The Pizza Joint Fl
Last inspected: Mar 6, 2026
82
Score
The Pizza Joint Fl has been inspected eight times since 2023. The most recent report on file is from Mar 6, 2026. Diners can read the low risk label as a sign that recent inspections have gone well.
Recent inspections have found fewer violations than earlier ones, averaging around four violations lately and about 14 violations before that.
The pattern that stands out is “employee personal items stored”, which has been cited four times.
Among Pinellas Park restaurants, this is a fairly standard result. The record reflects steady performance over time.
8
Inspections
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Critical latest
1
Major latest
2
Minor latest
Inspection History
Mar 6, 2026
Routine - Food
1 major violation. 2 minor violations.
View 3 violations
Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. Front hand wash sink, employee replace **Corrected On-Site**
31B-03-4
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee blue drink cut on cutting board with green peppers during prep. Employee moved **Corrected On-Site**
12B-07-4
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee cell phone on prep table flour. Employee moved **Corrected On-Site**
40-06-5
82
Sep 16, 2025
Routine - Food
6 minor violations.
View 6 violations
Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Used for scooping green onions
14-01-5
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils.
12B-07-4
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Cell phone on top of deli cooler at cook line.employee moved **Corrected On-Site**
40-06-5
Basic - In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of time/temperature control for safety food and rim of the container. Scoop inside reach in cooler touching mozzarella cheese. Employee moved **Corrected On-Site**
10-06-5
Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. Boxes of pizza boxes stored on floor of management office.
25-05-4
Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Next to fryer and back wall behind cook top.
36-27-5
74
Jan 16, 2025
Routine - Food
2 minor violations.
View 2 violations
Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Used for dispensing green papers on line reach in deli cooler. Employee moved. **Corrected On-Site**
14-01-5
Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. Pizza boxes, white foam Togo containers - stored in dry storage on floor. Employee moved **Corrected On-Site**
25-05-4
90
Aug 27, 2024
Routine - Food
4 critical violations. 4 major violations. 12 minor violations.
View 20 violations
High Priority - Establishment using a sanitizer solution that does not meet the requirements specified in 40 CFR 180. Only use single-service items to serve food to customers until approved sanitizer is available for warewashing. Lemon Scent bleach sanitizer. Operator left to buy approved sanitizer during routine inspection. **Admin Complaint**
22-48-5
High Priority - Food placed in soiled container/equipment. Powdered substance stored in container's soiled with black mold like substance.
08B-27-4
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. See stop sale. Operator wrote time
03F-02-5
High Priority - Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Observed employee using personal cellphone and began engaging in food preparation without washing their hands.
12A-16-4
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener and mixer soiled with food debris.
22-02-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Fan stored on top of hand sink next to three compartment sink.
31A-09-4
Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Unlabeled white chemical spray bottles stored under three compartment sink.
41-17-4
Intermediate - Toxic substance/chemical on premise that is not required for the operation of establishment. Home defense insect killer and Taurus SC termiticide/insecticide stored under table on dinning room area where single service items are being stored.
41-04-4
Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Interior of ice machine soiled with black mold like substance.
22-20-5
Basic - Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Reach in cooler and pizza oven handles soiled with food debris.
23-24-4
Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Soiled with black mold like substance throughout kitchen area. **Repeat Violation**
36-34-5
Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting boards stored on reach in deli coolers. **Repeat Violation**
14-09-4
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Gaskets torn on reach in deli cooler on cook line. **Repeat Violation**
14-11-5
Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. In stand alone freezer in dinning room area.
14-69-4
Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Pizza ovens soiled with food debris.
22-08-4
Basic - Unprotected ice machine in a customer/nonsecure area. In back outside area. **Repeat Violation**
08B-62-4
Basic - Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Inside walk in cooler. **Repeat Violation**
14-17-4
Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Stored on floor next to stand alone freezer in dinning room.
42-01-4
Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Unlabeled container of white powdered substance stored under prep table.
02D-01-5
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets on reach in deli coolers soiled with food debris and mold like substance. Hood filters heavily soiled with grease. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
20
Mar 27, 2024
Routine - Food
2 major violations. 5 minor violations.
View 7 violations
Employee Health Policies Present
FL-03
Hands Clean and Properly Washed
FL-08
Lighting Adequate; Required Shields in Place
FL-36
Required Records Available; Shellstock Tags/Labels
FL-14
Food Contact Surfaces Clean and Sanitized
FL-22
Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
FL-23
Proper Sanitizer Contact Time and Concentration
FL-33
52
Oct 31, 2023
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 2 major violations. 12 minor violations.
View 15 violations
High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Outside mop sink and hose connection lacking vacuum breaker. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2023-10-31: No vacuum breaker has been installed on outside hose bibs. **Time Extended**
29-34-4
Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - No plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. Addition of ice machine in rear alleyway not currently on plans. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2023-10-31: Spoke to Montrail Harris in Plan Review. No plans have been submitted for outdoor ice machine at the time of this callback inspection. **Admin Complaint**
51-16-7
Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener on prep table near reach-in cooler soiled with food debris. Slicer on prep table has built up food debris. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2023-10-31: Can opener on prep table near reach-in cooler soiled with food debris during callback inspection. **Time Extended**
22-02-4
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Outside ice machine has mold like debris. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2023-10-31: **Time Extended**
22-20-5
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Cardboard box used as garbage container. Cardboard boxes used as trash cans in kitchen across from stove top. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2023-10-31: **Time Extended**
33-02-4
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Ceiling tiles and vents in kitchen are soiled with food, grease and dust debris. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2023-10-31: **Time Extended**
36-34-5
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee car key and sunglasses on prep table by walkin cooler. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2023-10-31: **Time Extended**
40-06-5
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Garbage on the ground and/or pad around dumpster. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2023-10-31: **Time Extended**
33-19-4
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - In-use ice scoop stored on soiled surface between uses. Ice scoop on top of dirty soda trays outside in rear alleyway. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2023-10-31: **Time Extended**
10-12-5
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Employee stored knife in between reach-in cooler and prep table. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2023-10-31: **Time Extended**
10-17-4
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. Overhead lights in kitchen over reach-in cooler missing shield cover. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2023-10-31: **Time Extended**
38-07-4
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Multiple Employee drinks inside reach in cooler and inside walk-in cooler. Manager removed employee drinks. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2023-10-31: **Time Extended**
12B-13-4
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Unprotected ice machine in a customer/nonsecure area. Ice machine located outside with no lock and in area that is unprotected. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2023-10-31: **Time Extended**
08B-62-4
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Walkin cooler shelving has rust that pitted the surface. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2023-10-31: **Time Extended**
14-17-4
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Mop stored on floor by three compartment sink. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2023-10-31: **Time Extended**
42-01-4
39
Aug 21, 2023
Routine - Food
5 critical violations. 7 major violations. 17 minor violations.
View 29 violations
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In walkin cooler: cream (44F - Cold Holding); cooked chicken (45F - Cold Holding) Manager moved items into freezer. In reach-in cooler: sliced tomatoes (45F - Cold Holding); sliced ham (56F - Cold Holding); sliced cheese (56F - Cold Holding) Manager moved items into freezer. Cream 38 F, cut tomatoes 40 F, sliced cheese 43 F, cooked chicken 42 F. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
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. See stop sale. Pizza held on time with no time stamp. Operator states pizza was put in holding cabinet at 11am and will be discarded at 3pm. **Warning**
03F-02-5
High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Outside mop sink and hose connection lacking vacuum breaker. **Warning**
29-34-4
High Priority - Chlorine sanitizer used to sanitize clean in place equipment not at proper minimum strength. Do not use equipment not properly sanitized. Sanitizer bucket at 0 ppm chlorine. Corrected to 100 ppm chlorine. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
22-52-4
High Priority - Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Employee making cold sub sandwich to go with bare hands. Item will not be heated to 145 degrees Fahrenheit. **Warning**
09-01-4
Intermediate - Certified Food Manager or person in charge lacks knowledge of foodborne illnesses and symptoms of illness that would prevent an employee from working with food, clean equipment and utensils, and single-service items. **Warning**
11-07-5
Intermediate - Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. Par cooked chicken wings stored in large plastic container not in shallow containers and uncovered. **Warning**
03D-15-4
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener on prep table near reach-in cooler soiled with food debris. Slicer on prep table has built up food debris. **Warning**
22-02-4
Intermediate - No plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. Addition of ice machine in rear alleyway not currently on plans. **Warning**
51-16-7
Intermediate - No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. No written plan for pizza being held on time. **Warning**
03F-10-5
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. **Warning**
53B-14-5
Intermediate - Written procedures for non-continuous cooking of raw animal foods are lacking provisions for identifying food cooked with non-continuous process. Establishment partially cooks chicken wings with no written procedures. Inspector emailed operator PAR Cooking instructions. **Warning**
03C-94-4
Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Outside ice machine has mold like debris. **Warning**
22-20-5
Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Soufflé cup used as a scoop for sugar. **Warning**
14-01-5
Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Co2 tank not properly secured outside back door. **Warning**
51-11-4
Basic - Cardboard box used as garbage container. Cardboard boxes used as trash cans in kitchen across from stove top. **Warning**
33-02-4
Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Ceiling tiles and vents in kitchen are soiled with food, grease and dust debris. **Warning**
36-34-5
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee car key and sunglasses on prep table by walkin cooler. **Warning**
40-06-5
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Plastic container used to store mushrooms is cracked. **Warning**
14-11-5
Basic - Garbage on the ground and/or pad around dumpster. **Warning**
33-19-4
Basic - In-use ice scoop stored on soiled surface between uses. Ice scoop on top of dirty soda trays outside in rear alleyway. **Warning**
10-12-5
Basic - In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Employee stored knife in between reach-in cooler and prep table. **Warning**
10-17-4
Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. Overhead lights in kitchen over reach-in cooler missing shield cover. **Warning**
38-07-4
Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. No hand wash sign at hand wash sink by walkin cooler. **Warning**
31B-04-4
Basic - Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Multiple Employee drinks inside reach in cooler and inside walk-in cooler. Manager removed employee drinks. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
12B-13-4
Basic - Unprotected ice machine in a customer/nonsecure area. Ice machine located outside with no lock and in area that is unprotected. **Warning**
08B-62-4
Basic - Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Walkin cooler shelving has rust that pitted the surface. **Warning**
14-17-4
Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Walls in kitchen soiled with grease and food debris. **Warning**
36-27-5
Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Mop stored on floor by three compartment sink. **Warning**
42-01-4
10
Apr 4, 2023
Routine - Food
1 major violation. 1 minor violation.
View 2 violations
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener soiled, cutting board staining. Can opener was cleaned. **Corrective Action Taken**
22-02-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets on reach in cooler and walk in cooler.
23-03-4
86
Frequently Asked Questions
When was The Pizza Joint Fl last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at The Pizza Joint Fl on file is from Mar 6, 2026. The public record contains eight inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at The Pizza Joint Fl?
Across the inspection record, “employee personal items stored” has been cited four times, more than any other issue at The Pizza Joint Fl.
How does The Pizza Joint Fl compare to other restaurants in Pinellas Park?
The Pizza Joint Fl most recently scored 82 out of 100, which is about the same as the Pinellas Park average of 82.
Has The Pizza Joint Fl's inspection record improved over time?
Yes. Recent inspections at The Pizza Joint Fl have averaged around four violations per visit, down from roughly 14 earlier in the record.
What does a low risk rating mean?
A low risk rating at The Pizza Joint Fl 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 The Pizza Joint Fl inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, The Pizza Joint Fl is inspected around three times per year on average.
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