PIZZA TUA ITALIAN RESTAURANT Inspection – March 16, 2026

High Priority 3

#6High Priority12A-07-5

High Priority – Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food.

#7High Priority01B-14-4

High Priority – Shell eggs in use or stored with cracks or broken shells. See stop sale. Observed one cracked shell egg. The cook threw it in the garbage. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-SiteStop Sale

#8High Priority29-37-4

High Priority – Spray hose at dish sink lower than flood rim of sink. Observed at the triple sink.

Intermediate 2

#9Intermediate22-02-4

Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed the can opener blade soiled.

#10Intermediate41-17-4

Intermediate – Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Observed a red liquid in an unlabeled spray bottle.

Basic 5

#1Basic36-24-5

Basic – Hole in or other damage to wall. Observed 3 tiles missing on the wall by the back kitchen entrance.

#2Basic10-20-4

Basic – In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Observed 5 pairs of tongs on the oven door handle. The chef moved the into a pan with hot water. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site

#3Basic14-33-4

Basic – Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. **Repeat Violation**

Repeat Violation

#4Basic06-01-5

Basic – Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Observed 6 vacuumed sealed steaks defrosting on a prep table. The cook put away 3 in a reach in cooler and three in the sink and turned on cold water. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site

#5Basic21-12-4

Basic – Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.

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