BIG APPLE PIZZA
11722 SE FEDERAL HWY · HOBE SOUND · Martin County · FL 33455
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
11 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 3
12A-16-4High Priority – Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Pizza cook walked in from the front door and went straight into walk in cooler, without washing his hands first. Pizza cook went to wash his hands. **Corrected On-Site**
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. Pizza cook drank out of a coffee mug holding the mug at the rim where his lips touch , then proceeded to making pizzas, without washing his hands first. Pizza cook went to wash his hands.
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Garlic butter 72F on prep table in pizza prep. Manager stated for less than 2 hours. Manager placed garlic butter in cold holding. **Corrective Action Taken**
Intermediate 2
16-37-1Intermediate – No chlorine chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine and wiping cloths.
02C-02-5Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Chicken wings not date marked in glass door cooler at cook line. Operator date marked. **Corrected On-Site**
Basic 6
14-01-5Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense Parmesan cheese on cook line. Operator removed. **Corrected On-Site**
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. 1 box of cheese on the walk in freezer floor. Pizza sauce on the floor in walk in cooler. Operator moved items to a shelf. **Corrected On-Site**
14-69-4Basic – Ice buildup in reach-in freezer at front counter
10-01-5Basic – In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Scoop handle touching corn meal across triple sink. Operator removed scoop. **Corrected On-Site**
08B-12-5Basic – Stored corn meal across triple sink not covered.
21-05-5Basic – Wiping Cloth used as a food-contact surface in a sausage container in pizza prep. Operator removed wiping cloth.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 1, 2026 2:43 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.