LITTLE ITALIAN PIZZA
448 S CYPRESS RD, Pompano Beach FL 33060 · 9549410550
Last inspected Jun 30, 2026 · 6 visits since August 2023
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5 inspections, one direction. The current grade is the worst on record.
Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. In walk in cooler, homemade tomato sauce (46 50F - Cooling). Operator stated no prepped or cooled today. See stop sale
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Inspection history
6 visits, newest first
Jun 30, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 7 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
3 High priority1 Intermediate3 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 7 findingsThe state's own report →
Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Bread stored in grocery bag in walk in cooler. Operator removed bread from non food grade bag.
Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Log of Raw ground beef stored over fish and clams in walk in freezer. Operator rearranged for proper storage.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In FLIP TOP # 2 // Mozzarella Cheese (50F - Cold Holding), and in Flip Top # 1 // Mozzarella Cheese (45 F - Cold Holding); per operator, foods not prepped or portioned today. Food held in walk in cooler and moved to flip top cooler and held for approximately 1- 3 hours. Food was moved back to walk in cooler.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Soup and pasta prepared two days ago not dated in walk in cooler. Operator dated foods.
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Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Clean spoons no inverted in cup on table. Operator inverted spoons.
No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted. Emailed poster to operator.
Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Two buckets containing chlorine sanitizer at 0 ppm. Operator corrected to 100 ppm.
Aug 20, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority0 Intermediate3 Basic
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Nonfood-grade containers used for food storage - direct contact with food. In walk in cooler, black trash bags used to store cooked rolls.
Food stored on floor. In walk in cooler, food stored less than 6 inches from floor.
In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. On cook line, tongs stored on oven. Door handle. Operator removed.
Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. At salad station, to go containers not stored inverted to protect from contamination
Dec 5, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
3 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
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Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. In walk in cooler, homemade tomato sauce (46 50F - Cooling). Operator stated not prepped or cooked today See stop sale
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In reach in cooler on cook line. Raw chicken above ready to eat. Employee moved chicken to bottom shelf
Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. In walk in cooler, homemade tomato sauce (46 50F - Cooling). Operator stated no prepped or cooled today. See stop sale
Aug 16, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority2 Intermediate2 Basic
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No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food.
Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Spray bottle with degreaser by walk in cooler not labeled with common name. Operator labeled bottles
Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. At pizza station, door handles soiled with food debris
In-use ice scoop stored on soiled surface between uses. By walk in freezer, ice scoop stored on top of soiled ice machine. Operator put ice scoop in clean container.
Dec 7, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority2 Intermediate1 Basic
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Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener soiled. Operator washed can opener
Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. In kitchen, in labeled spray bottle with windex. Operator labeled.
Food stored on floor. In walk in freezer, container of chicken stored on floor. Operator moved to shelf.
Aug 17, 2023Inspection 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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Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. At Salad slide top reach in; sliced provolone (58°F - Cold Holding); cannoli filling (56°F - Cold Holding). Operator stated items not prepped or portioned today, being held in cooler 1 hour, moved to walk-in cooler.
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Employee washed vegetable peeler in hand wash sink. Operator discussed with employee and took vegetable peeler to triple sink to be washed, rinsed and sanitized.
Food not stored at least 6 inches off of the floor. At walk-in freezer; containers of raw chicken stored on sheet trays on floor.
Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. At walk-in cooler; unwashed carrots and celery stored above ready to eat cheese and ham. Operator reversed.
Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. At cook line; Sanitizer Bucket (Chlorine 0ppm). Operator added bleach to chlorine 50ppm.
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.