BROOKLYN PIZZA COMPANY
10785 PARK BLVD · SEMINOLE · Pinellas County · FL 33772
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
27 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 4
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. Staff in kitchen observed topping salad with raw onions and olives with bare hands, discussed proper procedures with staff
12A-20-4High Priority – Employee washed hands with no soap. Employee in kitchen observed dipping hands in chlorine sanitizer bucket instead of properly washing hands in hand sink, discussed proper procedures with staff, employee proceeded to wash hands correctly
50-17-3High Priority – Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. **Admin Complaint**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. garlic butter (62F – Cold Holding), moved to walk in cooler **Corrective Action Taken**
Intermediate 5
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Stained cutting boards Can opener blade soiled
31B-02-4Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Hand sink on cook line, replaced **Corrected On-Site**
53B-13-5Intermediate – Proof of required state approved employee training not available for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233.
31B-06-4Intermediate – Soap dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense soap. Hand sink next to walk in cooler
41-17-4Intermediate – Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Sanitizer bottles at front counter
Basic 18
22-20-5Basic – Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin.
16-03-4Basic – Accumulation of debris inside warewashing machine.
14-01-5Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Portioning cups in seasoning bins
51-11-4Basic – Carbon dioxide tanks not adequately secured. Rear hallway and behind bar
36-37-5Basic – Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, or warewashing areas. Porous acoustic tiles in dry storage room
36-34-5Basic – Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Over kitchen
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Cell phone on cutting board, removed **Corrected On-Site**
13-04-4Basic – Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Staff handling food in kitchen with no beard guard
14-11-5Basic – Equipment in poor repair. Missing handle on walk in beer cooler
36-73-4Basic – Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. In dry storage room
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Box of raw beef on floor of walk in cooler, moved to shelf **Corrected On-Site**
10-08-5Basic – Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. Ice machine and ice bin behind bar
10-20-4Basic – In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. On oven door handles
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 in sugar bin
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters soiled
29-08-4Basic – Plumbing system in disrepair. Compressor inside walk in cooler dripping into bucket
14-17-4Basic – Walk-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.
21-09-4Basic – Wet wiping cloths used for occasional spills on equipment food- and nonfood-contact surfaces not clean. On cutting boards at cook line
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 25, 2026 1:22 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.