PALERMO PIZZA AND ITALIAN RESTAURANT
24929 CR 42 · PAISLEY · Lake County · FL 32767
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 4
22-41-4High Priority – Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. -0 ppm. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
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. -Cook preparing subs with bare hands. Operator coached. **Corrective Action Taken**
08A-02-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer – not all products commercially packaged. -Raw Philly meat over pita bread in reach in freezer. **Corrected On-Site**
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. -Raw Philly meat over pasta. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
Intermediate 1
31B-06-4Intermediate – Soap dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense soap. -In kitchen. **Corrected On-Site**
Basic 6
14-45-4Basic – Cardboard used to line nonfood-contact shelves. -On dry storage shelving.
13-03-4Basic – Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. **Corrected On-Site**
35B-08-4Basic – Fly sticky tape hanging over food/food preparation area/food-contact equipment.
10-07-4Basic – In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. -Spoons in 80f water. Operator put on stove top. **Corrective Action Taken**
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. -Interior of fryer cabinets. -On top of oven.
21-12-4Basic – Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 23, 2026 1:08 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.