Five Star Pizza
Last inspected: Jan 13, 2026
61
Score
Five Star Pizza has been inspected six times since 2023. The latest inspection on file is from Jan 13, 2026. Medium risk typically reflects a handful of issues that inspectors wrote up but didn't deem critical.
The trend has not been favorable: recent inspections average around six violations each, up from closer to four violations before.
Looking across the full record, “food-contact surface soiled with food debris” is the recurring theme, flagged three times.
Five Star Pizza's latest score of 61 falls below the Gainesville average of 75. The full record sits in fairly typical territory for a working restaurant.
6
Inspections
1
Critical latest
2
Major latest
3
Minor latest
Inspection History
Jan 13, 2026
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 2 major violations. 3 minor violations.
View 6 violations
Required Records Available; Shellstock Tags/Labels
FL-14
Food Contact Surfaces Clean and Sanitized
FL-22
Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
FL-23
Equipment Adequate to Maintain Product Temperature
FL-29
Lighting Adequate; Required Shields in Place
FL-36
Toilet Rooms Maintained
FL-53
61
Apr 15, 2025
Complaint Full
2 major violations. 5 minor violations.
View 7 violations
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. The pizza oven conveyer belt parts are soiled. **Repeat Violation**
22-02-4
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/ 4 employees present no certified food manager.
53A-05-6
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters above pizza oven. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted.
51-13-4
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Tall double door reach in cooler the right side door gasket is torn. Clean dish rack is starting to rust and paint is chipping off of rack. Green cutting board with cut marks.
14-11-5
Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Back door in kitchen.
35B-01-4
Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Floor tile in front of Three compartment sink is cracked.
36-17-5
64
Feb 11, 2025
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 4 minor violations.
View 6 violations
High Priority - Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - ready-to-eat food intended to be heated as a sole ingredient not immediately heated to 145 degrees F after bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Employee wrapping cooked bread in foil with bare hands, items are then stored in walk in cooler until an order is placed then bread is put in oven, bread is not immediately heated to 145F after bare hand contact.
09-20-5
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Interior of reach in cooler on cooks line. **Repeat Violation**
22-02-4
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink on top of counter over pizza peels by pizza oven, employee moved drink. **Corrected On-Site**
12B-07-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Reach in cooler on cooks line the door jam is soiled. Shelves soiled in reach in cooler in the corner at the end of cooks line. Fan guard at the top of reach in cooler in the corner at the end of cooks line. Shelf soiled holding flat pizza pans at beginning of cooks line. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. Sleeve of unfolded pizza boxes leaning on floor in back storage area, employee placed boxes on shelf. **Corrected On-Site**
25-05-4
Basic - Accumulation of dead insects or other pests in control devices. Multiple dead flies on sticky strip near mop sink.
35A-06-4
64
Mar 4, 2024
Routine - Food
No violations found.
100
Jan 3, 2024
Routine - Food
4 major violations. 7 minor violations.
View 11 violations
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. **Repeat Violation**
11-27-4
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Interior siding on the right side of cooler on cooks line. **Repeat Violation**
22-02-4
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. Observed blank certificates but none are filled out. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
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. **Repeat Violation**
11-26-1
Basic - Dead roaches on premises. 2 dead roaches on floor in dry storage hall.
35A-03-4
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Speaker on shelf above sauce bottles. **Repeat Violation**
40-06-5
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Interior reach in cooler on cooks line the the wall inside the right most door is bent. Walk in cooler shelving is rusted.
14-11-5
Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. The back door in kitchen you can see the sun shining through indicating a gap.
35B-01-4
Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Under shelves in walk in cooler. Under shelves in dry storage hall.
36-73-4
Basic - Grease receptacle/dumpster not on proper pad/nonabsorbent surface. Dumpsters outside of back door on ground.
33-23-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Walk in cooler shelves soiled. Walk in cooler fan guards. Hood filters above pizza oven. Hot holding rack soiled. Can holder cart soiled. Sauce bottle shelf soiled.
23-03-4
47
Jun 6, 2023
Routine - Food
No violations found.
100
Frequently Asked Questions
When was Five Star Pizza last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at Five Star Pizza on file is from Jan 13, 2026. The public record contains six inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at Five Star Pizza?
Across the inspection record, “food-contact surface soiled with food debris” has been cited three times, more than any other issue at Five Star Pizza.
How does Five Star Pizza compare to other restaurants in Gainesville?
Five Star Pizza most recently scored 61 out of 100, which is lower than the Gainesville average of 75.
Has Five Star Pizza's inspection record improved over time?
No. Recent inspections at Five Star Pizza have averaged around six violations per visit, up from roughly four earlier in the record.
What does a medium risk rating mean?
A medium risk rating at Five Star Pizza 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 Five Star Pizza inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, Five Star Pizza is inspected around two times per year on average.
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