KFC
Based on 5 health inspections, KFC in OCALA has earned a 3.3/5 food safety rating. Recent inspections indicate some food safety concerns.
3615 West Silver Springs Boulevard
Ocala, Florida, 34475
Marion County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★★☆☆ (3.3/5)
Based on 5 health inspection reports
All Inspection Reports
Inspection Date: 8/19/2025
Inspection #: Visit ID: 10890212
- 36-34-5:Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. 1.) Tile in dining area has water stains. 2.) Vents and ceiling tiles in breading station soiled with dust.
- 28-02-4:Basic - Condensation or other drainage not disposed of according to law. Roof leaking in dining room. Establishment is collecting water in buckets. Manager stated the leak is caused by condensation from the air conditioner and a service request has been put in place. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Opened red bull on prep table under microwave. Moved during this inspection. Corrected On-Site
- 13-07-4:Basic - Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Female employee placing slaw in cold holding case and prepping sides wearing multiple pieces of jewelry on arms and hands.
- 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Ice buildup in reach in freezer containing biscuits. Repeat Violation
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. 1.) Gaskets of reach in freezer on cookline soiled with black substance. 2.) Exterior of oven and reach in units on cookline soiled with grease. 3.) Hood filters soiled with dust and grease. 4.) Around soda nozzles in dining area.
- 25-06-4:Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Brown plates on cookline.
- 29-20-5:Basic - Standing water or very slow draining water in handwash sink, three-compartment sink, or mop sink. Hand wash sinks on cookline and in chicken breading station have slow drains.
- 29-34-4:High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Bibb located on exterior of building near entrance door.
- 13-06-4:Intermediate - Employee with artificial nails/nail polish working with exposed food without wearing intact gloves. 1.) Female employee making gravy wearing long nails with no gloves filling container with hot water. 2.) Female employee scooping potatoes wearing fake nails with no gloves.
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. 1.) Interior of microwave soiled with food debris. 2.) Ice chute in dining area soiled with slimy substance. 3.) Interior of oven on cookline soiled with grease. Repeat Violation
- 53A-01-7:Intermediate - Manager or person in charge lacking proof of food manager certification. Manager Donna stated she still needs to get her certificate from her other job but is certified.
Inspection Date: 1/14/2025
Inspection #: Visit ID: 8886916
- 50-09-4:Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. Displayed license expired 6/1/24
- 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. On floor in walk in freezer.
- 42-03-5:Basic - Storage of maintenance equipment/tools in areas that may result in cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens and/or single-service and single-use articles. Cleaning tools stored on shelf over prep table. Moved during this inspection. Corrected On-Site
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Two water nozzles soiled with lime build up. Repeat Violation
Inspection Date: 9/11/2024
Inspection #: Visit ID: 8775783
- 36-36-4:Basic - Ceiling tile missing. Ceiling tile missing over back prep table.
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Upper backsplash of drive-through and lobby soda machines soiled with mold-like substances. Underside of rack over steam table soiled with food debris.
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Lobby and drive-through ice chutes soiled with mold-like substances.
Inspection Date: 11/8/2023
Inspection #: Visit ID: 8449157
- 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed employee jacket stored on dry goods storage rack. Manager removed jacket from rack Corrected On-Site
- 42-01-4:Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Observed wet mop stored in wringing device/mop bucket water/floor. Manager placed mop so it would hang to dry Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
Inspection Date: 7/19/2023
Inspection #: Visit ID: 8375082
- 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Observed ice build up on floor of walk-in-freezer
- 51-18-6:Basic - No copy of latest inspection report available. Observed Last inspection not available
- 12B-13-4:Basic - Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Observed employee drink in walk-in-cooler stored on middle shelf above food served to the public. Manager discarded drink Corrected On-Site
- 42-01-4:Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Observed wet mop stored in a manner not allowed to dry. Stored in bucket.
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed cole slaw at 56F at server station. Hit had been turned off and cole slaw had only been in the unit for 2 hours. Manager turned the unit on and replaced the cole slaw. **Corrective Action Taken**