DON MARKO PIZZA & PASTA
5945 S UNIVERSITY DR · DAVIE · Broward County · FL 33328
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
15 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 6
22-41-4High 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. Dishmachine reading 0ppm chlorine after multiple attempts. Manager set up sanitizer sink to 100ppm chlorine to use. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
12A-11-4High Priority – Employee used the bathroom and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands upon returning to employee area. Employee returned to pizza station after using restroom and did not wash hands a second time before preparing pizza order. **Warning**
14-15-4High Priority – Nonfood-grade containers used for food storage – direct contact with food. In walk in cooler, cut romaine, sliced fresh garlic, and fried eggplant all stored directly in cardboard boxes. Advised manager when able to change all to metal pans. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
08A-17-6High Priority – Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature when stored in a freezer – not all products commercially packaged. In kitchen Valpro reach in freezer, container of raw portioned steak above container of raw portioned calamari. Manager rearranged for proper separation. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. 1) On countertop in hallway opposite pizza station, bowl of individual butters (78F – Cold Holding). Per manager out of cooler approximately 2.5-3 hours. Employee returned butter to reach in to rechill. 2) In kitchen FLIPTOP UPPER – prepared ziti (56F – Cold Holding); fried eggplant (56F – Cold Holding); sliced provolone (58F – Cold Holding); breaded raw chicken (56F – Cold Holding) LOWER – grilled chicken (57F – Cold Holding); portioned lasagna (52F – Cold Holding); portioned pasta (55F – Cold Holding). Per manager items not prepared or portioned today and placed in unit at 12:00pm. All items moved to reach in cooler to rechill. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
03F-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. Whole pizza and fresh garlic in oil at pizza station and pasta by main line missing time marks. Per employee, all prepared between 12:00pm and 12:15pm. Employees added time marks to 4:00pm. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Intermediate 2
31B-02-4Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. At cook line hand sink. Manager replaced. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
02C-02-5Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. In walk in cooler, buckets of soup and tomato sauce, portioned lasagna, and fried eggplant not date marked. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
Basic 7
51-11-4Basic – Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. CO2 tank by syrup box rack not secured. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
36-32-5Basic – Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Tiles damaged above walk in cooler. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
16-55-4Basic – Dishmachine not washing/rinsing properly. Must wash, rinse and sanitize all dishware, equipment and utensils in three-compartment sink until dishmachine is functioning properly. Drain not operating on dish machine to allow waste water out before refilling, rinsing, and sanitizing. **Warning**
13-03-4Basic – Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee at pizza station not wearing hair restraint. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
36-22-4Basic – Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Standing water on floor in walk in cooler. **Warning**
21-10-4Basic – Soiled dry wiping cloth in use. Soiled dry cloth on fliptop cutting board in kitchen. **Warning**
08B-12-5Basic – Stored food not covered. Multiple containers and buckets of goods in walk in cooler not covered. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 20, 2026 3:53 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.