Darrell's Diner 2
Last inspected: Apr 7, 2026
25
Score
Darrell's Diner 2, located at 7578 Se Maricamp Rd #115 in Ocala, FL, had a high-risk inspection on April 7, 2026, with a score of 25. This inspection identified 5 critical, 4 major, and 5 minor violations, including repeat issues with improper food dispensing and employee beverage storage. Across its 10 recorded inspections, Darrell's Diner 2 has predominantly received high-risk ratings.
9
Inspections
5
Critical latest
4
Major latest
5
Minor latest
Inspection History
Apr 7, 2026
Routine - Food
5 critical violations. 4 major violations. 5 minor violations.
25
Oct 20, 2025
Routine - Food
4 critical violations. 4 major violations. 8 minor violations.
25
May 12, 2025
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 2 major violations. 12 minor violations.
29
Nov 25, 2024
Routine - Food
1 major violation. 3 minor violations.
78
May 17, 2024
Complaint Full
1 major violation. 3 minor violations.
78
Feb 8, 2024
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 2 major violations. 1 minor violation.
58
Sep 29, 2023
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 1 minor violation.
70
May 17, 2023
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 1 major violation. 6 minor violations.
50
Dec 6, 2022
Routine - Food
5 critical violations. 1 major violation. 10 minor violations.
26
Violations — Apr 7, 2026 Inspection
Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. At the cook line, bowl no handle inside home fries, Manager removed bowl and placed spoon. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
14-01-5
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. At the server station opened can of energy drink on top of clean utensils, Manager moved. **Corrected On-Site** **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. At the server area, employee jacket stored on top of sugar bin, manager moved. **Corrected On-Site**
40-06-5
Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. One male employee at the cook line. **Repeat Violation**
13-03-4
Basic - Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. In use containers with cracks, chipped and melted. **Repeat Violation**
14-38-4
High Priority - Container of medicine improperly stored. At the server area, medicine and hand sanitizer stored above clean utensils, Manager moved. **Corrected On-Site**
41-07-4
High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Male employee at the cook line started wearing gloves, o Handwash occurred, Inspector instructed to wash hands. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
12A-07-5
High Priority - Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. At the cook line, male employee touching with bare hand toasted bread.
09-01-4
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. In walk-in freezer, portioned raw meat stored above opened bread box, Manager moved. **Corrected On-Site**
08A-17-6
High Priority - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening/preparation. See stop sale. At the sever area, milk date marked 3/29/26. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
01B-24-5
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 cook line, tuna salad, chicken salad and cut ham, no date marked. **Repeat Violation**
02C-03-5
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.
11-27-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Handwash sink at the prep area used to dumped drink.
31A-11-4
Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Handwash sink at the prep area, manager provided. **Corrected On-Site**
31B-02-4
Priority (Critical)
Priority Foundation (Major)
Core (Minor)
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