BIG ROCCO'S PIZZERIA AND TAVERN

High Priority - Live, small flying insects found At cookline, 5+ small flying insects landing on cutting boards, shelves. Admin Complaint

High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. License expired December 1, 2025. Advised operator to renew license. Admin Complaint

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. At reach in freezer, Raw Philly steak stored over French fries. Advised operator of proper storage. Operator corrected. Corrected On-Site Warning

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. At walk in cooler, raw chicken stored over tortillas. Advised operator of proper storage. Warning

High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. At walk in cooler, Raw breaded chicken stored over bacon. Advised operator of proper storage. Warning

High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. At cookline low boy, vacuum seamed salmon with packages cut open stored in dirty standing water. See stop sale. Warning

High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. At kitchen cook line, bottle of multi purpose cleaner stored on prep table. Operator removed. Corrected On-Site Warning

Intermediate - Clam/mussel/oyster tags not marked with last date served. Warning

Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. At pizza station, designated hand sink blocked by chair. Warning

Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. At pizza station, rear kitchen near cook line, and at dish area handsinks used for other purposes as evident by buckets, bottles of soap, steel scrubber, and food debris inside sinks. Warning

Intermediate - Manager or person in charge lacking proof of food manager certification. Pasquale Demasa Warning

Intermediate - No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Warning

Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. At cook line low boy and walk in cooler, several cooked/prepped items-Cooked rice, diced ham, stored and held over 24 hours with no date marking. Advised operator of proper date marking. Warning

Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. At kitchen dish area, unlabeled spray bottle containing chemical stored on rack. Warning

Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Throughout kitchen, ac vents soiled with mold like substance. Warning

Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. At cookline, cutting boards with deep grooves. No longer cleanable. Warning

Basic - Equipment in poor repair. At pizza station, reach in door gaskets torn. Warning

Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. At cook line, interior of microwave soiled with food debris. Repeat Violation Warning

Basic - Stored food not covered. At kitchen near cook line, bag of panko bread crumbs stored open/uncovered. Warning

Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. At kitchen behind stoves and fryer, walls soiled with grease. Warning

Basic - Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor. Throughout kitchen, wiping cloth buckets stored on floor. Warning

High Priority - Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. 2 #10 cans marinara dented to seam of can. Warning

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. beef patties (49F - Cold Holding) Observed in overstocked pan at flip top cooler at hot cook line area. Per operator, out of temperature for approximately 3 hours. Per operator, not prepared or portioned today. Operator placed in freezer to quick chill. Corrective Action Taken Warning

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener blade soiled with black mold like substance. Warning

Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Pizza cutter in hand wash station at pizza station. Corrected On-Site Warning

Intermediate - Manager or person in charge lacking proof of food manager certification. Not available at time of inspection. Warning

Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. By hot cook line, server beverage station and dish washing area. Corrected On-Site Warning

Intermediate - No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Not available at time of inspection. Warning

Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. At server beverage station. Corrected On-Site Warning

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Flip top cooler shelves soiled with oil like residue and food debris. Stainless reach in cooler across from pizza station. Warning

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. Dishwasher (Chlorine 0ppm) Warning

High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. At dish machine area- approximately 5 small flying insects- landing on dish machine. At soda machine area- approximately 10 small flying insects - landing on soda machine and counter. At large ice machine in kitchen area - approximately 3 small flying insects - landing on ice machine At bar approximately 8 small flying insects landing - on bar counter- bottles of alcohol and drink coolers. Warning

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. At cookline area-Garlic sauce 101F- hot holding- left on top of oven/ cooking unit- food out of temperature at 2 hours- operator placed on stove to be reheated. Corrective Action Taken Warning

Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. At handwash sink by dish machine - metal scrub/ sponge inside. Warning

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. Warning

Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. In tall reach in cooler- near pizza station- operator states marinara sauce made 2 days ago - no date mark. Warning

Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Warning

Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. Warning

Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee phone over single service items and food at dry storage shelf near walk in freezer. Warning

Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Gap beneath exterior at near walk in cooler Warning

Basic - Food stored on floor. At storage area in use oil on floor. Warning

Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses- at cookline oven handles. Warning

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. All through establishment black substance on floor and walls. At pizza area- mixer used for pizza dough soiled with excess accumulation of debris. Warning

High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observed 4 live small flying insects at floor drain in ware washing area. Observed landing on floor drain Observed approximately 5 live small flying insects at soda gun holster at bar. Observed landing and hovering at soda gun holster. Observed 3 live small flying insects on wall behind beer taps at bar. Observed 2 live small flying insects at pizza line in kitchen. Observed not landing on any food contact surfaces Observed approximately 5 live small flying insects and ground level under center island/pos station at bar area. Admin Complaint

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw burger stored above cooked chicken wings in walk in cooler. Operator reorganized Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Admin Complaint

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards stained/soiled at main cook line Warning

Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint

Basic - Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Observed at pizza line flip top Repeat Violation Admin Complaint

High Priority - Container of medicine improperly stored. Medicine stored at Togo food table- operator removed. Corrected On-Site Warning

High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Obsessed approximately 15 flies landing on counter surface at bar. Admin Complaint

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw shell eggs over heavy cream in walk in cooler- operator moved eggs to lower shelf Raw shrimp over cooked meatballs in walk in cooler- operator moved to lower shelf. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Warning

Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Ladle in handwash sink by pizza oven- operator removed. Corrected On-Site Warning

Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Ceiling vent and tiles soiled above prep area at pizza oven. Warning

Basic - Floor not cleaned when the least amount of food is exposed. Throughout restaurant. Repeat Violation Warning

Basic - Food stored on floor. Container of pickles stored on floor in walk in cooler- operator moved off the floor. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Warning

Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees at bar area. Repeat Violation Warning

Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Flour not labeled at dry storage- operator labeled. Corrected On-Site Warning

Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2021-07-13: Time Extended

High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observed 10 flying insects landing on the wall next to the soda machine in the dining room area. Observed approximately 65 flying insects landing on the walls, wine bottles and under triple compartment sink at the bar area located in the dining room. Observed approximately 50 flying insects landing on the floor and walls in the dishwasher area located in the kitchen. Observed 3 flying insects landing on prep table in the cook line located in the kitchen. Repeat Violation Warning

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Non commercially packaged raw chicken stored above a container of pasta in the reach in cooler unit in the cook line. Operator stored properly. Corrected On-Site Warning

Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Several hand washing sinks in the establishment inaccessible with several items stored inside. Operator removed them. Corrected On-Site Warning

Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink in the dining room. Repeat Violation Warning

Intermediate - No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Warning

Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Warning

Basic - Buildup of food debris/soil residue on reach in cooler baskets in the cook line. Warning

Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Personal hat, cellphone and glasses stored on the prep table in the cook line. Operator removed. Corrected On-Site Warning

Basic - Food stored on floor. Several cases of shortening stored in the floor in the cook line. Several cases of cheese stored on the floor in the walk in cooler. Warning

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed grease on the floor under the fryer in the cook line. Repeat Violation Warning

Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. Observed to go containers improperly stored in the cook line. Operator stored properly. Corrected On-Site Warning

Basic - Straws provided for customer self-service not individually wrapped or in an approved dispenser at the bar area and the soda machine located in the dining room. Warning

Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Observed wet towel stored on prep table in the cook line. Operator removed. Corrected On-Site Warning