DARRELL'S DINER 2

Name: DARRELL'S DINER 2
Address: 7578 SE MARICAMP RD #115, OCALA, FL, 34472, US
Rating: 69.1

7578 SE MARICAMP RD #115, OCALA, FL 34472

License #5202817

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69.1 Grade F / 100

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DARRELL'S DINER 2 in OCALA currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 69.1 out of 100 — an F grade — a serious pattern of repeat or critical violations. This restaurant has 2 inspections on record from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on April 7, 2026. Across those visits, inspectors documented 22 total violations — 6 critical, 6 major, 10 minor.

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[31B-02-4] No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Handwash sink at the prep area, manager provided.
[02C-03-5] Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. At the cook line, tuna salad, chicken salad and cut ham, no date marked.
[12B-07-4] Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. At the server station opened can of energy drink on top of clean utensils, Manager moved.
[40-06-5] Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. At the server area, employee jacket stored on top of sugar bin, manager moved.
[41-07-4] Container of medicine improperly stored. At the server area, medicine and hand sanitizer stored above clean utensils, Manager moved.
[11-27-4] 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.
[14-01-5] Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. At the cook line, bowl no handle inside home fries, Manager removed bowl and placed spoon.
[01B-24-5] Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening/preparation. See stop sale. At the sever area, milk date marked 3/29/26.
[09-01-4] 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. At the cook line, male employee touching with bare hand toasted bread.
[13-03-4] Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. One male employee at the cook line.
[08A-17-6] Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature when stored in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. In walk-in freezer, portioned raw meat stored above opened bread box, Manager moved.

Inspection Completed - No Further Action
[12A-27-4] 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 raw shell eggs and continue working with hash brown, inspector addressed situation, employee washed his hands.
[10-17-4] In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. At the cook line four knives stored between reach-in cooler and prep table
[23-03-4] Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Walk-in cooler shelves soiled.
[53B-14-5] Required employee training expired for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. For one female server.
[01B-24-5] Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening/preparation. See stop sale. In walk-in cooler, Meat loaf date marked 10/12/25.
[02C-02-5] Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. At the cook line, grilled onions no date ,raked, employee voluntarily discarded
[13-03-4] Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Two male employees at the cook line, also no bear guard for one employee
[14-01-5] Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. At the cook line, bowl no handle inside home fries.
[24-08-4] Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Cleaned stacked container next to triple sink.
[08B-38-4] Food stored on floor. In walk-in freezer, Opened case of chicken on floor
[41-17-4] Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. At the dish machine area, spray bottle with blue liquid not labeled, also at the server area, spray bottle with green liquid not labeled

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