Palm Harbor, Pinellas County

JOEY'S NEW YORK PIZZA & ITALIAN RESTAURANT

30681 US HWY 19 N, Palm Harbor, FL 34684

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Latest violations
13
2 High Priority
Feb 24, 2026
City
Palm Harbor
County
Pinellas
Status
Current / Active
Inspections
4

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.

Feb 24, 2026

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 2Intermediate: 1Basic: 10Total: 13

35A-02-7

Detail 24394528

High Priority - Live, small flying insects found 1 live fly by soda machine in wait station.

41-10-4

Detail 24394531

High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Sanitizer tablets stored on shelf on top of reach in cooler on cook line. Operator moved sanitizer. Corrected On-Site

31A-11-4

Detail 24394529

Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Floor tile stored on handwash sink. Operator removed Corrected On-Site

14-01-5

Detail 24394532

Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Plastic bowl used as scoop for yeast. Operator removed bowl. Corrected On-Site

23-24-4

Detail 24394524

Basic - Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Sides of stovetop, grill and frier soiled with debris.

24-05-4

Detail 24394526

Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Ice buckets not inverted. Operator inverted buckets. Corrected On-Site

14-09-4

Detail 24394521

Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Grooved cutting boards in kitchen

12B-12-5

Detail 24394523

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. Employee drinking from open container while preparing pizza dough. Discussed with operator about employee beverages.

40-06-5

Detail 24394522

Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee jacket and backpacks stored on cans of pizza sauce and ground tomatoes. Keys and phone on shelf above reach in cooler on cook line. Operator moved personal items. Corrected On-Site

14-11-5

Detail 24394530

Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Hood filters dented

36-73-4

Detail 24394525

Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floor soiled in walk in cooler and kitchen.

16-46-4

Detail 24394527

Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Old labels on containers in ware washing areas.

14-17-4

Detail 24394520

Basic - Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Shelves of walk in cooler rusted.

Jul 23, 2025

Food-Licensing Inspection

Call Back - Complied

Basic: 2Total: 2

36-17-5

Detail 23897660

Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Floor tiles in kitchen by walk in on cookline. Floor tiles under dishmachine. Floor tiles under equipment on cookline. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-05-23: Time Extended - From follow-up inspection 2025-07-23: 2 small squares in the cook line where tile was cut from previous ownership. Discussed with Supervisor Benedict. Time Extended Corrective Action Taken

36-24-5

Detail 23897661

Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Hole in or other damage to wall. Large cut out in wall where pipes are installed for the handwash sink. Wall/baseboard in disrepair under 3 compartment sink. Baseboards in disrepair along the wall by the walk in cooler, handwash sink near pizza area. Corner of wall near server area. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-05-23: Hole in the wall underneath the pizza oven. Time Extended - From follow-up inspection 2025-07-23: Some area as where baseboards are missing. Near the cookline by handwash sink. Corner of wall in kitchen. Discussed with Supervisor Benedict. Time Extended Corrective Action Taken

May 23, 2025

Food-Licensing Inspection

Call Back - Extension given, pending

High Priority: 1Intermediate: 2Basic: 2Total: 5

50-08-7

Detail 23790386

High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Establishment operating without a license from the Division of Hotels and Restaurants. Operator must obtain a public food service license from the Division of Hotels and Restaurants within 60 days. Submit a license application and payment to DBPR/Bureau of Central Intake Unit, 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-0783. To apply online or obtain an application for license visit https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/ Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-05-23: Time Extended

22-02-4

Detail 23790387

Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Stained cutting boards on cookline Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-05-23: Time Extended

51-16-7

Detail 23790385

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/. Change of ownership licensing inspection. Only plans on file were from previous owner submitted in 2016. Housekeeping area: handwash sink removed, mop sink relocated but in the same room. Ice machine relocated but in the same room. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-05-23: Discussed handwash sink with Andrea in plan review. Andrea states that since there is no door, handwash sink will not be required, but operator must submit new plans with updated handwash sinks and removal of the door in the housekeeping area. Time Extended

36-17-5

Detail 23790388

Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Floor tiles in kitchen by walk in on cookline. Floor tiles under dishmachine. Floor tiles under equipment on cookline. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-05-23: Time Extended

36-24-5

Detail 23790384

Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Hole in or other damage to wall. Large cut out in wall where pipes are installed for the handwash sink. Wall/baseboard in disrepair under 3 compartment sink. Baseboards in disrepair along the wall by the walk in cooler, handwash sink near pizza area. Corner of wall near server area. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-05-23: Hole in the wall underneath the pizza oven. Time Extended

May 20, 2025

Food-Licensing Inspection

Warning Issued

High Priority: 4Intermediate: 3Basic: 4Total: 11

50-08-7

Detail 23781881

High Priority - Establishment operating without a license from the Division of Hotels and Restaurants. Operator must obtain a public food service license from the Division of Hotels and Restaurants within 60 days. Submit a license application and payment to DBPR/Bureau of Central Intake Unit, 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-0783. To apply online or obtain an application for license visit https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/ Warning

35A-02-7

Detail 23781887

High Priority - Live, small flying insects found 8 flies under 3 compartment sink in the kitchen. Warning

01B-02-5

Detail 23781890

High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. cooked pasta (48F - Cold Holding) Warning

03A-02-5

Detail 23781885

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cookline bottom left drawer: cooked pasta (48F - Cold Holding) pasta was in cooler over night. No temperatures taken. See stop sale. On counter: butter (77F - Cold Holding) sitting on counter for less than 4 hours. Operator relocated back in to walk in cooler. Discussed time as a public health control and emailed form to operator. Warning

22-02-4

Detail 23781882

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Stained cutting boards on cookline Warning

31A-04-4

Detail 23781880

Intermediate - Handwash sink removed from food preparation/dishwashing area. Must be reinstalled in the same location where removed. Handwash sink removed in storage area where mop sink and ice machine are located. Warning

51-16-7

Detail 23781883

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/. Change of ownership licensing inspection. Only plans on file were from previous owner submitted in 2016. Housekeeping area: handwash sink removed, mop sink relocated but in the same room. Ice machine relocated but in the same room. Warning

36-73-4

Detail 23781884

Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floor under pizza oven soiled. Floor under equipment on cookline soiled. Ceiling soiled with dust above cookline. Warning

36-17-5

Detail 23781888

Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Floor tiles in kitchen by walk in on cookline. Floor tiles under dishmachine. Floor tiles under equipment on cookline. Warning

36-24-5

Detail 23781886

Basic - Hole in or other damage to wall. Large cut out in wall where pipes are installed for the handwash sink. Wall/baseboard in disrepair under 3 compartment sink. Baseboards in disrepair along the wall by the walk in cooler, handwash sink near pizza area. Corner of wall near server area. Warning

31B-04-4

Detail 23781889

Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Server station handwash sink. Provided operator with sign. Warning