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SLICE OF LIFE

Based on 8 health inspections, SLICE OF LIFE in SPRING HILL has earned a 2.9/5 food safety rating. Recent inspections show improving food safety practices.

188 MARINER BLVD

Overall Food Safety Rating

★★½☆☆ (2.9/5)
Based on 8 health inspection reports

All Inspection Reports

Inspection Date: 9/15/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 13459070

  • 33-23-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Grease receptacle not on proper pad/nonabsorbent surface. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-09-15: **Time Extended**
  • 23-03-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with dust. One hood vent. Fans in the walk in freezer. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-09-15: **Time Extended**
  • 14-33-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. In the prep area. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-09-15: **Time Extended**

Inspection Date: 7/11/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 10953490

  • 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Soufflé cup in bucket in the prep area. 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. Cell phone on the slicer in prep room. Operator removed. Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 13-03-4:Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee handing food in cook line area. Warning
  • 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Buckets in the walk in cooler on the floor. Warning
  • 33-23-4:Basic - Grease receptacle not on proper pad/nonabsorbent surface. Warning
  • 36-24-5:Basic - Hole in the wall in the prep area. Warning
  • 10-20-4:Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Operator moved tongs. Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 05-09-4:Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. In the reach in cooler in prep area. Warning
  • 29-27-4:Basic - No mop sink or curbed cleaning facility provided at establishment. Utility sink in closet by bathroom does not have plumbing hooked up it. Warning
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with dust. One hood vent. Fans in the walk in freezer. Warning
  • 14-33-4:Basic - Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. In the prep area. Warning
  • 25-05-4:Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. Wrapped cases of pizza boxes stored on ground in front counter area To go containers by the front counter area not inverted. Operator inverted. Warning
  • 50-17-3:High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Expired 2/1/2025. Operator renewed during inspection. Corrected On-Site Admin Complaint
  • 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw chicken over cooked bacon in the walk in freezer. Raw chicken over lettuce in reach in cooler by the cook line. 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. No time marking for pizza slices and marinara sauce. 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. Emailed operator DBPR HR 5030-104. Warning
  • 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/ 3 cooks, 2 front counter staff. 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. Emailed operator DBPR Form HR 5030-103. Warning
  • 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Spray bottle not label in cook area. Operator put a label on the bottle. Corrected On-Site Warning

Inspection Date: 9/16/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8885934

  • 33-29-4:Basic - Grease receptacle lid open. Operator closed. Corrected On-Site
  • 31A-09-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Observed water turned off at handwash sink in prep room. Operator restored water. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
  • 31B-03-4:Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink in prep room. Operator placed soap. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

Inspection Date: 8/28/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8789722

  • 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. Observed employee touching sub bread with bare hands to assemble with no heat step involved in preparing sandwich. No visible contamination observed by inspector. Employee put on gloves. **Corrective Action Taken** Repeat Violation
  • 50-17-3:High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Operator renewed at time of inspection via phone, confirmation # 246011301. Corrected On-Site Admin Complaint
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener blade soiled with accumulation of food debris. Operator cleaned and sanitized at time of inspection. Corrected On-Site
  • 31A-09-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times with water turned off in prep room off kitchen area. Operator turned water back on. Corrected On-Site
  • 31B-03-4:Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink at handwash sink in prep room off of kitchen. Operator placed soap. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

Inspection Date: 1/25/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8466897

  • 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. Observed operator placing herbs on top of pizza that was removed from the oven with bare hands. Discussed proper procedure with operator.
  • 31B-03-4:Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink in kitchen and in prep room. Employee placed bottle containing soap at handwash sinks. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

Inspection Date: 10/13/2023

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8468854

  • 51-16-7:Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - No plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. Observed differences in approved plan review layout of establishment. -No presences of ice machine in prep area. -No prescience of dishmachine. -Handwash sink in prep area off of wait station is moved to a different area. -Pizza ovens have been moved and are located off of the cook line. -Closet and waitress station have been removed and reach-in freezers and reach-in coolers are in place along wall. -Self dispensing soda machine has been added off of the lobby area. Recommend that operator re-draw the entire layout of the establishment to reflect the current layout of the establishment. Include any and all changes in drawing. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2023-08-10: **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2023-10-13: Spoke with Reanna in Plan Review and no plans or application have been submitted as of 10/13/2023. Spoke with Manager and plans have been drawn and paper application completed but not submitted. Manager and owner started to make portal account to submit application online. Admin Complaint

Inspection Date: 8/10/2023

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8466572

  • 51-16-7:Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - No plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. Observed differences in approved plan review layout of establishment. -No presences of ice machine in prep area. -No prescience of dishmachine. -Handwash sink in prep area off of wait station is moved to a different area. -Pizza ovens have been moved and are located off of the cook line. -Closet and waitress station have been removed and reach-in freezers and reach-in coolers are in place along wall. -Self dispensing soda machine has been added off of the lobby area. Recommend that operator re-draw the entire layout of the establishment to reflect the current layout of the establishment. Include any and all changes in drawing. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2023-08-10: **Time Extended**

Inspection Date: 8/8/2023

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8347740

  • 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Containers of food stored on floor in walk-in cooler and onions stored on floor in prep area in front of handwash sink. Warning
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed Housemade Tomato Sauce with Spices (47F - Cold Holding); Sausage (46F - Cold Holding); Cut Lettuce (55F - Cold Holding) in walk-in cooler with an ambient air temperature of 45F. Operator stated the cooler was below 41F this morning and that he has been in and out of the cooler this morning prepping dough. Warning
  • 41-10-4:High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Observed spray stainless steel cleaner stored next to clean equipment to the right of steam tables holding soups. Employee moved. Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed can opener blade soiled with accumulation of food debris and mixer head soiled with an accumulation of food debris. Warning
  • 31A-09-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times in prep area off of kitchen to the right of the slicer. Handwash sink is blocked with a box lid with produce stored inside of lid on top of sink. Operator removed. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Warning
  • 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink to the right of the slicer. Warning
  • 51-16-7:Intermediate - No plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. Observed differences in approved plan review layout of establishment. -No presences of ice machine in prep area. -No prescience of dishmachine. -Handwash sink in prep area off of wait station is moved to a different area. -Pizza ovens have been moved and are located off of the cook line. -Closet and waitress station have been removed and reach-in freezers and reach-in coolers are in place along wall. -Self dispensing soda machine has been added off of the lobby area. Recommend that operator re-draw the entire layout of the establishment to reflect the current layout of the establishment. Include any and all changes in drawing. Warning
  • 31B-03-4:Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink to the right of the slicer. Warning