APOLLO PIZZA
1312 APOLLO BEACH BLVD STE E
Overall Food Safety Rating
★½☆☆☆ (1.8/5)
Based on 3 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 4/15/2025
High Priority
0
Intermediate
1
Basic
5
Total
6
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 36-37-5:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, or warewashing areas. Throughout kitchen. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2025-04-15: **Time Extended**
- 36-36-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Ceiling tile missing. Throughout kitchen. **Repeat Violation** **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2025-04-15: **Time Extended**
- 12B-07-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink above prep table. **Repeat Violation** **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2025-04-15: **Time Extended**
- 08B-38-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Food stored on floor. Potatoes on floor in walk in cooler. **Repeat Violation** **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2025-04-15: Cheese on floor in walk in cooler. **Time Extended**
- 14-69-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Ice buildup up in walk in freezer. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2025-04-15: **Time Extended**
- 31B-02-4:Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. At handwash sink next to soda machine, employee replaced at time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2025-04-15: **Time Extended**
Food safety inspection conducted on 4/15/2025 revealed 6 total violations (0 high priority, 1 intermediate, 5 basic).
Inspection on 2/10/2025
High Priority
1
Intermediate
5
Basic
11
Total
17
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 22-20-5:Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Ice machine. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
- 36-37-5:Basic - Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, or warewashing areas. Throughout kitchen. **Warning**
- 36-36-4:Basic - Ceiling tile missing. Throughout kitchen. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
- 24-05-4:Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Plates not inverted. Ice buckets not inverted. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
- 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink above prep table. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
- 08B-49-4:Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Employee food in walk in cooler. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
- 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee food on prep table. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Potatoes on floor in walk in cooler. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
- 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Ice buildup up in walk in freezer. **Warning**
- 10-17-4:Basic - In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Knives above prep cooler on cook line. **Warning**
- 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Container of breading not labeled in dry storage. **Warning**
- 22-41-4: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. Dish machine tested 0 ppm, employee replaced at primed tested 50 ppm. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board on pizza prep cooler. **Warning**
- 31A-09-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Containers in handwash sink near dish machine. **Warning**
- 53A-01-7:Intermediate - Manager or person in charge lacking proof of food manager certification. Felipe Tellez. **Warning**
- 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. At handwash sink next to soda machine, employee replaced at time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
- 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Unlabeled chemical spray bottles near bar. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
Food safety inspection conducted on 2/10/2025 revealed 17 total violations (1 high priority, 5 intermediate, 11 basic).
Inspection on 9/9/2024
High Priority
3
Intermediate
2
Basic
11
Total
16
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 22-20-5:Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Ice machine.
- 36-36-4:Basic - Ceiling tile missing. Ceiling tile missing in dry storage area.
- 24-05-4:Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Plates not inverted in dry storage room.
- 29-18-4:Basic - Drain cover(s) missing. Drain cover missing on cook line.
- 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink above reach in cooler on cook line.
- 08B-49-4:Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Employee food in walk in cooler .
- 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Speaker on plate on cook line.
- 24-08-4:Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Cups wet nesting at bar. **Repeat Violation**
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Dish machine tested 0 ppm, establishment not using dish machine at time of inspection. Advised operator to not use dish machine until it is working properly.
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Oil on floor, operator removed at time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
- 10-20-4:Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs hanging on side of wood cart near pizza oven.
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw chicken over butter spread in walk in cooler, operator removed at time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cut tomatoes 45 F, cheese 48 F- retemp 47 F, ground beef 46 F- retemp 43 F in reach in cooler on cook line. Employee placed items on ice. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 03B-01-6:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Chicken 129 F above steam table.
- 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed ice in handwash sink near soda machine.
- 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Spray bottle not labeled near host stand. **Repeat Violation**
Food safety inspection conducted on 9/9/2024 revealed 16 total violations (3 high priority, 2 intermediate, 11 basic).