SAMMY'S ITALIAN RESTAURANT
6106 SW STATE RD 200 · OCALA · Marion County · FL 34476
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
22 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 6
41-07-4High Priority – Container of medicine improperly stored. Blood pressure medicine stored above three compartment sink **Repeat Violation**
01B-01-4High Priority – Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. One can of olives, artichokes, and red peppers with dents on seams on top and side of cans
12A-07-5High Priority – Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Cook on cook line change gloves with no hand wash **Repeat Violation**
09-01-4High 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. Cook at pizza station touched cook pizza with bare thumb while cutting pizza
22-45-4High Priority – Food-contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning, before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly. Cook remove food particles from pizza slicer with bare hands, then use slicer to cut a pizza
29-34-4High Priority – Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Missing vacuum breaker on hose bib behind establishment
Intermediate 4
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board stained on fliptop make table on cook line. Commercial can opener blade soiled with food particles **Repeat Violation**
31B-02-4Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No paper towels or soap hand at wash sink in kitchen
53B-02-5Intermediate – No proof of required state approved employee training provided for employee hired more than 60 days ago. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Missing food handler certificate for one employee **Repeat Violation**
41-17-4Intermediate – bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Squeeze bottle containing soap, not labeled
Basic 12
14-01-5Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Portion cup used to dispense croutons
14-71-4Basic – Duct tape used to repair nonfood-contact surface. Duct tape used on handle of reach in cooler and on pipe joints under three compartment sink. Duct tape used to cover hole in plastic container in reach in cooler
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee, water bottles stored in reach in cooler and on prep tables in kitchen
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee jacket and soiled apron hanging off rack with single serve items
13-04-4Basic – Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Cook on cook line with beard and no beard guard
24-08-4Basic – Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried – wet nesting. Drink cups, wet nesting at server station **Repeat Violation**
36-24-5Basic – Hole in or other damage to wall. Hole in wall above reach in kitchen freezer in kitchen
10-20-4Basic – In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs stored on oven handle
08B-17-4Basic – Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Unwashed lemons in box stored above cooked pasta in reach in cooler . Manager placed lemons on bottom shelf.. **Corrected On-Site**
42-01-4Basic – Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Mop stored in mop bucket, and not air drying
21-07-4Basic – Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Sanitizer bucket at 10 ppm and 200 ppm in kitchen
21-38-4Basic – Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor. Sanitizer bucket stored on floor in kitchen
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 17, 2026 12:55 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.