BIG APPLE PIZZA

3135 Southwest Martin Downs Boulevard
Florida, 34990
Martin County County

Overall Food Safety Rating

★☆☆☆☆ (1.0/5)
Based on 4 health inspection reports

All Inspection Reports

Inspection Date: 12/3/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8823088

  • 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Ice machine in poor repair.
  • 50-17-3:High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Current license expired-December 1, 2024. Advised operator to renew license. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. At cook line, pizza sauce (45F - Cold Holding), not prepared or portioned today. Operator stated item held out of temperature approximately 1 hour. Advised operator of proper cold holding requirements. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
  • 03D-15-4:Intermediate - Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. At cook line, sliced ham (45F - Cooling)@12:00 since 10:00, 45F@ 12:37. At the current rate, item will not reach 41F within 4hours. Advised operator of proper cooling parameters. Operator place product into walk in to fascilitate cooling. **Corrective Action Taken** Repeat Violation
  • 31B-03-4:Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink.
  • 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 plan for pizza by the slice and pizza sauce held out of temperature for approximately 1 hour, per operator. Provided TPHC form to operator.

Inspection Date: 7/8/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8790788

  • 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. chicken wings (45F - Cooling) at 12:35pm since 5:30pm 7/7/24 Observed at beverage cooler on cook line. At current rate of cooling product did not reach 41F within 6 hours. See stop sale. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
  • 50-17-3:High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. License expired 12/1/23. Operator corrected during inspection. Corrected On-Site Admin Complaint
  • 08A-02-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Observed Raw beef over French fries reach in freezer cook line. Both products not in commercial packaging. Operator stored properly. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
  • 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. chicken wings (45F - Cooling) at 12:35pm since 5:30pm 7/7/24 Observed at beverage cooler on cook line. At current rate of cooling product did not reach 41F within 6 hours. See stop sale. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Pizza station counter: pizza sauce (ingredients added) (56F - Cold Holding) Per operator, not prepared or portioned today. Per operator out of temperature for approximately 30 minutes. Operator placed sauce back in cooler. Advised operator to keep pizza sauce in cooler or add to time control procedure. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 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. No time mark for cheese pizza. Per operator, out of temperature for approximately 1 hour. Operator placed time mark for remaining 3 hours. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 29-42-4:High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. At mop sink on back dock. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
  • 03D-15-4:Intermediate - Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. Reach in by cook line: ham (53F - Cooling) at 12:37 since 11:00 - 53F at 1:00 At current rate of cooling product will not reach 41F within 4 hours. Operator placed on ice to quick chill. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 05-08-4:Intermediate - No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products. Not available at time of inspection.
  • 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Bleach sanitizer spray bottle not labeled. Obseby dish area. Operator labeled properly. Corrected On-Site

Inspection Date: 1/30/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8456985

  • 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. whole chicken (47-52F - Cooling) at 2:15pm 1/30/24 since 7:15pm 1/29/24 At current rate of cooling product did not reach 41F within 6 hours. See stop sale.
  • 08A-02-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Observed Raw chicken not in commercial packaging over cooked bacon bits reach in freezer by back door. Operator stored properly. Observed Raw Philly beef opened from commercial packaging over pepperoni reach in freezer on cook line. Operator stored properly. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
  • 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. whole chicken (47-52F - Cooling) at 2:15pm 1/30/24 since 7:15pm 1/29/24 At current rate of cooling product did not reach 41F within 6 hours. See stop sale.
  • 29-34-4:High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Observed No vacuum breaker at mop sink with hose attached on back dock. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
  • 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 time control procedure for sliced pizza available at time of inspection. Time control procedure sent to operator.
  • 02C-04-5:Intermediate - Operator is not properly tracking/marking the number of days ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite was held at refrigeration temperatures prior to freezing in order to properly date mark the food when it is thawed and held at refrigeration temperatures again. Observed Lasagna made in house, frozen, not date tracked. Educated operator on proper date tracking procedures. Operator labeled properly. Corrected On-Site

Inspection Date: 7/27/2023

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8363324

  • 08A-02-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Observed Raw chicken over breaded cooked lasagna at reach in freezer, all products not in commercial packaging. Operator stored properly. Corrected On-Site
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed opened container of commercially made pizza sauce with ingredients added by operator sitting on counter (58F - Cold Holding) Operator states out of temperature for 1 hour. Operator decided to use time control. Operator placed time stamp for remaining 3 hours. Time control document sent to operator. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 03B-01-6:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed on pizza counter : cheese pizza (78F - Hot Holding) Operator states out of temperature for 2 hours. Operator decided to use time control. Operator placed time stamp for remaining 2 hours. Time control document sent to operator. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 29-34-4:High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Observed Lack of vacuum breaker at hose Bibb at back dock.