VALENTINA'S ITALIAN BISTRO
330 COLLEGE DR · ORANGE PARK · Clay County · FL 32065
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-13-4High Priority – Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed employee head out back door, touch the handles of walk in cooler and walk in freezer stored outside, then proceeded to come back inside and engage in food prep without washing hands. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
35A-02-6High Priority – Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observed one flying insect in kitchen. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
14-15-4High Priority – Nonfood-grade containers used for food storage – direct contact with food. In walk in cooler outside back door, basil stored in to go bag.
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In flip top reach in cooler on make line, butter (52F – Cold Holding) stored over fill line. Item was over fill line less than 45 mins ago, per manager. Butter moved below reach in cooler to cool properly. **Corrective Action Taken**
Basic 5
51-11-4Basic – Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Two Co2 containers at bar are not secure. **Repeat Violation**
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. On pizza prep table, employee drink. Manager removed drink. **Corrected On-Site**
13-03-4Basic – Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Upon arriving in kitchen, two employees engaged in food prep did not have hair restraints. Manager instructed employees to put on hair restraints. **Corrected On-Site**
10-20-4Basic – In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. In use tongs sitting on handle of fryer basket. Manager removed tongs. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
21-12-4Basic – Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Wash cloth sitting on cutting board of pizza station not stored in sanitizer between uses. Manager removed cloth from area. **Corrected On-Site**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 25, 2026 12:29 PM.
Violation category totals
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2 observation(s)
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1 observation(s)
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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.