KLUCK CHICKEN
2602 SW 19TH AVE ROAD, Ocala FL 34471 · 352-557-9888
Last inspected Dec 8, 2025 · 5 visits since February 2024
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▲ GETTING WORSE
5 inspections trending down, 25 points off where it started.
Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Rice in walk-in-cooler at 73F 5 hours after being prepared
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined
Awarded on the inspection record alone. What they mean →
Disciplinary actions
1 case · $400
| Case | Violation date | Final order | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5--2015017828 | Apr 14, 2015 | May 7, 2015 | $400 |
Inspection history
5 visits, newest first
Dec 8, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 9 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority1 Intermediate6 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 9 findingsThe state's own report →
Raw animal food stored over or with unwashed produce. Raw beef stored over onions in walk-in cooler. Manager moved beef to bottom shelf.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Items stored in reach-in cooler next to cook line fryers: beef (44F - Cold Holding); chicken (44F - Cold Holding). Manager stated items placed in cooler one hour prior to temperature being taken. Manager moved items to reach-in freezer to reduce temperature to 41F.
Operator is not properly tracking/marking the number of days ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite 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. Cooked pork stored in walk-in cooler. Manager stated pork is cooked then placed in reach-in freezer. Pork is then thawed in walk-in cooler. Manager stated pork was pulled from freezer on 12/7.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee bottle of water on prep table across from three compartment sink. Manager discarded bottle of water during inspection.
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Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Employee cookies and peanut butter stored on kitchen prep table next to chicken. Employee discarded items during inspection.
In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board. Wet wiping cloth underneath cutting board on kitchen prep table across from three compartment sink. Manager removed wiping cloth during inspection.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hand washing sink across from walk-in cooler soiled with food debris.
Storage of maintenance equipment/tools in areas that may result in cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens and/or single-service and single-use articles. Drill is stored in prep area next to container of syrup. Manager moved drill to area where cleaners are stored.
Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Wet wiping cloth stored on prep table across from cook line cooker. Employee placed wet wiping cloth in sanitizer solution during inspection.
Aug 21, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 7 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority2 Intermediate4 Basic
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Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee handled garbage can and proceeded to handle to go cup without washing hands. Manager had employee wash hands and use new cup.
No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products. Establishment has no probe thermometer.
No soap provided at handwash sink. No hand soap at hand washing sink across from walk-in cooler.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee personal phone on reach-in cooler across from cook line. Manager removed phone during inspection.
Food stored on floor. Plastic bottles of Pepsi stored on the floor behind front counter.
Standing water or very slow draining water in handwash sink, three-compartment sink, or mop sink. Mop sink on side of walk-in cooler.
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Food containers stored on shelf next to three compartment sink.
Mar 3, 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
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Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 70 degrees Fahrenheit within 2 hours. Rice in walk-in-cooler at 73F 5 hours after being prepared
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw shelled eggs in flip-top make table cooler stored above cooked Chicken and wings
Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Rice in walk-in-cooler at 73F 5 hours after being prepared
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Per manager coconut milk prepared two days earlier. No date mark.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee plastic water bottle stored on prep table. Manager discarded water bottle
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee hats stored on dry goods storage rack above food items. Manager removed hats
Food stored on floor. Box of oil stored on floor on cook line. Manager placed oil on shelf.
Storage of maintenance equipment/tools in areas that may result in cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens and/or single-service and single-use articles. Saw and drills stored on dry goods storage rack above rice and other food items. Manager removed tools.
Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Shelves in walk-in-cooler have rust and are pitted.
Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Wet wiping cloth on prep table
Oct 24, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority0 Intermediate2 Basic
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Food-contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning, before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Soiled food Containers and utensils washed with water then stored to dry. Items were not washed with soap or sanitized
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee open water bottles stored on prep table in kitchen, and open Pepsi bottle stored on middle shelf in walk-in-cooler above food served to the public.
Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Wet mop not in use stored in wringing device.
Feb 21, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionLicensing Inspection
Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.
0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
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.