Anthony's Pizza
Last inspected: Apr 17, 2026
41
Score
Anthony's Pizza appears in inspection records 10 times, starting in 2022. The newest entry in the record is dated Apr 17, 2026. The high risk label is a heads-up that the most recent visit didn't go well.
There hasn't been much movement either way: counts have stayed near seven violations per visit across recent inspections.
“Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens” comes up most often, recorded five times in the inspection record.
Anthony's Pizza's latest score of 41 falls below the St. Augustine average of 81. This restaurant has more on its record than most do.
10
Inspections
2
Critical latest
4
Major latest
4
Minor latest
Inspection History
Apr 17, 2026
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 4 major violations. 4 minor violations.
View 10 violations
High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. White container full with water from condensation dripping from top of walk in cooler into the container with wrapped pepperoni. Operator discarded. **Corrective Action Taken**
01B-13-4
High Priority - 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 slices at front counter no time stamp. Operator put stamp. **Corrected On-Site**
03F-02-5
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener has build up on blade. **Repeat Violation**
22-02-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Hand wash sink in kitchen has food debris inside.
31A-11-4
Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No paper towels at hand wash sink in kitchen. Operator refilled. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
31B-02-4
Intermediate - 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 proof of training for employees Gianna, Daniel. **Warning**
53B-01-5
Basic - Accumulation of debris on exterior of warewashing machine. Top exterior of dishwasher soiled.
16-21-4
Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting board in kitchen has dark mold like grooves that's no longer cleanable.
14-09-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters and reach in cooler has gaskets has build up. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Reach in cooler shelves near triple sink soiled with food build up.
22-16-4
41
Oct 6, 2025
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 5 major violations. 5 minor violations.
View 11 violations
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. Dishwasher sanitizer 0ppm. Operator changed out sanitizer 100ppm. **Corrected On-Site**
22-41-4
Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No paper towels at hand wash sink in kitchen. **Repeat Violation**
31B-02-4
Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. No soap at hand wash sink in kitchen.
31B-03-4
Intermediate - Employee using bare hand contact with nonready-to-eat food (such as raw animal food or flour) unnecessarily without the use of gloves, deli paper, scoops, tongs or other utensils. Employee at front counter rolling dough with long polished finger nails.
09-17-4
Intermediate - Employee with artificial nails/nail polish working with exposed food without wearing intact gloves. Employee rolling dough with long polish nails.
13-06-4
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener soiled in kitchen. **Repeat Violation**
22-02-4
Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Soufflé cups used to scoop food in flip top cooler. Operator discarded cups. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
14-01-5
Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Ceiling vents in kitchen soiled. **Repeat Violation**
36-34-5
Basic - Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food.
13-07-4
Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Gap beneath back exterior door. **Repeat Violation**
35B-01-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Reach in cooler gaskets soiled. Hood fillers in kitchen has build up. Walk in cooler shelves soiled. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
41
Jun 3, 2025
Routine - Food
3 minor violations.
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Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Ceiling vents soiled in kitchen. - From follow-up inspection 2025-06-03: **Time Extended**
36-34-5
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Reach in cooler door in front of kitchen in poor repair. - From follow-up inspection 2025-06-03: **Time Extended**
14-11-5
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Gap beneath back door. - From follow-up inspection 2025-06-03: **Time Extended**
35B-01-4
86
Jun 2, 2025
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 5 major violations. 11 minor violations.
View 18 violations
High Priority - Live, small flying insects found Observed 5 live flying insects 4 front of kitchen 1 back of kitchen **Admin Complaint**
35A-02-7
High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Observed live flying insect land on pizza display window. **Admin Complaint**
01B-13-4
Intermediate - No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation/handling. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/ No certified manager available time of inspection and 4 employees on staff.
53A-05-6
Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No paper towels at hand wash sink in kitchen. Operator refilled. **Corrected On-Site**
31B-02-4
Intermediate - No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. No proof of Ava, akacia, and deagan are informed of their responsibility.
11-26-1
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener soiled in kitchen.
22-02-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Hand wash sink in kitchen has piece of lettuce inside. Operator removed. **Corrected On-Site**
31A-11-4
Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Reach in cooler shelves soiled in kitchen and interior bottom of reach in freezer.
22-16-4
Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Standing water in reach in cooler in kitchen in front of oven.
29-49-6
Basic - Accumulation of debris on exterior of warewashing machine. Top exterior of dishwasher soiled.
16-21-4
Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. No handle scoop used for sugar. Operator removed. **Corrected On-Site**
14-01-5
Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Ceiling vents soiled in kitchen.
36-34-5
Basic - Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom. No covered receptacle in women's restroom.
32-12-6
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Reach in cooler door in front of kitchen in poor repair.
14-11-5
Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Gap beneath back door.
35B-01-4
Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Standing water in walk in cooler.
36-22-4
Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs hanging on oven handle. Operator removed. **Corrected On-Site**
10-20-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters soiled in kitchen and walk in cooler shelves. Reach in cooler gaskets soiled in kitchen.
23-03-4
26
Feb 12, 2025
Routine - Food
1 major violation. 1 minor violation.
View 2 violations
Hands Clean and Properly Washed
FL-08
Approved Thawing Methods Used
FL-31
86
Aug 29, 2024
Routine - Food
No violations found.
100
Jun 7, 2024
Routine - Food
6 critical violations. 4 major violations. 4 minor violations.
View 14 violations
High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Missing on mop sink.
29-34-4
High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Observed cook take trash out come back inside and place gloves on without washing his hands first. Addressed immediately and person took gloves off, wash his hands and placed gloves on. **Corrected On-Site**
12A-07-5
High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Expired June 1, 2024.
50-17-3
High Priority - 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. Missing on all pizzas. Person in charge time stamped. **Corrected On-Site**
03F-02-5
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Meat balls 108F. Person in charge reheated to 168F. **Corrected On-Site**
03B-01-6
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. Dish machine at 0ppm. After priming it only reaches 10ppm. Establishments 3 compartment sink is not large enough to wash largest dish. Update; establishment place new sanitizer on dish manchineel and after several primes it tested at 50ppm **Corrected On-Site** **Admin Complaint**
22-41-4
Intermediate - Chemical test kit not used to ensure proper sanitization of equipment and utensils when using a chemical sanitizer. Establishment not using chemical test strips to check sanitizer levels.
16-33-4
Intermediate - Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Cream opened yesterday not dated. Person in charge dated. **Corrected On-Site**
02C-03-5
Intermediate - No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products. Establishment does not have a probe thermometer.
05-08-4
Intermediate - 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. Establishment can not provide proof of any training. **Warning**
53B-01-5
Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. 4 tanks outside of back door not secured.
51-11-4
Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Missing in men's restroom.
31B-04-4
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Phone on food prep table. Person in charge removed. **Corrected On-Site**
40-06-5
Basic - No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted. Missing poster.
51-13-4
22
Dec 20, 2023
Food-Licensing Inspection
3 minor violations.
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Adequate Handwashing Facilities Supplied and Accessible
FL-10
Required Records Available; Shellstock Tags/Labels
FL-14
Plumbing Maintained; Sewage Disposal
FL-51
82
Dec 16, 2022
Complaint Full
2 critical violations. 1 major violation. 5 minor violations.
View 8 violations
High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observed one flying insect near back door. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
35A-02-6
High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. Observed two threaded faucets at three compartment sink without vacuum breakers present.
29-42-4
Intermediate - Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Observed open creamer without date. Employee stated creamer was opened the day prior and labeled with correct date. **Corrected On-Site**
02C-03-5
Basic - Employee with no hair restraint/beard guard while engaging in food preparation. Observed employee preparing food without hair restraint and beard guard. Observed operator preparing food without hair restraint. **Repeat Violation**
13-03-4
Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Observed gap at bottom of back door. **Repeat Violation**
35B-01-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed gaskets on reach-in cooler drawers with food debris buildup. Observed reach-in cooler at front counter its gaskets torn and soiled with food debris. Observed multiple ceiling vents with dust buildup.
23-03-4
Basic - Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. In walk-in cooler observed multiple unwashed boxes of produce stored over ready to eat bottle of dressing. **Repeat Violation**
08B-17-4
Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Next to back door observed co2 tank unsecured. **Repeat Violation**
51-11-4
52
Nov 16, 2022
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 4 major violations. 8 minor violations.
View 13 violations
High Priority - 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 made at noon with no time mark, person in charge marked appropriately. **Corrected On-Site**
03F-02-5
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards with staining.
22-02-4
Intermediate - Nonfood-grade basting brush used in food. Basting brush in oil has metal wrap. Also, cheese container at front fliptop with cracked corner.
14-14-4
Intermediate - Operator is not properly tracking/marking the number of days ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite was held at refrigeration temperatures prior to freezing in order to properly date mark the food when it is thawed and held at refrigeration temperatures again. Establishment freezes and thaws meatballs. Not tracking dates. Thawed product not marked.
02C-04-5
Intermediate - 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. One employee with no proof of training.
53B-13-5
Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Co2 tank unsecured at soda dispenser, back door. Person in charge secured soda dispenser CO2 tanks. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
51-11-4
Basic - Duct tape used to repair nonfood-contact surface. Duct tape used to repair corners of dough trays.
14-71-4
Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee with no hair restraint/ beard guard.
13-03-4
Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Light visible under back door. **Repeat Violation**
35B-01-4
Basic - Grease receptacle lid open, broken, or missing. Lid open on grease receptacle. Person in charge closed. Also, drain plug missing from shared dumpster. **Corrective Action Taken**
33-29-4
Basic - Hole in or other damage to wall. Hole in wall by back door. Ceiling tile missing in back room with mixer/ slicer. **Repeat Violation**
36-24-5
Basic - Standing water or very slow draining water in handwash sink, three-compartment sink, or mop sink. Mop sink with standing water during inspection, person in charge cleared during inspection . **Corrected On-Site**
29-20-5
Basic - Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Unwashed produce over ready to eat chicken in walk in cooler.
08B-17-4
39
Frequently Asked Questions
When was Anthony's Pizza last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at Anthony's Pizza on file is from Apr 17, 2026. The public record contains 10 inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at Anthony's Pizza?
Across the inspection record, “exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens” has been cited five times, more than any other issue at Anthony's Pizza.
How does Anthony's Pizza compare to other restaurants in St. Augustine?
Anthony's Pizza most recently scored 41 out of 100, which is lower than the St. Augustine average of 81.
Has Anthony's Pizza's inspection record improved over time?
Results have been roughly steady. Inspections at Anthony's Pizza have averaged around seven violations per visit across the recent record.
What does a high risk rating mean?
A high risk rating at Anthony's Pizza means the most recent inspection flagged either critical violations or a substantial number of smaller ones. Diners may want to read the violation details before deciding to visit.
How often is Anthony's Pizza inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, Anthony's Pizza is inspected around three times per year on average.
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