THE BEACH OCALA

13201 WEST HWY 326, OCALA 34482

Overall Food Safety Rating

★★★☆☆ (3.0/5)
Based on 7 health inspection reports

All Inspection Reports

Inspection Date: 5/20/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8858484

  • 14-09-4:Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting board at refrigerated make-table has deep cut marks and is no longer smooth and easily cleanable. Repeat Violation
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. 1. Gaskets on cooler doors in bar area soiled with mold-like substance. 2. Exterior of binder stored on shelf above prep table heavily soiled with dust and/or grease.
  • 33-16-4:Basic - Open dumpster lid. Dumpster lid propped open with board. Manager closed dumpster during this inspection. Corrected On-Site
  • 35B-05-4:Basic - Outer openings not protected during operation and vermin and/or environmental cross contamination present. 1. Back door of kitchen propped open, flies present in kitchen. 2 Open windows in bar area, flies present in bar area.
  • 36-50-4:Basic - Unclean building components, attachments or fixtures. 1. Wall in kitchen soiled with grease and/or food debris. 2. Floor behind equipment in bar area soiled with debris.
  • 33-31-5:Basic - Unnecessary items/unused equipment on the premises. Discarded refrigerator, fryer, and couch on ground near dumpster.
  • 36-30-4:Basic - Wall not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, warewashing areas or bathroom. Paint peeling from wall above prep table behind sandwich press in kitchen.
  • 01B-28-5:High Priority - Date marked combined ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days of preparing/opening the earliest ready-to-eat time/temperature for safety ingredient. See stop sale. Sliced ham with date mark of 05/13 on shelf inside walk-in cooler. Manager discarded the ham during this inspection. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
  • 35A-02-7:High Priority - Live, small flying insects found 1. Two flies on trash can in kitchen in prep area. 2. Two flies flying in bar area, near three-compartment sink. 3. One fly flying in lobby, crawling on table near front door.
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board at refrigerated make-table stained with orange substance. Repeat Violation
  • 53B-09-4:Intermediate - Required employee training provided by a third-party employee training program and operator unable to provide original certificate for employees trained. Manager provided eight photocopies of Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association and National Registry of Food Safety Professionals food handler certificates.
  • 27-02-4:Intermediate - Well water testing report/documentation is not available upon request. Well testing report from within the last 12 months unavailable.

Inspection Date: 8/14/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8858365

  • N/A:No Violations Were Observed

Inspection Date: 8/13/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8789653

  • 14-09-4:Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting board on flip-top make table with mold like stains in grooves in kitchen.
  • 21-23-4:Basic - Establishment using sponges on cleaned and sanitized, or in-use food-contact surface. Establishment using sponge on in-use food-contact surface at three-compartment sink. Repeat Violation
  • 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Ice build up in reach in freezer
  • 01B-02-5:High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. The following items and cold holding temperatures in the Walk-in Cooler: Tomato (46F - Cold Holding); ribs (46F - Cold Holding); beef (46F - Cold Holding); Hamburger (46F - Cold Holding); raw shelled eggs (46F - Cold Holding) .All the items had been there overnight Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. The following items and cold holding temperatures in the Walk-in Cooler: Tomato (46F - Cold Holding); ribs (46F - Cold Holding); beef (46F - Cold Holding); Hamburger (46F - Cold Holding); raw shelled eggs (46F - Cold Holding) All the items had been there overnightRepeat Violation Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board on flip-top make table with mold like stains in grooves in kitchen. Mold like substance on the inside food contact surface of the nozzles on the soda gun dispensing machine at bar. Repeat Violation
  • 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Observed spray bottle not properly labeled with identifying contents ( disinfectant ) at bar. Employee labeled Corrected On-Site

Inspection Date: 1/19/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8593881

  • N/A:No Violations Were Observed

Inspection Date: 1/18/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8505836

  • 21-23-4:Basic - Establishment using sponges on cleaned and sanitized, or in-use food-contact surface. Observed establishment using sponge on in-use food-contact surface at three-compartment sink at bar.
  • 01B-02-5:High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Observed the following items and cold holding temperatures in the Walk-in Cooler: Beef (48F - Cold Holding); Wings (47, 46F - Cold Holding); Pork (48F - Cold Holding); raw shelled eggs (46F - Cold Holding). Manager advise that the beef an pork had been purchased a couple of hour earlier, and those were moved to a reach in cooler. The wings and raw shelled eggs had been in the walk-in-cooler for two days. Warning
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed the following items and cold holding temperatures in the Walk-in Cooler: Beef (48F - Cold Holding); Wings (47, 46F - Cold Holding); Pork (48F - Cold Holding); raw shelled eggs (46F - Cold Holding) Warning
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed cutting board on flip-top make table with mold like stains in grooves in kitchen.

Inspection Date: 11/29/2023

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8505731

  • N/A:No Violations Were Observed

Inspection Date: 9/21/2023

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8387846

  • 51-11-4:Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Observed Carbon dioxide tanks not adequately secured outside of building.
  • 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 drink and cell phone stored above prep table. Employee removed both items Corrected On-Site
  • 21-23-4:Basic - Establishment using sponges on cleaned and sanitized, or in-use food-contact surface. Observed establishment using sponge on in-use food-contact surface at three-compartment sink. Employee discarded sponge. Corrected On-Site
  • 08B-17-4:Basic - Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Observed unwashed produce (tomato ) stored over ready-to-eat food ( dressings mayonnaise ) in walk in cooler. Employee moved Tomato to bottom shelf.
  • 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Observed working container of food removed ( sugar ) from original container not identified by common name. Manager labeled container Corrected On-Site
  • 53A-02-7:Intermediate - Manager or person in charge lacking proof of food manager certification and no other certified food service manager employed at this location. Observed Manager or person in charge lacking proof of food manager certification and no other certified food service manager employed at this location. Warning
  • 27-02-4:Intermediate - Well water testing report/documentation is not available upon request. Observed establishment has a bacteriological dated November 2021. Repeat Violation