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PALACE PIZZA BARTOW INC

105 E MAIN STREET, Bartow FL 33830 · 863.533.9300

Last inspected May 5, 2026 · 6 visits since July 2023

Licence typeRestaurant
Seats68
Risk levelRisk Level 2
LicenceSEA6307744
Grade history
FEB 24
JUL 24
APR 25
NOV 25
MAY 26
— STEADY

5 inspections within 13 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.

Worst finding on record
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Ham slices 47 F. Stored above the refrigerated lines inside the reach in cooler at the pizza station. Some ham was removed.
High priority/03A-02-5/Corrective Action Taken
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Inspection history

6 visits, newest first

May 5, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 1 finding
Single-service articles improperly stored. Pizza boxes stored on the floor in the dry storage area.
Basic/25-05-4
Nov 21, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

1 High priority1 Intermediate3 Basic
Show 5 findings ▾
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw chicken stored over cooked chicken in walk in cooler. Operator moved raw to lower shelf
High priority/08A-05-6/Corrected On-Site
No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. No chlorine test kit for chlorine dish machine
Intermediate/16-37-1
Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. 3 unsecured tanks by ice machine
Basic/51-11-4
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Bottle of water. Operator removed.
Basic/12B-07-4/Corrected On-Site
In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit.
Basic/10-07-4
Apr 1, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
Show 1 finding ▾
In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Tongs in a container of water at 77F. Pasta station.
Basic/10-07-4
Jul 10, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation

Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

1 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
Show 2 findings ▾
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. Operator was able to determine the time and mark the time.
High priority/03F-02-5/Corrected On-Site
Equipment in poor repair. Gaskets on the reach in freezer door next to the fryer in the grill. Bottom shelf of the prep table lined with card board on the table acfrom the walk in cooler.
Basic/14-11-5
Feb 23, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

1 High priority0 Intermediate3 Basic
Show 4 findings ▾
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Ham slices 47 F. Stored above the refrigerated lines inside the reach in cooler at the pizza station. Some ham was removed.
High priority/03A-02-5/Corrective Action Taken
Cardboard used to line food-contact shelves. Cardboard lining the reach in cooler shelf at the salad station.
Basic/14-05-4
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Black backpack and jacket stored on the shelf with buttery flavored oil. The items were removed.
Basic/40-06-5/Corrected On-Site
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Pans on the shelf above the 3 compartment sink.
Basic/24-08-4
Jul 31, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority1 Intermediate4 Basic
Show 5 findings ▾
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. By pizza station. Manager refilled
Intermediate/31B-02-4/Corrected On-Site
Floors not maintained smooth and durable. Observed missing grout on flor by ice machine
Basic/36-11-4
Food stored on floor. Observed bucket of garlic knots stored on floor. Manager got bucket off of floor
Basic/08B-38-4/Corrected On-Site
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed soiled fan covers in walk in cooler
Basic/23-03-4
Walk-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.
Basic/14-17-4

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.