PIZZAVOLA ITALIAN EXPRESS
11643 BOYETTE RD, Riverview FL 33569
Last inspected Dec 16, 2025 · 6 visits since October 2023
□ Not on the state's active licence list
This licence isn't in DBPR's current active file, which usually means the business has closed, been sold, or let the licence lapse. Everything below belongs to this licence, not to whoever may be trading here now. The history stays public because it is a public record.
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MAR 24
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FEB 25
OCT 25
▲ GETTING WORSE
5 inspections, one direction. The current grade is the worst on record.
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Expired 2/1/2025.
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined
Awarded on the inspection record alone. What they mean →
Inspection history
6 visits, newest first
Dec 16, 2025Call Back - Admin. complaint recommendedRoutine Inspection
Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 7 violations recorded, 1 high priority.
1 High priority3 Intermediate3 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 7 findingsThe state's own report →
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Expired 2/1/2025.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards.
No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233.
No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. No written procedure for pizza held on time.
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Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting boards.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink on prep table.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters.
Oct 15, 2025Administrative complaint recommendedRoutine Inspection
Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 13 violations recorded, 2 high priority.
2 High priority3 Intermediate8 Basic
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Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Expired 2/1/2025.
Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Meatballs 106 F in steam well, employee turned up heat.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards.
No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233.
No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. No written procedure for pizza held on time.
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting boards.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink on prep table.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee phone on prep table.
Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee prepping food with no hair restraint.
Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Sugar container cracked. Employee changed sugar container at time of inspection.
Food stored on floor. Frying oil on floor, manager removed at time of inspection.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters.
Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry.
Feb 26, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 8 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
3 High priority1 Intermediate4 Basic
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Container of medicine improperly stored. Employee medicine over prep table.
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Expired 2/1/2025.
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. No time mark for pizza held on time.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards.
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Portion cup in seasonings.
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting boards.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink on drinks above prep is on prep table.
In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Knives between reach in cooler and prep table.
Sep 3, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 10 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
3 High priority1 Intermediate6 Basic
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Chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. 3 compartment sink tested 0 ppm chlorine. Retested 50 ppm chlorine.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Pasta 47 F in reach in cooler.
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. No time mark on pizza held on time.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards. Slicer.
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting boards.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink on prep table.
Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee prepping food with no beard guard and hair restraints.
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Containers wet nesting next to 3 compartment sink.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters.
Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry.
Mar 20, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 11 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
4 High priority2 Intermediate5 Basic
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Chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Tested 0ppm, operator remade tested 50 ppm chlorine.
Container of medicine improperly stored. Medicine above prep table. Employee removed at time of inspection.
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Expired 2/1/2024. Operator updated license at time of inspection.
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. For pizza slices held on time.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board on prep cooler.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Lasagna in reach in cooler not date marked. Operator date marked at time of inspection.
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting board on prep cooler.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee phone next to food items.
Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Observed employee prepping food with no hair restraint. Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation.
In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Knife between prep table and reach in cooler. Operator removed at time of inspection.
Single-service articles improperly stored. Pizza boxes on floor in dry storage.
Oct 24, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 10 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority3 Intermediate6 Basic
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Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. pizza 85 F, operator states they hold it on time, filled out time as a public health control form.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards.
Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Wiping cloths in hand wash sink, operator removed at time of inspection.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Chicken wings in reach in cooler not date marked. Operator date marked at time of inspection.
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink on prep table.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee drink on prep table.
Food stored on floor. Cheese on floor in walk in cooler, operator removed at time of inspection.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters.
Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry.
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.