Dade City, Pasco County

AMERICAN PIZZA OVEN

37941 MERIDIAN AVE, Dade City, FL 33525

FoodSeating
Latest violations
2
2 Basic
Apr 23, 2026
City
Dade City
County
Pasco
Status
Current / Active
Inspections
10

Violation history

Florida violations grouped by priority level over time.

Inspection history

Florida inspections are violation-priority based, with high priority, intermediate, and basic counts shown separately.

Apr 23, 2026

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Basic: 2Total: 2

14-01-5

Detail 24533454

Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed in chicken on cook line cold hold drawers. Employee removed bowl. Corrected On-Site

14-09-4

Detail 24533453

Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Observed on clean cutting board rack.

Oct 2, 2025

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Basic: 1Total: 1

14-69-4

Detail 24085136

Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Around door of the walk in freezer.

Feb 6, 2025

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

No violations recorded for this inspection.

Sep 20, 2024

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 1Intermediate: 1Basic: 8Total: 10

12A-19-4

Detail 23164602

High Priority - Employee washed hands with cold water. Employee only used cold water side of hand sink, water temperature 83F, discussed with owners the proper hand washing procedures

16-37-1

Detail 23164604

Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Chlorine Test strips presented were out of date.

40-06-5

Detail 23164605

Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Cell phone on shelf above mixer in back area, cell phone removed Corrected On-Site

14-11-5

Detail 23164601

Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Gaskets in walk in freezer in disrepair

33-20-4

Detail 23164606

Basic - Grease on the ground and/or pad around grease receptacle. Shared grease receptacle

14-69-4

Detail 23164608

Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Rear freezer,

51-13-4

Detail 23164603

Basic - No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted.

23-03-4

Detail 23164607

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Areas under and behind self serve customer soft drink dispenser are soiled.

29-20-5

Detail 23164609

Basic - Standing water or very slow draining water in handwash sink, three-compartment sink, or mop sink. Hand sink at front prep area slow to drain.

21-07-4

Detail 23164600

Basic - Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Initially tested at 10pm. Recheck after change out, and it registered 100ppm Corrected On-Site

Apr 25, 2024

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

No violations recorded for this inspection.

Aug 22, 2023

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 1Basic: 2Total: 3

03A-02-5

Detail 22223156

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In lift top cooler on cook line -cut tomatoes (45F - Cold Holding); pizza sauce (45F - Cold Holding); moved to walk in cooler, all other foods at proper temp Corrective Action Taken

12B-07-4

Detail 22223158

Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Beverages over bag in box soda, operator removed Corrected On-Site

22-16-4

Detail 22223157

Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Single door lift top on cook line Fry baskets soiled Can opener blade Repeat Violation

Apr 6, 2023

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 1Intermediate: 1Basic: 2Total: 4

03A-02-5

Detail 21916445

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed wings out near the fryers temperature at 52f. Manger removed wings and took them to the freezer for quick cooldown. After 20 minutes temperature was at 45f.

22-02-4

Detail 21916444

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed the can opener blade with debris on the blade. Repeat Violation

50-09-4

Detail 21916443

Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. Observed the current license not displayed expired 2-1-23. Owner printed the new license. Corrected On-Site

14-69-4

Detail 21916446

Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Observed ice build up around the freezer door. Repeat Violation

Nov 8, 2022

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Intermediate: 1Basic: 3Total: 4

22-02-4

Detail 21560334

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed the can opener blade with debris on the blade. Owner had employee clean and sanitize the can opener blade. Corrected On-Site

51-11-4

Detail 21560336

Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Observed CO2 tanks with no chain to secure the tanks.

14-69-4

Detail 21560335

Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Repeat Violation

16-46-4

Detail 21560333

Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Observed an old label stuck to the dish. Owner removed the label. Corrected On-Site

Feb 8, 2022

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 1Intermediate: 1Basic: 1Total: 3

22-52-4

Detail 20845007

High Priority - Chlorine sanitizer used to sanitize clean in place equipment not at proper minimum strength. Do not use equipment not properly sanitized. Observed sanitizer mixed from chlorine bleach measure 0 ppm residual chlorine using the inspector's test strips and operator's test strips. Operator remade the sanitizer to 100 ppm residual chlorine. Corrected On-Site

22-02-4

Detail 20845006

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed blackened buildup on the can opener blade. Operator placed at the triple sink for washing rinsing and sanitizing

14-69-4

Detail 20845008

Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Observed excessive ice buildup around the walk-in freezer door

Oct 5, 2021

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Basic: 1Total: 1

23-03-4

Detail 20562210

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed dust buildup on the fan guards of the walk-in refrigerator