DI PIAZZA PIZZERIA
1408 W 49 ST
Overall Food Safety Rating
★☆☆☆☆ (1.0/5)
Based on 2 health inspection reports
All Inspection Reports
Inspection on 4/4/2025
High Priority
3
Intermediate
2
Basic
6
Total
11
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 36-34-5:Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Observed ceiling soiled at kitchen area. **Repeat Violation**
- 14-09-4:Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Observed at refrigerated sandwich tables, white cutting boards grooved. **Repeat Violation**
- 14-38-4:Basic - Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Observed several lids cracked on containers at kitchen by salad station.
- 38-07-4:Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. Observed above ware washing area, lights no shields. **Repeat Violation**
- 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered. Observed soups inside walk in cooler no covered. Manager covered soup containers. **Corrected On-Site**
- 36-27-5:Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Observed wall soiled with food debris at preparation area and kitchen area. **Repeat Violation**
- 29-44-4:High Priority - Air gap between water supply inlet and flood rim of equipment/sink is less than one inch. Observed on hose used to rinse at 3 compartment sink. **Repeat Violation**
- 08A-20-5:High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Observed inside walk in cooler raw ground beef stored above bags with clams and raw fish. Manager re arranged properly, raw ground beef moved to other unit. **Corrected On-Site**
- 29-34-4:High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Observed threaded faucet by 3 compartment sink no vacuum breaker. **Repeat Violation**
- 01C-05-4:Intermediate - Clam/mussel/oyster tags not maintained in chronological order according to the last date they were served in the establishment. **Repeat Violation**
- 01C-03-4:Intermediate - Clam/mussel/oyster tags not marked with last date served. **Repeat Violation**
Food safety inspection conducted on 4/4/2025 revealed 11 total violations (3 high priority, 2 intermediate, 6 basic).
Inspection on 10/14/2024
High Priority
3
Intermediate
1
Basic
16
Total
20
Inspection Details:
- 16-21-4:Basic - Accumulation of debris on exterior of warewashing machine. Observed DM exterior soiled.
- 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed a cup with no handle inside semolina container. Operator removed the cup. **Corrected On-Site**
- 36-34-5:Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Observed ceiling soiled at kitchen area.
- 24-05-4:Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Observed clean plates stored not inverted at preparation table. Operator inverted. **Corrected On-Site**
- 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. Observed raw fish at walk in cooler thawing inside Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use. Observed 4 bags with fish thawing inside walk in cooler ROP bag not open fish temperature 33F Cold Holding. Employee open fish bags for proper thawing. **Corrected On-Site**
- 13-03-4:Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Observed employees with no hair restraints while preparing food.
- 16-13-5:Basic - Equipment and utensils not washed, rinsed and sanitized in the correct order in three-compartment sink. Do not use dishes/equipment not properly sanitized. Observed an employee washing dishes not properly order to be sanitized. Inspector coach correct order to use the three compartment sink. **Corrected On-Site**
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Observed reach in cooler gaskets torn at the preparation table front of stove. **Repeat Violation**
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Observed cans of tomatoes sauce stored on floor at preparation area next to reach in freezer. **Repeat Violation**
- 38-07-4:Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. Observed at ware washing area. **Repeat Violation**
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed fans soiled at walk in cooler. Observed reach in cooler gaskets soiled.
- 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered. Observed shredded cheese not covered at walk in cooler.
- 06-01-5:Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Observed frozen ground beef thawing at preparation area. Manager moved to sink and put running water to proper thawing. **Corrected On-Site**
- 36-27-5:Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Observed wall soiled at preparation area and kitchen area. **Repeat Violation**
- 21-12-4:Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Observed wet wiping cloth at preparation area not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
- 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Observed container of sugar not labeled.
- 29-44-4:High Priority - Air gap between water supply inlet and flood rim of equipment/sink is less than one inch. Observed hose used to rinse at 3 compartment sink. **Repeat Violation**
- 14-15-4:High Priority - Nonfood-grade containers used for food storage - direct contact with food. Observed Home Depot buckets (non food grade container) use to stored semolina inside. Operator threw away Home depot bucket and stored the semolina inside a food grade container. **Corrected On-Site**
- 29-34-4:High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Observed threaded faucet by 3 compartment sink no vacuum breaker. **Repeat Violation**
- 01C-03-4:Intermediate - Clam/mussel/oyster tags not marked with last date served. Observed clam tags not marked with last served date.
Food safety inspection conducted on 10/14/2024 revealed 20 total violations (3 high priority, 1 intermediate, 16 basic).