Ocala, Marion County

PDQ

3410 SW COLLEGE RD, Ocala, FL 34474

FoodSeating
Latest violations
7
1 Intermediate
Sep 30, 2025
City
Ocala
County
Marion
Status
Current / Active
Inspections
6

Violation history

Florida violations grouped by priority level over time.

Inspection history

Florida inspections are violation-priority based, with high priority, intermediate, and basic counts shown separately.

Sep 30, 2025

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Intermediate: 1Basic: 6Total: 7

02C-03-5

Detail 24077207

Intermediate - Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. At the front counter area, milk no date marked. Repeat Violation

12B-07-4

Detail 24077204

Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink on front counter next to single service items, manager moved the drink. Corrected On-Site

13-04-4

Detail 24077205

Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Make employee at the cook line (fryers).

36-22-4

Detail 24077201

Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. In walk-in cooler, prep area and service window. Repeat Violation

08B-38-4

Detail 24077202

Basic - Food stored on floor. At the cook line oil jug on floor, manager moved off the floor. Corrected On-Site

25-06-4

Detail 24077206

Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. At the front counter area, to go containers not inverted, manager moved. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

29-11-4

Detail 24077203

Basic - Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Handwash sink at the prep area.

Jan 7, 2025

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 1Intermediate: 2Basic: 3Total: 6

03A-02-5

Detail 23456754

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. At the cook line, cut tomatoes 47F cherry tomatoes (cut) 48F, manager moved to freezer. Corrected On-Site

02C-03-5

Detail 23456757

Intermediate - Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. At the front counter area, milk no date ,raked, per manager milk opened 01/05/2025.

31A-09-4

Detail 23456759

Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Handwash sink at the back area blocked (by low boy), Manager moved. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

12B-07-4

Detail 23456756

Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink on prep table at the front line, Employee moved. Corrected On-Site

36-22-4

Detail 23456755

Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. In walk-in cooler, employee cleaned during inspection. Corrected On-Site

25-06-4

Detail 23456758

Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. At the side counter area, to go containers not inverted, Manager inverted. Corrected On-Site

Jan 23, 2024

Routine - Food

Call Back - Complied

No violations recorded for this inspection.

Jan 22, 2024

Routine - Food

Warning Issued

High Priority: 1Intermediate: 2Basic: 2Total: 5

03B-01-6

Detail 22579084

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. In hot holding drawer unit: chicken 109F. Chicken 117F. Chicken 107F Warning

53A-10-4

Detail 22579085

Intermediate - Certified food manager unable to answer basic Food Code questions pertaining to safe operation of establishment. Two certified food managers on site not able to determine what type of sanitation the dish machine utilizes. Dish machine is high temperature, educated shift lead. Corrective Action Taken

31A-09-4

Detail 22579083

Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Sink in prep area has extension cord running over faucet. Bins of flour in front of sink in front of hand sink in breading station. Moved all. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

10-20-4

Detail 22579082

Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. On door of cooking equipment. Removed. Corrected On-Site

08B-17-4

Detail 22579081

Basic - Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Unwashed tomatoes on shelf over bags of cut cabbage in walk in cooler. Moved during this inspection. Corrected On-Site

Sep 22, 2022

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 3Intermediate: 2Basic: 3Total: 8

12A-12-4

Detail 21377968

High Priority - Employee switched from working with raw food to ready-to-eat food without washing hands. Male employee at the cook line working with raw chicken, switch to work with cooked chicken without washing his hands, Manager and inspector addressed situation employee washed his hands. Corrected On-Site

03F-04-5

Detail 21377972

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food held using time as a public health control not discarded at the end of the 4-hour/6-hour period. See stop sale. At the cook line, seven portion cups of Mac and cheese from previous day (09/21/2022). Per PDQ protocol, Mac and cheese portion cups are good for 2 hrs.

29-42-4

Detail 21377966

High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. Splitter added, no vacuum breaker installed (red hose side).

31A-11-4

Detail 21377969

Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Handwash sink at the front counter, used to stored sanitizer bucket, employee moved. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

53B-14-5

Detail 21377965

Intermediate - 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. For two employees

50-09-4

Detail 21377971

Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. June 1, 2022. Manager received copy and posted. Corrected On-Site

12B-07-4

Detail 21377967

Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. One employee drink on prep table at the front counter area, employee moved. Corrected On-Site

14-69-4

Detail 21377970

Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Reach-in freezer next to fryers. Repeat Violation

Aug 13, 2021

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 1Intermediate: 1Basic: 2Total: 4

35A-02-6

Detail 20425184

High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observed one fly in lobby area near drive thru of restaurant.

31A-11-4

Detail 20425181

Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed male employee place pitcher into hand washing sink and proceed to fill pitcher with water.

14-69-4

Detail 20425182

Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Observed ice build up on inside of reach in freezers located in back of kitchen.

22-16-4

Detail 20425183

Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Observed soiled debris on inside shelf of reach in cooler located near pick up drive thru window.