El Mezcal Mexican Restaurant
8441 Sw Hwy 200 Ste 147/149, Ocala, FL 34481
Passed re-check · Dec 17, 2025 Directions
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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
- Last inspected Dec 17, 2025: passed with no violations. That was a follow-up after failing on Dec 9, 2025.
- Keeps coming up: Food protection, cross-contamination, cited 6 times, plus 15 other repeat issues.
- #2 in Ocala's Hall of Shame, among the lowest BiteKarma scores in the city.
- Passed 4 of 10 graded inspections since 2024.
- 15 critical violations in the last two years.
Inspection history 10 visits
- 2025
- Passed Dec 17
Callback Reinspection
No violations
- Failed Dec 9
Callback Reinspection
3 violations, 2 critical
- Critical Food protection, cross-contamination
- Critical Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
- Minor Water source safe, hot (100°F) and cold under pressure
- Failed Dec 5
Routine Inspection
17 violations, 4 critical
- Critical Time and temperature control for safety foods
- Critical Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
- Critical Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
- Critical Food protection, cross-contamination
- Minor Hand wash sinks, hand washing supplies and hand wash sign
- Minor In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
- Minor Food management certification valid / employee training verification
- Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
- Minor Dishwashing facilities; chemical test kit(s); gauges
- Minor Plumbing installed and maintained; mop sink; water filters; backflow prevention
- Minor Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
- Minor Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils; air drying
- Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
- Minor Chemicals/toxic substances
- Minor Single-service and single-use items
- Minor Employee personal belongings
- Minor Water source safe, hot (100°F) and cold under pressure
- Passed Aug 19
Callback Reinspection
No violations