CHEFING IT UP PIZZA CAFE
115 S LAKE AVE STE A, Groveland FL 34736
Last inspected Feb 20, 2025 · 4 visits since October 2023
This licence isn't in DBPR's current active file, which usually means the business has closed, been sold, or let the licence lapse. Everything below belongs to this licence, not to whoever may be trading here now. The history stays public because it is a public record.
4 inspections, swinging between A and D. Consistency is the problem here, not any single visit.
Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. -flying insect in kitchen
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Inspection history
4 visits, newest first
Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 4 violations recorded, 1 high priority.
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. -housemade cheesecake in reach in cooler
Ice buildup in white reach-in freezer
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. -gaskets on white reach in freezer
Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 5 violations recorded, 4 high priority.
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Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. -flying insect in kitchen
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. -expired 4/1/24
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. -raw shell eggs over cook ground beef in reach in cooler
Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. -windex next to onions at entry to kitchen.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. -cooked ground beef in reach in cooler in kitchen
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. -Can opener blade.
Establishment did not report seating change that affects the license fee, Clean Indoor Air Act, sewage system approval or other related requirements. 0 seats on license. 13 seats inside.
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. -Chlorine test strip.
Equipment in poor repair. Mixer head leaking oil.
Sanitizer bucket stored with food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. On floor.
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.