FRANCO'S ITALIAN RESTAURANT

Name: FRANCO'S ITALIAN RESTAURANT
Address: 1801 E SILVER SPRINGS BLVD, OCALA, FL, 34470, US
Rating: 85.8

1801 E SILVER SPRINGS BLVD, OCALA, FL 34470

License #5200036

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85.8 Grade B / 100

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FRANCO'S ITALIAN RESTAURANT in OCALA currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 85.8 out of 100 — a B grade — generally clean with some minor or moderate violations on record. This restaurant has 2 inspections on record from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on March 31, 2026. Across those visits, inspectors documented 12 total violations — 3 critical, 1 major, 8 minor.

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[03B-01-6] Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. At the cook line, Alfredo 94F and 80F, Manager placed on time, sauce made at 10:45Am will be discarded at 2:45.
[24-08-4] Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Cleaned stacked containers and cups stored above triple sink.
[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 server station, female employee touches with barre hand cut lettuce with bare hands, inspector instructed to removed the piece of lettuce, wash hands and use gloves
[25-05-4] Single-service articles improperly stored. To go containers not inverted at the prep area, manager inverted.
[40-06-5] Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee purses on top of cans at the bar area, manager moved.
[12B-07-4] Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink on top of ice machine, employee moved.

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