PALUMBO'S PIZZERIA
7711 COLLIER BLVD UNIT 107
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★½☆☆ (2.5/5)
Based on 5 health inspection reports
Location Map
Loading map...
Nearby Locations
All Inspection Reports
Inspection on 2/11/2025
High Priority
0
Intermediate
0
Basic
7
Total
7
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. There is a plastic to go bowl inside a container of sugar in the back kitchen. Operator discarded the to go bowl. Corrected On-Site
- 14-05-4:Basic - Cardboard used to line food-contact shelves. There is cardboard being used to create a flat surface between frozen food items in the walk in freezer.
- 24-05-4:Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. There are multiple containers stored not inverted on the bottom shelf of a prep table by the dishwasher.
- 32-12-6:Basic - Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom. There is no covered receptacle in the women's restroom.
- 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. There is a partially consumed bottle of water on top of a can of plum tomatoes on the can rack. Operator discarded the water bottle. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
- 24-08-4:Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. There are 22 quart food containers wet nesting on a shelf by the dishwasher.
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. There are numerous buckets of cooked meats and pastas stored on the floor of the walk in freezer.
Food safety inspection conducted on 2/11/2025 revealed 7 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 7 basic).
Inspection on 8/22/2024
High Priority
2
Intermediate
1
Basic
1
Total
4
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. There are employee drinks on the clean utensil drying rack at the dishwasher.
- 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. Dishwasher (Chlorine 0ppm), operator changed the container of sanitizer, chlorine 100ppm. Corrected On-Site
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In the walk-in cooler raw breaded chicken is stored above cooked eggplant and cheeses.
- 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. There is a unlabeled chemical spray bottle at the triple sink.
Food safety inspection conducted on 8/22/2024 revealed 4 total violations (2 high priority, 1 intermediate, 1 basic).
Inspection on 4/29/2024
High Priority
0
Intermediate
0
Basic
0
Total
1
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- N/A:No Violations Were Observed
Food safety inspection conducted on 4/29/2024 revealed 1 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic).
Inspection on 2/29/2024
High Priority
2
Intermediate
4
Basic
2
Total
8
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 22-20-5:Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. There is a mold like substance along the top of the ice chute in the ice maker. Warning
- 13-03-4:Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. There is a employee preparing pizza with no hair restraint. Employee put on a hairnet. Corrected On-Site Warning
- 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. In the walk-in cooler, 30 gallons tomato sauce (53F - Cooling). All containers date marked 2/28, per operator tomato sauce was prepared that morning. See stop sale. Warning
- 01B-02-5:High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. In the walk-in cooler, 30 gallons tomato sauce (53F - Cooling). All containers date marked 2/28, per operator tomato sauce was prepared that morning. Warning
- 31A-09-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. The hand washing sink in the pizza area is filked with pans and plastic bags. Operator cleared the hand washing sink. 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. Employees have not signed employee reporting agreements. Operator began having employees sign agreements during the inspection. **Corrective Action Taken** Repeat Violation 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. Operator unable to provide completed time as a public health control procedure. Inspector instructed operator how to complete the procedure. Repeat Violation Warning
Food safety inspection conducted on 2/29/2024 revealed 8 total violations (2 high priority, 4 intermediate, 2 basic).
Inspection on 9/8/2023
High Priority
1
Intermediate
3
Basic
2
Total
6
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. There are plastic ramekins with no handles in containers of garlic powder, ground black pepper and ground white pepper on a shelf next to the Pepsi reach in cooler.
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. There are five 5 gallon containers of tomato sauce hot holding on the floor outside the walk-in cooler.
- 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. An employee sprinkled fresh basil on a cooked pizza with their bare hands. Inspector educated the employee on proper food handling. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 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. Inspector provided the person in charge with copies of the employee health reporting agreement. The person in charge had employees sign the health reporting agreement. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
- 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. The time as a public health control procedure is not completely filled out.
- 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. In the bottom of the front counter. Make table cooler at the front counter there is lasagna with no date marking that the operator states was prepared more than 24 hours ago.
Food safety inspection conducted on 9/8/2023 revealed 6 total violations (1 high priority, 3 intermediate, 2 basic).