Papa Joes Italian Restaurant
6244 Spring Lake Highway, Brooksville, FL 34601 · Permanent Food Service · License 3700194
What drove the grade
Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking.
How the score was calculated
- Starting score100
- Violations at the Nov 6 routine inspection1 high priority (fixed on the spot), 2 intermediate (1 fixed on the spot), 3 basic-11
- Safety score89
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Inspection history
1 inspection · 1 visitRoutine inspection
- First visitNov 6, 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.
6 violations found:
Official report, on the Florida DBPR websiteWhat the inspector cited
High priority1
Code 03, Food out of temperature: Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking.
Mozzarella cheese and garlic in oil at front line. Employee time marked the items.
Fixed on the spot
Intermediate2
Code 16, Dishwashing facilities and test kits: No measuring device available for measuring utensil surface temperature when using hot water as sanitizer in a dishmachine.
Code 31, Handwash sinks and supplies: Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times.
Hand wash sink at the entrance of the cook line blocked with metal rack. Operator moved the rack.
Fixed on the spot
Basic3
Code 08, Food protection and cross-contamination: Unwashed tomatoes stored over pasta sauces in walk in cooler.
Food not stored at least 6 inches off of the floor.
Container of vegetables stored under shelf in the walk in cooler
Code 21, Wiping cloths and linens: Cloth used as a food-contact surface.
Cloth covering vegetables in walk in cooler
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.
- Food-contact surface
- Anything food touches, such as cutting boards, utensils, counters and the inside of ice machines.