BENITO'S ITALIAN RESTAURANT AND PIZZERIA
2219 COUNTY RD 220 STE 317 · MIDDLEBURG · Clay County · FL 32068
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
18 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 6
01B-01-4High Priority – Dented/rusted cans present. #10 unlabeled can on speed rack in kitchen with denting along top and bottom can seams. Person in charge voluntarily discarded.
35A-02-6High Priority – Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. One live flying insect at reach in cooler server area for salads. One live flying insect in kitchen at pizza reach in cooler.
08B-01-4High Priority – Self-service salad bar/buffet lacking adequate sneezeguards or other proper protection from contamination. Establishment has a lunch buffet with plexiglass cover over top of buffet line. Cover is over front one-half of buffet line with back part exposing food. Cover is flat and does not give adequate protection from potential contamination. **Warning**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cooked breaded eggplant in kitchen reach in cooler at 48F. Person in charge states eggplant was out of the cooler for approximately one hour. Eggplant moved to reach in freezer. Temperature retaken at end of inspection at 36F. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03B-01-6High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Pepperoni pizza on buffet at 107F. Pizza placed on top of steam well lids above heat line on buffet. Per person in charge, pizza placed on buffet approximately 30 minutes prior. Person in charge voluntarily discarded pizza. Meatballs in pot on stove with no heat applied at 129F. Per person in charge, meatballs prepared 30 minutes prior. Person in charge reheated meatballs to 171F. **Corrective Action Taken**
41-15-5High Priority – Wiping cloth solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed stored in a location that could result in the cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Sanitizer bucket in kitchen tested at 200+ppm chlorine. Employee remade to 50ppm chlorine. **Corrected On-Site**
Intermediate 5
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener at prep table has debris build up. **Repeat Violation**
16-37-1Intermediate – No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Establishment does not have quaternary ammonium test strips for sanitizer used in the three compartment sink. **Repeat Violation**
51-16-7Intermediate – 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/. At front counter an ice bin was added with serving staff scooping and serving iced beverages. No handwash sink exists at ice bin area. **Warning**
53B-02-5Intermediate – No proof of required state approved employee training provided for employee hired more than 60 days ago. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. One cook, Aaron, hired over 60 days with no proof of training.
41-17-4Intermediate – Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Unlabeled squirt bottle with green liquid on shelf in dish room. **Repeat Violation**
Basic 7
14-01-5Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Soufflé cup used as a scoop in container of pasta. Person in charge removed soufflé cup. **Corrected On-Site**
32-12-5Basic – Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom. No covered receptacle for women's restroom.
08B-20-4Basic – Damaged/spoiled/recalled food not properly segregated. #10 unlabeled can on speed rack in kitchen not segregated from stocked products.
14-11-5Basic – Equipment in poor repair. Left handle on reach in cooler in server area is missing.
10-20-4Basic – In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Multiple pairs of tongs stored on oven door handle in kitchen. Employee moved all to proper storage. **Corrected On-Site**
33-31-5Basic – Unnecessary items/unused equipment on the premises. Flip top reach in cooler behind establishment to right of back door.
14-12-4Basic – Utensils in poor condition. Two rubber spatulas in use in kitchen both have melted/missing rubber pieces off the spatula and one handle is burned, no longer smooth and easily cleanable.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 16, 2026 11:57 AM.
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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.