PIZZA JOINT FL
6723 49 ST N, Pinellas Park FL 33781 · 727-329-8753
Last inspected Aug 4, 2026 · 8 visits since August 2023
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5 inspections, climbing. The current grade is the best on record.
Food placed in soiled container/equipment. Powdered substance stored in container's soiled with black mold like substance.
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Inspection history
8 visits, newest first
Aug 4, 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
Equipment in poor repair. Gasket at cook line
Mar 6, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority1 Intermediate2 Basic
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No soap provided at handwash sink. Front hand wash sink, employee replace
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee blue drink cut on cutting board with green peppers during prep. Employee moved
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee cell phone on prep table flour. Employee moved
Sep 16, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority0 Intermediate6 Basic
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Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Used for scooping green onions
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Cell phone on top of deli cooler at cook line.employee moved
In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of time/temperature control for safety food and rim of the container. Scoop inside reach in cooler touching mozzarella cheese. Employee moved
Single-service articles improperly stored. Boxes of pizza boxes stored on floor of management office.
Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Next to fryer and back wall behind cook top.
Jan 16, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority0 Intermediate2 Basic
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Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Used for dispensing green papers on line reach in deli cooler. Employee moved.
Single-service articles improperly stored. Pizza boxes, white foam Togo containers - stored in dry storage on floor. Employee moved
Aug 27, 2024Administrative complaint recommendedRoutine Inspection
Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 20 violations recorded, 4 high priority.
4 High priority4 Intermediate12 Basic
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Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Observed employee using personal cellphone and began engaging in food preparation without washing their hands.
Establishment using a sanitizer solution that does not meet the requirements specified in 40 CFR 180. Only use single-service items to serve food to customers until approved sanitizer is available for warewashing. Lemon Scent bleach sanitizer. Operator left to buy approved sanitizer during routine inspection.
Food placed in soiled container/equipment. Powdered substance stored in container's soiled with black mold like substance.
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. See stop sale. Operator wrote time
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener and mixer soiled with food debris.
Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Fan stored on top of hand sink next to three compartment sink.
Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Unlabeled white chemical spray bottles stored under three compartment sink.
Toxic substance/chemical on premise that is not required for the operation of establishment. Home defense insect killer and Taurus SC termiticide/insecticide stored under table on dinning room area where single service items are being stored.
Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Interior of ice machine soiled with black mold like substance.
Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Reach in cooler and pizza oven handles soiled with food debris.
Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Soiled with black mold like substance throughout kitchen area.
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting boards stored on reach in deli coolers.
Equipment in poor repair. Gaskets torn on reach in deli cooler on cook line.
Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. In stand alone freezer in dinning room area.
Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Pizza ovens soiled with food debris.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets on reach in deli coolers soiled with food debris and mold like substance. Hood filters heavily soiled with grease.
Unprotected ice machine in a customer/nonsecure area. In back outside area.
Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Inside walk in cooler.
Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Stored on floor next to stand alone freezer in dinning room.
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Unlabeled container of white powdered substance stored under prep table.
Mar 27, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 10 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority3 Intermediate7 Basic
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Establishment conducts non-continuous cooking of raw animal foods without monitoring and documenting initial heating time and temperature, cooling times and temperatures, cold holding temperature and final cooking temperature. Establishment has written procedures for non-continuous cooking of chicken wings, no temperature and cooling logs completed or maintained
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener blade soiled
Written procedures for non-continuous cooking of raw animal foods are lacking provisions for identifying food cooked with non-continuous process. Non-continuous cooked wings in walk-in cooler not identified as such, label corrected
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Under slicer
Equipment in poor repair. Torn cooler gaskets
Garbage on the ground and/or pad around dumpster. Discarded boxes on ground outside rear door to kitchen
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters soiled
Unprotected ice machine in a customer/nonsecure area. Outdoor ice machine not secured when not in use
Walk-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.
Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Wall behind grill soiled. Ceiling vents over kitchen soiled
Oct 31, 2023Call Back - Admin. complaint recommendedRoutine Inspection
Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 15 violations recorded, 1 high priority.
1 High priority2 Intermediate12 Basic
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Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Outside mop sink and hose connection lacking vacuum breaker.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener on prep table near reach-in cooler soiled with food debris. Slicer on prep table has built up food debris.
No plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. Addition of ice machine in rear alleyway not currently on plans.
Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Outside ice machine has mold like debris.
Cardboard box used as garbage container. Cardboard boxes used as trash cans in kitchen across from stove top.
Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Ceiling tiles and vents in kitchen are soiled with food, grease and dust debris.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee car key and sunglasses on prep table by walkin cooler.
Garbage on the ground and/or pad around dumpster.
In-use ice scoop stored on soiled surface between uses. Ice scoop on top of dirty soda trays outside in rear alleyway.
In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Employee stored knife in between reach-in cooler and prep table.
Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. Overhead lights in kitchen over reach-in cooler missing shield cover.
Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Multiple Employee drinks inside reach in cooler and inside walk-in cooler. Manager removed employee drinks.
Unprotected ice machine in a customer/nonsecure area. Ice machine located outside with no lock and in area that is unprotected.
Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Walkin cooler shelving has rust that pitted the surface.
Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Mop stored on floor by three compartment sink.
Aug 21, 2023Warning IssuedRoutine Inspection
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 29 recorded, 5 high priority.
5 High priority7 Intermediate17 Basic
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Chlorine sanitizer used to sanitize clean in place equipment not at proper minimum strength. Do not use equipment not properly sanitized. Sanitizer bucket at 0 ppm chlorine. Corrected to 100 ppm chlorine.
Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Employee making cold sub sandwich to go with bare hands. Item will not be heated to 145 degrees Fahrenheit.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In walkin cooler: cream (44F - Cold Holding); cooked chicken (45F - Cold Holding) Manager moved items into freezer. In reach-in cooler: sliced tomatoes (45F - Cold Holding); sliced ham (56F - Cold Holding); sliced cheese (56F - Cold Holding) Manager moved items into freezer. Cream 38 F, cut tomatoes 40 F, sliced cheese 43 F, cooked chicken 42 F.
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. See stop sale. Pizza held on time with no time stamp. Operator states pizza was put in holding cabinet at 11am and will be discarded at 3pm.
Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Outside mop sink and hose connection lacking vacuum breaker.
Certified Food Manager or person in charge lacks knowledge of foodborne illnesses and symptoms of illness that would prevent an employee from working with food, clean equipment and utensils, and single-service items.
Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. Par cooked chicken wings stored in large plastic container not in shallow containers and uncovered.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener on prep table near reach-in cooler soiled with food debris. Slicer on prep table has built up food debris.
No plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. Addition of ice machine in rear alleyway not currently on plans.
No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. No written plan for pizza being held on time.
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.
Written procedures for non-continuous cooking of raw animal foods are lacking provisions for identifying food cooked with non-continuous process. Establishment partially cooks chicken wings with no written procedures. Inspector emailed operator PAR Cooking instructions.
Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Outside ice machine has mold like debris.
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Soufflé cup used as a scoop for sugar.
Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Co2 tank not properly secured outside back door.
Cardboard box used as garbage container. Cardboard boxes used as trash cans in kitchen across from stove top.
Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Ceiling tiles and vents in kitchen are soiled with food, grease and dust debris.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee car key and sunglasses on prep table by walkin cooler.
Equipment in poor repair. Plastic container used to store mushrooms is cracked.
Garbage on the ground and/or pad around dumpster.
In-use ice scoop stored on soiled surface between uses. Ice scoop on top of dirty soda trays outside in rear alleyway.
In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Employee stored knife in between reach-in cooler and prep table.
Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. Overhead lights in kitchen over reach-in cooler missing shield cover.
No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. No hand wash sign at hand wash sink by walkin cooler.
Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Multiple Employee drinks inside reach in cooler and inside walk-in cooler. Manager removed employee drinks.
Unprotected ice machine in a customer/nonsecure area. Ice machine located outside with no lock and in area that is unprotected.
Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Walkin cooler shelving has rust that pitted the surface.
Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Walls in kitchen soiled with grease and food debris.
Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Mop stored on floor by three compartment sink.
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