ZAXBY'S
3351 W SILVER SPRINGS BLVD, OCALA, FL 34475
License #5202774
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Solid Health Score
How is this score calculated? →ZAXBY'S in OCALA currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 94.5 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 July 29, 2025. Across those visits, inspectors documented 14 total violations — 3 critical, 2 major, 9 minor.
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What stands out in this inspection history
The latest inspection on July 29, 2025 shows 14 observation rows: 3 critical, 2 major, and 9 minor.
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Inspection History
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- Disposition: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
- [10-14-5] Ice bucket stored improperly between uses. On top of ice machine not inverted. Manager flipped over.
- [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.
- [35A-03-4] Dead roaches on premises. One dead roach on shelf under fountain machine in dining area.
- [02D-01-5] Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Cup with seasoning has no label
- [35A-02-7] Live, small flying insects found Two flies in kitchen area.
- [50-17-3] Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. License expired 6/1/2025. Operator updated during this inspection.
- [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.
- [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.
- [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.
- [14-38-4] Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Container holding milkwash on cookline broken.
- [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.
- [36-50-4] Unclean building components, attachments or fixtures. Floor soiled with trash next to ice machine. Floor in kitchen soiled with grease.
- [36-17-5] Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Several floor tiles cracked on floor containing standing water.
- [14-71-4] Duct tape used to repair nonfood-contact surface. Shelf poles are wrapped in duct tape in walk in cooler.
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ZAXBY'S looks fairly solid on paper. Would you eat here?
Solid overall, with enough history that people may still weigh the details differently.
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