HUDDLE HOUSE

Health inspection records show HUDDLE HOUSE in OCALA has 2 inspections with a food safety rating of 1.0/5. Food safety practices have remained consistent.

3320 North US Highway 441
Florida, 32055
Columbia County County

Overall Food Safety Rating

★☆☆☆☆ (1.0/5)
Based on 2 health inspection reports

All Inspection Reports

Inspection Date: 10/3/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 10884670

  • 14-09-4:Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Brown board on reach in make table. Green boards in prep area.
  • 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Drink on prep table in prep area. Drink removed. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
  • 10-17-4:Basic - In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Knife between toaster and prep table in kitchen area.
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Top of sanitizer bucket soiled with brown liquid. Top of dish machine soiled with food debris. Gaskets on make table soiled with food debris. Gaskets on 4 door reach in cooler soiled with good debris. Exterior of drawers under cooking equipment soiled with grease. Exterior of two microwaves on cook line soiled with food debris. Repeat Violation
  • 21-11-4:Basic - Sanitizing solution for wiping cloths not free of food debris and visible soil. Bucket near hand sink in ware wash area.
  • 36-50-4:Basic - Unclean building components, attachments or fixtures. Floor soiled with grease under flat top grill. Vents in kitchen area soiled with dust.
  • 29-03-4:Basic - Water draining onto floor surface. Condensation leaking onto floor in walk in cooler.
  • 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. 0 ppm. Manger primed machine then 100ppm. Corrected On-Site
  • 01B-07-4:High Priority - Food with mold-like growth. See stop sale. Pack of cheddar cheese with black, green, and white growth.
  • 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In walk in cooler: containers of waffle batter with raw shell eggs on shelf over pans of ham and macaroni and cheese. Moved during this inspection. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
  • 01B-02-5:High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. In hot holding drawer unit, 3 sausage patties 125-127. Employee not aware of length of time in drawer.
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In reach in four door cooler at end of cook line: pan of hash browns 46F. Waffle batter 45F. Items were moved to walk in cooler. **Corrective Action Taken** Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
  • 03B-01-6:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. In hot holding drawer unit, 3 sausage patties 125-127. Employee not aware of length of time in drawer. Stop sale issued.
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Interior of small oven in prep area soiled with grease. Interior of two microwaves on cook line soiled with food debris. Employee began cleaning microwave. **Corrective Action Taken** Repeat Violation
  • 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Employee dumped water in hand washing sink located in prep area.

Inspection Date: 6/24/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 10863971

  • 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. At the server station, drink on prep table, employee moved. Repeat Violation
  • 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee jackets stored above soda bags, manager moved. Corrected On-Site
  • 24-08-4:Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Cleaned stacked containers.
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Soda machine (base) soiled with mold like substance, also reach-in coolers gaskets soiled. Walk-in cooler shelves heavily soiled with mold like substance
  • 16-48-4:Basic - Old food stuck to clean dishware/utensils. Cleaned stacked containers with old food residue.
  • 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In walk-in cooler, raw steak stored on top of cooked ham and cheese, employees moved. Corrected On-Site
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Reach-in cooler at the cook line, up tomatoes stored in a double container at 44F, manager moved to freezer, temperature dripped to 41F. Corrected On-Site
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. At the server station, juice nozzles heavily soiled with mold like substance.
  • 16-37-1:Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. For chlorine.