DUCK'S DAM DINER
9685 SE HWY 464C, Ocklawaha FL 32179 · 2888332
Last inspected Mar 6, 2026 · 6 visits since October 2023
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5 inspections trending down, 18 points off where it started.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening/preparation. See stop sale. Coconut cream pie dated 5/14 stored in wait station reach-in cooler.
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Inspection history
6 visits, newest first
Mar 6, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 7 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
3 High priority2 Intermediate2 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 7 findingsThe state's own report →
Employee cracked raw shell eggs and then handled ready-to-eat food and/or clean equipment or utensils without washing hands. Male employee on Cook line cracked shell eggs, then continued to pick up toasted bun from Grill without washing hands and changing gloves
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In reach in cooler at kitchen entrance, pan of raw fish on top of pans of potatoes. Manager moved during this inspection.
Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. No device located on Hose bibb near front door
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Handle of ice scoop in ice machine soiled with slimy substance. Manager removed to be cleaned.
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No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No towels at sink near office. Added during this inspection.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Sides of doors of three door freezer soiled with buildup of black substance. Interior and gaskets of unused, reaching cooler soiled with black substance. Employee began cleaning during this inspection
Unnecessary items/unused equipment on the premises. Reach in cooler unit in back room not being used.
Nov 10, 2025Administrative complaint recommendedRoutine Inspection
Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 10 violations recorded, 3 high priority.
3 High priority3 Intermediate4 Basic
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Evidence of mop/cleaning wastewater dumped onto ground. Grey water on ground behind building.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening/preparation. See stop sale. Banana cream pie with a date mark of 10/29, discard date 11/4. Employees discarded.
Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking. Missing for potatoes, cheese, bacon, cooked onions, and eggs on cookline. Employee added time to board.
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Ice in hand washing sink at front counter.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and/or commercially processes and opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Pork made on 11/7 in reach in make table on cookline. Chicken salad made 11/6 in reach in make table on cookine. Milk opened 11/9 with no date mark. Employees added date to all.
Required employee training expired for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Two employee certificates expired 10/2025.
Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Ceiling over reach in cooler damaged and peeling. Ceiling over reach in cooler peeling.
Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Pan with utensils near ware wash area with food contact surface up.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Several employee drinks on prep table next to fountain machine in server station. Employee moved all.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Reach in cooler shelves soiled with food debris in reach in cooler.
May 22, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 8 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority2 Intermediate4 Basic
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Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening/preparation. See stop sale. Coconut cream pie dated 5/14 stored in wait station reach-in cooler.
Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Faucet outside of back door.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board on cook line steam table. Interior of microwave on cook line. Blade of can opener on kitchen prep table.
No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. No chlorine test kit available.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee open Mountain Dew in kitchen reach-in cooler across from prep table with slicer.
Equipment in poor repair. Top of wait station reach-in freezer rusty.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Fan in dish area dusty. Front of wait station ice machine.
Unclean building components, attachments or fixtures. Ceiling vents in wait station. Wall around cook line hand washing sink.
Nov 6, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 8 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority2 Intermediate5 Basic
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Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. In reach in freezer near kitchen: opened case of raw beef on shelf over egg rolls. Manager moved.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Interior of oven soiled with food debris on cook line. Interior of reach in freezer in back room soiled with food debris.
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No towels at sink near reach in freezer at office area.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Purse in bin containing tea and filters. Moved during this inspection.
Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floor under cooking equipment soiled with grease.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Fan on prep table soiled with dust.
Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Wet towel in window between front counter and ware wash area.
Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. At front counter 200 ppm. Employee added water.
Mar 26, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority1 Intermediate3 Basic
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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. Female employee adjusted toast on cutting board with bare hands then put on gloves and continued to spread butter on toast.
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Towel in sink in ware wash area. Removed.
Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Tank located on porch behind building.
Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Soiled with grease on cookline.
Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Two towels in kitchen.
Oct 6, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority3 Intermediate2 Basic
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Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Three chemical bottles hanging on side of clean dish shelf. All were moved.
Operator is not properly tracking/marking the number of days opened commercially processed, ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food was held at refrigeration temperatures prior to freezing in order to properly date mark the food when it is thawed and held at refrigeration temperatures again. In reach in make table on cookline: Pulled pork with a date mark of 9/26. Manager stated date was date of preparation then frozen, pork was removed from freezer 10/3. Date was added
Records/documents for required employee training do not contain all of the required information. Five certificates missing date of birth. Three certificates missing CFM number. Manager added all.
Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Bottle of yellow chemical and bottle of purple chemical not labeled in ware wash area.
Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Wall in kitchen soiled with grease.
Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. One towel in kitchen. One towel behind hand sink in server station.
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.