DirtyFLRestaurant Inspection Data

TARANTELLA RISTORANTE & PIZZER

1755 Bell Tower Lane
Florida, 33326
Broward County County

Overall Food Safety Rating

★★☆☆☆ (2.4/5)
Based on 5 health inspection reports

All Inspection Reports

Inspection Date: 4/9/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8831817

  • 25-05-4:Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. Observed by pizza oven - box of plastic utensils stored directly on the floor. Operator stored correctly. Corrected On-Site
  • 21-12-4:Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Observed at bar. Operator stored correctly. Corrected On-Site
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed at bar - soda with mold like substance. Operator cleaned and sanitized item. Corrected On-Site
  • 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Observed at handwashing sink next to triple sink. Operator provided item. Corrected On-Site

Inspection Date: 7/17/2024

  • 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed at dry good storage room at back. - purse stored on top of canned goods. Operator removed and stored properly. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
  • 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Observed at bar - bottles of apple juice stored directly on floor. Operator stored properly. Corrected On-Site
  • 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 at reach in freezer - Chicken (not commercially packaged) stored above box of veal. Operator stored properly. Corrected On-Site
  • 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed at walk in cooler - cartons of liquid pasteurized eggs stored directly under raw beef. Operator stored properly. Additionally observed cooked pasta stored under raw calamari at flip top cooler across from grill.Corrected On-Site Corrected On-Site
  • 41-10-4:High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Observed at bar - chemical spray bottle stored with bottles of apple juice. Operator stored properly. Corrected On-Site

Inspection Date: 2/20/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8613803

  • N/A:No Violations Were Observed

Inspection Date: 2/16/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8445538

  • 23-24-4:Basic - Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Cook line, microwave in front of pizza oven. Employee cleaned and sanitized Corrected On-Site 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 cell phone , next to slicer machine in rear kitchen, employee removed Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 31B-04-4:Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. In front of pizza oven. Warning
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Warning
  • 21-10-4:Basic - Soiled dry wiping cloth in use. Two soiled cloths on prep tables, in cook line. Employee removed. Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 22-57-6:High Priority - Heat strip failed to turn black to indicate the sanitization temperature of 160 degrees Fahrenheit was achieved on the dish surface and/or high temperature holding thermometer did not reach 160F. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired. Warning
  • 16-62-1:Intermediate - No measuring device available for measuring utensil surface temperature when using hot water as sanitizer in a dishmachine. Manager does not have thermo labels of water heat temperature thermometer on site. Warning
  • 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Next to triple sink, Employee provided. Corrected On-Site Warning

Inspection Date: 7/14/2023

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8352229

  • 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. At tall reach in cooler - salmon and tuna bearing label to remove from reduced oxygen packaging - not removed- operator removed from packaging. Corrected On-Site
  • 50-09-4:Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed.
  • 08A-20-5:High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. At walk in cooler raw mechanically tenderized beef stored over raw mussels - operator moved beef to lower shelf. Corrected On-Site
  • 01B-02-5:High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. At reach in cooler by cookline- calamari 46-47F- cold holding- food not prepared or portioned today- food double panned- food out of temperature overnight- see Stop sale.
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. At reach in cooler by cookline- calamari 46-47F- cold holding- food not prepared or portioned today- food double panned- food out of temperature overnight- see Stop sale.
  • 01C-10-4:Intermediate - Clams/mussels/oysters tag removed from original container prior to container being emptied.At tall reach in cooler at prep area- container with mussels missing tag- operator provided. Corrected On-Site
  • 31A-09-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Handwash sink blocked by trash can at three compartment sink- operator removed. Corrected On-Site