JOSIE'S PIZZA AND WINGS
5855 WINTERGARDEN VINELAND ROAD
Overall Food Safety Rating
★½☆☆☆ (1.7/5)
Based on 5 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 4/1/2025
High Priority
5
Intermediate
2
Basic
5
Total
12
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./opened bottle drink stored with cleaned utensils/ Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
- 08B-49-4:Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public./a bag of vegetables stored with food served in restaurant/ Corrected On-Site
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor./a box of cheese on walk in cooler floor.
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust./pizza oven bottom tray soiled. Repeat Violation
- 24-18-4:Basic - Silverware/utensils stored upright with the food-contact surface up./forks and knives, wait station table/ Corrected On-Site
- 22-41-4:High Priority - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly./chlorine 0ppm/dish washer at front counter/rechecked 100ppm.
- 50-17-3:High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license./expired 4/1/2025.
- 22-43-4:High Priority - Quaternary ammonium sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized./quat 0ppm/rechecked 200ppm/ Corrected On-Site
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Ricotta cheese 62F, sausages 60F, cut ham 62F, chicken 60F/all old holding for less than 4 hours per cook/moved to walk in cooler, rechecked Ricotta cheese 43F, sausages 41F, cut ham 40F, chicken 43F. 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./marinara sauce hot holding at 109F/less than 4 hours/turned up thermostat/rechecked 181F Corrected On-Site
- 16-37-1:Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths./both quat and chlorine strips not available.
- 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled./sanitizer bottle at front counter not labeled. Repeat Violation
Food safety inspection conducted on 4/1/2025 revealed 12 total violations (5 high priority, 2 intermediate, 5 basic).
Inspection on 8/2/2024
High Priority
1
Intermediate
5
Basic
5
Total
11
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food./plastic cups used to scoop salt and sugar/containers across from 3 compartment sink.
- 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils./back kitchen rack across from 3 compartment sink.
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters soiled/above deep fryers. Pizza oven bottom tray soiled with food debris/non food contact service. Repeat Violation
- 42-01-4:Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry.
- 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name./salt, sugar and flour containers not labeled/back kitchen across from 3 compartment sink.
- 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 kitchen manager used bare hands to pick up sandwiches out from the oven/advised/ Corrected On-Site
- 02C-03-5:Intermediate - Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening./cut ham in walk in cooler.
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Slicer on cleaned dish rack soiled. Pizza oven roller soiled with grease build up. Repeat Violation
- 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing./front counter hand sink used to store chemical bottles.
- 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./homemade pizza sauce made from another location and delivered with no date marking, walk in cooler/ Corrected On-Site
- 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled./sanitizer bottle at front counter not labeled.
Food safety inspection conducted on 8/2/2024 revealed 11 total violations (1 high priority, 5 intermediate, 5 basic).
Inspection on 1/23/2024
High Priority
0
Intermediate
3
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. Repeat Violation
- 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items./jacket stored over pizza boxes on storage rack/ Corrected On-Site
- 31B-04-4:Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees./kitchen entrance hand sink/ Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters soiled with grease build up. Deep fryer and pizza oven hood filters. Pizza oven bottom tray soiled with grease build up. Repeat Violation
- 25-06-4:Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination./to go boxes stored on top shelves/ Corrected On-Site
- 36-27-5:Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust./mold like substances behind 3 compartment sink.
- 29-11-4:Basic - Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle./front counter dish machine.
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime./pizza oven roller soiled.
- 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing./kitchen hand sink used to dump ice.
- 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./one female kitchen employee working less than 60 days with no employee's training certificate available. Repeat Violation
Food safety inspection conducted on 1/23/2024 revealed 10 total violations (0 high priority, 3 intermediate, 7 basic).
Inspection on 10/13/2023
High Priority
0
Intermediate
2
Basic
4
Total
6
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 22-20-5:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. - From follow-up inspection 2023-10-13: **Time Extended**
- 31B-04-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees./kitchen entrance hand sink. - From follow-up inspection 2023-10-13: **Time Extended**
- 23-03-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters soiled. Pizza oven bottom tray with food debris. - From follow-up inspection 2023-10-13: **Time Extended**
- 02D-01-5:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name./salt and flour container not labeled/back kitchen storage rack. - From follow-up inspection 2023-10-13: **Time Extended**
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Slicer soiled with food debris. Pizza oven roller with grease build up. - From follow-up inspection 2023-10-13: **Time Extended**
- 11-26-1:Intermediate - - From initial inspection : 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./only one agreement available. - From follow-up inspection 2023-10-13: **Time Extended**
Food safety inspection conducted on 10/13/2023 revealed 6 total violations (0 high priority, 2 intermediate, 4 basic).
Inspection on 10/5/2023
High Priority
4
Intermediate
3
Basic
7
Total
14
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 22-20-5:Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin.
- 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food./bowl used to scoop flour/back kitchen storage rack/ Corrected On-Site
- 50-09-4:Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed.
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor./soda boxes on floor/near exit door.
- 31B-04-4:Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees./kitchen entrance hand sink.
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters soiled. Pizza oven bottom tray with food debris.
- 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name./salt and flour container not labeled/back kitchen storage rack.
- 22-41-4:High Priority - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly./0ppm/bar. Warning
- 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 cutting a pizza and used bare hands to put it on a plate/advised.
- 41-18-4:High Priority - Warewashing sanitizing solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed./chlorine over 200ppm/rechecked 100ppm/ Corrected On-Site
- 41-27-4:High Priority - Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed./chlorine over 200ppm/rechecked 100ppm/ Corrected On-Site
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Slicer soiled with food debris. Pizza oven roller with grease build up.
- 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink./back kitchen hand sink/ Corrected On-Site
- 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./only one agreement available.
Food safety inspection conducted on 10/5/2023 revealed 14 total violations (4 high priority, 3 intermediate, 7 basic).