COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT OCALA
3712 SW 38TH AVE., Ocala FL 34474
Last inspected Sep 10, 2025 · 4 visits since August 2023
AUG 23
SEP 24
SEP 25
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3 inspections, swinging between A and D. Consistency is the problem here, not any single visit.
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Inspection history
4 visits, newest first
Sep 10, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority2 Intermediate3 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 5 findingsThe state's own report →
Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Reach-in cooler at the cook line, gallon of milk and half and half no date marked, per employee dairy products opened 09/08/25.
Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Bucket inside sink at the cook line, employee moved.
Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Cleaned stacked container above prep sink with old sticker residue, employee removed stockers and sanitize
Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Reach-in coolers at the cook line, employee cleaned during inspection.
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Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. At the front area, to go containers not inverted, Employee inverted.
Sep 13, 2024□ Call Back - CompliedLicensing Inspection
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Sep 11, 2024Warning IssuedLicensing Inspection
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 11 recorded, 3 high priority.
3 High priority2 Intermediate6 Basic
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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. 1. Pan of meatballs with date mark of 9/1 stored inside reach-in cooler drawer in bar area. Stop sale issued. 2. Pan of cut lettuce with date mark of 9/4 inside top of refrigerated make-table in bar area. Stop sale issued. 3. Pan of cut cantaloupe with date mark of 9/4 on shelf inside walk-in cooler. Stop sale issued.
Non-food grade paper/paper towel used as liner for food container. Napkin stored in direct contact with cut lettuce inside top of refrigerated make-table in bar area. Manager discarded napkin and lettuce during this inspection.
Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Two spray bottles containing a chemical cleaner stored on shelf in bar area directly above box containing popcorn kernels. Manager removed both spray bottles from shelf during this inspection.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board at make-table in bar area stained.
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No towels at handwash sink in bar area. Manager replenished towels during this inspection.
Cardboard used to line nonfood-contact shelves. Cardboard lining shelving in dry storage hallway behind kitchen.
Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, or warewashing areas. Porous acoustic ceiling tiles in-use throughout kitchen.
Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floor below shelving in dry storage hallway behind kitchen soiled with dirt and/or food debris.
Hole in or other damage to wall. Hole in wall in server station near coffee machine.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets on door of reach-in freezer door at cookline soiled with black substance.
Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Remnants of old labels stuck to side of five pans on clean dish rack in kitchen.
Aug 25, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority0 Intermediate5 Basic
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Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. Mop sink located near dumpsters has splitter added with no device on right hose connection side.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Around doors of reach in cooler at front counter, build up of black substance.
Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. On multiple clean pans in prep area of kitchen.
Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Trays at front counter. Manager flipped over.
Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. In walk in cooler unwashed berries on shelf over drinks. Case and packs of unwashed tomatoes on shelf over bread. Manager moved all.
Wall and/or ceiling soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Wall near back door by ice machine has dust accumulation. Also, some ceiling tiles over triple sink stained with brown spots.
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.