GIUSEPPE'S PIZZARIA & ITL CUIS
935 SEBASTIAN BLVD, Sebastian FL 32958 · 904 589 8784
Last inspected Aug 21, 2026 · 9 visits since October 2023
FEB 25
JUL 25
JAN 26
APR 26
AUG 26
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5 inspections, swinging between B and F. 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. 1 fly in kitchen. Operator killed Next unannounced inspection per supervisor
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined
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Inspection history
9 visits, newest first
Aug 21, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 10 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority4 Intermediate6 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 10 findingsThe state's own report →
Establishment charging operational charges without properly disclosing the information on the menu/web/app and the bill/receipt. Establishment charging credit card fee without disclosing on menu and website. It is on the receipt, to be in compliance with the new law the guest must be made aware prior to ordering.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Meat slicer soiled with food debris on track relief at bottom of slide surface. Can opener blade soiled with food debris on blade, moved to wash.
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. Jesus expired on 1-20-26, all others were satisfactory.
Water with a temperature of least 85 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. Hand wash sink front of kitchen stripped hot water handle, operator tightened.
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Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Plastic cups used to scoop cheese, olives, and spices in salad make table. Threw in trash.
Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee cooking with no beard guard, approximately 1.5" of growth.
Equipment in poor repair. Four drawer reach in cooler on cook line, drawer gaskets torn and not sealing well. Pizza make table gasket torn on the center door.
Fly sticky tape hanging over food/food preparation area/food-contact equipment. Sticky fly trap hanging in walkway between make table and cook line. Educated operator not to use any location food may be present. Taken down.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Make table and two door reach in freezer on cook line, gaskets soiled with food debris. Walk in cooler gasket soiled with mold like substance. Pizza make table gaskets soiled with food debris.
Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Single service trays not inverted on top of cook line shelves. Operator moved some down and others were inverted.
Apr 6, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation
Met inspection standards. 7 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority0 Intermediate6 Basic
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Stop Sale issued due to adulteration of food product. 2# cooked pasta contaminated by employee beverage
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl used to scoop chicken
Cold holding equipment not maintained in good repair. Do not store time/temperature control for safety food in this unit until the unit is repaired. Main make table. Repair people in process of repairing unit. Operator removed all items and will not use till repaired
Equipment in poor repair. Gasket small reach pizza make table Main make table
Food stored on floor. Pizza sauce walk in cooler
In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses.
Single-service articles improperly stored. Pizza boxes on floor
Jan 27, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 10 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority1 Intermediate8 Basic
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Wiping cloth solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed stored in a location that could result in the cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Chlorine 400+. Corrected to 75ppm
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. Jesus
Accumulation of debris inside warewashing machine.
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Pan used to scoop flour
Equipment in poor repair. Gasket reach in cooler
In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of time/temperature control for safety food and rim of the container. Scoop handle in cheese
Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gasket reach in freezer
Single-service articles improperly stored. To go containers not inverted on cook line
Stored food not covered. Ice cream walk in freezer
Jul 30, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 24 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
5 High priority7 Intermediate12 Basic
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Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Raw shell eggs over cheese in the walk in cooler
Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Raw chicken over raw beef in the walk in cooler.
Sanitizer not used in accordance with the manufacturer's recommendations. Quaternary in sanitizer states 1 table per 1.5 gallons of water
Spray bottle of sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed. Over 500 ppm
Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. For green hose
Can opener soiled with old food. Interior of the ice machine soiled
Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Milk in the walk in cooler opened not sure when.
No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. For quaternary
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Prep area hand sink
No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. Dish washer
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.
Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Sanitizer.
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Cup with no handle used for parm cheese.
Cutting boards has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. All on the cook line
Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Precooked wings in the freezer manager states belonged to employee.
Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Cook
Hood filters soiled with grease.
In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses.
Insect control device installed over food preparation area. In the prep area
Single-service articles improperly stored. Pizza boxes on floor pizza boxes
Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Salad cooler and cook line cooler.
Stored ice cream in the bowls not covered in upright freezer.
Unwashed vegetables stored over clean cut romaine in the walk in cooler.
Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry.
Feb 26, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 15 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority3 Intermediate12 Basic
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No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Chlorine
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Sink in back
Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled.
Accumulation of debris on exterior of warewashing machine.
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Cup used to scoop salt
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Phone on prep table
Food stored on floor. Chicken walk in freezer
In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses.
Light not functioning. Hood fan
No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Sink by salad station
Single-service articles improperly stored. Pizza boxes on floor
Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Make table
Stored food not covered. Bread crumbs
Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor.
Aug 30, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 19 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority5 Intermediate12 Basic
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Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Shell eggs over blue cheese crumbs walk in cooler
Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Raw chicken over raw ground beef walk in cooler
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. Sent operator copy
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Cardboard stacked on sink in back by dishwasher
No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Chlorine
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Cooked eggplant. No date
Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled.
Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin.
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Cups used to scoop cheese and dressing. Salad make table
Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Out back
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting.
Equipment in poor repair. Gasket salad make table Gaskets reach in freezer
Food stored on floor. Pizza sauce. Walk in cooler
Light not functioning. Under hood fan
No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Sink by dishwasher
Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning.
Single-service articles improperly stored. Pizza boxes on floor
Stored food not covered. Flour
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Flour
Feb 8, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 11 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority1 Intermediate9 Basic
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Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. 1 fly in kitchen. Operator killed Next unannounced inspection per supervisor
Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Whipping cream walk in cooler
Accumulation of debris on exterior of warewashing machine.
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Cup used to scoop olives Salt and sugar
Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom.
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Both make table
Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Opened water and chocolate milk. Reach in cooler
Equipment in poor repair. Gasket reach in freezer
Food stored on floor. Pickles and bottled water walk in cooler
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters Gaskets make table
Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Red Bull and opened water
Oct 13, 2023□ Call Back - CompliedRoutine Inspection
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
0 High priority2 Intermediate3 Basic
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Ambient air thermometer in holding unit not accurate within plus or minus 3 degrees Fahrenheit. Pizza cooler read 39F ambient temperature was 60F Cook line cooler read 43F ambient read 57F
No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food.
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Soufflé cup used to scoop cheese and garlic n oil. Bowl used to scoop flour
Cold holding equipment not maintained in good repair. Do not store time/temperature control for safety food in this unit until the unit is repaired. Cook line cooler found coils soiled with dust and interior coils froze up. Ambient temp 56F Pizza cooler 60F fan not blowing
Gaskets torn on the cook line reach in freezer.
Oct 11, 2023Warning IssuedRoutine Inspection
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 11 recorded, 2 high priority.
2 High priority3 Intermediate6 Basic
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Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cook line cooler Flip top cooler; cooked wings (52F - Cold Holding); raw steak (40F - Cold Holding); turkey (54F - Cold Holding); ham (54F - Cold Holding); provolone (55F - Cold Holding); cut tomatoes (58F - Cold Holding); mozzarella (58F - Cold Holding); lasagna (48F - Cold Holding); raw chicken (64F - Cold Holding); sliced turkey (51F - Cold Holding); sliced assorted cheese (54F - Cold Holding); peeled boiled eggs (47F - Cold Holding); calamari (46F); veal (50F - Cold Holding) raw shrimp 48F cooked sausage 48F Cook line cooler drawers cooked pasta 43F Pizza cooler; diced ham (51F - Cold Holding); diced tomatoes (47F - Cold Holding); spinach (52F - Cold Holding); cooked peppers (51F - Cold Holding); cooked sausage (53F - Cold Holding); shredded cheese (53F - Cold Holding); ricotta cheese (47F)
Ambient air thermometer in holding unit not accurate within plus or minus 3 degrees Fahrenheit. Pizza cooler read 39F ambient temperature was 60F Cook line cooler read 43F ambient read 57F
No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. For new hire
No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food.
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Soufflé cup used to scoop cheese and garlic n oil. Bowl used to scoop flour
Cold holding equipment not maintained in good repair. Do not store time/temperature control for safety food in this unit until the unit is repaired. Cook line cooler found coils soiled with dust and interior coils froze up. Ambient temp 56F Pizza cooler 60F fan not blowing
Cutting boards has cut marks and mold like substance and is no longer cleanable.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Jackets
Gaskets torn on the cook line reach in freezer.
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.