SOUTHSIDE DELI

Name: SOUTHSIDE DELI
Address: 509 SW 1 AVE, OCALA, FL, 34471, US
Rating: 71.8

509 SW 1 AVE, OCALA, FL 34471

License #5201117

🥪 Deli/Sandwich ℹ️

71.8 Grade C / 100

Mixed Health Record

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Latest inspection

September 21, 2026 · 5 findings · 1 critical

Routine - Food

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SOUTHSIDE DELI in OCALA currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 71.8 out of 100 — a C grade — a noticeable pattern of violations across recent inspections. This restaurant has been inspected 9 times from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on September 21, 2026. Across those visits, inspectors documented 39 total violations — 11 critical, 9 major, 19 minor.

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April 16, 2025

The latest inspection on September 21, 2026 shows 5 observation rows: 1 critical, 0 major, and 4 minor.

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Disposition: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
[36-51-4] Building components, attachments or fixtures in poor repair. Floor inside walk-in cooler not smooth and cleanable, damage to flooring.
[25-09-4] Single-service items for customer self-service not properly protected to prevent contamination. Unwrapped single-use coffee stir straws presented to customers in two containers at front counter.
[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 stored on shelf above single-use trays at front counter. Manager removed the purses from the area during this inspection.
[42-03-5] Storage of maintenance equipment/tools in areas that may result in cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens and/or single-service and single-use articles. Mop heads and hammer stored above fountain soda syrup shelf in back of kitchen. Manager removed the items from the area during this inspection.
[41-10-4] Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Two bottles of dish soap stored on top shelf above several containers of condiment packets in back of kitchen. Manager removed the chemicals from the area during this inspection.

Disposition: Warning Issued
[08B-49-4] Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. At the walk-in cooler and front cooler (display cooler), observed employee food stored above customers food, Employee moved all.
[12B-13-4] Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. At the front counter area (display cooler), opened sport drink above customers food, employee moved.
[41-07-4] Container of medicine improperly stored. At the front counter area, five contagion medicines stored above single service, Employee moved all.
[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 front counter cooler, crab salad date marked 1/24/24.
[03F-02-5] Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking. At the cook line, raw shell eggs, liquid eggs and cream cheese no time marked, employee marked.
[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. In walk-in cooler, meatballs and steaks no date marked, Manager dated.
[53A-05-6] No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation/handling. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/ Four females food handlers on site, no manager. Manager arrived during inspection.
[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. One female certification expired (01/20/2024).