 observation(s)
Category 40 · Employee personal belongings
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.