LAS MARGARITAS MEXICAN RESTAURANT & GALLERY

Name: LAS MARGARITAS MEXICAN RESTAURANT & GALLERY
Address: 4414 SW COLLEGE RD STE 410, OCALA, FL, 34474, US
Rating: 84.3

4414 SW COLLEGE RD STE 410, OCALA, FL 34474

License #5202972

🌮 Mexican/Latin ℹ️ Categories are auto-assigned based on restaurant names and may not be 100% accurate

84.3 Grade C / 100

Mixed Health Record

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LAS MARGARITAS MEXICAN RESTAURANT & GALLERY in OCALA currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 84.3 out of 100 — a C grade — a noticeable pattern of violations across recent inspections. This restaurant has 3 inspections on record from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on December 29, 2025. Across those visits, DBPR recorded 23 total findings; InspectFL has imported detailed violation rows for 21 of them so far.

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Inspections on file

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Latest clean pass

September 24, 2025

The latest inspection on December 29, 2025 included 4 critical violations, 3 major, and 6 minor.

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Inspection coverage

67%

Imported observations

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DBPR

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Inspection timeline

Inspection History

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Disposition: Administrative complaint recommended
[01B-02-5] Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Containers of ground beef at 45F and beans at 47F prepared on 12/28 in walk-in-cooler. Container for Burris beef dated 12/22/2025
[24-08-4] Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Clean stacked ( cups, bins )not properly air-dried, and stored wet on clean ware rack resulting in wet nesting.
[40-06-5] Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. employee back packs stored on top of cans in dry goods storage area. Manager removed back packs
[49-01-4] Flammables stored/debris present in meter room. For reporting purposes only. Two containers of gasoline stored in dry goods storage area. Manager removed both tanks from building.
[12B-13-4] Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Three open bottles of employee drinks in reach in cooler on cookline stored above food served to the public.
[22-02-4] Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board on flip-top make table with mold like substance in the grooves in kitchen. Tea machine has white crust accumulated on tip of liquid discharge spout
[41-17-4] Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Observed spray bottle not properly labeled with identifying contents ( sanitizer ). Manager removed bottles.
[31A-09-4] Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Ice in handwash sink at bar and server station. Manager cleaned out ice.
[03D-02-5] Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. Containers of ground beef at 45F and beans at 47F prepared on 12/28 in walk-in-cooler
[02C-01-5] Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food marked with a date that exceeds 7 days after opening/preparation. Container of Burris beef dated 12/22/2025
[08A-05-6] Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Bin of raw beef with aluminum foil covering raw beef stored above Chicken both in walk-in-cooler. Manager moved Chicken broth.
[10-01-5] In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. In-use utensil stored with handle touching food product(sugar, beans ). Manager placed handle up above food.
[14-01-5] Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Food dispensed ( flour )with a bowl without a handle. Manager removed bowl

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