DOWNTOWN BENNYS PIZZA
4919 SE OLEANDER AVE
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★½☆☆ (2.7/5)
Based on 5 health inspection reports
All Inspection Reports
Inspection Date: 3/25/2025
Inspection #: Visit ID: 8838935
- 24-05-4:Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. On grated shelf.
- 50-09-4:Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. It was emailed to manager and I verified. Educated operator to print and post. **Corrective Action Taken** Repeat Violation
- 14-09-4:Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. All throughout.
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood
- 33-16-4:Basic - Open dumpster lid. In shared plaza
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In rear reach in cooler next to deep freezer, raw shelled eggs over cooked marinara sauce. Operator reorganized and corrected. Corrected On-Site
- 11-01-5:Intermediate - Certified Food Manager or person in charge no Big 6 poster. Emailed to operator. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 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. No written time plan for pizza pies. Plan was emailed to operator. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Degreaser. Manager corrected. Corrected On-Site
Inspection Date: 9/23/2024
Inspection #: Visit ID: 8838708
- 50-09-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. - From follow-up inspection 2024-09-23: **Time Extended**
- 36-02-5:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Unsealed concrete floor in food preparation, food storage, warewashing area or bathroom. Under three compartment sink. Repeat Violation - From follow-up inspection 2024-09-23: **Time Extended**
Inspection Date: 7/24/2024
Inspection #: Visit ID: 8728906
- 50-09-4:Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed.
- 13-03-4:Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. For the kitchen staff. Informed Manager. Repeat Violation
- 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered. In reach in freezer.
- 36-02-5:Basic - Unsealed concrete floor in food preparation, food storage, warewashing area or bathroom. Under three compartment sink. Repeat Violation
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Inside of reach in freezer heavily soiled.
- 16-37-1:Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. No test strips for chlorine.
- 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. No training for three employees. 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.
Inspection Date: 3/29/2024
Inspection #: Visit ID: 8542049
- 13-03-4:Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Some staff not wearing hair restraint. Informed Manager,.
- 51-13-4:Basic - No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted. Provided First Aid- Choking Document. Informed Manager.
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood vents dirty.
- 29-08-4:Basic - Plumbing system in disrepair. Pipes under 3 compartment sink.
- 36-02-5:Basic - Unsealed concrete floor in food preparation, food storage, warewashing area or bathroom. Floor under the 3 compartment sink.
- 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Front sink had utensils in it. Back sink had food debris.
- 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. At back sink, informed staff. Corrected On-Site
- 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.
- 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. Informed Manager.
Inspection Date: 11/1/2023
Inspection #: Visit ID: 8350907
- 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or open stored in reach in cooler. Corrected On-Site
- 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 beverages in reach in cooler, manager disposed. Corrected On-Site
- 16-13-5:Basic - Equipment and utensils not washed, rinsed and sanitized in the correct order in three-compartment sink. Follow wash-rinse-sanitize procedures on documents
- 35B-01-4:Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside.
- 21-01-4:Basic - Wiping cloths used for occasional spills on tableware (utensils, plates or bowls served to the consumer) not dry and used just for that purpose. Wiping clothes dirty under equipment.
- 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. Educated Manager and completed documentation. Corrected On-Site