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CHILI'S GRILL AND BAR

CHILI'S GRILL AND BAR has 8 health inspections on file for its OCALA location, with an overall rating of 3.3/5. Recent inspections show improving food safety practices.

Archer Road
Gainesville, Florida, 32612
Daysville
Alachua County County

Overall Food Safety Rating

★★★☆☆ (3.3/5)
Based on 8 health inspection reports

All Inspection Reports

Inspection Date: 9/9/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 13502414

  • 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Cup used to scoop chicken sauce on cook line. Manager removed cup and replaced it with a scoop with a handle. Corrected On-Site
  • 36-34-5:Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Vents on cook line.
  • 24-08-4:Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Containers stored on shelf in dish area. Repeat Violation
  • 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Case of buns stored on walk-in freezer floor. Manager placed buns on shelf. Corrected On-Site
  • 33-29-4:Basic - Grease receptacle lid open, broken, or missing. Grease receptacle lid behind building open. Manager closed lid during inspection. Corrected On-Site
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets of cook line reach-in coolers. Area around soda nozzles and tea nozzle in wait station. Repeat Violation

Inspection Date: 8/22/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 10899650

  • 24-08-4:Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Containers stored on shelf outside of walk-in cooler. Repeat Violation
  • 22-08-4:Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Microwave on cook line. Top of the interior of microwave.
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gasket of reach-in cooler at end of cook line. Repeat Violation
  • 03D-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. Items stored in walk-in cooler: noodles (45F,44F,45F - Cooling); onions and peppers (46F,45F - Cooling). Manager stated items prepared one or two days earlier.
  • 01B-36-5:High 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. Items stored in walk-in cooler: noodles (45F,44F,45F - Cooling); onions and peppers (46F,45F - Cooling). Manager stated items prepared one or two days earlier.
  • 29-34-4:High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Faucet outside of back door.

Inspection Date: 3/5/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8889178

  • 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink above chips and next to silverware. Manager removed drinks. Corrected On-Site
  • 24-08-4:Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Clean stacked Equipment (flip-top make table cooler bins )not properly air-dried, and stored wet on clean ware rack resulting in wet nesting.
  • 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Ice build up around door and floor in walk-in-freezer
  • 10-08-5:Basic - Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. Ice scoop handle touching ice at bar. Manager removed scoop. Corrected On-Site
  • 31B-04-4:Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Three hand wash sink signs missing in kitchen. Inspector provided signs.
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Mold like substance on the underside of the non food contact surface of the nozzles on the soda dispensing machine at server station. Repeat Violation
  • 29-17-4:Basic - Waste line missing at soda gun holster. Missing waste line on soda gun holster at bar
  • 31A-09-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Squeegee in bar hand wash sink. Manager removed. Corrected On-Site

Inspection Date: 9/13/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8768428

  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Mold like substance on the underside of the non food contact surface of the nozzles on the soda dispensing machine at server station.
  • 09-01-4: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. Employee using scoop to handle tortilla chips poured chips into a to go container and pushed tortilla chips sticking outside of to go container with his bare hands.
  • 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Observed spray bottle not properly labeled with identifying contents ( disinfectant ).

Inspection Date: 4/12/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8645424

  • 25-05-4:Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. Observed single service portion bags stored under unwashed vegetables (onions). Manager had single service portion bags moved. Corrected On-Site

Inspection Date: 12/15/2023

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8573547

  • N/A:No Violations Were Observed

Inspection Date: 12/13/2023

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8465808

  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed mold like substance on the underside of the non food contact surface of the nozzles on the soda dispensing machine at server station.
  • 02C-02-5:Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Observed in walk-in-cooler onecontainer of black beans dated thirteen days earlier and two containers of Ancho sauce date ten days earlier Warning

Inspection Date: 8/7/2023

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8370425

  • 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed Bowl or container with no handle used to dispense food corn. Manager removed portion cup and discarded. Corrected On-Site
  • 24-08-4:Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Observed equipment not properly air-dried, and stored wet on clean ware rack resulting in wet nesting. Manager removed items and had rewashed Corrected On-Site
  • 08B-39-4:Basic - Raw fruits/vegetables not washed prior to preparation. Observed produce ( avocado ) located in flip-top make table with produce stickers still on produce. Manager removed sticker and had rewashed Corrected On-Site
  • 22-41-4:High Priority - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Observed dishmachine at 10pm Cl. Manager primed dishmachine and concentration was at 50ppm Cl Corrected On-Site
  • 03B-01-6:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed marinara sauce at 128F on cook line, had been out for 2 hours. Manager reheated to 170F Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Admin Complaint