ROMA PIZZA
336 S LAKEVIEW DR, Lake Helen FL 32744 · 386-228-3444
Last inspected Feb 17, 2026 · 5 visits since April 2024
APR 24
APR 25
SEP 25
FEB 26
▲ GETTING WORSE
4 inspections, one direction. The current grade is the worst on record.
Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse.See Stop Sale
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Inspection history
5 visits, newest first
Feb 17, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 8 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority2 Intermediate4 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 8 findingsThe state's own report →
Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse.See Stop Sale
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Dining room reach in cooler Cheesecake 47F, tiramisu 47F, placed overnight. Operator instructed to discard.
Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Ranch dressing portioned at cook line make table unit. Operator placed date from 48 hours ago.
Proof of required state approved employee training not available for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233.
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Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Forks stored spot dry at wash ware are, not inverted. Operator repositioned.
Food stored on floor. Package plastic water bottles stored on walk in cooler floor. Operator removed
Food workers in kitchen with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation.
No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in dining room, cold holding unit.
Sep 11, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority0 Intermediate4 Basic
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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 for Pizza at front counter. Operator placed time
Bathroom located inside establishment not completely enclosed with tight-fitting, self-closing doors.
Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Food worker handling food without a hair restraint.
Label on a food item prepared and packaged onsite for customer self-service does not include product identity/description, date product was packaged and name and address of the establishment that prepared and packaged the food. Operator had sliced carrot cake and tiramisu in grab n go reach in cooler, not labeled. Operator relocated behind counter.
Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Whole unwashed tomatoes,stored over mascarpone cheese in walk in cooler. Operator relocated.
Jun 2, 2025□ Call Back - CompliedLicensing Inspection
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Apr 30, 2025Warning IssuedLicensing Inspection
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 2 recorded, 1 high priority.
1 High priority1 Intermediate0 Basic
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Establishment operating without a license from the Division of Hotels and Restaurants. Operator must obtain a public food service license from the Division of Hotels and Restaurants within 60 days. Submit a license application and payment to DBPR/Bureau of Central Intake Unit, 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-0783. To apply online or obtain an application for license visit https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/
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/. Operator has added fryers and stove top, ventilation hood to kitchen area.
Apr 23, 2024Inspection 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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Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin.
Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. License is not on site.
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.