Sammy's Italian Restaurant
Last inspected: Aug 4, 2025
41
Score
Sammy's Italian Restaurant, located at 6106 Sw State Rd 200 in Ocala, FL, had a high-risk inspection on August 4, 2025, with a score of 41. This inspection identified 3 critical, 1 major, and 7 minor violations. Sammy's Italian Restaurant has a history of mostly high-risk inspections across its 9 recorded evaluations.
9
Inspections
3
Critical latest
1
Major latest
7
Minor latest
Inspection History
Aug 4, 2025
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 1 major violation. 7 minor violations.
41
Jan 13, 2025
Routine - Food
6 critical violations. 4 major violations. 12 minor violations.
15
Sep 17, 2024
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 3 major violations. 7 minor violations.
33
Jun 3, 2024
Food-Licensing Inspection
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 16 minor violations.
35
Mar 26, 2024
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 2 major violations. 4 minor violations.
58
Dec 20, 2023
Complaint Partial
No violations found.
100
Nov 28, 2023
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 2 major violations. 8 minor violations.
41
Mar 21, 2023
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 3 major violations. 5 minor violations.
37
Oct 6, 2022
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 2 major violations. 4 minor violations.
39
Violations — Aug 4, 2025 Inspection
Basic - Sanitizer bucket stored with food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. On cutting board on cookline. Moved during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
21-44-1
Basic - Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Case of unwashed lemons on shelf over pasta.
08B-17-4
Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Cup in sugar. Removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
14-01-5
Basic - Cold holding equipment not maintained in good repair. Do not store time/temperature control for safety food in this unit until the unit is repaired. Reach in cooler has an ambient temperature of 54F.
14-74-7
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink onn shelf over make table.
12B-07-4
Basic - In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Several between prep table and walls.
10-17-4
Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Container of sugar with no label in back room.
02D-01-5
High Priority - Employee touched soiled apron/clothes and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Male employee touched shirt then continued to cook without washing hands. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
12A-28-4
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Opened case of raw beef on shelf over cooked meatballs. Moved during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
08A-02-6
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In reach in cooler near back door: butter 54F. Reach in cooler has an ambient temperature of 55F. Salads are currently cooling, all items moved to different cooler. **Corrective Action Taken**
03A-02-5
Intermediate - Water with a temperature of least 85 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. Sink in ware wash area. Operator turned on water from under sink, then hot water provided. **Corrected On-Site**
27-16-4
Priority (Critical)
Priority Foundation (Major)
Core (Minor)
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