ALVAROS FAMILY RESTAURANT & PIZZERIA
14512 S TAMIAMI TRL · NORTH PORT · Sarasota County · FL 34287
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
9 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 1
12A-16-4High Priority – Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Observed employee removing personal items from pizza station, then returning to work in kitchen without washing hands.
Intermediate 1
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed Food like substance on blade of can opener. Observed Manager on duty taking to dish to be washed. Observed can opener cleaned and placed back where it belongs in holder.**Corrective Action Taken** **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
Basic 7
32-12-5Basic – Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom. Observed in women's room no covered waste receptacle and/or no lid on waste receptacle that is in restroom **Repeat Violation**
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Observed open employee drink cup on prep table by slicer, employee drink and coffee cup with spoon in it on pizza station. Observed Kitchen manager removing drinks from pizza station. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed employee cell phone on pizza station. Observed Kitchen manager telling employee to remove phone from area and employee removed said cell phone. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Observed food in buckets on the floor in walk-in freezer. Also observed 2 cases of food products on floor in walk in cooler **Repeat Violation**
10-20-4Basic – In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Observed tongs on oven door.
12B-13-4Basic – Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Observed employee drinks in reach in coolers in Kitchen and in reach in cooler in dining room. **Repeat Violation**
24-18-4Basic – Silverware/utensils stored upright with the food-contact surface up. Observed Tablespoons in expo area stored with handles up. Observed Manager on duty removing spoons and taking them to dish to re wash and sanitize. Observed spoons washed, rinsed, sanitized and put back correctly with handles up.**Corrective Action Taken** **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 21, 2026 12:38 PM.
Violation category totals
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Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.