Abc Pizza House International

4005 Land O Lakes Blvd, Land O' Lakes, FL 346394423
Pizza
Last inspected: Jan 20, 2026
70
Score
Medium Risk

Inspectors have visited Abc Pizza House International nine times, with records going back to 2022. The most recent report on file is from Jan 20, 2026. The medium risk tier sits in the middle: not spotless, but not alarming either.

The trend has been favorable: violation counts have eased from around nine violations to closer to six violations per visit over the last few inspections.

When inspectors have written things up, “cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable” has been the most frequent reason, cited four times.

The city-wide average sits at 76, which Abc Pizza House International's 70 doesn't quite reach. The full record sits in fairly typical territory for a working restaurant.

9
Inspections
0
Critical latest
3
Major latest
1
Minor latest
Inspection History
Jan 20, 2026
Routine - Food
3 major violations. 1 minor violation.
View 4 violations
Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board stained **Repeat Violation** **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2026-01-20: **Time Extended**
22-02-4
Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Test kit for DM expired **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2026-01-20: **Time Extended**
16-37-1
Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Non-pitting surface rust on food-contact equipment. Reach in cooler interior surfaces rust by pizza prep table **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2026-01-20: **Time Extended**
22-31-4
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets soiled on reach in cooler by pizza prep table **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2026-01-20: **Time Extended**
23-03-4
70
Jan 7, 2026
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 3 major violations. 4 minor violations.
View 8 violations
High Priority - Dishmachine not sanitizing properly. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. DM 0 ppm chlorine. Tested few times **Warning**
22-49-4
Intermediate - Non-pitting surface rust on food-contact equipment. Reach in cooler interior surfaces rust by pizza prep table **Warning**
22-31-4
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board stained **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
22-02-4
Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Test kit for DM expired **Warning**
16-37-1
Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee no beard guard while engaging food preparation. Manager asked them to put beard guard on **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
13-04-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets soiled on reach in cooler by pizza prep table **Warning**
23-03-4
Basic - Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Opened drink bottle on shelf with store food in walk in cooler. Operator relocated it. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
12B-13-4
Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. **Warning**
50-09-4
52
Jun 3, 2025
Routine - Food
2 major violations. 4 minor violations.
View 6 violations
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board soiled with black mold like substance on cook line reach in coolers.
22-02-4
Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. Employee replaced soap at hand sink In ware washing area. **Corrected On-Site**
31B-03-4
Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed.
50-09-4
Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. On reach in cooler on cook line.
14-09-4
Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee covered hair during inspection.
13-03-4
Basic - In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Employee removed knives from under microwave and plates on cook line. **Corrected On-Site**
10-17-4
67
Jan 7, 2025
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 2 major violations. 5 minor violations.
View 9 violations
High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Rubbing alcohol on counter next to silverwear. Employee removed alcohol. **Corrected On-Site**
41-10-4
High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. Mop sink with splitter no vacuum breaker.
29-42-4
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards on deli reach in cooler stained, slicer blades soiled last used 1 week ago,
22-02-4
Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No paper towels at hand sink in cook line area. Employee refilled paper towels. **Corrected On-Site**
31B-02-4
Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Interior of ice machine has black mold like debris. Employee cleaning area during inspection. **Corrective Action Taken**
22-20-5
Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting boards on pizza make table has cut marks.
14-09-4
Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee making pizza no hair restraint. Employee put on hair net. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
13-03-4
Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Microwave oven soiled interior on cook line, pizza oven conveyor soiled with burn on food debris,
22-08-4
Basic - Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Employee drink in reach in dough cooler. Employee removed drink. **Corrected On-Site**
12B-13-4
47
May 15, 2024
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 4 major violations. 6 minor violations.
View 13 violations
High Priority - Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee touched hat than walked outdoors came back and touched clean pizza pan. Discussed with employee employee washed hands.
12A-25-4
High Priority - Food-contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning, before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Dish machine not working properly employee took dishes out of machine with 0 ppm chlorine discussed with manager employee re washed dishes. **Corrected On-Site**
22-45-4
High Priority - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Tested at 0 ppm needed to be primed re tested to 100 ppm **Corrected On-Site**
22-41-4
Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Cooked lasagna not dated in walk in cooler
02C-02-5
Intermediate - Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. Cooling chicken with lid covering chicken meat. Employee removed lid during cooling process **Corrected On-Site**
03D-15-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Bucket in the hand washing sink by ice machine **Repeat Violation**
31A-11-4
Intermediate - Paper towel dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense paper towels. Hand washing sink by prep sink
31B-05-4
Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Employee food in reach in cooler with restaurants pizza dough employee removed to proper storage. **Corrected On-Site**
08B-49-4
Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. 1 employee. **Repeat Violation**
13-03-4
Basic - Food stored on floor. Potatoes in box and oil on floor in drive thru window area.
08B-38-4
Basic - Sanitizer bucket stored with food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. On floor.
21-44-1
Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Across from oven.
29-49-6
Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Raw chicken in bags in sinks frozen. Employee added water. **Corrected On-Site**
06-01-5
32
Dec 4, 2023
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 2 minor violations.
View 4 violations
High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. -4 Flies near server drink area -2 near Togo window - From follow-up inspection 2023-12-04: -3 live flies observed in server drink station area -1 live fly in prep area. Landed on loaf of bread. See Stop Sale **Time Extended**
35A-02-6
Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. -Ice machine near drink station has black mold like substance - From follow-up inspection 2023-12-04: **Time Extended**
22-02-4
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. -All visible cutting boards grooved - From follow-up inspection 2023-12-04: **Time Extended**
14-09-4
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. -Plastic hotel pans above dough mixer stacked while still wet. - From follow-up inspection 2023-12-04: **Time Extended**
24-08-4
70
Nov 27, 2023
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 6 major violations. 15 minor violations.
View 23 violations
High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. -4 Flies near server drink area -2 near Togo window
35A-02-6
High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license.
50-17-3
Intermediate - Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. -No written plan available. Emailed DBPR HR 5030-104 to operator
11-27-4
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. -Ice machine near drink station has black mold like substance
22-02-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. -Trash can in front of hand washing station next to dough mixer Employee removed trash can **Corrected On-Site**
31A-09-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. -Hand washing station near dough mixer being used to dump food waste
31A-11-4
Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. -Test kit expired March 2020
16-37-1
Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. -No soap at hand washing station next to dough mixer
31B-03-4
Basic - Accumulation of debris on exterior of warewashing machine. -Buildup on exterior of dishwasher
16-21-4
Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. -Bowl used as scoop in potato salad in walk-in cooler -Bowl used as scoop in pasta shells in walk-in cooler
14-01-5
Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. -4 tanks next to mop sink not chained
51-11-4
Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. -All visible cutting boards grooved
14-09-4
Basic - Dishmachine not washing/rinsing properly. Must wash, rinse and sanitize all dishware, equipment and utensils in three-compartment sink until dishmachine is functioning properly. -Dish machine not properly sanitizing. Reading chlorine at 0 ppm Set up three compartment sink for sanitation
16-55-4
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. -Employee drink over prep table across from hand washing station next to dough mixer Manager on duty removed beverage from prep area. **Corrected On-Site**
12B-07-4
Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. -Coffee creamer in reach-in cooler on cook line across from double door ovens. Employee moved creamer to proper location. **Corrected On-Site**
08B-49-4
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. -Glasses case on top of dry cloths above prep table in dishwashing area
40-06-5
Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. -Dishwasher no hair restraint -2 Cooks no hair restraint
13-03-4
Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. -Plastic hotel pans above dough mixer stacked while still wet.
24-08-4
Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. -Tongs on fryer door Employee removed tongs and placed into dishwashing area. **Corrected On-Site**
10-20-4
Basic - In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of time/temperature control for safety food and rim of the container. -Scoop handle in mozzarella cheese in reach-in cooler on cook line Employee removed scoop from food and properly stored. **Corrected On-Site**
10-06-5
Basic - Interior of oven has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. -Double door oven next to pizza oven has black substance buildup in interior.
22-08-4
Basic - No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted. -Emailed operator DBPR HR 5030-105
51-13-4
Basic - Open dumpster lid.
33-16-4
19
May 23, 2023
Routine - Food
3 critical violations.
View 3 violations
Equipment, Food and Non-Food Contact Surfaces Approved
FL-35
Wiping Cloths Properly Used and Stored
FL-41
Employee Health Policies Present
FL-03
55
Jul 20, 2022
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 9 minor violations.
View 11 violations
High Priority - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Dish machine had 0 ppm (chlorine )when checked. Operator instructed employee to hook-up new container of sanitizer then primed machine and rechecked with test strip- 50ppm. **Corrected On-Site**
22-41-4
High Priority - Sanitizer not used in accordance with the manufacturer's recommendations. Solution (chorine) 200+ ppm. Operator made new solution with 50ppm. **Corrected On-Site**
41-28-4
Basic - Open dumpster lid.
33-16-4
Basic - Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Open water bottle, operator removed. **Corrected On-Site**
12B-13-4
Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses in-prep area **Corrected On-Site**
21-12-4
Basic - Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.
14-17-4
Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Single use cup used at pizza prep area. Operator removed **Corrected On-Site**
14-01-5
Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance in kitchen area.
36-34-5
Basic - Cleaned and sanitized equipment or utensils not properly stored. Chill stick in walk-in freezer on floor. Operator took to dish area to clean and santize **Corrected On-Site**
24-07-4
Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees in mens room
31B-04-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Containers on bottom shelves near slicer.
23-03-4
47

Frequently Asked Questions

When was Abc Pizza House International last inspected?

The most recent health inspection at Abc Pizza House International on file is from Jan 20, 2026. The public record contains nine inspections in total.

What is the most common violation at Abc Pizza House International?

Across the inspection record, “cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable” has been cited four times, more than any other issue at Abc Pizza House International.

How does Abc Pizza House International compare to other restaurants in Land O' Lakes?

Abc Pizza House International most recently scored 70 out of 100, which is lower than the Land O' Lakes average of 76.

Has Abc Pizza House International's inspection record improved over time?

Yes. Recent inspections at Abc Pizza House International have averaged around six violations per visit, down from roughly nine earlier in the record.

What does a medium risk rating mean?

A medium risk rating at Abc Pizza House International means the most recent inspection turned up a handful of issues that the health department wrote up but did not classify as critical.

How often is Abc Pizza House International inspected?

Based on the inspection history on file, Abc Pizza House International is inspected around three times per year on average.