Joes Old School Pizza

1090 N Federal Hwy, Hollywood, FL 33020

Pizza

Last inspected: Jul 9, 2025

Score

Medium Risk

Joes Old School Pizza has been inspected seven times since 2022. The most recent visit was on Jul 9, 2025. When a facility lands in medium risk territory, it usually means a mixed inspection result.

There hasn't been much movement either way: counts have stayed near five violations per visit across recent inspections.

The pattern that stands out is “wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry”, which has been cited three times.

Compared to the broader Hollywood restaurant scene, this is about average. Nothing in the record is alarming, but there's room to improve.

Inspections

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Inspection History

Jul 9, 2025

Routine - Food

1 critical violation. 2 minor violations.

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Hands Clean and Properly Washed

FL-08

Food Contact Surfaces Clean and Sanitized

FL-22

Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean

FL-23

Feb 5, 2025

Routine - Food

1 critical violation. 2 major violations. 1 minor violation.

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Certified Food Manager Identification

FL-02

Potentially Hazardous Food Held at Proper Temperature

FL-16

Required Records Available; Shellstock Tags/Labels

FL-14

Lighting Adequate; Required Shields in Place

FL-36

Jul 24, 2024

Routine - Food

4 critical violations. 3 major violations. 2 minor violations.

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Food Obtained from Approved Sources

FL-11

Required Records Available; Shellstock Tags/Labels

FL-14

Employee Health Policies Present

FL-03

Hands Clean and Properly Washed

FL-08

Warewashing Facilities Maintained and Used

FL-24

Food Contact Surfaces Clean and Sanitized

FL-22

Potentially Hazardous Food Held at Proper Temperature

FL-16

Lighting Adequate; Required Shields in Place

FL-36

Wiping Cloths Properly Used and Stored

FL-41

Jan 12, 2024

Complaint Full

1 critical violation. 2 major violations. 4 minor violations.

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High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Container of raw shell eggs stored above containers of cheese and container of bell peppers in small silver reach in cooler. Manager inverted. **Corrected On-Site**

08A-05-6

Intermediate - No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products.

05-08-4

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board on prep table next to triple sink.

22-02-4

Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl without handle stored in container of sugar in dry storage area. Manager removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**

14-01-5

Basic - Ceiling tile missing. 1 ceiling tile missing above triple sink.

36-36-4

Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. 1 ceiling tile damaged with water stain above Three compartments sink.

36-32-5

Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Wet mop stored in mop bucket next to mop sink. **Repeat Violation**

42-01-4

Oct 4, 2023

Routine - Food

1 major violation. 4 minor violations.

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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

Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed plastic soufflé cup inside a container or Parmesan cheese.

14-01-5

Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Observed on pizza station inside door panels missing exposing styrofoam

14-11-5

Basic - In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Observed in a container of salt the scoop handle in contact with the salt. Employee removed scoop. **Corrected On-Site**

10-01-5

Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Observed wet mop stored in mop bucket

42-01-4

Nov 8, 2022

Routine - Food

1 major violation. 2 minor violations.

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Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Observed in main kitchen at mixer.

31B-02-4

Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Main kitchen mop sink- observed mop wet nesting inside mop bucket.

42-01-4

Basic - Soiled dry wiping cloth in use. Observed in main kitchen kitchen fry prep table low boy cooler across from mixer.

21-10-4

Aug 11, 2022

Routine - Food

1 minor violation.

View 1 violation

Basic - Cardboard used on floor as anti-slip measure not replaced every day or when heavily soiled, whichever comes first. Observed at pizza station.

36-06-4

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Joes Old School Pizza last inspected?

The most recent health inspection at Joes Old School Pizza on file is from Jul 9, 2025. The public record contains seven inspections in total.

What is the most common violation at Joes Old School Pizza?

Across the inspection record, “wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry” has been cited three times, more than any other issue at Joes Old School Pizza.

How does Joes Old School Pizza compare to other restaurants in Hollywood?

Joes Old School Pizza most recently scored 74 out of 100, which is about the same as the Hollywood average of 75.

Has Joes Old School Pizza's inspection record improved over time?

Results have been roughly steady. Inspections at Joes Old School Pizza have averaged around five violations per visit across the recent record.

What does a medium risk rating mean?

A medium risk rating at Joes Old School 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 Joes Old School Pizza inspected?

Based on the inspection history on file, Joes Old School Pizza is inspected around two times per year on average.

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