Ocala, Marion County

BIG RASCAL BBQ

3437 NW BLITCHTON RD, Ocala, FL 34475

FoodSeating
Latest violations
9
1 High Priority
Jan 14, 2026
City
Ocala
County
Marion
Status
Current / Active
Inspections
11

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.

Jan 14, 2026

Routine - Food

Administrative complaint recommended

High Priority: 1Intermediate: 1Basic: 7Total: 9

12A-28-4

Detail 24304253

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 apron then continued to retrieve box of gloves and open them without washing hands. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint

11-26-1

Detail 24304247

Intermediate - No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. Missing for one new hired employee.

51-11-4

Detail 24304245

Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Co2 tank near office.

12B-07-4

Detail 24304250

Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Opened can of soda on prep table in prep room. Removed during this inspection. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

40-06-5

Detail 24304248

Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Glasses on top of bin lids near back door. Repeat Violation

02D-03-4

Detail 24304249

Basic - Label on a food item prepared and packaged onsite for customer self-service does not include product identity/description, date product was packaged and name and address of the establishment that prepared and packaged the food. Jars of beef tallow in reach in cooler. Cookies near cash register. Operator added labels. Corrected On-Site

23-03-4

Detail 24304252

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters soiled with grease. Operator stated they are scheduled to be cleaned.

25-06-4

Detail 24304246

Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Red and white food boats on cookline. Flipped over during this inspection. Corrected On-Site

21-12-4

Detail 24304251

Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Wet towel on prep table in prep room. Employee placed in sanitizer bucket. Corrected On-Site

Jul 23, 2025

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 3Intermediate: 1Basic: 3Total: 7

12A-25-4

Detail 23896711

High Priority - Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Male employee touched glasses and hat multiple times and continued to work with food without washing hands Repeat Violation Admin Complaint

12A-28-4

Detail 23896709

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 clothes and continued to work without washing hands multiple times. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint

01B-24-5

Detail 23896712

High Priority - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening/preparation. See stop sale. Sloppy joe mix date marked 7/15/2025

02C-02-5

Detail 23896707

Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Ranch made with milk on Friday 7/19/2025.

12B-07-4

Detail 23896708

Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Opened gatorade on prep table on cookline. Kitchen manager discarded. Corrected On-Site

40-06-5

Detail 23896710

Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Phone on top of sheet pans. Moved during this inspection. Corrected On-Site

42-03-5

Detail 23896706

Basic - Storage of maintenance equipment/tools in areas that may result in cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens and/or single-service and single-use articles. Plumbing components on shelf over onions. Manager moved. Corrected On-Site

Mar 6, 2025

Complaint Full

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 1Intermediate: 2Basic: 4Total: 7

12A-29-4

Detail 23612033

High Priority - Employee touched soiled surface and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Male employee adjusted pants with gloved hands and continued to prepare food without washing hands and changing gloves. Male employee drank from foam cup then put on gloves to work with food without washing hands.

31A-11-4

Detail 23612028

Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Drink Pitcher in sink on cook line. Removed. Corrected On-Site

31B-02-4

Detail 23612031

Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Sink in kitchen. Towels added. Corrected On-Site

51-11-4

Detail 23612034

Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Two tanks in server station. Manager chained tanks. Corrected On-Site

36-32-5

Detail 23612029

Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair.crack in ceiling in ware wash area.

08B-49-4

Detail 23612030

Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Dougs candy on top of microwave. Moved. Corrected On-Site

21-44-1

Detail 23612032

Basic - Sanitizer bucket stored with food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Stored on top of bucket of beef tallow. Moved during this inspection. Corrected On-Site

Oct 16, 2024

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 2Intermediate: 4Basic: 4Total: 10

41-07-4

Detail 23274176

High Priority - Container of medicine improperly stored. Bottle of pain reliever tablets on prep table next to make table. Moved during this inspection. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Admin Complaint

12A-28-4

Detail 23274180

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 pants then continued to touch clean pans without washing hands.

31A-11-4

Detail 23274178

Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Sink on cook line full of ice. Sink in ware wash area blocked with rack and fan. All items removed from sinks during this inspection. Corrected On-Site

02D-02-4

Detail 23274172

Intermediate - Packaged food not labeled as specified by law. Cookies on front counter with no label. Repeat Violation

31B-05-4

Detail 23274179

Intermediate - Paper towel dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense paper towels. Dispenser on cook line . Manager removed roll of towels from dispenser. Corrective Action Taken

53B-09-4

Detail 23274177

Intermediate - Required employee training provided by a third-party employee training program and operator unable to provide original certificate for employees trained. One certificate provided is a photocopy of IFSEA.

12B-07-4

Detail 23274173

Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink on prep table on cook line next to make table. Moved. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

10-01-5

Detail 23274175

Basic - In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Handle of scoop in paprika in back room.

21-44-1

Detail 23274174

Basic - Sanitizer bucket stored with food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Sanitizer bucket on shelf over beans. Moved during this inspection. Corrected On-Site

42-03-5

Detail 23274171

Basic - Storage of maintenance equipment/tools in areas that may result in cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens and/or single-service and single-use articles. Screwdrivers, hammer, and pliers on dry storage shelves.

Jan 23, 2024

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 2Intermediate: 1Basic: 6Total: 9

41-10-4

Detail 22585159

High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Observed hand sanitizer stored on top of ice machine. Manager removed hand sanitizer Corrected On-Site

29-34-4

Detail 22585161

High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Observed hose Bibb with hose attached in sink next to washing machine with no vacuum breaker.

22-02-4

Detail 22585164

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.

12B-07-4

Detail 22585165

Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Observed employee drink stored on flip-top make table cooler cutting board in kitchen. Employee removed and disposed

40-06-5

Detail 22585160

Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed employee jacket stored on top of onions and bottled beer boxes.

14-69-4

Detail 22585157

Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Observed ice build up in reach in freezer in back room Repeat Violation

23-03-4

Detail 22585158

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed air conditioning vent on cook line soiled with dirt/grease. Observed gaskets on reach in freezer in back room soiled.

08B-17-4

Detail 22585163

Basic - Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Observed unwashed produce ( onions ) stored over ready-to-eat food ( bottled beer ) in walk in cooler

02D-01-5

Detail 22585162

Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Observed containers of white grain hose substance with spoon inside with no label next to ice machine.

Jul 14, 2023

Routine - Food

Call Back - Complied

No violations recorded for this inspection.

Jul 12, 2023

Routine - Food

Warning Issued

High Priority: 3Basic: 4Total: 7

01B-02-5

Detail 22115350

High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Observed the following items and cold holding temperatures in the reach-in Cooler on cook line: Chicken (56F - Cold Holding); beef (56F - Cold Holding); Moon Pie batter (56F - Cold Holding). All the items were kept in reach in cooler overnight. Manager discarded all the items Warning

03A-02-5

Detail 22115345

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed the following items and cold holding temperatures in the reach-in Cooler on cook line: Chicken (56F - Cold Holding); beef (56F - Cold Holding); Moon Pie batter (56F - Cold Holding). All the items were kept in reach in cooler overnight. Manager discarded all the items Warning

29-34-4

Detail 22115348

High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Observed missing vacuum breaker on hose bib in front of establishment. Manager place vacuum breaker on hose bib.

24-08-4

Detail 22115346

Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Observed equipment not properly air-dried, and stored wet on clean ware rack resulting in wet nesting.

14-69-4

Detail 22115349

Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Observed ice build up on reach in freezer in back room

23-03-4

Detail 22115344

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed mold like substance on gaskets on reach in freezer in back room

02D-01-5

Detail 22115347

Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Observed working container of food removed (sugar ) from original container not identified by common name. manager had labels placed on container Corrected On-Site

Jan 24, 2023

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Intermediate: 3Basic: 3Total: 6

22-02-4

Detail 21724346

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed dried food on the back side of the slicer, on the blade guard.

31A-11-4

Detail 21724341

Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed a drink in the back line hand wash sink. It was removed. ALSO, a pitcher in the cook line hand wash sink. It was removed. Corrected On-Site

31B-02-4

Detail 21724343

Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Observed the cook line paper towel dispenser would not operate.

36-32-5

Detail 21724345

Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Observed the ceiling in the kitchen is soiled/peeling.

12B-07-4

Detail 21724344

Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Observed a drink stored on the cook line make table. It was removed. Corrected On-Site

14-69-4

Detail 21724342

Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Observed the upright reach-in freezer with an accumulation of ice build up.

Aug 17, 2022

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Basic: 3Total: 3

12B-07-4

Detail 21283489

Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Two delinks on tables in kitchen. Two drinks on shelf in prep area. Moved all. Corrected On-Site

02D-03-4

Detail 21283488

Basic - Label on a food item prepared and packaged onsite for customer self-service does not include product identity/description, date product was packaged and name and address of the establishment that prepared and packaged the food. Packs of cookies near cash register.

21-12-4

Detail 21283487

Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. One towel on shelf over bread, placed in bucket. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

Nov 9, 2021

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 3Basic: 11Total: 14

22-41-4

Detail 20649823

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. Dish machine, 0 ppm refreshed then 75 ppm. Corrected On-Site

12A-28-4

Detail 20649821

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. Employee touched dirty apron and proceeded to place bbq sauce and sandwich without washing hands. Male employee on cookline wiped hands on apron then packaged Togo trays of food.

03A-02-5

Detail 20649829

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Item in reach-in cooler across from fryer:chicken (65°F - Cold Holding). Owner voluntarily discarded item. Corrective Action Taken

51-11-4

Detail 20649824

Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. CO2 tank in wait station.

36-34-5

Detail 20649818

Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Ceiling next to fryer.

24-05-4

Detail 20649817

Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Clean dishes in prep room not inverted.

13-07-4

Detail 20649822

Basic - Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Male employee on cookline wearing a bracelet.

14-10-4

Detail 20649828

Basic - Equipment or utensils not designed or constructed in a durable manner. Reach-in freezers in back storage broken handles. Ice buildup in reach-in freezer located across from dish room.

10-14-5

Detail 20649820

Basic - Ice bucket/shovel improperly stored. Ice bucket in wait station not inverted.

21-04-4

Detail 20649816

Basic - In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board. Wiping cloth underneath cutting board in front of grill.

16-46-4

Detail 20649819

Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Old labels on containers stored on shelf above coca-cola sign in kitchen.

08B-17-4

Detail 20649825

Basic - Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Unwashed produce over pickles in walk-in cooler. Repeat Violation

21-12-4

Detail 20649826

Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Wiping cloth stored on prep table next to fryer.

21-07-4

Detail 20649827

Basic - Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Sanitizer bucket in prep room,0 ppm. Manager changed sanitizer water, 50 ppm. Corrected On-Site

Aug 24, 2021

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 3Intermediate: 1Basic: 4Total: 8

35A-02-6

Detail 20459963

High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Two live flies in kitchen area.

50-17-2

Detail 20459968

High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Expired 6/1/2021. Operator renewed online. Corrected On-Site

41-10-4

Detail 20459962

High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Dish soap on prep table over bags of flour. Manager moved. Corrected On-Site

02C-02-5

Detail 20459961

Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Pork and ribs made on Saturday and Sunday. Operator date marked. Corrected On-Site

51-11-4

Detail 20459965

Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Tank at front counter

12B-07-4

Detail 20459964

Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. One drink on shelf over make table. One drink on top of bag in a box soda. Moved all. Corrected On-Site

40-06-5

Detail 20459967

Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Glasses and keys on shelf over make table. Phone on soda boxes. Moved all. Corrected On-Site

08B-17-4

Detail 20459966

Basic - Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Boxes of lettuce on shelf over slaw sauce.