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VILLA ROMANA RESTAURANT

1909 HOLLYWOOD BLVD · HOLLYWOOD · Broward County · FL 33020

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateFebruary 10, 2025
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionAdministrative complaint recommended
Resultfollow_up_required
Inspection number3565402
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID10704866
DBPR license1614808

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
3 High Priority2 Intermediate3 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical8 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

8 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.

High Priority 3

#4High Priority22-41-4

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. Dish machine tested at 0ppm chlorine. Sanitizer empty. Operator switched sanitizer and primed. Retested at 100ppm chlorine **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Corrected On-SiteRepeat ViolationAdmin Complaint
#5High Priority09-01-4

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 chopping onions with bare hands for bruschetta. Discussed with operator. Operator instructed employee to wash hands and put on gloves **Corrective Action Taken**

Corrective Action Taken
#6High Priority08A-05-6

High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw steak stored above cooked lasagna in walk in cooler, raw steak stored above French fries in cook line reach in cooler. Operator reorganized **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site

Intermediate 2

#7Intermediate22-02-4

Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener blade/ mount soiled. Operator cleaned and sanitized **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#8Intermediate31A-11-4

Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Hand wash sink used to fill pitcher with water cook cooking. Discussed with employee, wares stored in hand wash sink at salad station **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Repeat ViolationAdmin Complaint

Basic 3

#1Basic08B-38-4

Basic – Food stored on floor. Multiple food items stored on floor in walk in cooler. Operator moved to shelf **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#2Basic10-07-4

Basic – In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Utensils stored in standing water of 87F on cook line. Operator moved to ware washing area **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Corrective Action TakenRepeat ViolationAdmin Complaint
#3Basic22-16-4

Basic – Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Observed at 2 door low top on cook line

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 15, 2026 1:09 PM.

Violation category totals
Category 8 · Food protection and cross-contamination
2 observation(s)
Category 9 · Bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat food / AOP
1 observation(s)
Category 10 · In-use food dispensing utensils
1 observation(s)
Category 22 · Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
3 observation(s)
Category 31 · Handwash sinks, supplies and signage
1 observation(s)

Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.