LONGHORN STEAKHOUSE OF OCALA 5034
307 SE 17 ST, OCALA 344714434
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★½☆☆ (2.6/5)
Based on 5 health inspection reports
All Inspection Reports
Inspection on 4/1/2025
High Priority
1
Intermediate
0
Basic
9
Total
10
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 14-09-4:Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting board on flip-top make table in kitchen with grooves with black stains.
- 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Soiled oven mitten stored on top of Ready-To-Eat bread on cookline. Manager removed gloves. Corrected On-Site
- 13-04-4:Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Male employee on cook line with beard and no beard guard.
- 24-08-4:Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Clean stacked Equipment ( metal bins )not properly air-dried, and stored wet on clean ware rack resulting in wet nesting.
- 10-20-4:Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs stored on bread draw handle at serve station. Manager removed tongs. Corrected On-Site
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Side walls of cooking equipment above fryer has accumulated grease. Vents toric on cookline soiled line soiled with accumulated food and grease. Reach in cooler handles soiled with food particles.
- 16-46-4:Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Old labels not removed from food containers before cleaning, stored on the clean ware rack.
- 08B-17-4:Basic - Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Unwashed produce ( oranges and limes ) stored over ready-to-eat food ( olive containers ) in walk in cooler
- 21-12-4:Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Wet wiping cloth on prep table.
- 12A-07-5:High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. cook wearing gloves left cookline to walk-in-cooler and brought back a tray of broccoli then handled Ready-To-Eat and prepared plate. discussed with Manager and manger spoke to employee Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
Food safety inspection conducted on 4/1/2025 revealed 10 total violations (1 high priority, 0 intermediate, 9 basic).
Inspection on 10/1/2024
High Priority
0
Intermediate
0
Basic
0
Total
1
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- N/A:No Violations Were Observed
Food safety inspection conducted on 10/1/2024 revealed 1 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic).
Inspection on 8/28/2024
High Priority
1
Intermediate
0
Basic
4
Total
5
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink on prep table and in reach in cooler on cook line. Manager removed drinks and discussed with employees. Corrected On-Site
- 24-08-4:Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Equipment not properly air-dried, and stored wet on clean ware rack resulting in wet nesting. Manager had employee rewash cups at server station and instructed to allow to air dry **Corrective Action Taken**
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters on cookline soiled with oil
- 16-46-4:Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Old labels not removed from food containers before cleaning, stored on the clean ware rack. manager removed item and had employee removed label and rewash Corrected On-Site
- 12A-07-5:High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Employee on cook line dropped raw Chicken on grill, wiped hands on apron, then removed gloves and put on clean pair of gloves without washing hands first. Manager discussed with employee. **Corrective Action Taken**
Food safety inspection conducted on 8/28/2024 revealed 5 total violations (1 high priority, 0 intermediate, 4 basic).
Inspection on 2/26/2024
High Priority
1
Intermediate
0
Basic
4
Total
5
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 12B-09-5:Basic - Employee chewing gum while preparing food or while in a food prep/food storage/warewashing area. At the cook line, female employee preparing salad, also at the prep room area female employee working with rice.
- 12B-02-4:Basic - Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. Male employee eating at the bar entrance area, also observed One drink at the cook line. Employee removed. Corrected On-Site
- 13-04-4:Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. One male prep
- 36-22-4:Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. In walk-in cooler, employee cleaned during inspection. Walk-in cooler behind bar, floor soiled. Corrected On-Site
- 41-10-4:High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. At the server station, coffee cleaner on top of coffee machine, manger moved. Corrected On-Site
Food safety inspection conducted on 2/26/2024 revealed 5 total violations (1 high priority, 0 intermediate, 4 basic).
Inspection on 8/23/2023
High Priority
3
Intermediate
1
Basic
6
Total
10
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 14-74-7:Basic - Cold holding equipment not maintained in good repair. Do not store time/temperature control for safety food in this unit until the unit is repaired. Reach-in cooler at the cook line, cooler with a ambient temperature of 50F, observed standing water in the bottom of the cooler.
- 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Multiple employee drinks above prep tables, also observed drinks above gloves holder, manager removed drinks. Corrected On-Site
- 35B-01-4:Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Back door near office with a gap on the bottom
- 16-48-4:Basic - Old food stuck to clean dishware/utensils. Observed old food residue on clean plates stored near office area, manager moved to dish machine, also observed some containers with old labels (residue).
- 29-49-6:Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Reach-in cooler at the cook line (salad cooler).
- 29-11-4:Basic - Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Handwash sink near protein walk-in cooler.
- 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. At the cook line, male employee touched backed potato with bare hands, inspector addressed situation, employee stopped washed hands and used gloves.
- 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, cut tomatoes 47F, spinach dip portion cups 49, Manager moved to freezer. **Corrective Action Taken** Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 29-42-4:High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. Splitter added, back flow preventer installed before the splitter, no back flow preventer on the non chemical side
- 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. At the server area, spray bottle with yellow solution not labeled.
Food safety inspection conducted on 8/23/2023 revealed 10 total violations (3 high priority, 1 intermediate, 6 basic).