BEST WESTERN OCALA PARK CENTRE
3701 SW 38 AVE, Ocala FL 34474 · 352-237-4848
Last inspected Feb 5, 2026 · 6 visits since November 2023
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4 inspections, swinging between A and F. Consistency is the problem here, not any single visit.
Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Reach-in cooler at the cook line, milk 52F. At the buffet station, milk 50F and 58F(stop sale).
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Inspection history
6 visits, newest first
Feb 5, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority0 Intermediate4 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 4 findings
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee personal items stored above opened cereal bags and syrup jugs, employee moved all.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Exterior part of juice machine and coffee machine, employee cleaned during inspection.
Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Reach-in cooler at the storage area, soiled with food residue.
Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. At the kitchen area, sausage 33F thawed at room temperature, employee moved to cooler.
Apr 21, 2025□ Call Back - CompliedRoutine Inspection
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Feb 19, 2025Call Back - Admin. complaint recommendedRoutine Inspection
Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 3 violations recorded, 2 high priority.
2 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
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Self-service salad bar/buffet lacking adequate sneezeguards or other proper protection from contamination. At the breakfast station (buffet area) sausage gravy and utensils for Hot holding items not under sneeze guards, gravy containers don't have hinged lid
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Reach-in cooler at the cook line, milk 52F (left overnight in cooler), eggs 58F. At the front buffet station, yogurt 48F, boiled eggs 47F, cream cheese 48F, employee moved all items to freezer to drop temperature down, items placed around 8:00Am, milk 50F and 58F(stop sale).
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, with ambient temperature of 50F, milk 52F.
Feb 11, 2025Warning IssuedRoutine Inspection
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 11 recorded, 4 high priority.
4 High priority6 Intermediate1 Basic
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Self-service salad bar/buffet lacking adequate sneezeguards or other proper protection from contamination. At the breakfast station (buffet area) sausage gravy and utensils for Hot holding items not under sneeze guards, gravy containers don't have hinged lid
Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Reach-in cooler at the cook line, milk 52F. At the buffet station, milk 50F and 58F(stop sale).
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Reach-in cooler at the cook line, milk 52F (left overnight in cooler), eggs 58F. At the front buffet station, yogurt 48F, boiled eggs 47F, cream cheese 48F, employee moved all items to freezer to drop temperature down, items placed around 8:00Am, milk 50F and 58F(stop sale).
Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Soap containers stored next to liquid eggs, employee moved.
Ambient air thermometer in holding unit not accurate within plus or minus 3 degrees Fahrenheit. Reach-in cooler at the storage area reading 20F, ambient temperature of 40F.
Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. At the cook line, milk no date.
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Handwash sink at the cook line, towels inside sink, employee moved.
No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. For quaternary ammonium
No soap provided at handwash sink. Handwash sink at the cook line, no soap, employee provided.
Probe thermometer not accurate within plus or minus 2 degrees Fahrenheit. No battery, Employee installed new battery.
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, with ambient temperature of 50F, milk 52F.
Jun 10, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionLicensing Inspection
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
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Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Underside of juice machine soiled.
Nov 15, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority1 Intermediate3 Basic
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Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Boiled eggs in reach in cooler portioned yesterday morning with no date mark.
Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Clean pans on top shelf over triple sink not inverted.
Hole in or other damage to wall. Hole in wall in small kitchen area. Manager stated it is from electrical outlet being removed.
Open dumpster lid. Lids open on two dumpsters
This record follows the licence, not the owner. Restaurants change hands and the licence history normally does not, so an older entry may describe people who no longer run the place. Every inspection above links to the state's own report. Something wrong? Tell us.