VIOLA'S PIZZA PASTA & SEAFOOD
6149 A1A S · SAINT AUGUSTINE · St. Johns County · FL 32080
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
14 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 4
12A-05-4High Priority – Employee used tobacco, ate, or drank then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed staff take a drink with gloves on out of open can. Addressed immediately and person discarded drinks and gloves and washed his hands. **Corrected On-Site**
29-37-4High Priority – Spray hose at dish sink lower than flood rim of sink. Spray hose is below flood rim of sink.
01B-02-5High Priority – Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. In cooler 4+ hours; Antipasto rolls 56F, butter, cheese 52F, mozzarella 53F, ricotta 56F, lettuce 56F; ( – Cold Holding) **Warning**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In reach in cooler; Pasta 48F; ( – Cold Holding) pasta was above fill line. Person in charge took pasta out and placed inside reach in cooler. In cooler 4+ hours; Antipasto rolls 56F, butter, cheese 52F, mozzarella 53F, ricotta 56F, lettuce 56F; ( – Cold Holding) **Warning**
Intermediate 2
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener is soiled. Person in charge placed in dish. **Corrective Action Taken**
02C-02-5Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Marinara in walk in cooler not dated. Person in charge dated. **Corrected On-Site**
Basic 8
06-09-1Basic – Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. Fish thawing in vacuumed pack bags. Still frozen-person in charge cut all bags. **Corrective Action Taken**
32-12-5Basic – Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom. No covered trash in restroom.
12B-12-5Basic – Employee drinking from an unenclosed beverage container in a food preparation/clean dishware area and the container does not have a dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container. Observed staff take a drink with gloves on out of open can. Addressed immediately and person discarded drinks and gloves and washed his hands. **Corrected On-Site**
10-17-4Basic – In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Several knives in between equipment. Person in charge removed knives. **Corrected On-Site**
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. All shelves in prep room are rusted on bottom. **Repeat Violation**
25-06-4Basic – Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Single service containers not inverted. Person in charge inverted. **Corrected On-Site**
29-49-6Basic – Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Standing water in fish cooler.
08B-17-4Basic – Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Eggplants not washed before cutting into them. Stickers are still on them. Person in charge washed eggplants. **Corrected On-Site**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 3, 2026 12:38 PM.
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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.