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JOE'S N Y PIZZA & PASTA

1070 PALM COAST PKWY NW STE 2 · PALM COAST · Flagler County · FL 32137

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateSeptember 16, 2025
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionAdministrative complaint recommended
Resultfollow_up_required
Inspection number3642362
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID10948924
DBPR license2800506

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
3 High Priority3 Intermediate9 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical15 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

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

High Priority 3

#10High 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 person pushing a pizza off with his hands. Observed same person cutting calzone with his bare hands and touching the calzones. Addressed with him. **Corrective Action Taken**

Corrective Action Taken
#11High Priority50-17-3

High Priority – Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Expired 6.1.22. Establishment is open, operating and serving customers with a license that expired 6.1.25. **Admin Complaint**

Admin Complaint
#12High Priority03B-01-6

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. In steam table; meatballs 119F; per person in charge it was reheated on stove. He placed on stove to reheat; meatballs 2nd temperature 166F; ( – Reheating) **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site

Intermediate 3

#13Intermediate31A-04-4

Intermediate – Handwash sink removed from food preparation/dishwashing area. Must be reinstalled in the same location where removed. Hank Sink was removed from dish machine area. **Warning**

Warning
#14Intermediate31A-11-4

Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Whisk in cook line hand washing sink. Person in charge removed whisk. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#15Intermediate51-16-7

Intermediate – No plan review submitted and approved – renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. Establishment removed a hand washing sink next to dish machine and added another one in front of walk in cooler without submitting plans to plan review 1st. **Warning**

Warning

Basic 9

#1Basic36-30-4

Basic – Bark door not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, warewashing areas or bathroom. Door frame is pulling off wall on the left side of back door making it not smooth and easily cleanable.

#2Basic14-01-5

Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Soufflé cups used a scoop for Parmesan cheese at salad, at pizza and cook line cooler. Person in charge removed all cups. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#3Basic29-18-4

Basic – Drain cover(s) missing. Missing at mop sink.

#4Basic40-06-5

Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Keys, phone above prep table. Person in charge removed all. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#5Basic10-20-4

Basic – In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Pair of tongs hanging from convection oven. Person in charge removed. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#6Basic10-18-5

Basic – In-use utensil stored in sanitizer between uses. Utensils in sanitizer next to stove. Addressed and he immediately emptied sanitizer and utensils. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#7Basic12B-13-4

Basic – Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Multiple personal drinks in cook line cooler. 1 drink with clean dishes. Person in charge removed all drinks. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#8Basic21-44-1

Basic – Sanitizer bucket stored with food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Sanitizer bucket was on table next to dishes. Person in charge removed sanitizer bucket. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#9Basic25-06-4

Basic – Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Box of paper towel on floor since yesterday. Person in charge picked and stored properly. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 21, 2026 8:07 AM.

Violation category totals
Category 4 · Facilities maintain proper food temperature
1 observation(s)
Category 10 · In-use food dispensing utensils
1 observation(s)
Category 11 · Employee health knowledge / ill employees
2 observation(s)
Category 13 · Clothing, hair restraints, jewelry and fingernails
1 observation(s)
Category 15 · No longer used
1 observation(s)
Category 22 · Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
1 observation(s)
Category 26 · No longer used
1 observation(s)
Category 30 · No longer used
1 observation(s)
Category 32 · Bathrooms
2 observation(s)
Category 37 · No longer used
1 observation(s)
Category 41 · Chemicals and toxic substances
1 observation(s)
Category 51 · Other sanitary and safe-operation conditions
1 observation(s)
Category 52 · Misrepresentation / misbranding
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.