DISALVO'S PIZZA
5945 South University Drive
Florida, 33328
Broward County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★½☆☆ (2.6/5)
Based on 7 health inspection reports
All Inspection Reports
Inspection Date: 4/2/2025
Inspection #: Visit ID: 10728701
- 51-11-4:Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. CO2 tanks in service area not secured.
- 36-32-5:Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Above front of walk in cooler. Repeat Violation
- 29-18-4:Basic - Drain cover(s) missing. Floor drain missing in back prep kitchen near dish machine. Repeat Violation
- 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 cell phone on pizza prep table in back kitchen while employee preparing dough. Employee removed phone. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
- 13-03-4:Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee at pizza station not wearing hair restraint. Repeat Violation
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Gasket on right door of kitchen fliptop unit cooler damaged hanging off bottom of door.
- 21-04-4:Basic - In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board. Wiping cloth under cutting board on back kitchen prep table.
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Inside lower gasket of kitchen fliptop unit and door rails of Coke glassfront cooler in service area soiled with food debris. Repeat Violation
- 29-49-6:Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Standing water in bottom of kitchen fliptop cooler.
- 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered. Multiple buckets of pizza sauce and tomato sauce at proper temperature in walk in walk in cooler missing covers.
- 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. Employee in kitchen quick wiped hands on apron and continued to work preparing food items. Reviewed proper procedures with employee and employees washed hands and changed gloves. Corrected On-Site
- 09-01-4: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 handled fried piece of chicken cutlet and sliced cheese to place in oven for order. Stopped employee, manager discarded food items, and reviewed with manager and employees proper hand wash procedures. Employee washed hands and put on gloves to remake order. Corrected On-Site
- 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 kitchen Balpro reach in freezer, containers of raw breaded veal cutlets above open case of ravioli and bag of cooked shrimp. Employee moved chicken to bottom of opposite reach in cooler to properly separate. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 27-19-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink does not have enough water pressure to properly wash hands. Pressure low on both hot and cold water at hand sink in service area by walk in cooler.
- 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. At hand sinks in kitchen and service area. Employee replaced paper towels Corrected On-Site
- 02C-02-5:Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Multiple buckets of pizza sauce and tomato sauce in walk in cooler missing date marking.
Inspection Date: 12/6/2024
- 36-32-5:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Damaged ceiling tiles in front of walk in cooler and freezer. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-12-06: Observed at callback inspection same. Tiles in front of walk-in cooler and freezer. **Time Extended**
- 29-18-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Drain cover(s) missing. Floor drain cover missing in back dish area in front of back door. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-12-06: Observed at callback inspection same. **Time Extended**
- 27-16-4:Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Water with a temperature of least 85 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. Hand sink in kitchen has no hot water with valve turned fully on. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-12-06: Observed at callback inspection same. **Time Extended**
Inspection Date: 11/22/2024
- 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Plastic soufflé cup in parma sean cheese container in glassfront cooler by walk in. Employee removed and replaced with handled spoon. Corrected On-Site Warning
- 51-11-4:Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Small CO2 tank in server area by walk in cooler not secured. Warning
- 36-32-5:Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Damaged ceiling tiles in front of walk in cooler and freezer. Warning
- 06-09-1:Basic - Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. In cook line lowboy drawers, fully thawed raw salmon and snapper fillets still in reduced oxygen packages. Per employee thawed overnight. See stop sale. Warning
- 50-09-4:Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. Warning
- 29-18-4:Basic - Drain cover(s) missing. Floor drain cover missing in back dish area in front of back door. Warning
- 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee open top beverage container on small fliptop unit by kitchen hand sink. Employee discarded beverage. Corrected On-Site Warning
- 12B-12-5: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 open top beverage container on small fliptop unit by kitchen hand sink. Corrected On-Site 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 cell phone on pizza dough prep table in back prep area. Warning
- 13-03-4:Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee in pizza station not wearing hair restraint. Warning
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Mold like buildup around backsplash of soda dispenser behind nozzles. Warning
- 21-10-4:Basic - Soiled dry wiping cloth in use. Employee at pizza station has soiled wiping cloth tucked into apron. Employee removed wiping cloth. Corrected On-Site Warning
- 21-07-4:Basic - Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Kitchen sanitizer bucket reading 0ppm chlorine, Employee remade to proper 100ppm chlorine. Corrected On-Site 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. Dishmachine reading 0ppm chlorine after several attempts and priming. Pump is operating properly. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 12A-13-4:High Priority - Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Dishwasher handling clean dish ware after handling dirty dishwater without washing hands first. Reviewed proper procedures and employee began washing hands. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 12A-19-4:High Priority - Employee washed hands with cold water. Employee at cook line washed hands several times with cold water at kitchen hand sink. Advised employee to use hand sink directly on opposite side of wall in dish area with hot water. Employee complied and used other sink. Corrected On-Site Warning
- 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 Valproate reach in freezer in kitchen container of raw breaded shrimp on shelf above open bag of cooked shrimp. Employee moved shrimp to bottom of freezer to properly separate. Corrected On-Site Warning
- 01B-13-4:High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. In cook line lowboy drawers, fully thawed raw salmon and snapper fillets still in reduced oxygen packages. Per employee thawed overnight. Warning
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. On prep table next to soup steam well, under no time of temperature control, cooked pasta (75F - Cold Holding). Per employee not prepared or portioned today and removed from cooler at 11:00am. Employee voluntarily discarded. Corrected On-Site 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. Fresh garlic in oil at pizza station missing time mark. Per employee, prepared new at 11:00am. Employee added time mark to 3:00pm. Corrected On-Site Warning
- 27-16-4:Intermediate - Water with a temperature of least 85 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. Hand sink in kitchen has no hot water with valve turned fully on. Warning
Inspection Date: 7/15/2024
- 29-08-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Plumbing system in disrepair. Observed hot water handle in disrepair at cook line hand wash sink. - From follow-up inspection 2024-07-15: Observed same **Time Extended**
Inspection Date: 5/13/2024
Inspection #: Visit ID: 8592241
- 32-12-5:Basic - Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom. Observed garbage can without lid inside right women's restroom.
- 10-17-4:Basic - In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Observed knife stored between steam table and flip top cooler at cook line. Operator removed. Corrected On-Site
- 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 scoop stored in panko bin, handle in contact with food.
- 31B-04-4:Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Observed no hand wash sign inside left women's restroom.
- 29-08-4:Basic - Plumbing system in disrepair. Observed hot water handle in disrepair at cook line hand wash sink.
- 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered. Observed multiple containers of food stored uncovered inside reach in cooler in kitchen.
- 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. Observed Dishwasher (Chlorine 0ppm). Operator will setup triple sink to wash, rinse, and sanitize dishware.
- 12A-13-4:High Priority - Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed dishwasher handle dirty dish ware, remove clean dish ware from dish machine, and put away clean dish ware, no hand wash. Educated operator to relay to dishwasher on proper hand washing procedures when handling dirty to clean dishware.
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. 1) Observed raw shell eggs stored above ground beef inside walk in cooler. Educated operator on proper cooler storage. 2) Observed raw shell eggs stored above salads inside reach in cooler, in kitchen. Operator properly stored. Corrected on site.
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. 1) Observed soda nozzles at soda machine soiled with slime. Operator cleaned and sanitized during inspection. Corrected on site. 2) Observed can opener soiled with food debris. Operator put can opener in dish pit to wash, rinse, and sanitize. Corrective action taken.
- 31A-09-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. 1):Observed container stored inside hand wash sink at cook line. Operator removed. 2) Observed cart blocking hand wash sink next to dish pit. Operator moved cart. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
- 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed ice and lemons dumped in hand wash sink next to dish pit.
- 16-37-1:Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Observed no chlorine test strips for sanitizer.
- 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Observed no paper towels at ei5er hand wash sink in kitchen. Operator provided. Corrected On-Site
- 53B-05-5:Intermediate - Required employee training expired for all employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Warning
Inspection Date: 1/17/2024
Inspection #: Visit ID: 8592130
- N/A:No Violations Were Observed
Inspection Date: 1/16/2024
Inspection #: Visit ID: 8374510
- 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense sugar in dry storage area. Operator removed Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Warning
- 51-11-4:Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured in drink station. Repeat Violation Warning
- 14-09-4:Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Warning
- 12B-13-4:Basic - Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers in true reach in cooler in kitchen. Operator moved to bottom shelf and stored away from restaurant foods. Corrected On-Site Warning
- 25-05-4:Basic - Single-service articles ( wrapped in plastic to go pizza boxes )improperly stored on floor in storage area. Operator elevated Corrected On-Site Warning
- 29-49-6:Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler opposite stove in cook line. Repeat Violation Warning
- 50-17-3:High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. License expired December 1, 2023. License paid during inspection. License current and active at the end of inspection. 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. Flip top / reach in cooler in cook line ; ( 50F - Cold Holding); cooked chicken (50F- Cold Holding); chicken Francese (55F cold holding ) ; grilled chicken (50F - Cold Holding) cooked egg plant (50F - Cold Holding) held more than 4 hours ago in reach in cooler per cook. Operator discarded foods. Foods not prepared or portioned today Warning
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Flip top / reach in cooler in cook line ; ( 50F - Cold Holding); cooked chicken (50F- Cold Holding); chicken Francese (55F cold holding ) ; grilled chicken (50F - Cold Holding) cooked egg plant (50F - Cold Holding) held more than 4 hours ago in reach in cooler per cook. Operator discarded foods. See stop sale. Foods not prepared or portioned today Warning
- 31A-09-4:Intermediate - 1.Hand wash sink not accessible for employee use at all times in cook line. Container stored inside hand wash sink. Inspector removed. * corrected on site* 2. Hand wash sink in drink station blocked. Observed helium tanks in front of hand wash sink next to soda rack. Repeat Violation Warning
- 11-27-4:Intermediate - Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. Emailed written procedures to manager. Warning
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board soiled / strained with blackish substance on prep table in ware washing area. Operator moved to be washed, rinsed and Sanitized. **Corrective Action Taken** Repeat Violation 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
- 11-26-1:Intermediate - No proof provided that all food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. Emailed reporting agreement forms to manager. 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. Pizza slices , garlic in oil using 4 hour hold time without written procedure. Emailed written procedure form to manager. Repeat Violation Warning