MELLOW MUSHROOM
2 W FT KING STREET, Ocala FL 34471 · 352-421-5098
Last inspected Apr 13, 2026 · 6 visits since November 2023
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5 inspections, swinging between A and C. Consistency is the problem here, not any single visit.
Live, small flying insects found. Observed two flies in kitchen area next to office.
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Inspection history
6 visits, newest first
Apr 13, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 11 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
3 High priority1 Intermediate7 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 11 findingsThe state's own report →
Live, small flying insects found. Observed two flies in kitchen area next to office.
Time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from ambient temperature to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within four hours. See stop sale. Item stored in walk-in cooler: pizza sauce (45F - Cooling). Manager stated sauce prepared the previous day.
Time/temperature control for safety food prepared from/mixed with ingredient(s) at ambient temperature not cooled to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 4 hours. Item stored in walk-in cooler: pizza sauce (45F - Cooling). Manager stated sauce prepared the previous day.
Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Spray bottle of cleaner on shelf across from back door. Manager placed label on bottle.
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Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. CO2 tank in room behind bar walk-in cooler.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink on reach-in cooler across from cook line grill. Manager removed drink during inspection.
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Containers stored on shelf in dish area. Cups stored in wait station.
Food stored on floor. Onions stored on floor in walk-in cooler. Employee placed onions on shelf in walk-in cooler.
Grease receptacle/dumpster not on proper pad/nonabsorbent surface. Dumpster on right side in back of parking lot.
Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Containers stored on shelf in dish area.
Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Sausage being thawed in standing water in prep sink across from office. Manager placed sausage under cool running water.
Oct 9, 2025Inspection 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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Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards on kitchen reach-in coolers. Blade of can opener on kitchen prep table.
Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. CO2 tank in storage room behind bar.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood vents above cook line grill.
Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Containers stored on dish area rack.
May 12, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority0 Intermediate2 Basic
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Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Wet nested drink cups near fountain machine in server station.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Area around nozzles of fountain machine in server station soiled with mold-like substance.
Jul 31, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 7 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
3 High priority0 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. Dishwasher rinses off dirty dishes and loads dirty dishes into dishmachine then handles clean dishes without washing hands and putting on clean gloves
Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. 55 gallon container of pizza sauce made the night before and in the walk-in-cooler overnight at 48F. Sauce container multiple spices including garlic.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. 55 gallon container of pizza sauce made the night before and in the walk-in-cooler overnight at 48F. Sauce container multiple spices including garlic.
Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. Employee drink on prep table. Employee food container on second to top rack in walk-in-freezer above food served to the public. Manager discarded both items.
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Equipment not properly air-dried, and stored wet and cups at server station resulting in wet nesting. Manager removed cups and place at dishwash area to be washed.
Raw fruits/vegetables not washed prior to preparation. Observed cut produce ( avocados) located in flip-top make table with produce stickers still on produce. Manager voluntarily discard avocado's.
Single-service articles improperly stored. Box of single service napkins stored on floor behind bar. Manager put on shelf.
Apr 3, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority2 Intermediate4 Basic
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Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed cutting board on flip-top make table with mold like stains in grooves in kitchen at pizza prep table.
Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Observed spray bottle not properly labeled with identifying contents ( degreaser ).
Clean equipment and utensils not separated from soiled equipment and utensils at warewashing area. Observed wooden pizza spatula with dried marinara sauce stored on top of clean container. Manager took spatula to dishwash area
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed employee jacket stored on top of single service napkins, and above flour containers
Ice bucket not stored inverted or in a protected manner between uses. Observed ice bucket used to transport ice not stored inverted or in a protected manner by ice machine. Manager placed ice bucket in dishwash area
Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Observed old labels not removed from food containers before cleaning, stored on the clean ware rack.
Nov 21, 2023Inspection 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.