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SPECIALTY PIZZA EXPRESS

1185 SPRING CENTER BLVD STE 1010, Altamonte Springs FL 32714 · (407)869-0123

Last inspected Apr 10, 2026 · 6 visits since October 2023

Licence typeRestaurant
Risk levelRisk Level 2
LicenceNOS6902428
Grade history
APR 24
DEC 24
APR 25
DEC 25
APR 26
▲ GETTING WORSE

5 inspections, one direction. The current grade is the worst on record.

Worst finding on record
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. -license expired 4/1/26.
High priority/50-17-3
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Inspection history

6 visits, newest first

Apr 10, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

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

2 High priority0 Intermediate3 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 5 findings
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. -license expired 4/1/26.
High priority/50-17-3
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. -steak (44F - Cold Holding); cooked onions (44F - Cold Holding) at left end of make table for less than 4 hours. Operator will monitor and move to walk-in cooler in necessary.
High priority/03A-02-5
Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. -ceiling tiles soiled with some dust, discolored from pizza oven. Operator has begun cleaning.
Basic/36-34-5
No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. -missing from lower left hand cooler on cook line. Operator replaced.
Basic/05-09-4/Corrected On-Site
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Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. -rust on some walk-in cooler shelves.
Basic/14-17-4
The state's own report →
Dec 19, 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 ▾
Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. -small amount of rust on walk-in cooler shelves.
Basic/14-17-4
Apr 17, 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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Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Kitchen exit door
Basic/35B-01-4
Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Leaking pipe in hand wash sink next to pizza station
Basic/29-11-4/Corrected On-Site
Dec 18, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.

0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Apr 24, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

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

0 High priority1 Intermediate1 Basic
Show 2 findings ▾
Water with a temperature of least 85 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. -turned off due to slow drip. Operator turned on hot water.
Intermediate/27-16-5/Corrected On-Site
Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. -some rust, small amount of food spdebris on walk-in cooler shelves.
Basic/14-17-4
Oct 6, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

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

2 High priority0 Intermediate2 Basic
Show 4 findings ▾
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. -grilled onions (45F - Cold Holding); meatball (45F - Cold Holding) less than 4 hours. Operator will monitor and use time in lieu of temperature if needed for pizza toppings.
High priority/03A-02-5
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. -pizza sauce removed from walk-in cooler less than 1 hour ago. Operator marked time.
High priority/03F-02-5/Corrected On-Site
Equipment in poor repair. -make table doors not closing tightly.
Basic/14-11-5
No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. -ambient thermometer not working in pizza make table. Operator will replace.
Basic/05-09-4

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.