Pirate Pizza
Last inspected: Jan 30, 2026
64
Score
Across the available record, Pirate Pizza has eight inspections on file, the first dated 2022. On Jan 30, 2026, the health department conducted the most recent visit. A medium risk score generally means inspectors found things to fix, though most weren't urgent.
Performance has remained roughly level over recent inspections, averaging near five violations each time.
“Food-contact surface soiled with food debris” accounts for the largest share of issues, appearing five times across the record.
Restaurants in St. Augustine average 81, so Pirate Pizza trails the local norm. On the whole, the file is mixed but not concerning.
8
Inspections
2
Critical latest
1
Major latest
1
Minor latest
Inspection History
Jan 30, 2026
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 1 major violation. 1 minor violation.
View 4 violations
High Priority - Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. 1 Can of dented mushrooms on rack in back storage area.
01B-01-4
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Open box of raw beef used for Philly sandwiches stored over bags of cooked sausage, removed from original packaging in reach in freezer chest in back of kitchen, operator rearranged all items during inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
08A-02-6
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. 3 expired in 2025.
53B-14-5
Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Build up of debris and dust behind water heater in back of kitchen. Build up of debris and dust behind standing reach in coolers at front counter.
36-73-4
64
Jul 16, 2025
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 1 major violation. 3 minor violations.
View 7 violations
High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Expired 6/1/2025, license renewed during inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
50-17-3
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Raw beef in open box stored over packages of cooked sausage, removed from original packaging, in reach in freezer chest in back of kitchen by rear exit, beef rearranged **Corrected On-Site**
08A-02-6
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. pizza sauce (53F - Cold Holding) sitting out on flip top cooler by service window, per operator sauce has been taken in and out for less then 1 hour and is always used up within several hours, sauce placed on time control. **Corrective Action Taken**
03A-02-5
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener blade on table in middle of kitchen.
22-02-4
Basic - Single-service items for customer self-service not properly protected to prevent contamination. Stack of to go plates on cabinet by front counter, plate inverted. Also stacks of aluminum pans in back of kitchen not inverted. **Corrective Action Taken**
25-09-4
Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Operator and employee making food orders in kitchen. **Repeat Violation**
13-03-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Racks in walk in cooler. Fan blowing over cook line and prep area in kitchen. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
50
Mar 14, 2025
Routine - Food
4 minor violations.
View 4 violations
Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Operator in kitchen making food.
13-03-4
Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Under fryer on cook line.
36-73-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets of walk in cooler door. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Faucet of triple sink. **Repeat Violation**
29-11-4
82
Aug 7, 2024
Routine - Food
1 major violation. 4 minor violations.
View 5 violations
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Blade of can opener on prep table in middle of kitchen.
22-02-4
Basic - Food stored on floor. Cases of soda in dining room next to front counter.
08B-38-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Top of small plastic table in middle of kitchen. Underside of large mixer in kitchen next to walk in cooler.
23-03-4
Basic - Unclean building components, attachments or fixtures. Fan guards in walk in cooler.
36-50-4
Basic - Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Leaking faucet at triple sink and mop sink.
29-11-4
74
Jan 24, 2024
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 1 major violation.
View 3 violations
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Open bag of raw beef for Philly cheesesteaks stored over bag of cheddar cheese in reach in freezer chest in back of kitchen, both items rearranged. **Corrected On-Site**
08A-02-6
High Priority - Date marked combined ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days of preparing/opening the earliest ready-to-eat time/temperature for safety ingredient. See stop sale. Container of feta date marked for 1/16 in bottom of reach in cooler pizza make table in kitchen.
01B-28-5
Intermediate - Operator is not properly tracking/marking the number of days ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite was held at refrigeration temperatures prior to freezing in order to properly date mark the food when it is thawed and held at refrigeration temperatures again. Containers of peppers and spinach in pizza reach in cooler not marked with date pulled from freezer.
02C-04-5
67
Aug 8, 2023
Routine - Food
1 major violation. 4 minor violations.
View 5 violations
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board on the salad/sandwich line has food residue staining build up. **Repeat Violation**
22-02-4
Basic - In-use utensil for non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored in a clean, protected location. Pizza paddle stored on top of the pizza oven exposed to dust. Operator placed the paddle on a easily cleanable sheet tray. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
10-04-5
Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Employee personal food and drinks stored labeled in the walk in cooler over cheese to be served to customers. Operator relocated the personal items to the bottom shelf. **Corrected On-Site**
08B-49-4
Basic - Dead roaches on premises. One dead roach observed on the floor in front of the walk in cooler. Operator disposed of the dead roach. **Corrected On-Site**
35A-03-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Walk in cooler and reach in chest freezers have mold like substance build up of the door gaskets. Accumulation of dust on the hood filters of the grill. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
74
Nov 22, 2022
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 1 major violation. 4 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. In the reach in freezer on the main cook line, frozen raw chicken tenders stored over frozen ready to eat fries. Operator relocated the chicken tenders to the bottom shelf. **Corrected On-Site**
08A-02-6
High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. On the storage shelf by the rear exterior door, jugs of glass cleaner stored over clean plastic containers and lids. Operator relocated the glass cleaner to the bottom shelf. **Corrected On-Site**
41-10-4
High Priority - Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - ready-to-eat food used for multiple menu items, some of which will not be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Observed employee tearing basil at the prep station with bare hand contact. Spoke with operator to have employee use gloves when preparing ready to eat food that isn't being immediately heated. **Corrective Action Taken**
09-19-5
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Bulk reach in chest freezers have mold like substance spots on the freezer door gaskets. Operator instructed employee to clean and sanitize the door gaskets. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation**
22-02-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Build up of dust on the hood vent over the fryers.
23-03-4
Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. On the storage shelf opposite the three compartment sink, clean containers stacked while wet.
24-08-4
Basic - Food stored on floor. Container of fryer oil stored on the floor opposite the flip top reach in cooler. Operator relocated the fryer oil to the correct storage location. **Corrected On-Site**
08B-38-4
Basic - In-use utensil for non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored in a clean, protected location. Pizza paddle stored in direct contact with the top of the pizza oven exposed to dust.
10-04-5
47
Jul 8, 2022
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 2 major violations. 5 minor violations.
View 9 violations
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In the flip top reach in cooler at the server pass through window, container of pizza sauce (52F - Cold Holding). Operator states the pizza sauce was made two days prior stored in the walk in cooler, was in temperature this morning and used to make pizzas around 1130am and then stored in the reach in cooler. Operator will turn the pizza sauce into marinara and has 1 hour remaining to exit the temperature danger zone to raise the temperature of the pizza sauce/marinara to 135F. Marinara over 135F before conclusion of inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
03A-02-5
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with unwashed produce. In the walk in cooler, raw shell eggs stored over container of unwashed tomatoes. Operator relocated the raw shell eggs to the bottom shelf. **Corrected On-Site**
08A-04-5
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Walk in cooler door gaskets have build up of mold like substance spots.
22-02-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. At time of inspection hand wash sink behind the bar inaccessible, recently replaced after being broken and waiting for a replacement drainage connection.
31A-09-4
Basic - Cleaned and sanitized equipment or utensils not properly stored. Clean pizza paddles stored on the side and top of pizza oven. Operator relocated the pizza paddle to a clean metal pan to be stored on. **Corrected On-Site**
24-07-4
Basic - Dumpster overflowing garbage. Dumpster to full to close, operator was on phone with waste removal company at the beginning of the inspection. **Corrective Action Taken**
33-14-4
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. At front line flip top reach in cooler, two employee beverages stored on cutting board. Employee relocated the employee beverages to the proper storage location. **Corrected On-Site**
12B-07-4
Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. In the hallway between the walk in cooler and the three compartment sink, missing light shield for the lights over the three compartment sink. **Repeat Violation**
38-07-4
Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. At front line flip top reach in cooler by the pass through window, wet wiping cloth stored on clean cutting board. Employee relocated the wet wiping cloth to a sanitizer solution bucket. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
21-12-4
47
Frequently Asked Questions
When was Pirate Pizza last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at Pirate Pizza on file is from Jan 30, 2026. The public record contains eight inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at Pirate Pizza?
Across the inspection record, “food-contact surface soiled with food debris” has been cited five times, more than any other issue at Pirate Pizza.
How does Pirate Pizza compare to other restaurants in St. Augustine?
Pirate Pizza most recently scored 64 out of 100, which is lower than the St. Augustine average of 81.
Has Pirate Pizza's inspection record improved over time?
Results have been roughly steady. Inspections at Pirate Pizza have averaged around five violations per visit across the recent record.
What does a medium risk rating mean?
A medium risk rating at Pirate 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 Pirate Pizza inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, Pirate Pizza is inspected around two times per year on average.
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