BELLA PIZZERIA & GRILL
2364 KEYSTONE RD · TARPON SPRINGS · Pinellas County · FL 34688
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 4
12A-25-4High Priority – Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee put hair net on then proceeded to prepare food without washing hands, discussed proper hand washing procedure with manager
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. Employee touched pizza crust with bare hand to serve to table, temperature of the crust was 136F
01B-02-5High Priority – Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Pizza sitting out on table in pizza prep area 75F
03B-01-6High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. cheese pizza (75F – Hot Holding) sitting out on pizza make line, no time marked or paperwork
Intermediate 2
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Slicer soiled Can opener soiled
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Hand sink next to 3 compartment sink used for dump sink
Basic 3
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. Salmon in the original packaging thawed, states on package to removed before thawing
13-03-4Basic – Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Kitchen staff put hair nets on **Corrected On-Site**
31B-04-4Basic – No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. No hand wash sign at hand sink by back door, hand wash sign put up at hand sink **Corrected On-Site**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 4, 2026 1:06 PM.
Violation category totals
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2 observation(s)
Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.