OCALA, Marion County

FILOS FIESTA

8527 NW 17 LANE, OCALA, FL 34482

FoodSeating
Latest violations
2
1 High Priority
Mar 27, 2026
City
OCALA
County
Marion
Status
Current / Active
Inspections
12

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.

Mar 27, 2026

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 1Basic: 1Total: 2

03A-02-5

Detail 24474293

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Item stored in front counter display case: flan (47F,45F - Cold Holding). Manager stated flan placed in cooler one hour prior to temperature being taken. Manager moved flan to walk-in freezer to reduce temperature to 41F. Corrective Action Taken

24-17-4

Detail 24474294

Basic - Silverware/utensils dried with a towel/cloth. Employee drying container with wiping cloth.

Oct 30, 2025

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

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

03B-01-6

Detail 24159023

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Item stored in front counter steam table: peppers (131F - Hot Holding). Manager stated peppers placed in steam table one hour prior to temperature being taken. Manager returned peppers to kitchen to reheat. Corrective Action Taken

22-02-4

Detail 24159024

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards on reach-in cooler across from cook line stained.

02C-02-5

Detail 24159026

Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Flan stored in front counter reach-in cooler. Manager stated flan prepared two days earlier.

51-11-4

Detail 24159025

Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. CO2 tanks next to back door. Manager placed chain around tanks. Corrected On-Site

23-03-4

Detail 24159022

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gasket of kitchen reach-in freezer.

Apr 23, 2025

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Intermediate: 2Basic: 3Total: 5

16-62-1

Detail 23727198

Intermediate - No measuring device available for measuring utensil surface temperature when using hot water as sanitizer in a dishmachine. Establishment has no irreversible thermometer or temperature test strips available for measuring utensil surface temperature when hot water used as sanitizer in dishmachine.

53B-14-5

Detail 23727197

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. One food handler certificate of 8 expired, and one incomplete missing expiration date.

23-03-4

Detail 23727200

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Grill/fryer back splash has accumulation of grease

16-46-4

Detail 23727201

Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Old labels not removed from food containers before cleaning, stored on the clean ware rack. Repeat Violation

08B-17-4

Detail 23727199

Basic - Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Unwashed produce ( tomato ) stored over ready-to-eat food ( soft drink bottle ) in walk in cooler

Aug 6, 2024

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Basic: 2Total: 2

23-03-4

Detail 23035849

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Mold like substance on the underside of the non food contact surface of the nozzles on the soda dispensing machine at server station.

16-46-4

Detail 23035848

Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Old labels not removed from food containers before cleaning, stored on the clean ware rack. Manager removed and had washed Corrected On-Site

Jan 25, 2024

Routine - Food

Call Back - Complied

No violations recorded for this inspection.

Dec 7, 2023

Routine - Food

Call Back - Extension given, pending

Intermediate: 1Total: 1

03G-43-1

Detail 22494141

Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Establishment packaging time/temperature control for safety food using a reduced oxygen method that does not control the growth of and toxin formation of C. botulinum and the growth of Listeria monocytogenes. Establishment does not have an approved variance from the Division of Hotels and Restaurants. Observed container in walk-in-cooler and reach in cooler multiple packets of carnitas in reduced oxygen package with a date label of more than 30 days prior to the inspection. Establishment does not have an approved HACCP plan or variance Warning - From follow-up inspection 2023-12-07: Conducted site visit and the manager that was handling the HAACP application left the organization and passes it along to a new manager. Inspector provided contact information in DBPR to begin process Time Extended

Sep 20, 2023

Routine - Food

Warning Issued

Intermediate: 3Basic: 2Total: 5

03G-43-1

Detail 22301086

Intermediate - Establishment packaging time/temperature control for safety food using a reduced oxygen method that does not control the growth of and toxin formation of C. botulinum and the growth of Listeria monocytogenes. Establishment does not have an approved variance from the Division of Hotels and Restaurants. Observed container in walk-in-cooler and reach in cooler multiple packets of carnitas in reduced oxygen package with a date label of more than 30 days prior to the inspection. Establishment does not have an approved HACCP plan or variance Warning

35A-01-4

Detail 22301089

Intermediate - Nonservice animals in the food establishment or on premises. Observed non service dog inside the establishment next to its owner while owner ate lunch,.

03G-50-1

Detail 22301088

Intermediate - Operator is doing a special process, conducting reduced oxygen packaging, cooking time/temperature control for safety food to a time and temperature combination lesser than those in the Food Code or operating a molluscan shellfish tank for human consumption without a HACCP plan approved by the Division of Hotels and Restaurants. Observed container in walk-in-cooler and reach in cooler multiple packets of carnitas in reduced oxygen package with a date label of more than 30 days prior to the inspection. Establishment does not have an approved HACCP plan or variance Warning

32-12-5

Detail 22301090

Basic - Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom. Observed no covered waste receptacle provided in women's outside bathroom.

25-06-4

Detail 22301087

Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Observed single serve cover not inverted by front counter. Manager inverted covers Corrected On-Site

Jan 25, 2024

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Intermediate: 1Total: 1

22-02-4

Detail 22591530

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed cutting board on flip-top make table with mold like stains in grooves in kitchen.

Mar 28, 2023

Routine - Food

Administrative complaint recommended

High Priority: 3Basic: 2Total: 5

35A-02-6

Detail 21892835

High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observed a fly in the kitchen by the 3 compartment sink.

03A-02-5

Detail 21892838

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed cut leafy greens on the front line in between the heated flat top and the hot wells. The cut leafy greens were discarded by choice of management, and replaced. There was a bed of ice underneath. Time as a public health control is being considered. Corrective Action Taken Repeat Violation Admin Complaint

29-42-4

Detail 21892839

High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. Observed lack of back flow device on the non chemical side of the splitter in the mop sink. The redundant vacuum breaker was removed from the end of the spout and placed on the non chemical side of the splitter. Corrected On-Site

08B-49-4

Detail 21892837

Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Observed a can of Ensure stored on the top shelf of the back line reach-in cooler. This was discarded. Corrected On-Site

36-22-4

Detail 21892836

Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Observed an accumulation of water under the ice machine. Engineers were asked to adjust/tighten the pvc pipes. Corrective Action Taken

Dec 6, 2022

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

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

08A-17-6

Detail 21612286

High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature when stored in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Observed raw beef stored over prepped green salsa in the walk-in freezer. The beef was moved below. Corrected On-Site

03A-02-5

Detail 21612287

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed cut leafy greens at the beginning of the serving line, at the hot well station, 49F. The cut leafy greens were discarded and the plant food was placed away from there in an ice bath. Corrected On-Site

03B-01-6

Detail 21612289

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed cooked corn on a prep table in the kitchen, 121F. This was placed vented in the walk-in freezer. Corrective Action Taken

22-02-4

Detail 21612288

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed the back side of the can opener blade with dried food debris. ALSO, the dicer has dried food debris on the blade. Both were moved to dish. Corrective Action Taken

53B-09-4

Detail 21612282

Intermediate - Required employee training provided by a third-party employee training program and operator unable to provide original certificate for employees trained. Observed 1 original certificate, others were a copy.

14-01-5

Detail 21612283

Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed a container lacking a handle to scoop cubed chicken. The container was removed. Corrected On-Site

08B-38-4

Detail 21612284

Basic - Food stored on floor. Observed bulk oil on the floor in the office. These were placed on a shelf. Corrected On-Site

23-03-4

Detail 21612285

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed on the Starbucks machine, dried splash up behind the liquid dispenser.

Apr 14, 2022

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

No violations recorded for this inspection.

Nov 30, 2021

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

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

08A-05-6

Detail 20691070

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In walk-in cooler , raw pork above liquid eggs, Manager moved and stored properly. Corrected On-Site

53A-01-7

Detail 20691071

Intermediate - Manager or person in charge lacking proof of food manager certification. One male manager on site, o proof of food manager certification

08B-38-4

Detail 20691068

Basic - Food stored on floor. At the cook line oil jug on floor, also soda syrup case on floor, Manager moved off the floor. Corrected On-Site

16-46-4

Detail 20691069

Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Multiple containers with glue residue.