AMERICAN PIZZA OVEN
37941 MERIDIAN AVE, Dade City FL 33525 · 352-437-3497
Last inspected Aug 18, 2026 · 7 visits since August 2023
5 inspections trending up, 18 points better than where it started.
Employee washed hands with cold water. Employee only used cold water side of hand sink, water temperature 83F, discussed with owners the proper hand washing procedures
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Inspection history
7 visits, newest first
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed in chicken on cook line cold hold drawers. Employee removed bowl.
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Observed on clean cutting board rack.
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Around door of the walk in freezer.
Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.
Met inspection standards. 10 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Employee washed hands with cold water. Employee only used cold water side of hand sink, water temperature 83F, discussed with owners the proper hand washing procedures
No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Chlorine Test strips presented were out of date.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Cell phone on shelf above mixer in back area, cell phone removed
Equipment in poor repair. Gaskets in walk in freezer in disrepair
Grease on the ground and/or pad around grease receptacle. Shared grease receptacle
Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Rear freezer,
No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Areas under and behind self serve customer soft drink dispenser are soiled.
Standing water or very slow draining water in handwash sink, three-compartment sink, or mop sink. Hand sink at front prep area slow to drain.
Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Initially tested at 10pm. Recheck after change out, and it registered 100ppm
Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In lift top cooler on cook line -cut tomatoes (45F - Cold Holding); pizza sauce (45F - Cold Holding); moved to walk in cooler, all other foods at proper temp
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Beverages over bag in box soda, operator removed
Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Single door lift top on cook line Fry baskets soiled Can opener blade
This record follows the licence, not the owner. Restaurants change hands and the licence history normally does not, so an older entry may describe people who no longer run the place. Every inspection above links to the state's own report. Something wrong? Tell us.