Cantina Tex Mex Tequila Bar
35 Se 1 Ave, Unit 100, Ocala, FL 34471
How the BiteKarma score works
Each routine inspection starts at 100 and loses 7 points for every critical violation and 2 for every other one, half again as much when the same problem was cited at one of the two inspections before. A failed inspection counts as 69 at most. The score averages the five newest routine inspections, with the most recent counting most, and stays below 70 for 90 days after a fail unless the restaurant passes again. 90 and up is excellent, 80s good, 70s fair, and below 70 poor.
At a glance
- Passed 5 of 6 graded inspections since 2024.
- Last inspected Feb 6, 2026: passed with no violations. That was a follow-up after failing on Feb 3, 2026.
- Keeps coming up: Food protection, cross-contamination, cited 3 times, plus 12 other repeat issues.
- #7 in Ocala's Hall of Shame, among the lowest BiteKarma scores in the city.
- 8 critical violations in the last two years.
Inspection history 6 visits
- 2026
- Passed Feb 6
Callback Reinspection
No violations
- Failed Feb 3
Routine Inspection
18 violations, 5 critical
- Critical Food protection, cross-contamination
- Critical Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
- Critical Time and temperature control for safety foods
- Critical Approved source
- Critical Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
- Minor Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
- Minor Dishwashing facilities; chemical test kit(s); gauges
- Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
- Minor Hand wash sinks, hand washing supplies and hand wash sign
- Minor In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
- Minor No presence or breeding of insects/rodents/pests; no live animals; outer openings protected
- Minor Employee personal belongings
- Minor Water source safe, hot (100°F) and cold under pressure
- Minor Clean clothes; hair restraints; jewelry; painted/artificial fingernails
- Minor Time/temperature control foods properly thawed
- Minor Garbage and refuse; premises maintained
- Minor Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils; air drying
- Minor Single-service and single-use items
- 2025
- Passed Oct 7
Callback Reinspection
No violations
- Passed Oct 3
Routine Inspection
13 violations, 2 critical
- Critical Food protection, cross-contamination
- Critical Time and temperature control for safety foods
- Minor Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
- Minor Time/temperature control foods properly thawed
- Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
- Minor Approved source
- Minor In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
- Minor Dishwashing facilities; chemical test kit(s); gauges
- Minor Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
- Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
- Minor Chemicals/toxic substances
- Minor Plumbing installed and maintained; mop sink; water filters; backflow prevention
- Minor Hand wash sinks, hand washing supplies and hand wash sign
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