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CHEDDAR'S SCRATCH KITCHEN #2176

4065 SW COLLEGE ROAD, OCALA, FL 34474

License #5203056

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CHEDDAR'S SCRATCH KITCHEN #2176 in OCALA currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 74.6 out of 100 — a C grade — a noticeable pattern of violations across recent inspections. This restaurant has 2 inspections on record from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on May 1, 2026. Across those visits, inspectors documented 15 total violations — 4 critical, 4 major, 7 minor.

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  • Inspection Completed - No Further Action
  • [01B-28-5] Date marked combined ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days of preparing/opening the earliest ready-to-eat time/temperature for safety ingredient. See stop sale. ROP bags of gravy stored in walk-in cooler dated 4/24.
  • [03A-02-5] Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Items stored in reach-in cooler on server side of pass through window: sour cream (48F - Cold Holding). Manager moved sour cream to reach-in freezer to reduce temperature to 41, sour cream (38F - Cold Holding).
  • [23-03-4] Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood vents above cook line fryers greasy. Tops of condensing units for cook line reach-in coolers next to cook line fryers soiled with old food debris.
  • [16-03-4] Accumulation of debris inside warewashing machine. Exterior and interior of dish machine in dish area.
  • [12A-07-5] Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Employee placed chicken in cook line fryer then changed gloves and placed plate of food in pass through window without washing hands. Manager had employee wash hands and change gloves.
  • [08B-12-5] Stored food not covered. Pan of rice on rolling rack in walk-in cooler. Manager placed pan over rice.
  • [31B-04-4] No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Hand washing sink in dish area. Manager placed sign at hand washing sink.
  • [02C-02-5] Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Cooked onions stored in walk-in cooler. Manager stated onions prepared the previous morning. Manager had employee place proper date marked on onions.
  • [22-02-4] Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Bottom of lid for ice bin in bar area soiled with mold-like substance.
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CHEDDAR'S SCRATCH KITCHEN #2176 has some meaningful issues on record. Would you still eat here?

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