Mezzaluna Pizzeria
Last inspected: Jan 15, 2026
100
Score
Mezzaluna Pizzeria appears in inspection records 10 times, starting in 2022. Inspectors last stopped by on Jan 15, 2026. Low risk indicates the latest report didn't flag anything that would worry the average customer.
The picture has gotten worse over the last few visits, with the average climbing from around four violations to closer to 10 violations.
The pattern that stands out is “time/temperature control for safety food cold held”, which has been cited five times.
The city-wide average for Palm Coast sits at 79, putting Mezzaluna Pizzeria on the better side of that line. Nothing in the record is alarming, but there's room to improve.
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Inspections
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Inspection History
Jan 15, 2026
Routine - Food
No violations found.
100
Jan 8, 2026
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 2 major violations. 6 minor violations.
View 11 violations
High Priority - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Dish machine is not dispensing sanitizer. Person in charge set up 3 compartment sink. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
22-41-4
High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. In cooler overnight; Pizza; cheese, ricotta, pizza sauce, tomato sauce, tomatoes, chicken, spinach 47F; ( - Cold Holding) **Warning**
01B-02-5
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In cooler overnight; Pizza; cheese, ricotta, pizza sauce, tomato sauce, tomatoes, chicken, spinach 47F; ( - Cold Holding) **Admin Complaint**
03A-02-5
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener is soiled. Person in charge placed in dish room. **Corrected On-Site**
22-02-4
Intermediate - No proof of required state approved employee training provided for employee hired more than 60 days ago. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. 1 person at pizza does not have training.
53B-02-5
Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Ice machine has black mold like substance inside of it. **Repeat Violation**
22-20-5
Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Cup used to scoop bread crumbs. Person in charge removed cup. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
14-01-5
Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Grooved green cutting boards in back area.
14-09-4
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Personal bag among soda boxes. Person in charge moved. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
40-06-5
Basic - In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Scoop handle in sugar. Person in charge removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
10-01-5
Basic - Unsealed concrete floor in food preparation, food storage, warewashing area or bathroom. Kitchen tiles are cracked on cook line and unsealed concrete in dish room. **Repeat Violation**
36-02-5
39
Sep 2, 2025
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 2 major violations. 14 minor violations.
View 19 violations
High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Butter, cooked spinach 50F. Both were in reach in cooler above fill line. Stop sale issued because in cooler overnight.
01B-02-5
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cooked spinach, butter 50F. Both were in cooler overnight and above fill line.
03A-02-5
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Vegetable Tuscan soup 122F, marinara 82F. Person in charge reheated both to 135+ degrees. **Corrected On-Site**
03B-01-6
Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. In salad cooler; ham, salami, and sliced cheese not dated.
02C-02-5
Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. 2 unlabeled spray bottles. 1 on cookline, 1 in pizza. Person in charge labeled both. **Corrected On-Site**
41-17-4
Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Ice machine has black mold like substance in it **Repeat Violation**
22-20-5
Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Soufflé cup used to scoop pasta in tall reach in cooler. Cup used to scoop bread crumbs. Person in charge removed both. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
14-01-5
Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Ceiling tiles in kitchen(cookline) have black mold like substance on them. **Repeat Violation**
36-34-5
Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. All 4 boards on cook line are grooves and have black debris in them.
14-09-4
Basic - Duct tape used to repair nonfood-contact surface. Duct tape used on reach in cooler on cook line. Person in charge removed. **Corrected On-Site**
14-71-4
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Purse, coffee on shelf above soda. Person in charge labeled and moved to bottom shelf. **Corrected On-Site**
40-06-5
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Gaskets on pizza make table are torn.
14-11-5
Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Floor tile on cook line has broken/missing tiles. **Repeat Violation**
36-17-5
Basic - Hood ventilation system inadequate as evidenced by grease accumulation on walls/ceiling. Condensation is dripping from vent above.
36-68-5
Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Pair of tongs on oven door. Person in charge removed tongs. **Corrected On-Site**
10-20-4
Basic - In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Scoop handle is sugar. Person in charge removed. **Corrected On-Site**
10-01-5
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or All reach in cooler on cookline are soiled. Pizza gaskets are soiled. At front; flour lid is soiled.
23-03-4
Basic - Unsealed concrete floor in food preparation, food storage, warewashing area or bathroom. Unsealed concrete in dishwashing area. Also missing cove molding to right of dishwasher.
36-02-5
Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Sugar no labeled. Person in charge labeled. **Corrected On-Site**
02D-01-5
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Apr 15, 2025
Complaint Partial
No violations found.
100
Feb 14, 2025
Routine - Food
5 minor violations.
View 5 violations
Adequate Handwashing Facilities Supplied and Accessible
FL-10
Food Received at Proper Temperature
FL-12
Food Contact Surfaces Clean and Sanitized
FL-22
Lighting Adequate; Required Shields in Place
FL-36
Required Records Available; Shellstock Tags/Labels
FL-14
74
Sep 11, 2024
Routine - Food
2 major violations. 6 minor violations.
View 8 violations
Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Missing at hand washing sink in kitchen. Person in charge replaced. **Corrected On-Site**
31B-02-4
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Mixer and can opener soiled.
22-02-4
Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Ice plate in ice machine has black/mold mold substance on it. **Repeat Violation**
22-20-5
Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Cup used as a scoop in sugar.
14-01-5
Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Ceiling tiles in kitchen are soiled.
36-34-5
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Ice plate in ice machine is hanging down. **Repeat Violation**
14-11-5
Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Floor tiles through are missing/broken throughout kitchen/prep area.
36-17-5
Basic - Food stored on floor. In dry storage; bag of flour on floor, in walk in cooler #2 carrots on floor in in dry storage condensed milk on floor. **Repeat Violation**
08B-38-4
61
Feb 27, 2024
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 3 major violations. 8 minor violations.
View 12 violations
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Tall silver; chicken, pasta 45F; ( - Cold Holding). Per person in charge cooler is in defrost mode. Placed in another cooler. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03A-02-5
Intermediate - Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Cream not dated. Person in charge dated. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
02C-03-5
Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Missing at hand washing sink in pizza. Person in charge replaced. **Corrected On-Site**
31B-02-4
Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. At server station; person in charge labeled. **Corrected On-Site**
41-17-4
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Phone on prep table. Person in charge removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
40-06-5
Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Glasses wet nesting at server station.
24-08-4
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Gaskets torn on tall cooler in back.
14-11-5
Basic - Food stored on floor. Bucket of meat sauce on floor at pizza. Person in charge picked up and stored properly. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
08B-38-4
Basic - In-use knife/knives/spatula stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Dough scraper in between pizza and prep table. Person in charge removed. **Corrected On-Site**
10-17-4
Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Pair of tongs on oven doors. Person in charge removed. **Corrected On-Site**
10-20-4
Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. Missing in tall cooler.
05-09-4
Basic - Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Drink in cooler. Person in charge removed drink. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
12B-13-4
43
Aug 2, 2023
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 2 major violations. 11 minor violations.
View 15 violations
High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. In pizza; garlic butter 80F. Butter was left out overnight.
01B-02-5
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In pizza; garlic butter 80F. Butter was left out overnight. In storage area; Mozzarella 54F; ( - Cold Holding). According to owner cheese was delivered 1 hour ago and sat out until now. Inside cooler. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03A-02-5
Intermediate - Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Milk at server station not dated. Person in charge dated. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
02C-03-5
Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. In pizza; hand washing sink blocked by carts. Person in charge moved carts. **Corrected On-Site**
31A-09-4
Basic - Food contaminated by unsanitized equipment or utensil. See stop sale. Pasta in walk in cooler is in plastic garbage bags.
08B-19-4
Basic - Food stored on floor. Case of oil on floor in dry storage. Person in charge moved oil.
08B-38-4
Basic - Ice bucket/shovel stored on floor between uses. Ice bucket on floor. Person in charge picked up and placed in dish. **Corrective Action Taken**
10-14-5
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets on 2 reach in cooler are soiled. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Personal drink in water.
12B-13-4
Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Sugar not labeled. Person in charge labeled. **Corrected On-Site**
02D-01-5
Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Ice machine has black mold like substance on it. **Repeat Violation**
22-20-5
Basic - Cove molding at floor/wall juncture broken/missing. Cove molding missing in dish room.
36-03-4
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Phone on prep table. Person in charge moved. **Corrected On-Site**
40-06-5
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Gaskets on reach in cooler #2 left door are torn.
14-11-5
Basic - Floor not cleaned when the least amount of food is exposed. Grease on floor behind cook-line.
36-01-4
35
Feb 9, 2023
Routine - Food
No violations found.
100
Aug 26, 2022
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 10 minor violations.
View 13 violations
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Sitting on cookline; Eggs 79F; ( - Cold Holding) In make 1; butter 61F; ( - Cold Holding) butter added to time/temperature control for safety and documented. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
03A-02-5
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 and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. Missing on all items in front window. Person in charge time stamped. **Repeat Violation**
03F-02-5
High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Sitting on cookline; Eggs 79F; ( - Cold Holding) eggs discarded.
01B-02-5
Basic - Accumulation of lime scale on the inside of the dishmachine.
16-23-4
Basic - Employee drinking from an unenclosed beverage container in a food preparation/clean dishware area and the container does not have a dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container. Observed employee drinking from soda can. Addressed immediately and he discarded and washed hand. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
12B-12-5
Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Glasses in server area wet nesting.
24-08-4
Basic - Food stored on floor. Flour on floor by mixer. Oil on floor in dry storage. Person in charge moved all items. **Corrected On-Site**
08B-38-4
Basic - Ice bucket/shovel stored on upside down between uses. Person in charge moved to store properly. **Corrected On-Site**
10-14-5
Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Hanging from oven. Person in charge removed tongs. **Corrected On-Site**
10-20-4
Basic - In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Breading handle laying in breading. Person in charge removed scoop. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
10-01-5
Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Microwave soiled.
22-08-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets on all coolers are soiled.
23-03-4
Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Meatballs thawing at room temperature. Person in charge placed inside reach in cooler. **Corrected On-Site**
06-01-5
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Frequently Asked Questions
When was Mezzaluna Pizzeria last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at Mezzaluna Pizzeria on file is from Jan 15, 2026. The public record contains 10 inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at Mezzaluna Pizzeria?
Across the inspection record, “time/temperature control for safety food cold held” has been cited five times, more than any other issue at Mezzaluna Pizzeria.
How does Mezzaluna Pizzeria compare to other restaurants in Palm Coast?
Mezzaluna Pizzeria most recently scored 100 out of 100, which is higher than the Palm Coast average of 79.
Has Mezzaluna Pizzeria's inspection record improved over time?
No. Recent inspections at Mezzaluna Pizzeria have averaged around 10 violations per visit, up from roughly four earlier in the record.
What does a low risk rating mean?
A low risk rating at Mezzaluna Pizzeria 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 Mezzaluna Pizzeria inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, Mezzaluna Pizzeria is inspected around three times per year on average.
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