LOCAL PIZZA COMPANY
1846 61 AVE N, Saint Petersburg FL 33702 · 727-800-5877
Last inspected Jul 23, 2026 · 8 visits since October 2023
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5 inspections, climbing. The current grade is the best on record.
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. License expired on 2/1/2024. Operator paid for license during inspection.
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined
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Inspection history
8 visits, newest first
Jul 23, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.
0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Jan 5, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.
0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Jul 21, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority0 Intermediate3 Basic
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Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Purple leopard print drink cut on prep for to go
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Greek yogurt bars on top of pita freezer with tiramisu
Food stored on floor. Pizza sauce bucket on floor. Employee moved
Jan 30, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority2 Intermediate0 Basic
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Quaternary ammonium sanitizer in spray bottle not at proper minimum strength. Quaternary sanitizer bucket testing at 0 PPM. Employee replenished quaternary sanitizer bucket and chemical is now testing at 200 PPM.
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. One employee engaging with food or in food preparation hired at the end of December 2024 and are still within their 60 day mark. Operator printed out Employee Health Reporting Agreement form and employee read and sign agreement.
Proof of required state approved employee training not available for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Observed food training certificate for Diana P. dated 4/24/23 through EnvironHealth Associates, Inc. who is not currently present during the inspection. Inspector discussed with operator employees must receive state approved employee food safety training within 60 days of employment.
Sep 17, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority1 Intermediate4 Basic
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Pesticide-emitting strip present in food prep area. Over hand sink at front counter
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. Meatloaf in freezer
Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. Posted during inspection
In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of time/temperature control for safety food and rim of the container. Spoon handle in sauerkraut
Label on a food item prepared and packaged onsite for customer self-service does not include product identity/description, date product was packaged and name and address of the establishment that prepared and packaged the food. Deserts packaged on site and sold in grab and go cooler in dining room not properly labeled
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters soiled
May 6, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation (Partial)
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
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Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. -Licensed displayed expired on 2/1/2024.
Mar 26, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 14 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
3 High priority5 Intermediate6 Basic
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Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. License expired on 2/1/2024. Operator paid for license during inspection.
Quaternary ammonium sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. At 100 PPM. Employee corrected to 200 PPM.
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Frozen raw beef, raw pork, and raw fish stored above ready to eat foods in reach in freezer near oven on kitchen cook line. Employee moved all ready to eat foods above raw meats.
Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Gallon of milk not date marked inside reach in cooler near three compartment sink. Employee date marked 3/25/24.
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 operator vomiting or diarrheal event form. Operator printed sign and posted it during inspection.
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Cook dumped water out of a pot inside hand sink on cook line. Educated employee that hand sinks are to be used for hand washing purpose.
No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. No quaternary chemical test kit observed.
No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. Emailed operator Time As A Public Health Control paperwork.
Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. License posted expired on 2/1/2024
In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Scoop handles touching flour, salt and sugar inside containers under prep table near dough mixer. Employee moved all handles up right off of product.
Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Microwave on dry storage rack near walk in cooler interior soiled with heavy food debris
No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted. Emailed operator Heimlich maneuver/choking sign. Operator printed sign and posted it during inspection.
Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Employee iced coffee stored inside reach in deli cooler on cook line. Employee segregated drink from foods to be served to the public.
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Unlabeled white powdered substance stored inside container under prep table near dough mixer. Employee labeled container as flour.
Oct 20, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 7 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority3 Intermediate3 Basic
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Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. garlic in oil (74F - Cold Holding); pesto with garlic (71F - Cold Holding) above cooler on cook line, held less than 4 hrs, moved to cooler
No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. Multiple documents lost in previous structure fire from May 2023, form emailed to operator
Proof of required state approved employee training not available for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Several certificates lost in structure fire in May 2023
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Lasagna and meatloaf in walk-in cooler, date added
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Portioning cup in salt bin, removed
In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board.
Label on a food item prepared and packaged onsite for customer self-service does not include product identity/description, date product was packaged and name and address of the establishment that prepared and packaged the food. Individually portioned deserts in grab and go cooler. Operator stated he would move cooler to behind counter
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.