HOT PIE PIZZA
11452 OKEECHOBEE BLVD · ROYAL PALM BEACH · Palm Beach County · FL 33411
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
21 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 9
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. Dishwasher (Chlorine 0ppm) **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
12A-16-4High Priority – Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Multiple employees walked outside through kitchen screen door exit – and upon return started preparing food without washing their hands- educated operator- employee washed their hands. **Warning**
12A-13-4High Priority – Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. At dish machine area- employee handled dirty dishes then proceeded to handle clean dishes without washing their hands- educated operator- employee washed their hands. **Warning**
09-01-4High 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. At pizza station employee took out pizza from oven and garnished with basil with bare hands- educated operator- see stop sale. **Warning**
08A-02-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer – not all products commercially packaged. At walk in freezer raw burgers not commercially processed stored over marinara sauce- operator removed to lower shelf. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
35A-05-4High Priority – Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. At server station by bathroom hallway – approximately one live roach on floor- operator removed and sanitized area. **Warning**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. At reach in cooler by cookline- shredded cheese 51F- cold holding- food not prepared or portioned today- food out of temperature for 30 minutes- operator placed in walk in freezer to quick chill. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03D-06-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food prepared from/mixed with ingredient(s) at ambient temperature not cooled to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 4 hours. At reach in cooler by cookline- cut butter 57-60F at 5:20 to 57-61F at 5:50,( cooling since 5:00)- food over stacked above fill line – at current rate of coo,one food will not reach 41F within remaining time- operator reduced quantity of food,d and placed under neath reach in cooler to quick chill. **Warning**
41-10-4High Priority – Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Spray bottle with chemical inside stored on rack handing over clean dishes- operator removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
Intermediate 4
31A-09-4Intermediate – Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. At pizza station – handwash sink blocked by pizza boxes- operator removed. At server station need exit door – handwash sink blocked by wooden block. **Warning**
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Cook line handwash sink with pizza cutter and cooking utensils inside- operator removed. **Warning**
31B-02-4Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink- by cookline handwash sink. **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. At walk in cooler cooked pasta cooked Saturday 03/23/24 not date marked. **Warning**
Basic 8
21-05-5Basic – Cloth used as a food-contact surface. At cookline counter- dry/ clean wiping cloth in bowl with bread- operator removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
35A-03-4Basic – Dead roaches on premises. At dinning room area approximately 4 dead roaches on floor under tables- operator removed and sanitized area. At front entrance bar area approximately one dead roach on floor- operator removed. At upstairs bathroom up stairs storage area/ bathroom – approximately 15 dead roaches on floor- operator removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee water open water bottle on prep punter at cookline- operator removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employees bas over container of oil and bags of flour throughout restaurant. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
35B-01-4Basic – Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. **Warning**
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Container of oil stored on floor. **Warning**
31B-04-4Basic – No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees- by cookline handwash sink. **Warning**
06-01-5Basic – Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. At speed rack near prep area- frozen lasagna and beef defrosting at room temperature- operator moved to walk in cooler. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 8, 2026 2:58 PM.
Violation category totals
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2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
3 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
4 observation(s)
3 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
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.