Hungry Bear Drive in
Last inspected: Feb 3, 2026
78
Score
Hungry Bear Drive in has been inspected nine times since 2022. Inspectors last stopped by on Feb 3, 2026. A low risk rating suggests inspectors haven't found much to be concerned about lately.
There hasn't been much movement either way: counts have stayed near four violations per visit across recent inspections.
“Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease” accounts for the largest share of issues, appearing three times across the record.
Among Ocala restaurants, this is a fairly standard result. Overall, the inspection record reads well.
9
Inspections
1
Critical latest
1
Major latest
0
Minor latest
Inspection History
Feb 3, 2026
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 1 major violation.
View 2 violations
High Priority - Non-food grade paper/paper towel used as liner for food container. Paper towels used as liner for container of lettuce in reach-in cooler across from cook line grill.
14-86-1
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Deflector plate inside of ice machine. **Repeat Violation**
22-02-4
78
Aug 12, 2025
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 1 major violation. 3 minor violations.
View 6 violations
High Priority - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening/preparation. See stop sale. Milk stored in reach-in cooler next to drive thru window dated 8/4.
01B-24-5
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Item stored in reach-in cooler next to drive thru window: cheese (45F - Cold Holding). Employee placed cheese on top shelf of cooler to get better air flow. **Corrective Action Taken**
03A-02-5
Intermediate - Raw/undercooked animal food offered and establishment has no written consumer advisory. Raw animal foods must be fully cooked prior to service. Employee stated establishment will cook undercooked hamburgers if asked. Inspector provided operator with consumer advisory. Employee placed consumer advisory in window during inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
02B-02-5
Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Microwave next to kitchen hand washing sink.
22-08-4
Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Employee eggs stored in reach-in cooler across from cook line grill.
08B-49-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gasket of reach-in freezer next to walk up window. Hood vents above cook line grill. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
58
Feb 10, 2025
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 3 minor violations.
View 6 violations
High Priority - Employee switched from working with raw food to ready-to-eat food without washing hands. Cook wearing gloves put raw hamburger on the grill then touched Ready-To-Eat hamburger buns on grill
12A-12-4
High Priority - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Sanitizer bucket at 10pm CL. Employee refreshed sanitizer to 50ppm CL. **Corrected On-Site**
22-41-4
High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Hose Bibb behind reach in freezer missing **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
29-34-4
Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Reach in freezer has ice build up
14-69-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Upright freezer has gasket soiled with food debris and stained. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee jacket stored with onions
40-06-5
55
Sep 4, 2024
Routine - Food
No violations found.
100
Sep 3, 2024
Routine - Food
4 critical violations. 1 major violation. 4 minor violations.
View 9 violations
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 reach-in Cooler: Cheese (48F - Cold Holding); cut leafy greens (47F - Cold Holding) Ambient Temperature 52F. Manager moved items to other reach in cooler and advised that the items had been there for the past hour.
03A-02-5
High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. No vacuum breaker on hose Bibb behind ice chest in kitchen
29-34-4
High Priority - Rodent activity present as evidenced by rodent droppings found. Observed 40 rodent droppings behind the two ice chests in the one room kitchen,and 5 rodent droppings behind the reach in cooler. **Warning**
35A-04-4
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. Observed Employee with bare hands put frozen Hamburger on the grill then handle hamburger buns and put mayonnaise on the buns, put cheese on a cooking hamburger, put hamburger together then pick up the prepared hamburger with their bare hands and wrap the burger. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
09-01-4
Intermediate - Bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Clear ketchup type bottle with dishwashing soap not labeled at three-compartment sink
41-17-4
Basic - Duct tape used to repair nonfood-contact surface. Duct tape used on corner of reach in freezer in kitchen
14-71-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets on reach in freezers have mold like substance
23-03-4
Basic - Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Two employees open water bottles stored in reach in cooler above Hamburger buns
12B-13-4
Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Wet mop not in use stored on floor outside behind establishment
42-01-4
41
Feb 14, 2024
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 1 minor violation.
View 2 violations
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. Female employee touched toast with bare hands, no observable contamination. Employee started wearing gloves. **Corrective Action Taken**
09-01-4
Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. To go containers not inverted, employee inverted. **Corrected On-Site**
25-06-4
82
Oct 4, 2023
Routine - Food
2 major violations. 6 minor violations.
View 8 violations
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. Inspector provided a copy, employee posted. **Corrected On-Site**
11-27-4
Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. No chlorine test kit **Repeat Violation**
16-37-1
Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin ice machine deflector plate with mold like substance.
22-20-5
Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Employee personal food above customers food, employee moved to bottom of the cooler. **Corrected On-Site**
08B-49-4
Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Standing reach in freezer behind flat top grill. **Repeat Violation**
14-69-4
Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Ice cream scoops in 85F water, employee removed the water, scoops placed at 11:00am. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
10-07-4
Basic - No copy of latest inspection report available. No documents available.
51-18-6
Basic - Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Chlorine 0ppm in sanitizer bucket, Employee made a new solution, 50-100ppm. **Corrected On-Site**
21-07-4
61
Apr 6, 2023
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 3 major violations. 3 minor violations.
View 7 violations
High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observed two flies in kitchen area.
35A-02-6
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Mixer head of table top shake mixer. Deflector plate inside of ice machine.
22-02-4
Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. No chemical test kit available for chlorine. **Repeat Violation**
16-37-1
Intermediate - No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products. No probe thermometer available.
05-08-4
Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Ice cream scoops stored in standing water, 108F. **Repeat Violation**
10-07-4
Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Reach-in freezer next to office area.
14-69-4
Basic - Food stored on floor. Case of cooking oil stored on floor behind grill.
08B-38-4
55
Oct 28, 2022
Routine - Food
3 major violations. 2 minor violations.
View 5 violations
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. Reach-in cooler at the cook line, hot dogs no date marked, per employee opened 10/26-27/2022
02C-03-5
Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. For chlorine
16-37-1
Intermediate - No proof of required state approved employee training provided for employee hired more than 60 days ago. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. One female employee
53B-02-5
Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. June 1, 2022
50-09-4
Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Ice cream spoons in 89F water, employee moved to sink. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
10-07-4
67
Frequently Asked Questions
When was Hungry Bear Drive in last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at Hungry Bear Drive in on file is from Feb 3, 2026. The public record contains nine inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at Hungry Bear Drive in?
Across the inspection record, “nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease” has been cited three times, more than any other issue at Hungry Bear Drive in.
How does Hungry Bear Drive in compare to other restaurants in Ocala?
Hungry Bear Drive in most recently scored 78 out of 100, which is about the same as the Ocala average of 78.
Has Hungry Bear Drive in's inspection record improved over time?
Results have been roughly steady. Inspections at Hungry Bear Drive in have averaged around four violations per visit across the recent record.
What does a low risk rating mean?
A low risk rating at Hungry Bear Drive in 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 Hungry Bear Drive in inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, Hungry Bear Drive in is inspected around three times per year on average.
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