PAISANO'S PIZZA 'N PASTA

6000 4 ST N

Overall Food Safety Rating

★★☆☆☆ (2.0/5)
Based on 6 health inspection reports

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6393 N 9 ST

St Petersburg, FL

5625 4 ST N

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8211 46 AVE N

St Petersburg, FL

333 1 ST S

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247 CENTRAL AVE

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13575 58 ST N STE 200

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CAPRICE0.3mi

2950 NE 32 AVE

Fort Lauderdale, FL

11270 N 4 ST UNIT 214

St Petersburg, FL

All Inspection Reports

Inspection on 2/11/2025

High Priority
1
Intermediate
1
Basic
4
Total
6
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. Observed pink and black mold like substance inside interior of ice machine.
  • 14-09-4:Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting boards on pizza deli cooler grooved.
  • 22-08-4:Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Oven interior on cook line heavily soiled with grease build up and food debris.
  • 29-49-6:Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Observed standing water at the bottom of triple door reach in cooler where containers of food items are being stored across from pizza oven. Inspector observed an employee clean and sanitized the interior of the cooler during the inspection. Corrected On-Site
  • 50-17-3:High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. License expired on 2/1/2025. Discussed with operator.
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener soiled with buildup food debris. Slicer soiled with dried up food debris. Soda nozzle gun at bar area soiled with syrup build up.
Food Inspector #8892139
2025-02-11
★★☆☆☆ 2.0/5
Food safety inspection conducted on 2/11/2025 revealed 6 total violations (1 high priority, 1 intermediate, 4 basic).

Inspection on 9/17/2024

High Priority
0
Intermediate
0
Basic
3
Total
3
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. Employee beverage container on dry dish storage area.
  • 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 and bag of chips on prep table. Employee moved. Corrected On-Site
  • 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Buckets on walk in freezer
Food Inspector #8766569
2024-09-17
★★★★☆ 4.0/5
Food safety inspection conducted on 9/17/2024 revealed 3 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 3 basic).

Inspection on 3/27/2024

High Priority
0
Intermediate
1
Basic
11
Total
12
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards

Inspection Details:

  • 16-03-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Accumulation of debris inside warewashing machine. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-03-27: **Time Extended**
  • 36-37-5:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, or warewashing areas. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-03-27: **Time Extended**
  • 36-34-5:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-03-27: **Time Extended**
  • 14-09-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Cutting boards in kitchen has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-03-27: **Time Extended**
  • 40-06-5:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee bag stored on top of upright refrigerator in warewashing area. Employee removed bag. Corrected On-Site Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-03-27: **Time Extended** Corrected On-Site
  • 14-11-5:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Bottom shelf of prep table in expo area are rusted. Shelves in dry-storage shed are rusted. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-03-27: **Time Extended**
  • 36-68-5:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Hood ventilation system inadequate as evidenced by grease accumulation on walls/ceiling. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-03-27: **Time Extended**
  • 16-38-5:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Inaccurate/damaged temperature and/or pressure gauge(s) on dishmachine. Unable to read temperature gauge on dishmachine. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-03-27: **Time Extended**
  • 22-08-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Ovens on cooks line soiled with debris Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-03-27: **Time Extended**
  • 33-11-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Missing drain plug at dumpster. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-03-27: **Time Extended**
  • 23-03-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Shelves in kitchen soiled with dust and debris. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-03-27: **Time Extended**
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener soiled with slime buildup Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-03-27: Can opener has food debris at the time of this callback inspection report. **Time Extended**
Food Inspector #8629711
2024-03-27
★★☆☆☆ 2.0/5
Food safety inspection conducted on 3/27/2024 revealed 12 total violations (0 high priority, 1 intermediate, 11 basic).

Inspection on 3/11/2024

High Priority
5
Intermediate
1
Basic
20
Total
26
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required

Inspection Details:

  • 16-03-4:Basic - Accumulation of debris inside warewashing machine. Warning
  • 16-21-4:Basic - Accumulation of debris on exterior of warewashing machine. Warning
  • 23-24-4:Basic - Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Door handles soiled on reach-in coolers in pizza prep area. Warning
  • 14-05-4:Basic - Cardboard used to line food-contact shelves in walk-in cooler. Warning
  • 36-37-5:Basic - Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, or warewashing areas. Warning
  • 36-34-5:Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Warning
  • 24-14-4:Basic - Clean utensils stored between equipment and wall. Clean spatulas stored between rack and shelf on cooks line. Warning
  • 14-09-4:Basic - Cutting boards in kitchen has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Warning
  • 08B-20-4:Basic - Damaged/spoiled/recalled food not properly segregated. From dry-storage shed. a. #10 can of applesauce is dented at seam. b. #10 can of peaches Warning
  • 16-01-4:Basic - Dishmachine has no data plate/operating specifications. 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. Employee bag stored on top of upright refrigerator in warewashing area. Employee removed bag. Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Bottom shelf of prep table in expo area are rusted. Shelves in dry-storage shed are rusted. Warning
  • 12B-06-4:Basic - Evidence of employee smoking in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area. Employee smoking in food storage area in rear outside of kitchen. Warning
  • 36-68-5:Basic - Hood ventilation system inadequate as evidenced by grease accumulation on walls/ceiling. Warning
  • 16-38-5:Basic - Inaccurate/damaged temperature and/or pressure gauge(s) on dishmachine. Unable to read temperature gauge on dishmachine. Warning
  • 22-08-4:Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Ovens on cooks line soiled with debris Warning
  • 33-11-4:Basic - Missing drain plug at dumpster. Warning
  • 51-13-4:Basic - No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted. Will email DBPR Form 5030-105. Choking First Aid Procedures. Warning
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Shelves in kitchen soiled with dust and debris. Warning
  • 22-16-4:Basic - Reach-in coolers in pizza prep area and cooks line interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Warning
  • 01B-01-4:High Priority - Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. From dry-storage shed. a. #10 can of applesauce is dented at seam. b. #10 can of peaches Warning
  • 12A-07-5:High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Observed employee on personal phone place single-serve gloves on then prepare pizza without washing first. Discussed with operator proper hand-hygiene techniques. Warning
  • 35A-04-4:High Priority - Rodent activity present as evidenced by rodent droppings found. 11 very old and very dry rodent droppings in outside storage area. Warning
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Reach-in cooler on cooks line at 3:10pm. Operator placed items in walk-in freezer. Re temp at a. shredded cheese (48F - Cold Holding) b. cooked chicken wings (46F - Cold Holding) c. cooked pasta (50F - Cold Holding) **Corrective Action Taken** Warning
  • 03B-01-6:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. From prep table at expo area at 3:05pm. Operator placed item on stove. a. tomato sauce (120F - Hot Holding) **Corrective Action Taken** Warning
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener soiled with slime buildup Warning
Food Inspector #8629292
2024-03-11
★☆☆☆☆ 1.0/5
Food safety inspection conducted on 3/11/2024 revealed 26 total violations (5 high priority, 1 intermediate, 20 basic).

Inspection on 2/19/2024

High Priority
3
Intermediate
2
Basic
7
Total
12
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. Ice bin soiled with mold like substance in wait station area.
  • 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Single service scoop without handle touching Romano cheese in container.
  • 50-09-4:Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. Expired 2/1/2023
  • 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. Employee drink stored on table near hand washing sink in wait station. Operator moved. Corrected On-Site
  • 24-08-4:Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Plastic cups wet nesting in wait station area near soda machine.
  • 22-16-4:Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Throughout the kitchen.
  • 29-49-6:Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Throughout coolers on cook line.
  • 50-17-3:High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Operator went online and paid license during inspection. Corrected On-Site
  • 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw egg shells over ready to eat chicken wings in walk in cooler. Operator moved. Corrected On-Site
  • 41-27-4:High Priority - Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed. Quaternary sanitizer bucket at 500+ PPM. Employee replenished sanitizer bucket to 200 PPM. Corrected On-Site
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Soda nozzle gun at bar area soiled.
  • 31A-09-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Hand sink in wait station blocked by table.
Food Inspector #8612109
2024-02-19
★☆☆☆☆ 1.0/5
Food safety inspection conducted on 2/19/2024 revealed 12 total violations (3 high priority, 2 intermediate, 7 basic).

Inspection on 11/27/2023

High Priority
2
Intermediate
1
Basic
17
Total
20
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. Ice machine bin located in wait station area has a accumulation of black substance.
  • 16-21-4:Basic - Accumulation of debris on exterior of warewashing machine. Top of dishmachine soiled with dust and debris.
  • 36-37-5:Basic - Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, or warewashing areas.
  • 36-32-5:Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Ceiling tile above oven damaged.
  • 14-09-4:Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting boards in kitchen.
  • 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee personal phone stored on shelf with pans and kitchen equipment in warewashing area. Operator removed phone.
  • 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Bottom shelf of prep table is rusted.
  • 10-20-4:Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs stored on oven door. Employee removed tongs. Corrected On-Site
  • 10-01-5:Basic - In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Scoop handle touching pink lemonade powder in container located on bottom shelf at wait station. Operator removed scoop. Corrected On-Site
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Shelf in warewashing area next to hand wash sink soiled with black substance.
  • 12B-13-4:Basic - Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Employee drink in reach-in cooler located in warewashing area. Operator removed drink. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
  • 22-16-4:Basic - Reach-in cooler located on cook line interior soiled.
  • 29-49-6:Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Reach-in cooler located on cook line leaking water inside on the bottom. Reach-in cooler near pizza oven has standing water at bottom.
  • 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered. Hot sauce stored in container on bottom shelf not covered.
  • 36-27-5:Basic - Wall in three-compartment sink area soiled with mold-like substance.
  • 21-12-4:Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Wet wiping cloths on top of cutting board on cook line not stored in sanitizer solution. Operator stored towels in wiping cloth solution. Corrected On-Site
  • 14-06-4:Basic - Wood food-contact surface not properly sealed. Wood cutting board has gaps and is damaged on reach-in freezer in kitchen
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Reach-in cooler at 2:12pm a. cooked pasta (46F - Cold Holding) Operator placed pasta in ice bath. Re temp at 2:58pm a. Cooked pasta 41f Corrected On-Site
  • 03B-01-6:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Salad buffet Lina at 2:48pm a minestrone soup 122f. Operator removed soup and placed on stove to re heat. Re temp at 3:15pm a. Minestrone soup 176f Corrected On-Site
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Meat slicer used more than 4 hours ago soiled with debris buildup.
Food Inspector #8369793
2023-11-27
★☆☆☆☆ 1.0/5
Food safety inspection conducted on 11/27/2023 revealed 20 total violations (2 high priority, 1 intermediate, 17 basic).