Giovanni's Main Street Kitchen
221 W Main St, Wauchula, FL 33873 · Permanent Food Service · License 3500244
What drove the grade
Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times.
How the score was calculated
- Starting score100
- Violations at the Sep 30 routine inspection4 intermediate (fixed on the spot, 1 repeat), 5 basic (1 repeat)-15
- Safety score85
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Inspection history
1 inspection · 1 visitRoutine inspection
- First visitSep 30, 2026 No follow-up needed
Met the state's inspection standards; the inspector didn't need to come back. Any violations cited still count toward the grade.
9 violations found:
Official report, on the Florida DBPR websiteWhat the inspector cited
Intermediate4
Code 02, Labeling, date marking and consumer advisory: Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked.
Observed Marsala sauce not date marked, per operator made on 9/29/26, operator date marked.
Fixed on the spot
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened/prepared, frozen and then thawed and held at refrigeration temperature not properly date marked.
Observed jalapeño poppers 1/5/26 and sausage thawed with the date of 9/1/26, per operator pulled from reach in freezer today, operator date marked.
Fixed on the spot
Code 31, Handwash sinks and supplies: Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times.
Observed hand washing sink next ice machine blocked by cart with vegetables on it, operator moved.
Fixed on the spotRepeat violation
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink.
Observed no towels at hand washing sink, operator replaced.
Fixed on the spot
Basic5
Code 14, Food-contact surfaces designed and maintained: Equipment in poor repair.
Observed torn gaskets on reach in cooler in pizza area.
Repeat violation
Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer.
Observed ice buildup up in reach in freezer in the kitchen by the door.
Code 29, Plumbing and backflow prevention: Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler.
Observed standing water in the reach in cooler under salad bar.
Code 33, Garbage and refuse: Missing drain plug at dumpster.
Dumpster rusted out on bottom.
Reading this report
Priority levels
- High priority The problems most likely to make someone sick directly.
- Intermediate Could lead to a high-priority problem if not fixed.
- Basic Best practices and general upkeep.
Terms in the inspectors’ reports
- Time/temperature control for safety food
- Food that has to be kept hot, at 135°F or above, or cold, at 41°F or below, to stay safe: meat, seafood, eggs, dairy, cooked rice and beans, cut melons and the like.
- Ready-to-eat food
- Food eaten without further cooking, such as salads, sandwiches, deli meats and cooked dishes.