Let's Eat Fresh

809 N Magnolia Ave, Ocala, FL 34475 · Permanent Food Service · License 5202455

Official report

out of 100

Grade C

Safety score 74 of 100

Latest visit: Jul 14, 2026

What drove the grade

Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands.High priority · fixed by the Jul 14 follow-up · 13 other violations

How the score was calculated

Starting score100
Violations at the Jul 13 routine inspection
3 high priority (fixed by the Jul 14 follow-up), 3 intermediate (1 fixed on the spot), 8 basic (1 repeat)
-26
Safety score74

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Inspection history

1 inspection · 2 visits

Jul132026

Routine inspection

14 violations found · Inspector came back once

Follow-up visitJul 14, 2026 Fixed at follow-up
The inspector came back and found the problems fixed.
All earlier violations corrected.
Official report, on the Florida DBPR website
First visitJul 13, 2026 Warning issued
Problems were found that had to be fixed. The inspector will come back to check.
14 violations found:
- 3 High priority
- 3 Intermediate
- 8 Basic
What the inspector cited
High priority3
- Code 09, Bare hand contact with ready-to-eat food: Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands.
  Establishment serves a highly susceptible population. Female employee slicing eggplant with no gloves.
- Code 12, Handwashing and hygienic practices: Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands.
  Female employee touched face then continued to slice eggplant without washing hands.
- Code 29, Plumbing and backflow prevention: Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb.
  Missing at two hose bibs at mop sink behind building
Intermediate3
- Code 02, Labeling, date marking and consumer advisory: 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.
  Several items frozen in deli case with no date mark. Also Chicken salad in reach in deli cooler with no date mark. Manager provided prep list with date for chicken salad.
- Code 13, Clean clothes, hair restraints, jewelry: Employee with artificial nails/nail polish working with exposed food without wearing intact gloves.
  Female employee slicing eggplant with painted nails and bare hands.
- Code 31, Handwash sinks and supplies: Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times.
  Water turned off at hand wash sink in the deli. Shelf in front of hand washing sink in deli ware wash area. Water was turned on and shelf moved during this inspection.
  Fixed on the spot
Basic8
- Code 02, Labeling, date marking and consumer advisory: 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.
  Dates missing on multiple singe service items throughout deli area.
- Code 08, Food protection and cross-contamination: Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food.
  In reach in deli cooler: unwashed mango on shelf over bread.
- Code 13, Clean clothes, hair restraints, jewelry: Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation.
  One female employee. Employ put on hat.
  Fixed on the spotRepeat violation
- Code 23, Non-food contact surfaces clean: Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust.
  Exterior of reach in freezer in deli area soiled with food debris. Exterior vent of reach in drink cooler soiled with dust.
- Code 24, Clean equipment storage and air drying: Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner.
  Pans on top shelf of rack behind office not inverted.
- Code 25, Single-service items: Single-service articles improperly stored.
  Catering trays on top shelf over prep table not inverted.
- Code 29, Plumbing and backflow prevention: Drain cover(s) missing.
  Cap missing on pipe behind building. Drain cover missing at mop sink behind building.
- Code 40, Employee personal belongings: Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items.
  Hat on shelf over baking dishes behind office. Clothes hanging on rack next to clean dishes on shelf behind office. Screw driver on shelf over clean pans on shelf behind office. All were moved during this inspection.
Reporting only1
- Code 45, Fire extinguishing equipment: Portable fire extinguisher gauge in red zone.
  For reporting purposes only. Unit near hallway in red zone.
Official report, on the Florida DBPR website

Reading this report

Priority levels

High priority The problems most likely to make someone sick directly.
Intermediate Could lead to a high-priority problem if not fixed.
Basic Best practices and general upkeep.

Terms in the inspectors’ reports

Time/temperature control for safety food: Food that has to be kept hot, at 135°F or above, or cold, at 41°F or below, to stay safe: meat, seafood, eggs, dairy, cooked rice and beans, cut melons and the like.
Ready-to-eat food: Food eaten without further cooking, such as salads, sandwiches, deli meats and cooked dishes.
Nonfood-contact surface: Surfaces food doesn’t touch, such as the outsides of equipment, handles and door gaskets.
Vacuum breaker, backflow: Plumbing parts that keep dirty water, such as from a mop sink hose, from flowing back into the clean water supply.