VIA ITALIA WOODFIRED PIZZA AND BAR
8644 HUNTERS VILLAGE RD · TAMPA · Hillsborough County · FL 33647
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
19 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 3
09-01-4High 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. Employee cutting eggplant and touching with bare hands. Manager stated eggplant would not be cooked immediately to or above 145 F but at a later time. **Warning**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. On pizza line blue cheese (45F – Cold Holding) operator had employee replace. ricotta (51F – Cold Holding); salmon (51F – Cold Holding); calamari (52F – Cold Holding) temp 1:05 operator moved to walk in. Reach in across from cook line parm (52F – Cold Holding); mozz (52F – Cold Holding); cut tomatoes (46F – Cold Holding). Operator placed in reach in freezer. In reach in across from prep butter (54F – Cold Holding); cooked pasta (54F – Cold Holding); cooked pasta (52F – Cold Holding). Operator moved to walk in. **Warning**
03B-01-6High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Lasagna (124F – Hot Holding) operator had employee reheat.; bechamel (102F – Hot Holding) **Warning**
Intermediate 4
22-02-4Intermediate – Can opener blade soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. **Warning**
01C-10-4Intermediate – Clam tag removed from original container prior to container being emptied. **Warning**
01C-05-4Intermediate – Clam tags not maintained in chronological order according to the last date they were served in the establishment. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
41-17-4Intermediate – Spray bottle containing sanitizer not labeled in mop sink. **Warning**
Basic 12
24-05-4Basic – Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Ice buckets by ice machine not inverted for protection. **Warning**
50-09-4Basic – Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. **Warning**
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. On front line by pizza oven. Manager moved to non food prep area. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee cell phone stored above food prep area by can opener. **Warning**
13-03-4Basic – Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. **Warning**
10-20-4Basic – In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs stored on oven handle. **Warning**
22-08-4Basic – Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Microwave above prep table. Ovens on cook line have built up food debris. **Warning**
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood system has grease and dust build up. **Warning**
08B-12-5Basic – Stored food not covered. Mozzarella in walk in. Employee covered. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
42-01-4Basic – Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. By back door. **Warning**
21-38-4Basic – Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor underneath pizza station. **Warning**
02D-01-5Basic – Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Flour removed from original container not labeled on pizza line. **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 13, 2026 12:45 PM.
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Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.