MARINA'S PIZZA AND PASTA
1723 LAKEWOOD RANCH BLVD, Bradenton FL 34211 · 941-545-4173
Last inspected Jul 8, 2026 · 7 visits since September 2023
5 inspections within 4 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.
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Inspection history
7 visits, newest first
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed soiled and rusted can opener and mounting plate.
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed soiled and rusted can opener and mounting plate.
Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Observed ceiling vents in the main dining area and over the front counter with heavy dust.
Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Observed some shelving in the walk in cooler rusting.
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed soiled and rusted can opener and mounting plate.
Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Observed some shelving in the walk in cooler rusting.
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed soiled and rusted can opener and mounting plate.
Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed.
Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation.
No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Observed the handwashing sink next to the pizza oven without a sign.
Single-service articles improperly stored. Observed pizza boxes stored on the floor across from the restrooms.
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed soiled and rusted can opener and mounting plate.
Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation.
In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Observed tongs stored on oven door handle.
No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Observed the handwashing sink next to the pizza oven without a sign.
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed a soiled can opener in back kitchen.
Cove molding at floor/wall juncture broken/missing. Observed cove molding missing and exposing a hole under the hand sink in the back kitchen.
Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Observed a gap at the bottom of the back door.
Food stored on floor. Observed Parmesan cheese stored on the floor in the walk in cooler.
In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Observed tongs stored on the oven door handles.
No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Observed the handwashing sink next to the pizza oven without a sign.
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Observed a black mold like substance on the ice drop tray inside the ice machine.
Cove molding at floor/wall juncture broken/missing. Observed missing cove molding under the hand washing sink in the back kitchen leaving a gap and hole.
Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Observed a gap at the bottom of the back door in the left corner.
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.