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ARON'S PIZZA

650 PARK AVE · ORANGE PARK · Clay County · FL 32073

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateSeptember 21, 2023
Inspection typeComplaint Full
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionWarning Issued
Resultfollow_up_required
Inspection number3392456
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID8504545
DBPR license2001107

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
2 High Priority1 Intermediate13 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical16 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

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

High Priority 2

#14High Priority12A-02-4

High Priority – Server handled soiled dishes or utensils and then picked up plated food, served food, or prepared a beverage/food without washing hands. Observed employee bring dirty dishes to dishroom then put on gloves and began to prepare a salad without washing hands.

#15High Priority03A-02-5

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Fresh garlic in oil on counter at pizza make line at 74F. Cook states was placed on the counter approximately 2.5 hours prior. Cook put garlic and oil mixture in reach in cooler. **Corrective Action Taken**

Corrective Action Taken

Intermediate 1

#16Intermediate22-02-4

Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Interior corners and sides of multiple dough trays have black substance. Interior of warming unit at back prep area has build up of debris. Tubs and lids used for cheese have black mold-like substance on interiors and exteriors. Sheet pans in oven in kitchen have debris build up. Cutting board at prep table and on wall above mixer has black mold-like substance. Grey utensil holder on prep table has food debris in the container. **Repeat Violation**

Repeat Violation

Basic 13

#1Basic14-01-5

Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Three containers of seasonings on bottom shelf at back prep have soufflé cups or small bowls with no handle laying in products.

#2Basic36-34-5

Basic – Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents/floors/walls soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Multiple ceiling tiles and vents in dining room, kitchen, back prep and ware washing area have dust and black mold-like substance. Floor under pizza oven, below bag in box sodas and in dishroom with debris. Walls around dishmachine and around three compartment sink has black mold-like substance. **Warning**

Warning
#3Basic12B-09-5

Basic – Employee chewing gum while preparing food or while in a food prep/food storage/warewashing area. Cook on pizza line chewing gum while preparing pizzas. Employee beverage on prep table across from fryers and beside soda machine. Employees moved both beverages. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#4Basic13-03-4

Basic – Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Cook at pizza make line has no hair restraint.

#5Basic14-11-5

Basic – Equipment in poor repair. Microwave on right side in back prep area has interior top in disrepair/melted, no longer smooth and easily cleanable. Reach in cooler at back prep area has interior door with exposed insulation.

#6Basic36-17-5

Basic – Floor tiles/flooring missing and/or in disrepair. Floor in walk in cooler is coming up from the ground at the seams in the middle of the cooler and at entrance to walk in freezer.

#7Basic14-13-4

Basic – Food-contact surface not smooth and easily cleanable. Wooden spatula in grey utensil holder at prep table is not sealed and wood is showing splinters.

#8Basic38-07-4

Basic – Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. Unshielded lights above fryers, in dishroom and above pizza boxes behind front counter. **Repeat Violation**

Repeat Violation
#9Basic23-03-4

Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Outside of all dough trays have black substance. Exterior of warming unit at back prep is soiled. Hood filters have grease build up. Dish machine racks have black build up. **Repeat Violation**

Repeat Violation
#10Basic25-05-4

Basic – Single-service articles improperly stored. Pizza boxes stored on the floor behind front counter. **Repeat Violation**

Repeat Violation
#11Basic25-02-4

Basic – Unwrapped single-service utensils not presented so that only the handles are touched. Unwrapped plastic spoons and forks at front counter stored with handle down. Operator inverted. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#12Basic14-17-4

Basic – Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Walk in cooler shelving has rust.

#13Basic29-11-4

Basic – Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Hand wash sink in dishroom leaks at the bottom of the faucet. Drain cover in men's restroom is broken with large hole present. **Repeat Violation**

Repeat Violation

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 21, 2026 1:27 PM.

Violation category totals
Category 3 · Time/temperature control for safety food
1 observation(s)
Category 12 · Handwashing and hygienic practices
2 observation(s)
Category 13 · Clothing, hair restraints, jewelry and fingernails
1 observation(s)
Category 14 · Food-contact and nonfood-contact surface design/maintenance
4 observation(s)
Category 22 · Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
1 observation(s)
Category 23 · Non-food-contact surfaces clean
1 observation(s)
Category 25 · Single-service and single-use items
2 observation(s)
Category 29 · Plumbing, mop sink, filters and backflow prevention
1 observation(s)
Category 36 · Floors, walls, ceilings, attached equipment and ventilation
2 observation(s)
Category 38 · Required lighting and protected fixtures/bulbs
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.