PEPPINO'S PIZZA
3731 W UNIVERSITY AVE, Gainesville FL 32607 · 352.554.6078
Last inspected Jul 16, 2026 · 7 visits since August 2023
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Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening/preparation. See stop sale. Stuffed noodles stored in walk-in cooler dated 8/23.
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Inspection history
7 visits, newest first
Jul 16, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 7 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority1 Intermediate6 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 7 findingsThe state's own report →
No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. Establishment has written plan taped on wall but not filled out.
Cardboard used to line nonfood-contact shelves. Soiled cardboard used under jugs of sauces on cooks line, employee replaced with new.
Cleaned and sanitized equipment or utensils not properly stored. Pizza paddles leaned between wall/reach in cooler on floor, employee placed on shelf.
Hole in or other damage to wall. Hole in wall in back dry storage area.
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Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. -Large fan blowing in kitchen soiled with dust. -Interior reach in freezer soiled with food debris. -Reach in freezer gasket soiled with food debris.
Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Behind the dough mixer.
Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Pipes under Handwash sink leaking into bucket.
Dec 11, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority1 Intermediate4 Basic
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Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Pasta in reach in cooler prepared 12/09 per Manager not date marked. Manager put date on pasta
Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Male employee on cook line with beard and no beard guard.
Hole in or other damage to wall. Hole in wall in back hallway past walk-in-cooler. Manager taped plastic over hole
In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Food dispensed ( sugar )with a bowl without a handle. Manager removed bowl
Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Unwashed produce in shipping box ( mushrooms, cucumbers ) stored over ready-to-eat food ( manicotti ) in walk in cooler. Manager moved manicotti from under vegetables.
Aug 19, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 8 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority2 Intermediate6 Basic
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Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Marinara sauce prepared 6 days earlier did not have a date mark.
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. Joe's food handler certificate expired
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl with no handle used to dispense food ( sugar ). Manager removed portion cup.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Cell phones on prep table and headphones on dry goods storage area rack. Manager removed all items
Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Male employee on cook line with beard and no beard guard.
Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Cracked tile under handwash sink in pizza prep area.
Hole in or other damage to wall. Hole in wall in back hallway
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Flour bin not labeled
Feb 6, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority1 Intermediate3 Basic
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Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Mixer head of floor mixer in back of kitchen next to back door. Slicer blade for slicer on kitchen prep table.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink on prep table across from pizza oven. Manager removed drink during inspection.
Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee in dish area not wearing a hair net. Manager provided employee with hair restraint and employee put on hair restraint.
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Containers stored on dry shelf. Manager had employee place labels on containers.
Sep 5, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation
Met inspection standards. 10 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
3 High priority3 Intermediate4 Basic
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Quaternary ammonium sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Three compartment sink in dish area, 0 ppm. Manager changed sanitizer water, 200 ppm.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food marked with a date that exceeds 7 days after opening/preparation. Lasagna stored on cook line dated 8/24. Manager stated item was prepared on 8/24 and frozen then removed on 9/3. Manager placed proper date on lasagna.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening/preparation. See stop sale. Stuffed noodles stored in walk-in cooler dated 8/23.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board on reach-in cooler across from cook line oven.
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. Two new employees working without proof of employee reporting agreement.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Cooked noodles stored in walk-in cooler. Manager stated noodles was prepared the previous morning.
Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, or warewashing areas. Acoustic tiles throughout the kitchen.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink on kitchen prep table next to slicer. Manager removed drink from prep table.
Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Wet wiping cloth on kitchen prep table. Manager placed wet towel in sanitizer bucket.
Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Sanitizer bucket in dish area, 0 ppm. Manager changed sanitizer water, 200 ppm.
Jan 26, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 7 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority2 Intermediate4 Basic
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Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Item on prep table across from cook line oven: meatballs (58F - Cold Holding). Employee stated item was placed on table thirty minutes prior to temperature being taken. Employee placed item in walk-in cooler to reduce temperature to 41F.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board on reach-in cooler across from cook line grill.
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Employee drained pan of spinach in hand washing sink across from walk-in cooler.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink on prep table car from cook line oven.
In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Utensils in warmer on prep table next to cook line, 131F. Manager turned up warmer to heat water to 135F.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets of cook line grill drawers.
Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Meatballs thawing at room temperature. Employee moved item to walk-in cooler.
Aug 18, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 12 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
3 High priority3 Intermediate6 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. Items in walk-in cooler: marinara sauce (57F - Cooling); pizza sauce (51F - Cooling). Manager stated items prepared the previous day.
Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 70 degrees Fahrenheit within two hours and from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within six hours. See stop sale. Items in walk-in cooler: marinara sauce (57F - Cooling); pizza sauce (51F - Cooling). Manager stated items prepared the previous day.
Employee used tobacco, ate, or drank then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee eating noodles on cook line, proceeded to put on gloves and place noodles in strainer and rinse with water without washing hands. Manager had employee wash hands and change gloves.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board on reach-in cooler for salad prep.
No soap provided at handwash sink. Hand washing sink in dish area. Manager provided hand washing sink with soap.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Lasagna stored in walk-in cooler. Employee stated lasagna was prepared on 8/16. Manager placed proper date on lasagna.
Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. Employee eating noodles on cook line.
Food stored on floor. Cases of coke bottles on top floor in dry storage area next to back door.
In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Handle of scoop in corn meal stored in dry storage area next to back door.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood vents above stove greasy. Inside of mop sink.
Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Containers stored above three compartment sink.
Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Mop stored in mop sink.
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.