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Solid Health Score
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DARRELL'S DINER 14 in OCALA currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 86 out of 100 — a B grade — generally clean with some minor or moderate violations on record. This restaurant has one inspection on record from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on October 19, 2026. Across those visits, inspectors documented 9 total violations — 2 critical, 1 major, 6 minor.
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The latest inspection on October 19, 2026 shows 9 observation rows: 2 critical, 1 major, and 6 minor.
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Inspection History
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- Disposition: Warning Issued
- [14-11-5] Equipment in poor repair. Nonfunctional reach-in cooler with broken handle near cookline. No foods stored inside unit.
- [23-03-4] Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Interior of cabinet below handwash sink in server station soiled with dirt and/or mold-like substance.
- [36-37-5] Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, or warewashing areas. Absorbent and porous acoustic ceiling tiles in-use throughout server station and behind front counter.
- [41-10-4] Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Spray bottle containing degreaser stored directly on top of reach-in cooler at cookline. Manager removed the chemical from the area during this inspection.
- [24-08-4] Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Wet nested drink cups beside fountain machines.
- [36-50-4] Unclean building components, attachments or fixtures. 1. Floor below tables and equipment at cookline soiled with grease. 2. Hood above cookline soiled with grease. 3. Several ceiling tiles near server station soiled with dust. 4. Wall near cookline soiled with dust.
- [21-12-4] Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Wet wiping cloth stored on top of refrigerated make-table at cookline. Manager removed the cloth from the area during this inspection.
- [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. Inside reach-in cooler at cookline: Open pan containing cooked ham with date mark of 10/8. Open pan containing cooked sausage with date mark of 10/10.
- [16-37-1] No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Quaternary test strips unavailable for quaternary sanitizer used in wiping cloth buckets.
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