NY TIME SQUARE PIZZA
21609 VLG LK SHOPPING CTR, LAND O' LAKES 34639
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★☆☆☆ (2.2/5)
Based on 4 health inspection reports
All Inspection Reports
Inspection on 1/14/2025
High Priority
0
Intermediate
4
Basic
5
Total
9
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 13-03-4:Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation.
- 36-73-4:Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Dough mixing area.
- 38-07-4:Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. Light s above back door.
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Back hoods.
- 36-27-5:Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Next to dough machine.
- 02C-03-5:Intermediate - Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Potato salad in walk in cooler.
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener blade. Repeat Violation
- 16-37-1:Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Chlorine strips. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 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. Cooked sausage in walk in cooler. Repeat Violation
Food safety inspection conducted on 1/14/2025 revealed 9 total violations (0 high priority, 4 intermediate, 5 basic).
Inspection on 7/8/2024
High Priority
0
Intermediate
0
Basic
2
Total
2
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 13-03-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. 2 employees Repeat Violation Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-07-08: 2 employees **Time Extended**
- 08B-17-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Raw onions over cheese walk in cooler Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-07-08: Observed raw onions over cheese walk in cooler **Time Extended**
Food safety inspection conducted on 7/8/2024 revealed 2 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 2 basic).
Inspection on 4/29/2024
High Priority
5
Intermediate
7
Basic
7
Total
19
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee Employee drink on prep table Warning
- 12B-02-4:Basic - Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. Employee eating in prep kitchen. Employee ate in the prep kitchen again. 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 phone on prep table Warning
- 13-03-4:Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. 2 employees Repeat Violation Warning
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Cheese in box in walk in cooler floor. Warning
- 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered. Cook Sausage walk in cooler employee covered sausage Corrected On-Site Warning
- 08B-17-4:Basic - Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Raw onions over cheese walk in cooler Warning
- 12A-20-4:High Priority - Employee washed hands with no soap. Discussed with manager Warning
- 50-17-3:High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. 2024 Admin Complaint
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Reach in cooler on prep line Cheese 48 f above rim of reach in cooler. Employee moved to freezer 2nd temp 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. Time marks for pizza was not accurate. Employee determined time and marked pizza less than 4 hours 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. Beef patty 69 f employee heated to 165 degrees employee added beef patties to four hour time plan afterwards Corrected On-Site 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. Warning
- 03D-15-4:Intermediate - Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. Cook pasta lid ontop during cooling process. Employee removed lid Corrected On-Site Warning
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener blade employee washed at time of inspection Corrected On-Site 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 food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. Warning
- 31B-03-4:Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. Hand washing sink on cooks line Warning
- 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. Cook sausage,lasagna, potato salad walk in cooler employee date marked items in walk in cooler Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Warning
Food safety inspection conducted on 4/29/2024 revealed 19 total violations (5 high priority, 7 intermediate, 7 basic).
Inspection on 11/15/2023
High Priority
4
Intermediate
5
Basic
13
Total
22
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 32-04-4:Basic - Bathroom located inside establishment not completely enclosed with tight-fitting, self-closing doors. -Both restrooms lack a self closing hinge
- 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. -Soufflé cup used as scoop for red pepper flakes on reach-in cooler across from dough mixer
- 08B-49-4:Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. -Employee water bottles in reach-in cooler across from hand washing station in back, stored above food to be served to the public -Stew made from home stored above food in walk-in cooler Employee removed and properly stored bottles 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. -Cellphone on prep table across from dough mixer -Keys on counter above double door reach-in cooler across from dough mixer -Energy drink stored above food in walk-in cooler Employee removed and properly stored all items Corrected On-Site
- 13-03-4:Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. -3 cooks with no hair restraint's engaging in preparing food to be served to public
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. -Gaskets of reach-in cooler across from pizza oven torn
- 10-20-4:Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. -Tongs stored on pizza oven door Employee removed and properly stored tongs Corrected On-Site
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. -Gaskets on double door reach in cooler across from mixer soiled with food debris -Gaskets of reach-in cooler across from pizza oven soiled with food debris
- 33-16-4:Basic - Open dumpster lid.
- 24-18-4:Basic - Silverware/utensils stored upright with the food-contact surface up. -Silverware stored above double door reach-in cooler across from dough mixer stored with food contact surfaces upright
- 25-05-4:Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. -Togo boxes stored above double door reach-in cooler across from dough mixer not inverted for protection -Pizza boxes stored on floor to the left of pizza oven
- 06-01-5:Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. -Raw chicken in three compartment sink thawing with no running water. Inspector instructed Manager about proper thawing techniques and Manager turned in cold running water on chicken Corrected On-Site
- 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. -Flour under prep table next to fryers removed from original container and not labeled
- 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. -Cook used bare hands to adjust pizza in box. Item had already been cooked to 145F -Cook loaded garlic knots into Togo box with bare hands
- 08A-02-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. -Raw beef stored above mozzarella sticks and cooked ravioli in double door reach in freezer across from three compartment sink not all commercially packaged
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. -Ham in reach-in cooler across from pizza oven at 45F Employee moved ham to freezer to cool **Corrective Action Taken**
- 29-42-4:High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet.
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. -Can opener on prep table adjacent to dough mixer soiled with food debris
- 16-37-1:Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths.
- 53A-05-6:Intermediate - No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation/handling. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/
- 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. -Proof of training only available for Yan JR
- 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. -Items in reach-in cooler across from hand washing station in back not date marked. Items as follows: -Cooked noodles -Cooked chicken
Food safety inspection conducted on 11/15/2023 revealed 22 total violations (4 high priority, 5 intermediate, 13 basic).