SANS PIZZERIA AND RESTAURANT
4953 NW BLITCHTON ROAD, Ocala FL 34482 · 3528166839
Last inspected Feb 11, 2026 · 8 visits since July 2023
JUL 24
JAN 25
JAN 25
SEP 25
FEB 26
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5 inspections, swinging between A and D. Consistency is the problem here, not any single visit.
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Observed establishment operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license dated 6/1/2023
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Inspection history
8 visits, newest first
Feb 11, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority0 Intermediate4 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 6 findingsThe state's own report →
Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Employee touched face and put on gloves to handle pizza without washing hands. Manager had employee wash hands and change gloves.
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. Pizza stored on front counter. Manager stated pizza placed out one hour earlier. Manager placed proper time marking on pizza.
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Cup used to scoop cheese from container in reach-in cooler across from cook line oven. Manager removed drill during inspection.
Food stored on floor. Case of cooking oil stored on floor in back storage room. Manager placed oil on shelf.
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Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Fan covers in walk-in cooler.
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 stored on shelf in back dry storage room able cases of food. Manager removed drill during inspection.
Sep 10, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 17 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority6 Intermediate9 Basic
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Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw chicken stored over cucumbers in walk-in cooler. Shell eggs stored over cheese in walk-in cooler. Manager moved eggs and chicken to bottom shelf.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Items stored in reach-in cooler across from cook line: ham (44F - Cold Holding); cheese (45F - Cold). Manager stated items placed in cooler three hours prior to temperature being taken. Manager moved items to reach-in freezer to reduce temperature to 41F, ham (41F - Cooling); cheese (40F - Cooling). Items stored in reach-in cooler across from pizza oven: ham (45F - Cold Holding); sausage (44F - Cold Holding). Manager stated items placed in cooler three hours prior to temperature being taken. Manager moved items to reach-in freezer to reduce temperature to 41F, ham (40F - Cooling); sausage (39F - Cooling).
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. No written procedure available. Inspector provided operator with written procedure. Operator printed and posted written procedure during inspection.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board on reach-in cooler across from cook line.
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Employee dumped drink in dish area hand washing sink.
Probe thermometer not accurate within plus or minus 2 degrees Fahrenheit. Probe thermometer reading 80F during calibration. Manager calibrated thermometer to obtain proper reading.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Lasagna stored in reach-in cooler across from cook line. Manager stated lasagna prepared the previous morning. Manager placed proper date marked on lasagna.
Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Spray bottle of sanitizer stored in dining room.
Accumulation of debris inside warewashing machine. Dish machine next to three compartment sink.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink on shelf above reach-in cooler across from cook line. Manager removed drink during inspection.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee phone on shelf above cook line reach-in cooler. Manager removed phone during inspection.
Food stored on floor. Case of cooking oil stored on floor in back of kitchen.
Hood filter missing from automatic fire suppression/exhaust system. Hood filter missing above cook line.
Nonfood-contact equipment exposed to splash/spillage not constructed of materials that are corrosion resistant, non-absorbent, smooth and easily cleanable. Unfinished wood used to line shelf at end of cook line.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Fan covers in walk-in cooler.
Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Containers stored on shelf across from cook line.
Open dumpster lid. Dumpster behind building.
Apr 10, 2025□ Call Back - CompliedComplaint Investigation (Partial)
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Jan 28, 2025Warning IssuedComplaint Investigation (Partial)
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 1 recorded.
0 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
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Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Cook in line preparing food did not have any hair restraint. Male employee on cook line with beard and no beard guard.
Jan 9, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 7 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority2 Intermediate5 Basic
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Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board on flip-top make table with mold like substance in the grooves in kitchen.
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Ice in hand wash sink on cookline
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Portion cup with no handle used to dispense food (salt ).
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting board on flip-top make table with grooves in kitchen.
Duct tape used to repair nonfood-contact surface. Duct tape used on mixer cover in kitchen
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Soiled apron on soft drink syrup boxes. Manager removed apron
Establishment using sponges on cleaned and sanitized, or in-use food-contact surface. Establishment using sponge on in-use food-contact surface at three-compartment sink.
Jul 29, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionLicensing Inspection
Met inspection standards. 7 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority1 Intermediate6 Basic
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No soap provided at handwash sink. No soap at front hand wash sink
Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Carbon dioxide tanks not adequately secured behind establishment
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Dust pan and brush stored above soft drink syrup boxes.
Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee on cook line preparing food not wearing a hair restarint.
Food stored on floor. Tray of plastic bottled water on the floor by the front door reach in cooler. Manager placed on shelf
Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Wet mop not in use stored in wringing device.
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Container of food removed ( oil and sugar ) from original container not labelled with name of contents. Manager placed labels on container.
Dec 8, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 7 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority1 Intermediate5 Basic
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Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Observed two spray bottles stored on rack facing ice tea bottles and napkins at front counter. Manager removed spray bottles.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed food-contact surface of commercial can opener soiled with food debris, mold-like substance. Manager place can opener in dish wash area an washed, rinse and sanitized.
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Observed cutting board on flip-top make table with mold like stains in grooves in kitchen.
Food stored on floor. Observed two containers of oil stored on the floor in the kitchen. Observed bag of onions stored on the floor in the walk-in-cooler. Observed container of flour in back kitchen with dust pan and broom stored on lid of container. Manager removed broom and dust pan.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed fan cage of fan on cookline soiled with dust. Manager instructed employee to clean fan. cage
Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Observed old labels not removed from food containers when cleaning, stored on the clean ware rack. Manager removed old label.
Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Observed wet mop not in use stored in wringing device.
Jul 11, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 7 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority0 Intermediate6 Basic
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Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Observed establishment operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license dated 6/1/2023
Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Observed Carbon dioxide tanks not adequately secured behind establishment
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed cell phone stored over the prep table. Manager removed cell phone.
Food stored on floor. Observed food in plastic container (water) stored on floor by the front register. Observed bags of ice ion the floor in the walk-in-freezer.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed food-contact surface of commercial can opener soiled with food debris, mold-like substance.
Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Observed unwashed produce ( green peppers ) stored over ready-to-eat food (mayonnaise ) in walk in cooler
Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Observed wet mop stored in a manner not allowed to dry.
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.