GIANT PIZZA
7019 TAFT ST, Hollywood FL 33024 · 954.963.2273
Last inspected Jan 8, 2026 · 7 visits since February 2024
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5 inspections, one direction. The current grade is the worst on record.
Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Observed operator touch sandwich bread with bare hands. Advice operator to wear gloves.
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Inspection history
7 visits, newest first
Jan 8, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority1 Intermediate2 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 5 findingsThe state's own report →
Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. 1) In Ikon and Continental reach in coolers, raw pizza dough stored in plastic to go bags. Manager removed doughs onto trays and plastic wrapped. 2) On dry goods shelf, seasoned bread crumbs in to go plastic bag. Manager removed and placed crumbs in bucket. 3) In reach in freezer, breaded eggplant in plastic to go bag. Manager moved to plastic container.
Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. Whole pizzas at front counter missing time marks. Per manager, all out of oven less than 30 minutes. Employee added time marks.
Required employee training expired for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. One employee expired Jan. 2025.
Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. Employee eating in prep area evidenced by partial sandwich on plate on shelf above pizza station. Employee moved food out of kitchen.
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Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee keys and wallet on shelf next to microwave and clean clean utensils container.
Aug 25, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority2 Intermediate2 Basic
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Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. In back Motak reach in freezer, container of portioned raw burgers, open bag of raw shrimp, and portioned raw breaded chicken cutlet on upper shelves above container of green peas and container of chopped bacon. Employee rearranged all raw products for proper separation.
Operator is not properly tracking/marking the number of days ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite was held at refrigeration temperatures prior to freezing in order to properly date mark the food when it is thawed and held at refrigeration temperatures again. In Continental reach in cooler, portioned lasagna missing date marked when removed from freezer.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Trays of lasagna in back Metal reach in freezer missing date marked from preparation.
Employee drinking from an unenclosed beverage container in a food preparation/clean dishware area and the container does not have a dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container. Employee open top beverage in Victory reach in cooler.
Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Employee open top beverage in Victory reach in cooler.
Feb 28, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority2 Intermediate2 Basic
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Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. Threaded faucet with attached hose at mop sink missing vacuum breaker.
Operator is not properly tracking/marking the number of days ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite was held at refrigeration temperatures prior to freezing in order to properly date mark the food when it is thawed and held at refrigeration temperatures again. Portioned lasagnas in Continental reach in cooler missing date removed from freezer. Manager added date from 2-27.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Portioned lasagna in reach in freezer missing date marks when prepared.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee beverage on tray at salad station make line. Employee moved drink away from line.
In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Rubber spatulas in container of standing water on prep table by fryers.
Jan 23, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority0 Intermediate4 Basic
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Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Kitchen sanitizer bucket on shelf above paper bags of flour. Employee moved bucket to bottom shelf away from food items.
Equipment in poor repair. Gasket damaged on left door of lower cooler on pizza fliptop unit.
In-use knife/utensils stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Spatula between pizza fliptop unit and reach in lowboy unit. Employee remove spatula.
In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Utensils in container of standing water on top of reach in cooler by fryer.
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Spray bottle of water above pizza prep station not labeled. Employee labeled.
Oct 15, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority1 Intermediate3 Basic
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Bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Squeeze bottles of soap and bleach by triple sink not labeled. Manager labeled both.
Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee preparing pizza without any hair restraint.
In-use knifes/utensils stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Spatula between pizza make unit and 2 door lowboy cooler in kitchen. Employee removed and placed spatula in container on prep top.
In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Spatulas in container of standing water at prep area by fryers. Manager discarded water.
May 14, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority1 Intermediate3 Basic
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Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Observed operator touch sandwich bread with bare hands. Advice operator to wear gloves.
Equipment drain line draining into handwash sink. Observed AC drain line draining in hand wash sink at prep area.
Bathroom door left open other than during cleaning or maintenance. Operator closed restroom door.
Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Perp cook.
Food stored in a prohibited area. -Observed various food items stored in restroom. Operator removed food items from restroom.
Feb 12, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority2 Intermediate1 Basic
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Nonfood-grade bags ( to go shopping bags )used in direct contact with bread in turbo air freezer in kitchen. Operator moved breads into approved bags during inspection.
Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking. Pizza slices and pizza sauce without time marking in pizza station, operator placed time marking on foods.
Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. Emailed procedures to manager.
No list of certified food service managers available at the establishment. Person in charge lacking proof of manager certification. Chaz Greene
Food not stored at least 6 inches off of the floor. Bags of flour on floor in kitchen. Operator elevated
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.