VIOLA'S PIZZA PASTA & SEAFOOD
Old A1A South
Saint Augustine, Florida, 32080
Lions Gate On The Island
Saint Johns County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★☆☆☆ (2.0/5)
Based on 4 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 11/6/2024
High Priority
1
Intermediate
3
Basic
8
Total
12
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 14-09-4:Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting boards on salad and pizza are grooved and have mold on them.
- 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Hat on prep table. Person in charge removed. Corrected On-Site
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Gaskets on both pizza and salad cooler are torn.
- 36-11-4:Basic - Floors not maintained smooth and durable. In walk in freezer there is spray foam on floor.
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets on both coolers are soiled. Scoop handles are soiled. In flour, bradcrumbs. Repeat Violation
- 29-49-6:Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Standing water in bottom of pizza cooler. Person in charge wiped dry. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
- 06-07-5:Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed under hot running water. Thawing in hot water; veal 75F. Person in charge placed veal in reach in cooler. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 14-06-4:Basic - Wood food-contact surface not properly sealed. Bottom shelf of front table is exposed wood.
- 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 and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. Missing on fries. Emailed paperwork and helped fill it out. Corrected On-Site
- 53A-03-7:Intermediate - Food manager certification expired. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/ One food managers card is expired.
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener and slicer are soiled. 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. Establishment has paper work but it's not signed.
Food safety inspection conducted on 11/6/2024 revealed 12 total violations (1 high priority, 3 intermediate, 8 basic).
Inspection on 6/13/2024
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 6/13/2024 revealed 1 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic).
Inspection on 6/12/2024
High Priority
4
Intermediate
2
Basic
8
Total
14
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 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. Fish thawing in vacuumed pack bags. Still frozen-person in charge cut all bags. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 32-12-5:Basic - Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom. No covered trash in restroom.
- 12B-12-5:Basic - Employee drinking from an unenclosed beverage container in a food preparation/clean dishware area and the container does not have a dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container. Observed staff take a drink with gloves on out of open can. Addressed immediately and person discarded drinks and gloves and washed his hands. Corrected On-Site
- 10-17-4:Basic - In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Several knives in between equipment. Person in charge removed knives. Corrected On-Site
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. All shelves in prep room are rusted on bottom. Repeat Violation
- 25-06-4:Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Single service containers not inverted. Person in charge inverted. Corrected On-Site
- 29-49-6:Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Standing water in fish cooler.
- 08B-17-4:Basic - Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Eggplants not washed before cutting into them. Stickers are still on them. Person in charge washed eggplants. Corrected On-Site
- 12A-05-4:High Priority - Employee used tobacco, ate, or drank then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed staff take a drink with gloves on out of open can. Addressed immediately and person discarded drinks and gloves and washed his hands. Corrected On-Site
- 29-37-4:High Priority - Spray hose at dish sink lower than flood rim of sink. Spray hose is below flood rim of sink.
- 01B-02-5:High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. In cooler 4+ hours; Antipasto rolls 56F, butter, cheese 52F, mozzarella 53F, ricotta 56F, lettuce 56F; ( - Cold Holding) Warning
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In reach in cooler; Pasta 48F; ( - Cold Holding) pasta was above fill line. Person in charge took pasta out and placed inside reach in cooler. In cooler 4+ hours; Antipasto rolls 56F, butter, cheese 52F, mozzarella 53F, ricotta 56F, lettuce 56F; ( - Cold Holding) Warning
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener is soiled. Person in charge placed in dish. **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. Marinara in walk in cooler not dated. Person in charge dated. Corrected On-Site
Food safety inspection conducted on 6/12/2024 revealed 14 total violations (4 high priority, 2 intermediate, 8 basic).
Inspection on 9/7/2023
High Priority
1
Intermediate
2
Basic
7
Total
10
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 22-20-5:Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. By server station, inside of ice machine and ice plate have mold-like substance. Operator cleaning during inspection. Corrected On-Site
- 08B-49-4:Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. In walk in cooler, employee food and drink stored with customer food. Operator moved both to labeled, segregated container. Corrected On-Site
- 24-08-4:Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. At server station, stack of recently washed cups have wet nesting. Operator moved cups to dry properly. Corrected On-Site
- 22-08-4:Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Glass door warmer in kitchen has food buildup. Repeat Violation
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Roll top cooler on right of cook line has food debris buildup in gaskets. Operator cleaned during inspection. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
- 16-46-4:Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. By dish machine, clean containers in stack, one with old label still attached. Operator removed label. Corrected On-Site
- 36-02-5:Basic - Unsealed concrete floor in food preparation, food storage, warewashing area or bathroom. Floors throughout kitchen and dish area unsealed and missing tiles. Repeat Violation
- 01B-01-4:High Priority - Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. In dry storage, two dented cans of tomato sauce stored with rest of cans. Operator segregated cans and put Do not use sticker on cans. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 01C-03-4:Intermediate - Clam/mussel/oyster tags not marked with last date served. Tags not marked with last date sold.
- 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Hand washing sink at bar has ice in it.
Food safety inspection conducted on 9/7/2023 revealed 10 total violations (1 high priority, 2 intermediate, 7 basic).