SCRAMBLES CAFE
3233 SE MARICAMP RD #401, Ocala FL 34471 · 352.694.4405
Last inspected Feb 2, 2026 · 11 visits since September 2023
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5 inspections, climbing. The current grade is the best on record.
Food with mold-like growth. See stop sale. Reach-in cooler near back door, watermelon with mold like substance
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined
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Disciplinary actions
1 case · $800
| Case | Violation date | Final order | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5--2026017773 | Nov 14, 2025 | Apr 13, 2026 | $800 |
Inspection history
11 visits, newest first
Feb 2, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation (Partial)
Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.
0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Nov 19, 2025□ Call Back - CompliedRoutine Inspection
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Nov 14, 2025Administrative complaint recommendedRoutine Inspection
Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 14 violations recorded, 5 high priority.
5 High priority1 Intermediate8 Basic
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Employee cracked raw shell eggs and then handled ready-to-eat food and/or clean equipment or utensils without washing hands. Employee cracked eggs and proceeded to handle clean plate without washing hands. Manager had employee wash hands.
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 dirty dishes and proceeded to handle dirty dishes without washing hands. Manager had employee wash hands and rewash dishes.
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw ground beef stored over pasteurized eggs in walk-in cooler. Manager moved eggs to another shelf in cooler above hamburger.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Items stored in reach-in cooler next to dish area hand washing sink: cheese (45F - Cold Holding); cut melon (45F,46F - Cold Holding); sour cream (45F - 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.
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. Eggs stored on cook line, butter and cut melon stored in wait station. Manager stated items placed out at 10:00 am. Manager had employee place proper time marks on items.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Blade of can opener on prep table next to oven soiled with old food debris. White cutting boards stored in prep area stained. Deflector plate in ice machine next to prep area oven.
Accumulation of debris inside warewashing machine. Dish machine across from three compartment sink.
Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Ceiling vent above wait station side of pass through window.
Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Ice bucket stored next to prep area ice machine. Manager turned ice bucket over.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink on prep table across from cook line grill. Employee discarded drink during inspection.
Equipment in poor repair. Gasket for reach-in cooler next to cook line fryers.
Food stored on floor. Cooked potatoes on floor in prep area next to oven. Manager placed potatoes on prep table.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Area around soda nozzles of wait station soda machine. Top of dish machine. Fan covers in walk-in cooler.
Single-service articles improperly stored. Coffee filters stored in dry storage area not covered. To go cups stored on floor across from dry storage room.
Jul 21, 2025Call Back - Admin. complaint recommendedComplaint Investigation
Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 3 violations recorded, 3 high priority.
3 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
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Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening/preparation. See stop sale. Reach-in cooler at the prep area, chicken date marked 7/7/25. At the cook line, dice tomatoes date,raked 7/5/25 and chicken salad 7/4/25
Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Reach-in cooler at the server station, sour cream 50F-46F stored overnight. Also at the cook line, ground sausage 50F, cheese 53F, dice tomatoes 48F ham 49F, items kept overnight in cooler
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Reach-in cooler at the cook line, ground sausage 50F, cheese 53F, dice tomatoes 48F ham 49F, also at the server station, sour cream portion cups 50F- 46F Stop sale.
Jul 14, 2025Administrative complaint recommendedComplaint Investigation
Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 13 violations recorded, 7 high priority.
7 High priority1 Intermediate5 Basic
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Employee cracked raw shell eggs and then handled ready-to-eat food and/or clean equipment or utensils without washing hands. Male employee at the cook line, cracked eggs and handle raw beef burgers and continued handling clean equipment (plates) and immediately started wearing gloves, Manager addressed situation, employee washed hands.
Food with mold-like growth. See stop sale. Reach-in cooler near back door, watermelon with mold like substance
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In walk-in cooler, raw sausage and beef opened cases stored above liquid eggs, Manager moved.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening/preparation. See stop sale. Reach-in cooler at the prep area, chicken date marked 7/7/25. At the cook line, dice tomatoes date,raked 7/5/25 and chicken salad 7/4/25
Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Reach-in cooler at the server station, sour cream 50F-46F stored overnight. Also at the cook line, ground sausage 50F, cheese 53F, dice tomatoes 48F ham 49F, items kept overnight in cooler
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Reach-in cooler at the cook line, ground sausage 50F, cheese 53F, dice tomatoes 48F ham 49F, also at the server station, sour cream portion cups 50F- 46F Stop sale.
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. At the cook line, pooled eggs no time marked, manager time marked.
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. For one new male employee at the cook line.
Dead roaches on premises. One dead roach on floor behind cooler at the prep room, employee cleaned.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drinks above prep table at the cook line, manager moved all.
Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. In use lids with cracks.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Walk-in cooler shelves heavily soiled also with mold like substance.
Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Reach-in cooler interior soiled also shelves.
Feb 17, 2025Administrative complaint recommendedRoutine Inspection
Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 10 violations recorded, 5 high priority.
5 High priority2 Intermediate3 Basic
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Employee dried hands on clothes/apron/soiled towel after washing. cooking wearing gloves and soled apron on waist, wiped hands on apron then handled shredded cheese for order and put in on the grill, without removing gloves, washing hands and putting on clean gloves. Discussed with Manager.
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw shelled eggs stored over open bags of shredded cheese in reach in cooler on cookline. Manager moved cheese from under raw shelled eggs.
Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Three boxes of Liquid eggs 56F in reach in cooler overnight
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Three boxes of Liquid eggs 56F in reach in cooler overnight
Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. "Y" connector behind establishment is missing vacuum breaker on the "Y" connector.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Mold like substance on the underside of the food contact surface the back and top of ice bin under the soda dispensing machine at server station.
Packaged food not labeled as specified by law. Container of food removed (sugar and flour) from original container not labelled with name of contents. Manager labeled container
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. employee jackets stored over plastic wrap box. Manager removed jackets
Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Ice buildup on cooling unit of walk-in-freezer
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Mold like substance on the underside of the non food contact surface of the nozzles on the soda dispensing machine at server station.
Jul 30, 2024□ Call Back - CompliedRoutine Inspection
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Jul 26, 2024Warning IssuedRoutine Inspection
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 9 recorded, 4 high priority.
4 High priority1 Intermediate4 Basic
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Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Dishmachine at 0ppm CL
Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Employee handed cell phone to an employee and handled clean plate without removing gloves, washing hands and putting on clean gloves. Employee left cookline me went to the walk-in-cooler, returned to cookline removed gloves and put on clean gloves without washing hands.
Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. The following items and cold holding temperatures in the flip-top make table cooler at the end of the cookline grill side: ham (53F - Cold Holding); sausage (72F - Cooling for six hours),; Sausage (54F - Cold Holding), all the items had been in the flip-top make table cooler for six hours.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. The following items and cold holding temperatures in the flip-top make table cooler at the end of the cookline grill side: ham (53F - Cold Holding); sausage (72F - Cooling for six hours),; Sausage (54F - Cold Holding), all the items had been in the flip-top make table cooler for six hours.
Records/documents for required employee training do not contain all of the required information. One food handler certificate did not have expiration date. Five food handler certificates were completed in pencil.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee removed cup from the top of the prep table and drank the beverage and discarded the cup.
Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Male employee on cook line with beard and no beard guard.
Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Ice buildup up on cooling units fans and behind cooling unit.
Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Unwashed produce (tomato) stored over ready-to-eat food ( cut leafy greens ) in walk in cooler. Employee moved tomato's
Feb 22, 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 cracked raw shell eggs and then handled ready-to-eat food and/or clean equipment or utensils without washing hands. Male employee at the cook line cracked eggs and immediately after flipped cooked egg with spatula, Inspector instructed to washed hands and sanitize spatula handle.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening/preparation. See stop sale. Reach-in cooler at the cook line, ham date marked 02/15/2024.
Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. At the cook line, aju stored on top of steam table 78F, Manager voluntarily discarded
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drinks stored above cleaned containers, Manager moved.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee personal item stored above cleaned containers, Manager moved.
No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Handwash sink at the triple sink, Manager posted.
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. At the prep area flour bin not labeled, Manager labeled.
Nov 20, 2023□ Call Back - CompliedRoutine Inspection
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Sep 15, 2023Warning IssuedRoutine Inspection
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 11 recorded, 2 high priority.
2 High priority2 Intermediate7 Basic
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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. At the cook line, raw shell eggs and liquid egg no time marked, manager marked.
Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. At the cook line, home fries 70F, manager moved to flat top grill to reheated.
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. To stored items inside, employee moved.
Menu does not identify which items contain raw or undercooked animal foods covered by the consumer advisory. Benedict Arnold no asterisk next to items, general consumer advisory posted on menu.
Dead roaches on premises. One dead roach on floor, manager cleaned.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Drinks above cook line, manager moved.
Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Multiple lids and containers.
In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. At the server station, manager moved.
Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. In use blue container with old stickers, manager removed.
Plumbing system in disrepair. Under handwash sink at the cook line.
container installed for catching grease from hood drip tray full and dripping over Hot holding equipment, manager covered.
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