GRIMALDI'S PIZZERIA
11701 LAKE VICTORIA GARDENS AVE 3101, Palm Beach Gardens FL 33410 · 480.947.7100
Last inspected Aug 27, 2025 · 6 visits since April 2024
APR 24
SEP 24
MAY 25
AUG 25
AUG 25
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5 inspections, swinging between A and F. Consistency is the problem here, not any single visit.
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 and posted during inspection
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined
Awarded on the inspection record alone. What they mean →
Disciplinary actions
1 case · $200
| Case | Violation date | Final order | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2--2024066415 | Sep 11, 2024 | Dec 11, 2024 | $200 |
Inspection history
6 visits, newest first
Aug 27, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority1 Intermediate0 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 1 finding
Handwash sink at prep area at the back not accessible for employee use at all times- blocked by A/C unit Moved
Aug 7, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority1 Intermediate1 Basic
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Portable industrial A/C drain line draining into handwash sink at the bar; lines removed and relocated to drain in grease trap
Ice scoop handle in contact with ice- at soda machine Stored properly
May 20, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority0 Intermediate2 Basic
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Observed: 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. See stop sale. Pizza slices and cooked marinara sauce Time marked 11-3 pm Priority: High Priority
Observed: Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Bottom reach in cooler under iced tea holders Salad prep station Priority: Basic
Observed: Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Dust on wall In walk in cooler Priority: Basic
Sep 18, 2024□ Call Back - CompliedRoutine Inspection
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
0 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
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Equipment in poor repair- gaskets torn at desert cooler
Sep 11, 2024Administrative complaint recommendedRoutine Inspection
Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 20 violations recorded, 6 high priority.
6 High priority6 Intermediate8 Basic
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Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Dishwasher Bar area (Chlorine 0ppm) Operator unable to fix
Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Employee served food in the dining room, waked at pizza station and started to cut pizza without washing hands first; manager educated and asked employee to wash hands
Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee touched garbage can and opened cooler to get food out; didn't wash hands and changed gloves; educated; employee washed hands;
Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Time/temperature control for safety food prepared from/mixed with ingredient(s) at ambient temperature not cooled to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 4 hours. buffalo chicken (45F - Cooling )at 2:00 since 10:00; in reach in cooler at cook line; food never reached 41 F within 4 hours; See Stop Sale;
Time/temperature control for safety food held using time as a public health control marked 11:00-4:00 Operator corrected to 3 pm- pizza sauce
Time/temperature control for safety food prepared from/mixed with ingredient(s) at ambient temperature not cooled to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 4 hours. buffalo chicken (45F - Cooling )at 2:00 since 10:00; in reach in cooler at cook line; food never reached 41 F within 4 hours; See Stop Sale;
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 cooler at the bar- as per operator opened 48 hours before; dated
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 and posted during inspection
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime- cutting boards at cook line
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing- cloth towel stored at the handwash sink by desert station Removed
Required employee training expired for all 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 bucket at back of the kitchen Advised to label
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food- plastic bowl used to dispense cheese at cooler at salad station Removed
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable- at pizza station
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils- at cook line; removed
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items- cell phone on prep table at pizza station; removed
Equipment in poor repair- gaskets torn at desert cooler
Ice scoop handle in contact with ice at the bar; stored properly
In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit- pizza cutter in water at 131 F at pizza station Operator changed water
Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Unwashed whole Romaine lettuce over bags of cheese in walk-in cooler; operator stored properly
Apr 2, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 11 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority2 Intermediate7 Basic
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Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Dishwasher loaded dirty dishes inside machine and touched cleaned ones after without washing hands and changing gloves; educated; employee washed hands and changed gloves;
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 by slice at pizza station Operator time marked
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime- cutting boards at the prep sink used for cutting lettuce has heavy accumulation of black like mold;
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.
Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin- at the back of the kitchen
Bowl used to dispense cheeses - reach in cooler at the back of the kitchen Removed
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Purse next to cans of food on dry storage shelves at the prep station in the back of the kitchen Advised to remove
Equipment in poor repair- reach in cooler at pizza station- door not closing;
Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair- at pizza station
Outer openings not protected during operation and vermin and/or environmental cross contamination- large window sitting bar has no protection from vermin; air curtain broken and not blowing air;
Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler- at pizza station
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.