Inspection Report

Florida DBPR Inspection Report

THE UNDERGROUND PIZZA

9920 FL A1A ALT UNIT 815 · PALM BEACH GARDENS · Palm Beach County · FL 33410

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateAugust 14, 2026
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionWarning Issued
Resultfollow_up_required
Inspection number3731739
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID13770232
DBPR license6022948

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
7 High Priority1 Intermediate2 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical10 Total

All DBPR Inspector Observations

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

High Priority 7

#3High 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. Dishwasher (Chlorine 0ppm) ran multiple time no change, discussed with operator Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. **Warning**

Warning
#4High Priority12A-25-4

High Priority – Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee fixed eye glasses with hand and after without washing hands handled clean pans of pizza dough to prepare pizza, discussed with operator who washed hands. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#5High Priority14-86-1

High Priority – Non-food grade paper/paper towel used as liner for food container. In reach in cooler hand washing paper towels used as liner to cut fresh lettuce, discussed with operator who removed liner. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#6High Priority08A-05-6

High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In walk in cooler raw shell eggs stored above cheese, discussed with operator who corrected storage of products. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#7High Priority03A-02-5

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. At cook line in piping bag ricotta cheese (64F – Cold Holding) per operator product left out of cooler for approximately 1 hour, discussed with operator who placed product in cooler to chill. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**

Corrective Action TakenWarning
#8High Priority03F-02-5

High 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. See stop sale. At cook line pizza cheese and sauce no time marking as per written procedures products to be labeled on containers, discussed with operator who stated products placed out approximately 1 hour ago and time marked products. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarningStop Sale
#9High Priority41-10-4

High Priority – Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. In kitchen rubbing alcohol stored above clean and sanitized dishes, discussed with operator who removed rubbing alcohol. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning

Intermediate 1

#10Intermediate53A-01-7

Intermediate – Manager or person in charge lacking proof of food manager certification. No proof of certified food manager discussed with operator to acquire training. **Warning**

Warning

Basic 2

#1Basic23-24-4

Basic – Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Reach in cooler door gaskets soiled and in poor condition, discussed with operator to repair or replace. **Warning**

Warning
#2Basic14-09-4

Basic – Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Flip top cooler cutting boards grooved and no longer cleanable, discussed with operator to repair or replace. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**

Repeat ViolationWarning

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 15, 2026 11:14 AM.

Violation category totals
Category 3 · Time/temperature control for safety food
2 observation(s)
Category 8 · Food protection and cross-contamination
1 observation(s)
Category 12 · Handwashing and hygienic practices
1 observation(s)
Category 14 · Food-contact and nonfood-contact surface design/maintenance
2 observation(s)
Category 22 · Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
1 observation(s)
Category 23 · Non-food-contact surfaces clean
1 observation(s)
Category 41 · Chemicals and toxic substances
1 observation(s)
Category 53 · Food manager certification / employee training verification
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.