ZAXBY'S
3351 W SILVER SPRINGS BLVD, OCALA, FL 34475
License #5202774
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Excellent Health Score
How is this score calculated? →ZAXBY'S in OCALA currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 95.3 out of 100 — an A grade for consistent compliance with state food-safety standards. This restaurant has one inspection on record from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on July 29, 2025. Across those visits, inspectors documented 11 total violations — 2 critical, 2 major, 7 minor.
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What stands out in this inspection history
The latest inspection on July 29, 2025 included 2 critical violations, 2 major, and 7 minor.
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Inspection History
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- Inspection Completed - No Further Action
- [10-14-5] Ice bucket stored improperly between uses. On top of ice machine not inverted. Manager flipped over.
- [12A-25-4] 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 nose then scooped ice into cup without washing hands.
- [22-02-4] Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Interior of ice machine has mold like substance on top wall.
- [23-03-4] Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. 1.) Shelf under fountain machine soiled with discarded straw wrappers. 2.) Back walls and shelves in cabinets under fountain machine soiled with brown substance. 3.) Top of cup dispensers soiled with dust at front counter. 4.) Hood filters soiled with grease.
- [50-17-3] Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. License expired 6/1/2025. Operator updated during this inspection.
- [08B-49-4] Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Male employee placed cheesecake on shelf over containers of slaw in walk in cooler. Manager discarded.
- [02D-01-5] Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Cup with seasoning has no label
- [35A-03-4] Dead roaches on premises. One dead roach on shelf under fountain machine in dining area.
- [36-50-4] Unclean building components, attachments or fixtures. Floor soiled with trash next to ice machine. Floor in kitchen soiled with grease.
- [14-71-4] Duct tape used to repair nonfood-contact surface. Shelf poles are wrapped in duct tape in walk in cooler.
- [13-06-4] Employee with artificial nails/nail polish working with exposed food without wearing intact gloves. Female employee filling cup with lemonade has fake nails.
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