Pinellas Park, Pinellas County

THE PIZZA JOINT FL

6723 49 ST N, Pinellas Park, FL 33781

FoodSeating
Latest violations
3
1 Intermediate
Mar 6, 2026
City
Pinellas Park
County
Pinellas
Status
Current / Active
Inspections
9

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.

Mar 6, 2026

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Intermediate: 1Basic: 2Total: 3

31B-03-4

Detail 24421773

Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. Front hand wash sink, employee replace Corrected On-Site

12B-07-4

Detail 24421774

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

40-06-5

Detail 24421775

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

Sep 16, 2025

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Basic: 6Total: 6

14-01-5

Detail 24038539

Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Used for scooping green onions

12B-07-4

Detail 24038542

Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils.

40-06-5

Detail 24038540

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

10-06-5

Detail 24038541

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

25-05-4

Detail 24038544

Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. Boxes of pizza boxes stored on floor of management office.

36-27-5

Detail 24038543

Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Next to fryer and back wall behind cook top.

Jan 16, 2025

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Basic: 2Total: 2

14-01-5

Detail 23482918

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

25-05-4

Detail 23482917

Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. Pizza boxes, white foam Togo containers - stored in dry storage on floor. Employee moved Corrected On-Site

Aug 27, 2024

Routine - Food

Administrative complaint recommended

High Priority: 4Intermediate: 4Basic: 12Total: 20

12A-16-4

Detail 23100737

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.

22-48-5

Detail 23100736

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

08B-27-4

Detail 23100738

High Priority - Food placed in soiled container/equipment. Powdered substance stored in container's soiled with black mold like substance.

03F-02-5

Detail 23100742

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

22-02-4

Detail 23100744

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener and mixer soiled with food debris.

31A-09-4

Detail 23100734

Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Fan stored on top of hand sink next to three compartment sink.

41-17-4

Detail 23100740

Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Unlabeled white chemical spray bottles stored under three compartment sink.

41-04-4

Detail 23100726

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.

22-20-5

Detail 23100732

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.

23-24-4

Detail 23100735

Basic - Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Reach in cooler and pizza oven handles soiled with food debris.

36-34-5

Detail 23100731

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

14-09-4

Detail 23100741

Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting boards stored on reach in deli coolers. Repeat Violation

14-11-5

Detail 23100743

Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Gaskets torn on reach in deli cooler on cook line. Repeat Violation

14-69-4

Detail 23100729

Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. In stand alone freezer in dinning room area.

22-08-4

Detail 23100739

Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Pizza ovens soiled with food debris.

23-03-4

Detail 23100727

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

08B-62-4

Detail 23100725

Basic - Unprotected ice machine in a customer/nonsecure area. In back outside area. Repeat Violation

14-17-4

Detail 23100728

Basic - Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Inside walk in cooler. Repeat Violation

42-01-4

Detail 23100733

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.

02D-01-5

Detail 23100730

Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Unlabeled container of white powdered substance stored under prep table.

Mar 27, 2024

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Intermediate: 3Basic: 7Total: 10

03C-96-4

Detail 22753731

Intermediate - Establishment conducts non-continuous cooking of raw animal foods without monitoring and documenting initial heating time and temperature, cooling times and temperatures, cold holding temperature and final cooking temperature. Establishment has written procedures for non-continuous cooking of chicken wings, no temperature and cooling logs completed or maintained

22-02-4

Detail 22753730

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

03C-94-4

Detail 22753724

Intermediate - Written procedures for non-continuous cooking of raw animal foods are lacking provisions for identifying food cooked with non-continuous process. Non-continuous cooked wings in walk-in cooler not identified as such, label corrected Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

14-09-4

Detail 22753725

Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Under slicer

14-11-5

Detail 22753726

Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Torn cooler gaskets Repeat Violation

33-19-4

Detail 22753728

Basic - Garbage on the ground and/or pad around dumpster. Discarded boxes on ground outside rear door to kitchen

23-03-4

Detail 22753723

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters soiled

08B-62-4

Detail 22753727

Basic - Unprotected ice machine in a customer/nonsecure area. Outdoor ice machine not secured when not in use Repeat Violation

14-17-4

Detail 22753722

Basic - Walk-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Repeat Violation

36-27-5

Detail 22753729

Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Wall behind grill soiled. Ceiling vents over kitchen soiled Repeat Violation

Oct 31, 2023

Routine - Food

Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended

High Priority: 1Intermediate: 2Basic: 12Total: 15

29-34-4

Detail 22409229

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

22-02-4

Detail 22409238

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

51-16-7

Detail 22409241

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

22-20-5

Detail 22409231

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

33-02-4

Detail 22409232

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

36-34-5

Detail 22409234

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

40-06-5

Detail 22409237

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

33-19-4

Detail 22409240

Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Garbage on the ground and/or pad around dumpster. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2023-10-31: Time Extended

10-12-5

Detail 22409233

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

10-17-4

Detail 22409227

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

38-07-4

Detail 22409228

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

12B-13-4

Detail 22409230

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

08B-62-4

Detail 22409239

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

14-17-4

Detail 22409236

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

42-01-4

Detail 22409235

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

Aug 21, 2023

Routine - Food

Warning Issued

High Priority: 5Intermediate: 7Basic: 17Total: 29

22-52-4

Detail 22219003

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

09-01-4

Detail 22219002

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

03A-02-5

Detail 22218981

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

03F-02-5

Detail 22218978

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

29-34-4

Detail 22218993

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

11-07-5

Detail 22218996

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

03D-15-4

Detail 22218991

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

22-02-4

Detail 22218999

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

51-16-7

Detail 22218995

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

03F-10-5

Detail 22219004

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

53B-14-5

Detail 22218983

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

03C-94-4

Detail 22218989

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

22-20-5

Detail 22218984

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

14-01-5

Detail 22218985

Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Soufflé cup used as a scoop for sugar. Warning

51-11-4

Detail 22218998

Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Co2 tank not properly secured outside back door. Warning

33-02-4

Detail 22218979

Basic - Cardboard box used as garbage container. Cardboard boxes used as trash cans in kitchen across from stove top. Warning

36-34-5

Detail 22218988

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

40-06-5

Detail 22219001

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

14-11-5

Detail 22218986

Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Plastic container used to store mushrooms is cracked. Warning

33-19-4

Detail 22218992

Basic - Garbage on the ground and/or pad around dumpster. Warning

10-12-5

Detail 22218982

Basic - In-use ice scoop stored on soiled surface between uses. Ice scoop on top of dirty soda trays outside in rear alleyway. Warning

10-17-4

Detail 22218994

Basic - In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Employee stored knife in between reach-in cooler and prep table. Warning

38-07-4

Detail 22218997

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

31B-04-4

Detail 22218976

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

12B-13-4

Detail 22219000

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

08B-62-4

Detail 22218987

Basic - Unprotected ice machine in a customer/nonsecure area. Ice machine located outside with no lock and in area that is unprotected. Warning

14-17-4

Detail 22218980

Basic - Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Walkin cooler shelving has rust that pitted the surface. Warning

36-27-5

Detail 22218990

Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Walls in kitchen soiled with grease and food debris. Warning

42-01-4

Detail 22218977

Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Mop stored on floor by three compartment sink. Warning

Apr 4, 2023

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Intermediate: 1Basic: 1Total: 2

22-02-4

Detail 21909629

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

23-03-4

Detail 21909628

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets on reach in cooler and walk in cooler.

Dec 14, 2021

Food-Licensing Inspection

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Intermediate: 1Basic: 2Total: 3

22-02-4

Detail 20723260

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener, cutting board,

14-11-4

Detail 20723259

Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Pizza cooler torn gasket

23-03-4

Detail 20723258

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Pizza cooler gasket soiled,