MORELLIS PIZZA AND SUBS
8721 SE 58 AVE UNIT 5, Ocala FL 34480 · 352-693-2334
Last inspected Dec 4, 2025 · 7 visits since August 2023
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5 inspections, swinging between A and C. Consistency is the problem here, not any single visit.
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. Male employee sliced sandwich in half while holding one side with bare hands.
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Inspection history
7 visits, newest first
Dec 4, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority1 Intermediate2 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 3 findings
No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Missing for quaternary ammonium.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee purse on top of reach in freezer. Moved during this inspection.
Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Shelves in reach in freezer near back door.
Aug 28, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.
0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Jul 15, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionLicensing Inspection
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority0 Intermediate2 Basic
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Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Cup in croutons. Removed.
In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Handle in seasoning on dry storage shelf. Removed.
Dec 6, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 9 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority2 Intermediate5 Basic
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Food with mold-like growth. See stop sale. Pan of meatballs in reach in cooler with mold growth.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In reach in cooler: feta (56F - Cold Holding); provolone (56F - Cold Holding). Items in reach in produce cooler with an ambient temperature of 59F. Manager moved to different unit.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Interior of microwave soiled with food debris.
No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. Establishment using Time as a Public Health Control (TPHC) for pizza and rice. Times documented on board, no documentation available. Sent DBPR forms via email.
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Cup in sugar.
Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Dishes on shelf in ware wash area.
Cold holding equipment not maintained in good repair. Do not store time/temperature control for safety food in this unit until the unit is repaired. Reach in cooler has an ambient temperature of 59F unit is not able to maintain food at 41F.
Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. In reach in cooler: unwashed lettuce stored on shelf over washed vegetables. Manager moved.
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Sugar with no label.
Sep 25, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation (Partial)
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
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Label on a food item prepared and packaged onsite for customer self-service does not include product identity/description, date product was packaged and name and address of the establishment that prepared and packaged the food. Cookies at front counter baked on site have no label information.
Aug 25, 2023□ Call Back - CompliedRoutine Inspection
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Aug 24, 2023Warning IssuedRoutine Inspection
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 21 recorded, 4 high priority.
4 High priority8 Intermediate9 Basic
Show 21 findings ▾
Employee touched soiled apron/clothes and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Male employee touched clothes then continued to prep food without washing hands.
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. Male employee sliced sandwich in half while holding one side with bare hands.
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw shell eggs and raw sausage on shelf over cheese and salami in reach in cooler. Also, opened case of raw beef and chicken on shelf over ready to eat foods in reach in freezer.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In reach in pizza make table: chicken (64F - Cold Holding); sausage (62F - Cold Holding); meatballs (60F - Cold Holding); sauce (61F - Cold Holding) Operator stated items were placed in unit within the last couple hours and began moving products to different unit
Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Artichokes, cheesecake and boiled eggs from yesterday and two days prior with no date mark.
Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment.
Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Slicer stored in front of sink in ware wash area.
No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233.
No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses.
No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. Establishment using Time as a Public Health Control (TPHC) for pizza and has no documentation.
Nonfood-grade basting brush used in food. Paint brush being used for oil.
Probe thermometer not within the intended measuring range of use. Probe thermometer is 120F and above meat thermometer and not able to measure cold food temperatures.
Bathroom located inside establishment not completely enclosed with tight-fitting, self-closing doors.
Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Dust on wood and ceiling over pizza oven.
Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Several pans and bowls on shelf over cooking equipment.
Cold holding equipment not maintained in good repair. Do not store time/temperature control for safety food in this unit until the unit is repaired. Refrigerated pizza make table has an ambient temperature of 60F. Unit doors are not staying fully closed when not in use. Thermostat is set to cool rather than cold. All Time/Tempurature Control for Safety food moved from unit.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drinks on shelf over desserts in reach in cooler near ware wash area. Operator moved.
In-use spatulas stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Scraper between wall and make table. Spatulas between box of foil and prep table.
No copy of latest inspection report available.
Single-service articles stored in toilet room/locker room/garbage room/mechanical room. Paper towels on shelf with curtain in restroom
Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor. One green bucket in warewash area,
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.