NICOLETTAS PIZZERIA AND RESTAURANT
8794 BOYNTON BEACH BLVD STE 108
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★½☆☆ (2.7/5)
Based on 5 health inspection reports
All Inspection Reports
Inspection Date: 3/7/2025
Inspection #: Visit ID: 10793752
- N/A:No Violations Were Observed
Inspection Date: 3/6/2025
Inspection #: Visit ID: 10702661
- 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. In kitchen on flip top coolers 4 employee coffees and drinks stored directly above open containers of shredded cheese and tomato sauce. Discussed with operator who corrected discarded drinks. Corrected On-Site Warning
- 36-22-4:Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. In kitchen under reach in freezer and ice machine puddle of standing water on floor. Discussed with operator who cleaned up excess water. Corrected On-Site Warning
- 36-17-5:Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. In kitchen directly above food preparation table used for making pizza dough ceiling is missing tiles and exposed ceiling with large amounts of dust debris. Warning
- 35B-02-4:Basic - Insect control device installed over food preparation area. In kitchen insect control devices installed over food preparation table used for salads and above coffee machine. Discussed with operator who removed Devices. Corrected On-Site Warning
- 08B-17-4:Basic - Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. In walk in cooler unwashed vegetables stored above containers of cooked bell peppers.. operator corrected storage. Emailed safe refrigeration poster to operator. Corrected On-Site Warning
- 12A-29-4:High Priority - Employee touched soiled surface and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee handled trash can and without washing hands employee handled open containers of tomato sauce. Discussed with operator employee washed hands. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 35A-02-7:High Priority - Live, small flying insects found 14 live flying insects in kitchen landing on walls near dishwashing area operator killed flies and cleaned and sanitized areas. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 08A-02-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. In reach in freezer raw beef not commercially packaged stored above non sealed ice cream container. Operator removed beef. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 08A-17-6:High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature when stored in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. In reach in freezer non commercially package bags of ground pork stored over non commercial packaged bags of raw fish. Discussed with operator who corrected storage of products. Corrected On-Site Warning
- 01B-02-5:High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In reach in cooler across from stove top butter (56F - Cold Holding); sausage (55F - Cold Holding); cooked pasta (56F - Cold Holding); cooked artichoke (52F - Cold Holding) per operator products not portioned or prepared today and held in unit overnight. See stop sale. Warning
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In reach in cooler across from stove top butter (56F - Cold Holding); sausage (55F - Cold Holding); cooked pasta (56F - Cold Holding); cooked artichoke (52F - Cold Holding) per operator products not portioned or prepared today and held in unit overnight. See stop sale. In walk in cooler cooked chicken wings (45F - Cold Holding); cooked potatoes (46F - Cold Holding); butter (44F - Cold Holding); cooked mushroom (44F - Cold Holding) cooked pasta (45F - Cold Holding); ; sliced cheese (45F - Cold Holding); veal (45F - Cold Holding); lasagna (46F - Cold Holding) per operator products not portioned or prepared today, operated showed digital records of cooler and product's temperatures log, products out of temperature for approximately 2 hours due to door being left open by employees. Discussed with operator who shut door to walk in cooler and turned temperature setting down on walk in to rapid cool. **Corrective Action Taken** Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 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. In kitchen pizza identified on time is a public health control written procedures not time marked. Per operator pizzas we made 15 minutes ago and added time mark. Corrected On-Site 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. In kitchen on shelve above stove house made tomato sauce (94F Hot Holding) per operator product was cooked this morning and held on shelf until product on steam table needs to be replaced. Discussed hot holding with operator who moved product to reheat to 165F+ **Corrective Action Taken** Warning
- 41-10-4:High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. In kitchen on clean and sanitized dish rack bottle of sanitizer stored above dishes. Discussed with operator who removed. Corrected On-Site Warning
- 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. In kitchen hand washing sink next to ice machine used to store empty sanitizer buckets stacked together. Discussed with operator who removed buckets. Corrected On-Site Warning
- 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. In kitchen at mop sink spray bottles of cleaning chemicals not labeled discussed with operator who added labels. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
Inspection Date: 10/24/2024
Inspection #: Visit ID: 10702259
- N/A:No Violations Were Observed
Inspection Date: 10/23/2024
Inspection #: Visit ID: 8763731
- 12A-28-4:High Priority - Employee touched soiled apron/clothes and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Chef observed wiping hands on unclean clothes and immediately handling food items. Warning
- 35A-02-6:High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Ten live flies flying around unclean dishes at dish machine in kitchen Admin Complaint
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw veal over celery bottom reach in cooler on cook line Removed Corrected On-Site Warning
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. meatballs (46F - Cold Holding); chicken wings (47F - Cold Holding); octopus (47F - Cold Holding); lasagna (46F - Cold Holding); breaded chicken (47F - Cold Holding); pork (47F - Cold Holding); butter (47F - Cold Holding); sausage (47F - Cold Holding); soup (47F - Cold Holding); beef (47F - Cold Holding); cooked eggplant (47F - Cold Holding) in walk in cooler. Not prepped or portioned today. Out less than four hours. Operator provided temperature log on phone. Less than four hours ago walk in cooler was reading 37F. Instructed to have Items placed on ice and moved to coolers. **Corrective Action Taken** Warning
- 53B-01-5:Intermediate - No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Warning
- 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. At dish machine Warning
Inspection Date: 2/2/2024
Inspection #: Visit ID: 8596102
- 10-12-5:Basic - In-use ice scoop stored on soiled surface between uses. Observe on top of ice machine.
- 03D-02-5:High Priority - Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. Observe at walk-in refrigerator homemade tomato sauce overnight (48-51F - Cooling)see stop sale
- 01B-02-5:High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Observe at walk-in refrigerator homemade tomato sauce overnight (48-51F - Cooling)
- 03D-15-4:Intermediate - Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. Observe at walk-in refrigerator homemade tomato sauce overnight (48-51F - Cooling)due to deep cover containers.