Friends Pizza
Last inspected: Apr 21, 2026
41
Score
Friends Pizza has been inspected nine times since 2023. The latest inspection on file is from Apr 21, 2026. A high risk tier suggests the facility had a rough recent inspection, with multiple violations on record.
Violation counts have held steady across recent visits, averaging around seven violations each.
Looking across the full record, “no written procedures available for use” is the recurring theme, flagged five times.
Compared to other Lehigh Acres restaurants (averaging 78), there's room to close the gap. There are enough flags in the record to merit a second thought.
9
Inspections
4
Critical latest
2
Major latest
2
Minor latest
Inspection History
Apr 21, 2026
Routine - Food
4 critical violations. 2 major violations. 2 minor violations.
View 8 violations
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Observed container of repackaged raw meat stored over packages of frozen pepperoni in double door reach in freezer across from cook line. Operator placed container on bottom shelf. **Corrected On-Site**
08A-02-6
High Priority - Warewashing sanitizing solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed. Observed quaternary ammonium concentration at 400+ppm. Operator added more water. **Corrective Action Taken**
41-18-4
High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. License expired 12/01/25. **Admin Complaint**
50-17-3
High Priority - Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with frozen chicken.
14-31-5
Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink in dishwash area.
31B-03-4
Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled in dishwash area.
41-17-4
Basic - Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers.
12B-13-4
Basic - Standing water or very slow draining water in mop sink.
29-20-5
41
Nov 18, 2025
Routine - Food
2 major violations. 2 minor violations.
View 4 violations
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. In back kitchen with sanitizer bucket. Operator cleared for use. **Corrected On-Site**
31A-11-4
Intermediate - No color/concentration comparison chart available for chemical test kit used to check sanitizer. Color chart has peeled off.
16-36-4
Basic - Food stored on floor. Bottles soda and containers oil in corner on floor, operator moved off floor. **Corrected On-Site**
08B-38-4
Basic - Garbage on the ground and/or pad around shared plaza dumpster.
33-19-4
74
Apr 22, 2025
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 2 major violations. 5 minor violations.
View 8 violations
High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Licence expired on 12/1/2024. **Admin Complaint**
50-17-3
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Slicer, can opener and blades with accumulated food residue, pizza conveyor belt and pizza circles with dust and baked on food debris. **Repeat Violation**
22-02-4
Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. 3 bottles in dishwashing area.
41-17-4
Basic - Dry storage shelves next to fryer and over pizza reach-in cooler have accumulation of soil residues.
22-16-4
Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair under pizza oven. **Repeat Violation**
36-17-5
Basic - In-use utensil not stored on a clean portion of food preparation or cooking equipment. Pizza paddles stored on top of soiled pizza oven.
10-02-4
Basic - Interior of refrigerator or freezer in disrepair. Ripped gaskets and top insulation of lid on pizza reach-in cooler separating from lid. Also gaskets and door insulation in large silver double door reach-in cooler at back of kitchen. **Repeat Violation**
14-36-5
Basic - Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Tall silver double door reach-in cooler in back of kitchen, pizza reach-in cooler.
14-33-4
55
Aug 14, 2024
Complaint Full
1 critical violation. 3 major violations. 5 minor violations.
View 9 violations
High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Observed employee with gloves handle raw chicken then bottle of oil, change gloves, no handwash. Discussed proper procedures with manager and employee, employee washed hands and contaminated bottle before donning gloves to resume work. **Corrected On-Site**
12A-07-5
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Slicer and can opener soiled with accumulated food debris on back prep table. Pizza conveyor belt and pizza circles with accumulation of dried on food debris. **Repeat Violation**
22-02-4
Intermediate - No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. Provided operator copy of plan, discussed keeping a second digital or posted copy of plan. **Repeat Violation**
03F-10-5
Intermediate - Water with a temperature of least 85 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. In back of restaurant, handwash sink with water 81F, hot water tap disabled.
27-16-4
Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair under pizza oven.
36-17-5
Basic - Standing water in outdoors mop sink, drain in bathroom.
29-20-5
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Gaskets on pizza make table doors heavily torn and soiled.
14-11-5
Basic - Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. 1 cook with jewelry on wrist.
13-07-4
Basic - Interior of refrigerator or freezer in disrepair- pizza make table lid insulation is becoming disconnected.
14-36-5
50
May 1, 2024
Routine - Food
2 major violations. 2 minor violations.
View 4 violations
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Accumulated food debris on pizza trays by pizza oven.
22-02-4
Intermediate - No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. Pizza slices by pizza oven time marked, no written plan. Operator states they have a written plan but were unable to locate at time of inspection. **Repeat Violation**
03F-10-5
Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside at back of kitchen. **Repeat Violation**
35B-01-4
Basic - In-use utensil not stored on a clean portion of food preparation or cooking equipment. Pizza paddle on pizza oven soiled surface
10-02-4
74
Mar 4, 2024
Routine - Food
4 major violations. 3 minor violations.
View 7 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. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-03-01: **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2024-03-04: Time extension given to allow operator time to train staff. **Time Extended**
53B-01-5
Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-03-01: **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2024-03-04: **Time Extended**
16-37-1
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. Provided operator employee reporting agreement, (HR 5030-309) manager health reporting responsibilities (HR 5030-101)and employee health reporting responsibilities (HR 5030-103], discussed with operator importance of employee heath. **Repeat Violation** **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-03-01: **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2024-03-04: Time extension given to allow operator time to review employee agreements. **Time Extended**
11-26-1
Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. Time mark on pizza slices, no written plan. Provided operator with time as a public health control form. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-03-01: **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2024-03-04: **Time Extended**
03F-10-5
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Cove molding at floor/wall juncture broken/missing throughout kitchen, heavy damage between front of kitchen and salad station, under triple sink. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-03-01: **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2024-03-04: **Time Extended**
36-03-4
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Porous, danaged ceiling tiles over sandwich station **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-03-01: **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2024-03-04: **Time Extended**
36-32-5
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside at back of kitchen. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-03-01: **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2024-03-04: **Time Extended**
35B-01-4
58
Mar 1, 2024
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 4 major violations. 3 minor violations.
View 8 violations
High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. 2 live roaches by far right corner back sandwich prep station on floor. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-03-01: 1 live roach in corner of kitchen floor by salad station. 1 live roach under pizza service table on floor. 3 live roaches in crack on wall behind pizza service table. **Admin Complaint**
35A-05-4
Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-03-01: **Time Extended**
16-37-1
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. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-03-01: **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. Provided operator employee reporting agreement, (HR 5030-309) manager health reporting responsibilities (HR 5030-101)and employee health reporting responsibilities (HR 5030-103], discussed with operator importance of employee heath. **Repeat Violation** **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-03-01: **Time Extended**
11-26-1
Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. Time mark on pizza slices, no written plan. Provided operator with time as a public health control form. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-03-01: **Time Extended**
03F-10-5
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Porous, danaged ceiling tiles over sandwich station **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-03-01: **Time Extended**
36-32-5
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Cove molding at floor/wall juncture broken/missing throughout kitchen, heavy damage between front of kitchen and salad station, under triple sink. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-03-01: **Time Extended**
36-03-4
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside at back of kitchen. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-03-01: **Time Extended**
35B-01-4
50
Feb 28, 2024
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 5 major violations. 4 minor violations.
View 12 violations
High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Tall reach-in cooler salad station mozzarella cheese blocks (45F - Cold Holding) per operator 5 and a half hours. **Warning**
01B-02-5
High Priority - Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. 2 live roaches by far right corner back sandwich prep station on floor. **Warning**
35A-05-4
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Tall reach-in cooler salad station mozzarella cheese blocks (45F - Cold Holding) per operator 5 and a half hours. **Warning**
03A-02-5
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. Provided operator with Clean-up Of Vomiting And Diarrheal Events handout HR 5030-104. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
11-27-4
Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. **Warning**
16-37-1
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. **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. Provided operator employee reporting agreement, (HR 5030-309) manager health reporting responsibilities (HR 5030-101)and employee health reporting responsibilities (HR 5030-103], discussed with operator importance of employee heath. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
11-26-1
Intermediate - No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. Time mark on pizza slices, no written plan. Provided operator with time as a public health control form. **Warning**
03F-10-5
Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Porous, danaged ceiling tiles over sandwich station **Warning**
36-32-5
Basic - Cove molding at floor/wall juncture broken/missing throughout kitchen, heavy damage between front of kitchen and salad station, under triple sink. **Warning**
36-03-4
Basic - Dead roaches on premises. Approximately 30 dead in far right kitchen back sandwich station, under soda storage and tall reach-in cooler. **Warning**
35A-03-4
Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside at back of kitchen. **Warning**
35B-01-4
32
Feb 13, 2023
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 5 major violations. 3 minor violations.
View 9 violations
High Priority - Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with meat in reach in freezer.
14-31-5
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.
11-27-4
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris. Can opener and slicer blade. **Repeat Violation**
22-02-4
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.
11-26-1
Intermediate - No quaternary ammonium chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths.
16-37-1
Intermediate - Water with a temperature of at least 100 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. Hand wash sink in dishwash area.
27-16-4
Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed.
50-09-4
Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. **Corrected On-Site**
08B-49-4
Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
21-12-4
45
Frequently Asked Questions
When was Friends Pizza last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at Friends Pizza on file is from Apr 21, 2026. The public record contains nine inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at Friends Pizza?
Across the inspection record, “no written procedures available for use” has been cited five times, more than any other issue at Friends Pizza.
How does Friends Pizza compare to other restaurants in Lehigh Acres?
Friends Pizza most recently scored 41 out of 100, which is lower than the Lehigh Acres average of 78.
Has Friends Pizza's inspection record improved over time?
Results have been roughly steady. Inspections at Friends Pizza have averaged around seven violations per visit across the recent record.
What does a high risk rating mean?
A high risk rating at Friends 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 Friends Pizza inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, Friends Pizza is inspected around three times per year on average.
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