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DUNKIN DONUTS

4619 NW BLITCHTON RD, Ocala FL 34482 · 352-620-2729

Last inspected Oct 8, 2025 · 3 visits since September 2023

Licence typeRestaurant
Seats25
Risk levelRisk Level 1
LicenceSEA5202983
Grade history
SEP 23
OCT 24
OCT 25
≈ ERRATIC

3 inspections, swinging between A and C. Consistency is the problem here, not any single visit.

Worst finding on record
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Items stored in make line reach-in cooler: sausage (46F - Cold Holding); chicken (47F - Cold Holding). Manager stated items placed in cooler three hours prior to temperature being taken. Manager moved items to walk-in freezer to reduce temperature to 41F.
High priority/03A-02-5/Corrective Action Taken
Badges — none earned
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined

Awarded on the inspection record alone. What they mean →

Inspection history

3 visits, newest first

Oct 8, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 10 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

3 High priority1 Intermediate6 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 10 findings
Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Employee entered kitchen from outside, put on gloves and began preparing food on make line without washing hands. Manager had employee wash hands and change gloves.
High priority/12A-07-5/Corrective Action Taken
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Items stored in make line reach-in cooler: sausage (46F - Cold Holding); chicken (47F - Cold Holding). Manager stated items placed in cooler three hours prior to temperature being taken. Manager moved items to walk-in freezer to reduce temperature to 41F.
High priority/03A-02-5/Corrective Action Taken
Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. Hose side of splitter in mop sink.
High priority/29-42-4
Employee with artificial nails/nail polish working with exposed food without wearing intact gloves. Employee making drinks behind front counter with long nails and no gloves.
Intermediate/13-06-4
Show the remaining 6 findings ▾
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Containers stored on shelf across from the three compartment sink.
Basic/24-08-4
Garbage not placed in a receptacle for storage until pick up to make the garbage inaccessible to insects and rodents. Two bags of trash on ground behind dumpster in back parking lot behind building.
Basic/33-09-4
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Non food contact surface of espresso machine in drive thru.
Basic/23-03-4
Open dumpster lid. Dumpster behind building.
Basic/33-16-4
Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Coffee filters stored on top of front counter coffee machine. Coffee filters stored on top of coffee machine next to kitchen ice machine.
Basic/25-06-4
Stored food not covered. Coffee stored in filter behind front counter. Employee placed coffee and filter in coffee machine.
Basic/08B-12-5/Corrected On-Site
The state's own report →
Oct 24, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.

0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Sep 18, 2023Administrative complaint recommendedRoutine Inspection

Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 3 violations recorded, 1 high priority.

1 High priority0 Intermediate2 Basic
Show 3 findings ▾
Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. Observed "Y" connector at mop sink with missing vacuum breaker on the non-chemical side of the "Y" connector.
High priority/29-42-4/Admin Complaint
Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. Observed establishment displaying an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license dated 6/1/2023
Basic/50-09-4
Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Observed ice build up on the floor of the walk-in-freezer
Basic/14-69-4

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.