Marco's Pizza

11780 Us Hwy 301, Dade City, FL 33525

Pizza

Last inspected: Oct 16, 2025

Score

Low Risk

Going back to 2022, Marco's Pizza has four inspections in the public record. Inspectors last stopped by on Oct 16, 2025. A low risk tier reflects an inspection that turned up minimal issues.

The trend has been favorable: violation counts have eased from around six violations to closer to two violations per visit over the last few inspections.

That's lower than the typical Dade City restaurant, which scores around 88. There isn't much in the file that would give a customer pause.

Inspections

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Inspection History

Oct 16, 2025

Routine - Food

1 critical violation. 1 minor violation.

View 2 violations

High Priority - Quaternary ammonium sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. 3cs tested at 500ppm employee drained sink and refilled it. Sink was retested at 200 ppm. **Corrected On-Site**

22-43-4

Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. In ware washing area.

16-46-4

Dec 11, 2024

Routine - Food

1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 3 minor violations.

View 5 violations

High Priority - Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Employee observed holding and talking on cell phone while engaged in rolling pizza dough. Discussed proper hand washing procedures with staff

12A-16-4

Intermediate - Proof of required state approved employee training not available for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Two employees present during inspection employed over 60 days with no proof of food handler training.

53B-13-5

Basic - Food stored on floor. Boxes of chicken wings on floor in walk-in cooler, moved to shelf **Corrected On-Site**

08B-38-4

Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Accumulation of grease and food debris under conveyor in pizza oven

22-08-4

Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. Cardboard pizza boxes on floor next to rear door

25-05-4

Jul 19, 2023

Routine - Food

1 critical violation. 3 major violations. 3 minor violations.

View 7 violations

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking. Pizza sauce taken out at 11:05am. Manager time marked **Corrected On-Site**

03F-02-5

Intermediate - person in charge lacks knowledge of employee health policy and health requirements. Shift lead Shane was unaware of reporting policy

11-03-5

53B-13-5

Intermediate - Required employee training expired for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233.

53B-14-5

Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Observed Dr. Pepper on prep table by can opener

12B-07-4

Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Back door by dish area

35B-01-4

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Fan covers soiled with dust in walk in cooler

23-03-4

Aug 10, 2022

Routine - Food

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

View 4 violations

High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. Observed the vacuum breaker broken at the mop sink. **Repeat Violation**

29-42-4

Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Observed a 1/3 pan that had a tube of beef thawing in water in the sink. Manager removed the beef from the sink.

31A-09-4

Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Observed the white cutting board with excessive grooves on the board.

14-09-4

Basic - Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. Observed a bottle water stored on the pizza cut station. Manager moved the water. **Corrected On-Site**

12B-02-4

Frequently Asked Questions

When was Marco's Pizza last inspected?

The most recent health inspection at Marco's Pizza on file is from Oct 16, 2025. The public record contains four inspections in total.

How does Marco's Pizza compare to other restaurants in Dade City?

Marco's Pizza most recently scored 82 out of 100, which is lower than the Dade City average of 88.

Has Marco's Pizza's inspection record improved over time?

Yes. Recent inspections at Marco's Pizza have averaged around two violations per visit, down from roughly six earlier in the record.

What does a low risk rating mean?

A low risk rating at Marco's Pizza means inspectors found minimal or no significant issues at the most recent visit. Most facilities at this tier have a clean recent inspection report.

How often is Marco's Pizza inspected?

Based on the inspection history on file, Marco's Pizza is inspected roughly once per year on average.

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