Basilicos
Last inspected: Apr 1, 2026
67
Score
Inspectors have visited Basilicos 10 times, with records going back to 2022. The most recent visit was on Apr 1, 2026. A medium risk rating points to a few notable findings at the last inspection, though nothing severe.
Recent visits have produced comparable findings, with counts hovering near four violations per visit.
When inspectors have written things up, “food stored on floor” has been the most frequent reason, cited six times.
Basilicos' latest score of 67 falls below the Wellington average of 71. The full record sits in fairly typical territory for a working restaurant.
10
Inspections
2
Critical latest
0
Major latest
2
Minor latest
Inspection History
Apr 1, 2026
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 2 minor violations.
View 4 violations
High Priority - Container of medicine improperly stored over onions at dry storage area- operator removed. **Corrected On-Site**
41-07-4
High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. At front counter- window cleaner stored over bottles of tea operator removed. **Corrected On-Site**
41-10-4
Basic - In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Knife stores in between prep counter- operator removed. **Corrected On-Site**
10-17-4
Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Wet/ soiled wiping cloth stored on cutting board- operator removed. **Corrected On-Site**
21-12-4
67
Aug 13, 2025
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 1 major violation. 3 minor violations.
View 7 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 wiped face with hand and apron and after without washing hands, employee handled clean and sanitized dishes, discussed with operator employee washed hands. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
12A-25-4
High Priority - Employee touched soiled surface and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee handled trash can and without washing hands employee began to fill freezer with food products, discussed with operator employee washed hands. **Corrected On-Site**
12A-29-4
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In reach in cooler across from stove raw chicken stored above cooked lasagna, discussed with operator who corrected storage of products. **Corrected On-Site**
08A-05-6
Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Hand washing sink next to walk in cooler no paper towels, discussed with operator who provided paper towels. **Corrected On-Site**
31B-02-4
Basic - Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. Employee at cook line drinking while preparing food, discussed with operator who educated employee.
12B-02-4
Basic - Food stored on floor. In kitchen multiple large tubs of house made pizza sauce stored on floor, discussed with operator who moved product to walk in cooler. **Corrected On-Site**
08B-38-4
Basic - Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. All shelves inside walk in cooler rusted and pitted , discussed with operator to repair or replace.
14-17-4
50
Apr 1, 2025
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 1 minor violation.
View 3 violations
High Priority - Displayed food not properly protected from contamination. Displayed ready to eat rolls sitting on top of display case not under sneeze guard, exposed to contamination. Operator moved under sneeze guard. **Corrected On-Site**
08B-02-4
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 face/hat/hair and then handled clean utensils/equipment and unwrapped single service articles to prepare/serve food to customers without washing hands. Operator discussed with employee who then washed hands. **Corrected On-Site**
12A-25-4
Basic - Uncovered food stored near sink exposed to splash. House made tomato sauce stored uncovered next to hand wash sink. Operator moved sauce. **Corrected On-Site**
08B-54-4
70
Nov 1, 2024
Routine - Food
No violations found.
100
Oct 31, 2024
Routine - Food
5 critical violations. 4 major violations. 1 minor violation.
View 10 violations
High Priority - Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Observed operator touch bread sticks with bare hands. Advised operator to use gloves, tongs or other utensils to handle ready to eat foods. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
09-01-4
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. At walk in cooler: raw ground beef stored above containers of ricotta. Advised operator to store properly. **Warning**
08A-05-6
High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. At walk in cooler: house made pizza sauce (47F - Cold Holding); house made bean soup (50F - Cold Holding); house made marinara (49F - Cold Holding) As per operator, prepared day before at 4pm and stored overnight. Not prepped or portioned today. See stop sale. **Warning**
01B-02-5
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. At walk in cooler: house made pizza sauce (47F - Cold Holding); house made bean soup (50F - Cold Holding); house made marinara (49F - Cold Holding) As per operator, prepared day before at 4pm and stored overnight. Not prepped or portioned today. See stop sale. Flip top cooler unit across from stove: boiled eggs (60F - Cold Holding) As per operator stored in unit from walk in cooler since 10am ; fresh mozzarella (48F - Cold Holding) As per operator stored in unit from walk in cooler since 10:40am. Items in cooler unit were not prepped or portioned today. Advised operator to quick chill. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03A-02-5
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. At rolling rack: Spinach Stromboli (72F - Hot Holding); egg plant stromboli (64F - Hot Holding); bread with house-made pizza sauce (74F - Hot Holding) As per operator, items stored since 3 hours. Operator discarded Stromboli. Operator placed bread with house-made pizza sauce to reheat. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03B-01-6
Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Bleach in unlabeled spray bottle. Employee labeled. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
41-17-4
Intermediate - Employee washed hands in a sink other than an approved handwash sink. Observed employee wash hands at triple sink then served food. Advised employee that hands should only be washed at the hand wash sink. **Warning**
12A-03-4
Intermediate - Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. Flip top cooler unit across from stove: shredded mozzarella (50F at 11:45am; 50F at 12:20pm- Cooling) As per employee, cooling since 9am. At current rate of cooling, item will not cool to 41F in a total of 4 hours. Stored over stacked. Advised operator to quick chill. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03D-15-4
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. Employee employed approximately 2 weeks. **Warning**
11-26-1
Basic - Raw fruits/vegetables not washed prior to preparation. Observed employee take lettuce directly from produce box then cut and served; no washing of the lettuce was done. Advised operator that produce must be washed before prepped or served. **Warning**
08B-39-4
30
Feb 5, 2024
Complaint Full
1 major violation. 1 minor violation.
View 2 violations
Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. At cooling rack near cook line: chicken rolls (96F at 11:41am; 95F at 12:25pm- Cooling) As per operator, cooling since 11:00am. At current rate of cooling, item will not cool to 41F within 6 hours. Advised operator to move to quick chill. At walk in cooler: pizza sauces in buckets (72F at 11:35am; 71F at 12:26pm- Cooling) since 10:00am. At current rate of cooling, item will not cool to 41F within 6 hours. Advised operator to move to quick chill. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-02-05: At walk in cooler: pizza sauce (73F at 1:55pm; 72F at 2:32pm- cooling) Cooling since 11am. At current rate of cooling, item will not cool to 41F within 6 hours. Advised operator to move to quick chill. **Admin Complaint** **Corrective Action Taken**
03D-15-4
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Food stored on floor. Two buckets of pizza sauces near hand wash sink; pizza sauces in walk in cooler; olive oil right outside walk in floor; bottled waters and juices at front counter were all stored on the floor. Operator stored all items properly. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-02-05: Two buckets of pizza sauces near hand wash sink. Operator stored properly. **Time Extended** **Corrected On-Site**
08B-38-4
86
Feb 2, 2024
Complaint Full
14 critical violations. 2 major violations. 3 minor violations.
View 19 violations
High Priority - Employee touched soiled surface and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee handled garbage bin then clean buckets of pizza sauce; no hand wash. Employee washed hands. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
12A-29-4
High Priority - Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee touched soiled dishes then prepared food (spinach); no glove change; no hand wash Operator changed gloves and washed hands. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
12A-13-4
High Priority - Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Operator used bare hand to touched pizza sauce in walk in cooler. Advised operator to use a utensil. **Warning**
09-01-4
High Priority - Food-contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning, before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. At triple sink, food storage pans cleaned and placed on clean drying rack but were not sanitized. Operator cleaned and sanitized pans. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
22-45-4
High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Approximately 2 live, small flying insects in kitchen, and food preparation area. Operator killed one. **Corrective Action Taken** **Admin Complaint**
35A-02-6
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Raw beef not commercially packaged stored above packaged of spinach and ravioli in reach in freezer. Operator stored properly. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08A-02-6
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with unwashed produce. At walk in cooler: Raw shelled eggs stored above raw mushrooms. Operator stored properly. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08A-04-5
High Priority - Shell eggs in use or stored with cracks or broken shells. See stop sale. At walk in cooler: Cracked eggs stored with whole shelled eggs. See stop sale. **Warning**
01B-14-4
High Priority - Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. Employee touched soiled dishes then prepared food (spinach); no glove change. Operator changed gloves and washed hands. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
12A-09-4
High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. At walk in cooler: pizza sauce (47F - Cold Holding); cooked sausage (48F - Cold Holding) As per operator, items were prepared yesterday and held overnight. Not prepped or portioned today. See stop sale. **Warning**
01B-02-5
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. At prep area, in a bowl above prep table: cut tomato (73F - Cold Holding) As per operator, tomato was cut approximately 10 minutes prior. Operator decided to discard. At walk in cooler: pizza sauce (47F - Cold Holding); cooked sausage (48F - Cold Holding) As per operator, items were prepared yesterday and held overnight. Not prepped or portioned today. See stop sale. **Warning**
03A-02-5
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. At cook line, on stove top: pizza sauce (111F - Hot Holding) As per operator, pizza sauce was removed from walk in cooler, reheated approximately 1.5 hours prior and item is being hot held for service on stove top. Advised operator to reheat to 165F. **Warning**
03B-01-6
High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Oven cleaner stored on shelf above prep table. Operator stored properly. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
41-10-4
High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Vaccum breaker missing at hose bibb at mop sink. Operator removed hose. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
29-34-4
Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Oven grill cleaner above prep table and glass cleaner on front line in spray bottles not labelled with common name of chemicals. Operator removed to be labelled. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
41-17-4
Intermediate - Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. At cooling rack near cook line: chicken rolls (96F at 11:41am; 95F at 12:25pm- Cooling) As per operator, cooling since 11:00am. At current rate of cooling, item will not cool to 41F within 6 hours. Advised operator to move to quick chill. At walk in cooler: pizza sauces in buckets (72F at 11:35am; 71F at 12:26pm- Cooling) since 10:00am. At current rate of cooling, item will not cool to 41F within 6 hours. Advised operator to move to quick chill. **Warning**
03D-15-4
Basic - Food stored on floor. Two buckets of pizza sauces near hand wash sink; pizza sauces in walk in cooler; olive oil right outside walk in floor; bottled waters and juices at front counter were all stored on the floor. Operator stored all items properly. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
08B-38-4
Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. **Warning**
16-46-4
Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Vents and ceiling throughout backend of food prep area. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
36-34-5
9
Jan 3, 2024
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 2 minor violations.
View 4 violations
High Priority - Food-contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning, before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Employee washing and rinsing dishes. No sanitizing procedure observed. Triple sink set up with chlorine 100 ppm. Dishes sanitized. **Corrective Action Taken**
22-45-4
Intermediate - No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. Emailed to owner on site
03F-10-5
Basic - Food stored on floor. Pizza sauce stored on floor under hand sink Flour stored on floor propping back door open **Corrected On-Site**
08B-38-4
Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Vent covers in walk in cooler **Corrected On-Site**
36-34-5
70
Mar 1, 2023
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 1 minor violation.
View 3 violations
High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Time/temperature control for safety food held using time as a public health control marked with a time that exceeds the 4-hour limit. Observed cooked spinach Stromboli, cooked eggplant Stromboli.See stop sale.
01B-02-5
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food held using time as a public health control marked with a time that exceeds the 4-hour limit. Observed cooked spinach Stromboli, cooked eggplant Stromboli.See stop sale.
03F-01-5
Basic - Boxes of bottles of water and cases of sauce stored on floor. Throughout the kitchen area. Advised operator to stored properly at least 6" from the floor **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation**
08B-38-4
70
Sep 7, 2022
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 3 major violations. 3 minor violations.
View 8 violations
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed on pizza station seating on top of cutting board. Pizza sauce, ricotta cheese 50°F cold Holding Per operator products stored for approximately 30 minutes. Per operator products not prepared or portioned today. Operator moved products into flip top cooler. **Corrective Action Taken**
03A-02-5
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ( raw veal )not properly separated from ready-to-eat food.( cooked sausage). Operator stored properly **Corrected On-Site**
08A-05-6
Intermediate - Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. Observed several sheet pans stored on kitchen area with Cooked eggplant at 2:42pm (82°f cooling) rechecked at 3:11 pm same temperature. Per operator products cooling for approximately one hour. At the current cooling rate product will not cooled to 70°F within 2 hours. Operator moved to walk-in cooler **Corrective Action Taken**
03D-15-4
Intermediate - Probe thermometer not accurate within plus or minus 2 degrees Fahrenheit. Operator discarded
05-06-4
Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance( bleach) not labeled. On 3 compartment sink. Operator labeled. **Corrected On-Site**
41-17-4
Basic - Bottles of water, pizza sauce stored on floor on kitchen area. Operator stored properly **Corrected On-Site**
08B-38-4
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. On kitchen area. Operator removed **Corrected On-Site**
12B-07-4
Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination.above 3 compartment sink. Operator stored properly **Corrected On-Site**
25-06-4
47
Frequently Asked Questions
When was Basilicos last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at Basilicos on file is from Apr 1, 2026. The public record contains 10 inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at Basilicos?
Across the inspection record, “food stored on floor” has been cited six times, more than any other issue at Basilicos.
How does Basilicos compare to other restaurants in Wellington?
Basilicos most recently scored 67 out of 100, which is lower than the Wellington average of 71.
Has Basilicos' inspection record improved over time?
Results have been roughly steady. Inspections at Basilicos have averaged around four violations per visit across the recent record.
What does a medium risk rating mean?
A medium risk rating at Basilicos 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 Basilicos inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, Basilicos is inspected around three times per year on average.
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