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ROTELLI PIZZA & PASTA

698 Yamato Road
Boca Raton, Florida, 33431
Palm Beach County County

Overall Food Safety Rating

★★☆☆☆ (2.4/5)
Based on 6 health inspection reports

All Inspection Reports

Inspection Date: 2/5/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 10715826

  • 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed plastic soufflé cup with no handle used to dispense cheese in flip top cooler. Pizza station bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense flour. Salt and sugar containers by expo station plastic soufflé cup with no handle in containers.
  • 35B-01-4:Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Rear kitchen door.
  • 10-01-5:Basic - In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Observed spoon handle in conta with ditalini pasta.
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gasket on walk in cooler and walk in freezer surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gasket on both flip top cooler Repeat Violation
  • 21-10-4:Basic - Soiled dry wiping cloth in use. On cook line.
  • 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered. Flour and corn meal at pizza station.
  • 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Pizza station flour.
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed food debris on slicer guard. Repeat Violation

Inspection Date: 11/15/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 10715671

  • 11-26-1:Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses.not provided for any employees. Provided to operator Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-11-15: Provided for some employees. Inspector will recheck at next unannounced inspection **Time Extended** **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 53B-13-5:Intermediate - - From initial inspection : 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 - From follow-up inspection 2024-11-15: Next unannounced **Time Extended**

Inspection Date: 11/7/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8731296

  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets soiled throughout. Shelving in front of cook line soiled Repeat Violation 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 at 0ppm chlorine. Tested for temperature at less than 160F. Sanitizer hose not connected to machine, instructed operator to set up triple sink and manually sanitize Warning
  • 22-45-4:High Priority - Food-contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning, before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Observed employee wash and rinse pan without sanitizing. Warning
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Slicer guard soiled Warning
  • 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Observed at ware washing hand wash sink, operator refilled Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 11-26-1:Intermediate - No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses.not provided for any employees. Provided to operator Warning
  • 53B-13-5: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

Inspection Date: 3/4/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8469311

  • 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed plastic soufflé cups in sugar and salt containers. Observed plastic strainer with no handles in the flour container at pizza station.
  • 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drinks on preparation table Repeat Violation
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Walk-in cooler gasket surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust.
  • 06-01-5:Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Observed raw frozen chicken breast 31F out at room temperature just sitting in a container in the sink.
  • 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Sugar and salt containers not labeled. Flour container at pizza station
  • 50-17-3:High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. License expired on December 1. 2023. Operator renewed at time of inspection. Corrected On-Site
  • 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed wiping cloth stored in hand washing sink. Operator removed Corrected On-Site
  • 31B-03-4:Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. Next to three compartment sink. Operator refilled Corrected On-Site
  • 03F-10-5:Intermediate - No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. Operator could not find the plan. Repeat Violation
  • 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Repeat Violation

Inspection Date: 8/11/2023

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8469192

  • 53B-14-5:Intermediate - - From initial inspection : 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. Four employees training expired Warning - From follow-up inspection 2023-08-11: Employee booklet's ordered Time extension until next unannounced inspection **Time Extended**

Inspection Date: 8/10/2023

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8352583

  • 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Glass of water by the cook line make table Warning
  • 13-03-4:Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Pizza maker not wearing a hat Warning
  • 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Boxes of food on the floor in wak in cooler and freezer Warning
  • 31B-04-4:Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. No hand wash sign at the dishwasher hand wash sink Warning
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Flip top cooler on the cook line at tomato, lettuce, cheese (45-49F - Cold Holding), chef moved items to working cooler and called for maintenance Two door cooler on the cook line at Chicken, cheese, tomato, lettuce ; (44-48F - Cold Holding) Warning
  • 03F-02-5: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. On two slices of pizza, chef discarded Warning
  • 03B-01-6:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Tray of chicken wings at the front counter at chicken wings (85F - Hot Holding)chef said they waiting for orders, explained that wings have to remain 41° or 135° chef moved to walk in cooler. Warning
  • 16-37-1:Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. No chlorine test strips Warning
  • 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No paper towels at hand wash sink by the pizza make table Warning
  • 03F-10-5:Intermediate - No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. Time n temperature form in packet, but not filled out Warning
  • 53B-14-5: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. Four employees training expired Warning
  • 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Spray bottles with chemicals not labeled Warning