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FARANDULA PIZZA AND RESTAURANT

4040 W WATERS AVE STE 108 · TAMPA · Hillsborough County · FL 33614

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateAugust 14, 2025
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionWarning Issued
Resultfollow_up_required
Inspection number3627988
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID10923912
DBPR license3916270

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
3 High Priority3 Intermediate4 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical10 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

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

High Priority 3

#5High 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 chlorine sanitizer at 0ppm. Discussed with manager to use three compartment sink for sanitizing until Dish machine is repaired. **Warning**

Warning
#6High Priority03B-01-6

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. pasta sauce 117F at 12:49pm, reheated to 184F at 1:19pm **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#7High Priority41-10-4

High Priority – Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Insecticide stored on top of front line chest freezer. Employee relocated insecticide during time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteRepeat ViolationWarning

Intermediate 3

#8Intermediate31A-11-4

Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Employee handwash sink next to pizza oven used to stored pizza tools and wrenches. Operator removed all tools during time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteRepeat ViolationWarning
#9Intermediate31B-02-4

Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Located next to pizza oven. **Warning**

Warning
#10Intermediate02C-02-5

Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. No date marking for flan inside Walk in cooler. Employee added date during time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteRepeat ViolationWarning

Basic 4

#1Basic22-20-5

Basic – Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Black mold-like substance inside ice machine. **Warning**

Warning
#2Basic13-03-4

Basic – Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Front line cook preparing pizza sauce without hair net. Discussed with operator. Cook wore hair net during time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#3Basic08B-38-4

Basic – Food stored on floor. Case of oil stored on floor of front line cook. **Warning**

Warning
#4Basic08B-12-5

Basic – Stored food not covered. Flan and cooked pasta not covered in Walk in cooler. Employee covered all temps during time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteRepeat ViolationWarning

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 2, 2026 12:34 PM.

Violation category totals
Category 3 · Time/temperature control for safety food
1 observation(s)
Category 4 · Facilities maintain proper food temperature
1 observation(s)
Category 9 · Bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat food / AOP
2 observation(s)
Category 14 · Food-contact and nonfood-contact surface design/maintenance
1 observation(s)
Category 23 · Non-food-contact surfaces clean
2 observation(s)
Category 32 · Bathrooms
2 observation(s)
Category 42 · Cleaning and maintenance equipment
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.