Brisas Del Mar Mexican and Grill #4
Last inspected: Oct 14, 2025
100
Score
Inspectors have visited Brisas Del Mar Mexican and Grill #4 10 times, with records going back to 2022. On Oct 14, 2025, the health department conducted the most recent visit. Low risk means the most recent visit produced few or no significant findings.
Recent visits have flagged more than earlier ones: around 10 violations per visit lately, up from roughly seven violations before.
“Raw animal foods not properly separated” accounts for the largest share of issues, appearing four times across the record.
The city-wide average for Ocala sits at 78, putting Brisas Del Mar Mexican and Grill #4 on the better side of that line. The record is unremarkable in either direction.
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Inspections
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Major latest
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Inspection History
Oct 14, 2025
Food-Licensing Inspection
No violations found.
100
Oct 6, 2025
Food-Licensing Inspection
3 critical violations. 4 major violations. 10 minor violations.
View 17 violations
High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Raw chicken and raw beef stored over raw shrimp and raw fish in cook line drawers. Manager had employee move chicken and beef to bottom drawer. **Corrected On-Site**
08A-20-5
High Priority - Establishment operating without a license from the Division of Hotels and Restaurants. Operator must obtain a public food service license from the Division of Hotels and Restaurants within 60 days. Submit a license application and payment to DBPR/Bureau of Central Intake Unit, 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-0783. To apply online or obtain an application for license visit https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/. Establishment operating without a current license. **Warning**
50-08-7
High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. Hose side of splitter in mop sink.
29-42-4
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Deflector plate inside of ice machine next to office.
22-02-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink removed from food preparation/dishwashing area. Must be reinstalled in the same location where removed. Hand washing sink on cook line removed. Establishment plans show a hand washing sink should be located in this location. **Warning**
31A-04-4
Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. No soap available at hand washing sink in men's restroom handicapped stall.
31B-03-4
Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Spray bottle of degreaser on table across from three compartment sink.
41-17-4
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee backpack on shelf with chips and beer in dry storage area. Manager removed backpack during inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
40-06-5
Basic - Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Container in dry storage across from office.
14-38-4
Basic - In-use ice scoop stored on soiled surface between uses. Ice scoop stored on top of ice machine next to office.
10-12-5
Basic - Missing drain plug at dumpster. Dumpster behind building.
33-11-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood vents above cook line. Fan covers in walk-in cooler.
23-03-4
Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Containers stored on shelf next to three compartment sink.
16-46-4
Basic - Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Reach-in cooler across from cook line.
14-33-4
Basic - Stored food not covered. Peppers stored in reach-in freezer. Employee placed cover on peppers. **Corrected On-Site**
08B-12-5
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink on prep table next to back door. Employee removed drink during inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
12B-07-4
Basic - Employee eating while preparing food. Employee eating while cutting fruit in bar area.
12B-01-4
26
Sep 8, 2025
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 3 major violations. 9 minor violations.
View 14 violations
High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Faucet on cook line. Both sides of splitter in mop sink. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
29-34-4
High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Raw chicken stored over raw fish in cook line drawers. Manager moved chicken to bottom drawer. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
08A-20-5
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board on reach-in cooler across from cook line. Blade of can opener on prep table across from three compartment sink. Deflector plate inside of kitchen ice machine.
22-02-4
Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. Hand washing sink next to back door. Manager placed soap at hand washing sink. **Corrected On-Site**
31B-03-4
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 walk-in cooler. Manager stated flan prepared the previous morning. Employee placed proper date marked on Flan. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
02C-02-5
Basic - Food stored on floor. Case of chicken stored on walk-in freezer floor. Manager placed chicken on shelf. **Corrected On-Site**
08B-38-4
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink on kitchen prep table. Employee removed drink during inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
12B-07-4
Basic - Missing drain plug at dumpster. Dumpster behind building. **Repeat Violation**
33-11-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Fan covers in walk-in cooler.
23-03-4
Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. To go containers stored on kitchen shelf. Manager turned containers over. **Corrected On-Site**
25-06-4
Basic - Stored food not covered. Pans of stuffed peppers stored in walk-in freezer. Manager cover pans with plastic wrap. **Corrected On-Site**
08B-12-5
Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Wet wiping cloth stored on counter across from cook line. Manager removed towel during inspection. **Corrective Action Taken**
21-12-4
Basic - In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Knives stored between door and frame of reach-in cooler across from cook line. Manager removed knives during inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
10-17-4
Basic - In-use ice scoop stored on soiled surface between uses. Ice scoop stored on top of kitchen ice machine. Manager returned ice scoop to dish area to be washed, rinsed and sanitized. **Corrected On-Site**
10-12-5
35
Apr 18, 2025
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 1 major violation. 10 minor violations.
View 14 violations
High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Missing vacuum breaker on hose Bibb at mop sink. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
29-34-4
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. The following items and cold holding temperatures in the flip-top make table cooler on cook line : Sour cream 54F; Guacamole 48F; Cut Tomato 47F Pico de gallo 49F Ambient Temperature 50F. All items had been in walk-in-cooler overnight and placed in flip-top make table cooler 2 hours earlier. Manager placed all items in walk-in-freezer **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03A-02-5
High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Portioned raw Chicken stored over Krab and Octopus in walk-in-cooler.
08A-20-5
Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. House made tomato sauce with no date mark. Sauce made two days earlier per Manager. employee placed date on sauce **Corrected On-Site**
02C-02-5
Basic - Food stored on floor. Four containers of salsa stored on floor in walk-in-cooler
08B-38-4
Basic - Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. Ice scoop handle touching ice at server station
10-08-5
Basic - Light shield damaged/in disrepair. Light shield damaged and missing at server station
38-01-4
Basic - Missing drain plug at dumpster. Missing drain plug **Repeat Violation**
33-11-4
Basic - Self-closing device on bathroom door disconnected/broken. Self closing mechanism missing on men's room door.
32-17-4
Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Portion cup with no handle used to dispense food (condiment container ). Manager removed portion cup **Corrected On-Site**
14-01-5
Basic - Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish ( salmon ) labeled indicating product to remain frozen until time of use not open or removed from package. Salmon COLD HOLDING. 37F
06-09-1
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink bottle on prep table. **Repeat Violation**
12B-07-4
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. employee jackets stored above beer bottles and soft drink syrup boxes.
40-06-5
Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Floor tile cracked and missing at entrance to walk-in-cooler
36-17-5
35
Nov 18, 2024
Routine - Food
4 critical violations. 1 major violation. 3 minor violations.
View 8 violations
Required Records Available; Shellstock Tags/Labels
FL-14
Food Received at Proper Temperature
FL-12
Employee Health Policies Present
FL-03
Supervisor/Person in Charge Present
FL-01
Food Contact Surfaces Clean and Sanitized
FL-22
Warewashing Facilities Maintained and Used
FL-24
Equipment Adequate to Maintain Product Temperature
FL-29
Proper Sanitizer Contact Time and Concentration
FL-33
41
Jun 28, 2024
Routine - Food
No violations found.
100
Mar 7, 2024
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 2 major violations. 3 minor violations.
View 8 violations
Food Contact Surfaces Clean and Sanitized
FL-22
Hands Clean and Properly Washed
FL-08
Supervisor/Person in Charge Present
FL-01
Warewashing Facilities Maintained and Used
FL-24
Personal Cleanliness
FL-40
Wiping Cloths Properly Used and Stored
FL-41
Food and Non-Food Contact Surfaces Designed and Constructed
FL-50
Toilet Rooms Maintained
FL-53
45
Nov 8, 2023
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 2 major violations. 6 minor violations.
View 11 violations
High Priority - Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Reach-in cooler at the cook line cut cabbage in direct contact with thank you bag, also in walk-in cooler observed cooked yellows rice stored in thank you bag, Employee removed all foods from bags. **Corrected On-Site**
14-31-5
High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. June 1, 2023. **Admin Complaint**
50-17-3
High Priority - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food marked with a date that exceeds 7 days after opening/preparation. In walk-in cooler, observed food containers with date marked from September and October, per Employee food items were cooked 11/05-08/2023. Employee date marked. **Corrected On-Site**
02C-01-5
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. At the bar area, Soda gun soiled, Employee cleaned during inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
22-02-4
Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. In walk-in cooler, observed multiple containers with food no date marked (beans, salsa, queso, pork and beef), per employee items were cooked/prepared 11/05-07/2023. **Repeat Violation**
02C-02-5
Basic - Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Reach-in cooler at the cook line, observed employee drink, no lid no straw stored above cabbage, employee removed the drink. **Corrected On-Site**
12B-13-4
Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Cleaned stacked container in front of dish machine, also observed multiple containers in walk-in cooler with old stickers **Repeat Violation**
16-46-4
Basic - In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. At the cook line, knife between reach-in coolers. **Repeat Violation**
10-17-4
Basic - Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. At the server station, observed ice scoop handle in direct contact with ice, manager moved. **Corrected On-Site**
10-08-5
Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Stacked cups at the server station.
24-08-4
Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Employee personal food stored above customers food in walk-in cooler and reach-in cooler at the server area, manager moved. **Corrected On-Site**
08B-49-4
39
Mar 27, 2023
Routine - Food
4 critical violations. 3 major violations. 6 minor violations.
View 13 violations
High Priority - Nonfood-grade containers used for food storage - direct contact with food. Food being stored in orange Home Depot buckets in walk in cooler.
14-15-4
High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. In reach in drawer unit under cooking equipment: pan of raw chicken stored over raw shrimp. Manager moved during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
08A-20-5
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Salsa 68F in ice bath on prep table under pass thru from kitchen for two hours. Manager placed in reach in cooler. **Corrective Action Taken**
03A-02-5
High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Missing on hose connection side of splitter. Missing on hose bibb on backside of building near back door.
29-34-4
Intermediate - Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. Provided DBPR form during this inspection. **Corrective Action Taken**
11-27-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Trash can in front of sink at bar. Moved during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
31A-09-4
Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. In walk in cooler: flan from three days ago has no date mark.
02C-02-5
Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Blue labels on several clean pans.
16-46-4
Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Sink on cookline. Sink at bar.
31B-04-4
Basic - In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Knife on cookline between lid and cover of make table. Manager removed. **Corrected On-Site**
10-17-4
Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Ground beef thawing in standing water. Manager turned water on. **Corrected On-Site**
06-01-5
Basic - Open dumpster lid. One lid on dumpster open.
33-16-4
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Two drinks on prep table near back door. Two drinks on shelf over make table on cookline. All were moved during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
12B-07-4
30
Oct 19, 2022
Food-Licensing Inspection
2 major violations.
View 2 violations
Certified Food Manager Identification
FL-02
Potentially Hazardous Food Held at Proper Temperature
FL-16
82
Frequently Asked Questions
When was Brisas Del Mar Mexican and Grill #4 last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at Brisas Del Mar Mexican and Grill #4 on file is from Oct 14, 2025. The public record contains 10 inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at Brisas Del Mar Mexican and Grill #4?
Across the inspection record, “raw animal foods not properly separated” has been cited four times, more than any other issue at Brisas Del Mar Mexican and Grill #4.
How does Brisas Del Mar Mexican and Grill #4 compare to other restaurants in Ocala?
Brisas Del Mar Mexican and Grill #4 most recently scored 100 out of 100, which is higher than the Ocala average of 78.
Has Brisas Del Mar Mexican and Grill #4's inspection record improved over time?
No. Recent inspections at Brisas Del Mar Mexican and Grill #4 have averaged around 10 violations per visit, up from roughly seven earlier in the record.
What does a low risk rating mean?
A low risk rating at Brisas Del Mar Mexican and Grill #4 means inspectors found minimal or no significant issues at the most recent visit. Most facilities at this tier have a clean recent inspection report.
How often is Brisas Del Mar Mexican and Grill #4 inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, Brisas Del Mar Mexican and Grill #4 is inspected around three times per year on average.
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