Bella Pizzeria & Grill
Last inspected: Mar 26, 2026
61
Score
Bella Pizzeria & Grill appears in inspection records eight times, starting in 2023. The latest inspection on file is from Mar 26, 2026. The medium risk tier sits in the middle: not spotless, but not alarming either.
Things have been moving in the right direction, with the rolling count dropping from around seven violations to closer to three violations per visit.
When inspectors have written things up, “food-contact surface soiled with food debris” has been the most frequent reason, cited five times.
Bella Pizzeria & Grill's latest score of 61 falls below the Tarpon Springs average of 77. Nothing in the record is alarming, but there's room to improve.
8
Inspections
1
Critical latest
3
Major latest
1
Minor latest
Inspection History
Mar 26, 2026
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 3 major violations. 1 minor violation.
View 5 violations
High Priority - Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed. Towel bucket on cook line-greater than 200 ppm, corrected to 50 ppm. **Corrected On-Site**
41-27-4
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris. Cutting boards at lift tops stained, grooved
22-02-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Operator filled bucket in hand wash sink, discussed use of sink with operator.
31A-11-4
Intermediate - No measuring device available for measuring utensil surface temperature when using hot water as sanitizer in a dishmachine.
16-62-1
Basic - Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. unwashed apples, peppers over pans of cut produce. Operator moved unwashed produce **Corrected On-Site**
08B-17-4
61
Aug 26, 2025
Routine - Food
1 major violation. 1 minor violation.
View 2 violations
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener blade in back room, moved to dish room **Corrective Action Taken**
22-02-4
Basic - Sanitizer bucket stored with food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. In dining room , sanitizer bucket over napkins, operator moved bucket to bottom shelf. **Corrected On-Site**
21-44-1
86
Jun 11, 2025
Complaint Full
2 major violations. 1 minor violation.
View 3 violations
Intermediate - - From initial inspection : 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. Manager has ordered books but they have not yet shipped.**Repeat Violation** **Repeat Violation** - From follow-up inspection 2025-06-11: **Admin Complaint**
53B-01-5
Intermediate - - From initial inspection : 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. Printed employee reporting agreement for operator. **Repeat Violation** - From follow-up inspection 2025-06-11: **Admin Complaint**
11-26-1
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Hole in or other damage to wall. Hole in wall in storage room. - From follow-up inspection 2025-06-11: **Time Extended**
36-24-5
78
Apr 10, 2025
Complaint Full
2 critical violations. 4 major violations.
View 6 violations
High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Employee came in from back door, put gloves on and started making pizzas without washing hands **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2025-04-10: No food processes at this time **Time Extended**
12A-07-5
High Priority - - From initial inspection : 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 put hat on then continued making pizzas without changing gloves or washing hands **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2025-04-10: No food processes at this time **Time Extended**
12A-25-4
Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener soiled **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2025-04-10: **Time Extended**
22-02-4
Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - No measuring device available for measuring utensil surface temperature when using hot water as sanitizer in a dishmachine. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2025-04-10: **Time Extended**
16-62-1
Intermediate - - From initial inspection : 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 employee food safety training **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2025-04-10: **Time Extended**
53B-01-5
Intermediate - - From initial inspection : 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 employee reporting agreement for all employees **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2025-04-10: **Time Extended**
11-26-1
50
Apr 9, 2025
Complaint Full
7 critical violations. 6 major violations. 2 minor violations.
View 15 violations
High Priority - Employee washed hands with cold water. Water temperature 77F **Warning**
12A-19-4
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. diced tomatoes (57F - Cold Holding); cut chicken (57F - Cold Holding); shredded mozzarella cheese (61F - Cold Holding); sausage (61F - Cold Holding); beef (61F - Cold Holding); cooked onions (55F - Cold Holding); diced ham (57F - Cold Holding) no temperature monitoring, reach in cooler at pizza make area ambient temperature 62F **Warning**
03A-02-5
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 put hat on then continued making pizzas without changing gloves or washing hands **Warning**
12A-25-4
High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. **Warning**
01B-02-5
High Priority - Rodent activity present as evidenced by rodent droppings found. -34 rodent droppings on floor behind and under the hand sink and ice machine in dry storage -3 rodent droppings on shelf on cook line next to to go containers -8 rodent droppings on floor next to reach in cooler on cook line -5 rodent droppings on floor behind trash can and prep table across from three compartment sink -4 rodent droppings on floor under bread table on cook line -22 rodent droppings on floor around mixer in back prep area -5 rodent droppings under can storage rack **Warning**
35A-04-4
High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Employee came in from back door, put gloves on and started making pizzas without washing hands **Warning**
12A-07-5
High Priority - Dishmachine not sanitizing properly. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. High temperature dishwasher machine at 153F **Warning**
22-49-4
Intermediate - Water with a temperature of least 85 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. Hot water turned off at hand sink by back door **Warning**
27-16-4
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener soiled **Warning**
22-02-4
Intermediate - No hot running water for entire establishment **Warning**
27-06-4
Intermediate - No measuring device available for measuring utensil surface temperature when using hot water as sanitizer in a dishmachine. **Warning**
16-62-1
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 employee food safety training **Warning**
53B-01-5
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 employee reporting agreement for all employees **Warning**
11-26-1
Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee put hat on **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
13-03-4
Basic - Mosquitoes breeding in standing water. In cabinet at front counter. Approximately 60 dead mosquitoes in cabinets at front counter. Pan of standing water inside cabinet with flying insects present **Warning**
35A-12-4
17
Jan 2, 2025
Routine - Food
1 minor violation.
View 1 violation
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Reuse of single-service or single-use articles. Ricotta cheese containers re used to store food in reach-in cooler on cooks line across from oven. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2025-01-02: **Time Extended**
25-32-4
95
Jun 4, 2024
Food-Licensing Inspection
4 critical violations. 2 major violations. 3 minor violations.
View 9 violations
High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Pizza sitting out on table in pizza prep area 75F
01B-02-5
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. cheese pizza (75F - Hot Holding) sitting out on pizza make line, no time marked or paperwork
03B-01-6
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 put hair net on then proceeded to prepare food without washing hands, discussed proper hand washing procedure with manager
12A-25-4
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. Employee touched pizza crust with bare hand to serve to table, temperature of the crust was 136F
09-01-4
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Slicer soiled Can opener soiled
22-02-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Hand sink next to 3 compartment sink used for dump sink
31A-11-4
Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Kitchen staff put hair nets on **Corrected On-Site**
13-03-4
Basic - Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. Salmon in the original packaging thawed, states on package to removed before thawing
06-09-1
Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. No hand wash sign at hand sink by back door, hand wash sign put up at hand sink **Corrected On-Site**
31B-04-4
39
Mar 28, 2023
Food-Licensing Inspection
3 critical violations. 1 major violation. 4 minor violations.
View 8 violations
High Priority - 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 http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/ **Warning**
50-08-7
High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature when stored in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Raw chicken over raw beef in reach in freezer on cook line **Warning**
08A-17-6
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. -pizza sauce (45F - Cold Holding) 43F; butter (46F - Cold Holding) 41F; cooked noodles (45F - Cold Holding) 43F in walk in cooler. Operator put product in freezer, **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
03A-02-5
Intermediate - 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 http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. -dish machine added -hand sink added -pizza oven added -mop sink removed -walls added through establishment -soda machine, espresso machine and hand sink added at front counter **Warning**
51-16-7
Basic - No mop sink or curbed cleaning facility provided at establishment. **Warning**
29-27-4
Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. -front counter sink -hand sink next to ice machine Inspector provided operator with DBPR Form HR 5030-111 he posted at hand sinks **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
31B-04-4
Basic - No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted. Inspector provided operator with DBPR HR 5030-105 **Warning**
51-13-4
Basic - Establishment did not report seating change that affects the license fee, Clean Indoor Air Act, sewage system approval or other related requirements. 44 seats inside 26 seats outside **Warning**
51-09-4
47
Frequently Asked Questions
When was Bella Pizzeria & Grill last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at Bella Pizzeria & Grill on file is from Mar 26, 2026. The public record contains eight inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at Bella Pizzeria & Grill?
Across the inspection record, “food-contact surface soiled with food debris” has been cited five times, more than any other issue at Bella Pizzeria & Grill.
How does Bella Pizzeria & Grill compare to other restaurants in Tarpon Springs?
Bella Pizzeria & Grill most recently scored 61 out of 100, which is lower than the Tarpon Springs average of 77.
Has Bella Pizzeria & Grill's inspection record improved over time?
Yes. Recent inspections at Bella Pizzeria & Grill have averaged around three violations per visit, down from roughly seven earlier in the record.
What does a medium risk rating mean?
A medium risk rating at Bella Pizzeria & Grill 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 Bella Pizzeria & Grill inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, Bella Pizzeria & Grill is inspected around three times per year on average.
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