ESTELLA'S PIZZERIA
1276 Southwest California Boulevard
Port Saint Lucie, Florida, 34953
Saint Lucie County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★☆☆☆ (2.0/5)
Based on 6 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 3/18/2025
High Priority
1
Intermediate
1
Basic
11
Total
13
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 32-04-4:Basic - Bathroom located inside establishment not completely enclosed with tight-fitting, self-closing doors. Both employee bathrooms.
- 23-24-4:Basic - Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Standing reach in cooler in back of kitchen. Repeat Violation
- 36-01-4:Basic - Floor not cleaned when the least amount of food is exposed. Onion and onion skin on floor of walk in cooler.
- 36-24-5:Basic - Hole in or other damage to wall. In back of dishwasher.
- 10-17-4:Basic - In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Employee removed. Corrected On-Site
- 22-08-4:Basic - Interior of oven and microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Corrected On-Site
- 33-11-4:Basic - Missing drain plug at dumpster. In a shared plaza.
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood vents.
- 33-16-4:Basic - Open dumpster lid. In a shared plaza.
- 14-17-4:Basic - Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.
- 36-27-5:Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Pizza sauce. Next to stove. Repeat Violation
- 41-10-4:High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. All purpose cleaner bottle next to food products and baking equipment. Employee removed. Corrected On-Site
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener.
Food safety inspection conducted on 3/18/2025 revealed 13 total violations (1 high priority, 1 intermediate, 11 basic).
Inspection on 10/28/2024
High Priority
1
Intermediate
1
Basic
8
Total
10
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 23-24-4:Basic - Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Reach in cooler by pizza station and standing coolers in back area.
- 16-55-4:Basic - Dishmachine not washing/rinsing properly. Must wash, rinse and sanitize all dishware, equipment and utensils in three-compartment sink until dishmachine is functioning properly. Ran and primed 3 times by Inspector, found at 0 ppm. Informed Manager.
- 08B-49-4:Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Employee drinks in prep cooler. Manager placed in a separate container with sign. Corrected On-Site
- 13-03-4:Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Informed Manager. Corrected On-Site
- 35B-08-4:Basic - Fly sticky tape hanging over food/food preparation area/food-contact equipment. Informed Manager. Recommended to move prep table away so that fly trap is not hanging over table. Or placing fly trap device in another area. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Bulk pasta/pizza sauce on floor of walk in cooler.
- 10-20-4:Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Found on oven. Cook removed. Corrected On-Site
- 36-27-5:Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Near the back leading to walk in cooler. Informed Manager. Manager stated they are in the process of painting the walls.
- 35A-02-6:High Priority - 2 Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. 1 live fly landed on lettuce on prep counter and 1 live fly in kitchen. Manager has discarded lettuce. Repeat Violation
- 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. Hand and cheese roll-up prepared yesterday. Manager corrected. Corrected On-Site
Food safety inspection conducted on 10/28/2024 revealed 10 total violations (1 high priority, 1 intermediate, 8 basic).
Inspection on 5/3/2024
High Priority
2
Intermediate
0
Basic
1
Total
3
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 16-23-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Accumulation of lime scale on the inside of the dishmachine. - From follow-up inspection 2024-05-03: **Time Extended**
- 35A-02-6:High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - 2 Live, small flying insects in kitchen area. 6 live flies near dishwasher 2 live flies near slicer/ prep table Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-05-03: 1 live fly under 3 compartment sink. No other live flies observed. **Time Extended**
- 14-15-4:High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Nonfood-grade containers used for food storage - direct contact with food. Pizza sauce in gray containers in walk in cooler. - From follow-up inspection 2024-05-03: Operator stated waiting to receive new containers. **Time Extended**
Food safety inspection conducted on 5/3/2024 revealed 3 total violations (2 high priority, 0 intermediate, 1 basic).
Inspection on 4/30/2024
High Priority
4
Intermediate
1
Basic
5
Total
10
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 16-23-4:Basic - Accumulation of lime scale on the inside of the dishmachine.
- 13-04-4:Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Corrected On-Site
- 22-08-4:Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of grease/food debris.
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime near 3C sink and in walk in cooler.
- 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Pizza sauce in walk in cooler.
- 35A-02-6:High Priority - 2 Live, small flying insects in kitchen area. 6 live flies near dishwasher 2 live flies near slicer/ prep table Warning
- 14-15-4:High Priority - Nonfood-grade containers used for food storage - direct contact with food. Pizza sauce in gray containers in walk in cooler.
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cooked chicken 44f cold holding recommended to rapid chill. Sliced ham 44f cold holding recommend to rapid chill. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 29-42-4:High Priority - Vacuum breaker at mop sink faucet not in correct spot.
- 16-59-1:Intermediate - Warewashing machine not automatically dispensing the detergent and/or the sanitizer is not dispensing properly. 3 compartment sink must be used instead.
Food safety inspection conducted on 4/30/2024 revealed 10 total violations (4 high priority, 1 intermediate, 5 basic).
Inspection on 11/13/2023
High Priority
0
Intermediate
0
Basic
3
Total
3
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 14-11-5:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Gasket on Pizza line cooler is torn, and gasket on cookline cooler is torn. Repeat Violation - From follow-up inspection 2023-11-13: **Time Extended**
- 38-02-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Twenty (20) foot-candles of light at least 30 inches from floor not provided in handwashing, warewashing, or equipment and utensil storage areas. Two lights out in dish washing area - From follow-up inspection 2023-11-13: **Time Extended**
- 36-27-5:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Walls throughout kitchen are soiled **Corrective Action Taken** Repeat Violation - From follow-up inspection 2023-11-13: **Time Extended**
Food safety inspection conducted on 11/13/2023 revealed 3 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 3 basic).
Inspection on 11/2/2023
High Priority
0
Intermediate
3
Basic
6
Total
9
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 36-34-5:Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Vents in kitchen accumulated dust on them.
- 14-09-4:Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting board on cookline is heavily scored and no longer cleanable,
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Gasket on Pizza line cooler is torn, and gasket on cookline cooler is torn. Repeat Violation
- 25-06-4:Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Single serve lids on top of reach in freezer not inverted and single serve bowls on top of walk in cooler not inverted or protected Corrected On-Site
- 38-02-4:Basic - Twenty (20) foot-candles of light at least 30 inches from floor not provided in handwashing, warewashing, or equipment and utensil storage areas. Two lights out in dish washing area
- 36-27-5:Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Walls throughout kitchen are soiled **Corrective Action Taken** Repeat Violation
- 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. Emailed Nicole agreement.
- 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. Eggplant rollatini not date marked. Prepared 2 days ago, chef removed plastic wrap with date mark and rewrapped.
- 16-59-1:Intermediate - Warewashing machine not automatically dispensing the detergent and/or the sanitizer. Tested machine 3x, O ppm, tried priming machine, did not see sanitizer coming through tube. Manager called for service during inspection. **Corrective Action Taken** Warning
Food safety inspection conducted on 11/2/2023 revealed 9 total violations (0 high priority, 3 intermediate, 6 basic).