THE OLIVE GARDEN ITALIAN RESTAURANT 1015
3363 Southwest College Road
Ocala, Florida, 34474
Marion County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★★☆☆ (3.4/5)
Based on 6 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 3/10/2025
High Priority
0
Intermediate
0
Basic
1
Total
1
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 14-74-7:Basic - - From initial inspection : 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, ambient temperature of 50F. Cold holding: pasta 47F, 49F 51F, 52F and 50F, manager moved to freezer. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-03-10: Ambient air temperature 58F. No time temperature control for safety (TCS) food in cooler. **Time Extended** **Time Extended**
Food safety inspection conducted on 3/10/2025 revealed 1 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 1 basic).
Inspection on 3/6/2025
High Priority
2
Intermediate
2
Basic
4
Total
8
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, ambient temperature of 50F. Cold holding: pasta 47F, 49F 51F, 52F and 50F, manager moved to freezer. Warning
- 13-04-4:Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. For two male employees at the cook line and prep area. Repeat Violation
- 29-08-4:Basic - Plumbing system in disrepair. Handwash sink at the dish machine area, also with leak.
- 25-06-4:Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. At the prep,area, to go containers not inverted, employee inverted. 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 (drawers) Cold holding: pasta 47F, 49F 51F, 52F and 50F, manager moved to freezer, items placed around 10:30am. **Corrective Action Taken** Warning
- 03B-01-6:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. At the cook line, meat sauce 125F and 122F, manager moved sauce to reheated to 165F. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 31A-09-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Handwash sink at the dish machine area blocked by cup cart, employee moved. Corrected On-Site
- 03G-18-5:Intermediate - Temperature not monitored, not recorded and/or the records not maintained for 6 months during cooling process of cook-chill reduced oxygen packaged food. Cook-chill items, cooling chart not filled out completely with time and temperatures, also missing temperatures and time for reheating.
Food safety inspection conducted on 3/6/2025 revealed 8 total violations (2 high priority, 2 intermediate, 4 basic).
Inspection on 8/6/2024
High Priority
1
Intermediate
0
Basic
4
Total
5
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 13-04-4:Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Male employee on back cook line with beard and no beard guard.
- 33-27-4:Basic - Outdoor refuse area not curbed and graded to drain. Trash receptacle has a puddle of polluted water around it and is draining out and across the back parking lot
- 29-17-4:Basic - Waste line missing at soda gun holster. Soda gun holster missing drain line.
- 29-03-4:Basic - Water draining onto floor surface. Water draining on floor from hand wash sink next to cookline.
- 12A-25-4:High Priority - Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee fixed their hair several times then put on two sets of gloves, then fixed their hair again then handled clean pans and placed the on the cook line, without removing gloves, washing hands and putting on clean gloves before handling clean pans.
Food safety inspection conducted on 8/6/2024 revealed 5 total violations (1 high priority, 0 intermediate, 4 basic).
Inspection on 3/5/2024
High Priority
0
Intermediate
0
Basic
5
Total
5
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 51-11-4:Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Observed Carbon dioxide tanks not adequately secured in back room
- 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Observed ice build up on back wall behind unit.
- 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. Repeat Violation
- 16-46-4:Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Observed old labels not removed from food containers before cleaning, stored on the clean ware rack.
- 33-16-4:Basic - Open dumpster lid. Observed dumpster lids open.
Food safety inspection conducted on 3/5/2024 revealed 5 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 5 basic).
Inspection on 1/10/2024
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 1/10/2024 revealed 1 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic).
Inspection on 12/5/2023
High Priority
1
Intermediate
1
Basic
2
Total
4
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 10-07-4:Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Cook line utensils stored in standing water, 108F.
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood vents above grill.
- 03B-01-6:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Item in steam table across from cook line grill: lasagna (89F - Hot Holding). Manager stated item placed in steam table one hour prior to temperature being taken. Manager voluntarily discarded item. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Interior of kitchen ice machine. Shelves in walk-in cooler.
Food safety inspection conducted on 12/5/2023 revealed 4 total violations (1 high priority, 1 intermediate, 2 basic).