Little Caesars Pizza

3333 Palm Avenue #4, Hialeah, FL 33012 · Permanent Food Service · License 2335582

B
Grade B
Safety score 84 of 100
Latest visit: Sep 10, 2026 (8 weeks ago)

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 and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined.High priority · no follow-up needed · 8 other violations

How the score was calculated

  • Starting score100
  • Violations at the Sep 10 routine inspection
    1 high priority (no follow-up needed), 2 intermediate, 6 basic (1 repeat)
    -16
  • Safety score84

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Inspection history

1 inspection · 1 visit

Routine inspection

9 violations found
  1. First visitSep 10, 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:

    • 1 High priority
    • 2 Intermediate
    • 6 Basic
    What 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 and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined.

      See stop sale. Observed cheese and pepperoni pizza rack not time marked, as per operator less than 1 hour. Operator turned on timer.

    Intermediate2

    • Code 13, Clean clothes, hair restraints, jewelry: Employee with artificial nails/nail polish working with exposed food without wearing intact gloves.

      Observed employee with artificial nails engaging food preparation not wearing gloves.

    • Code 22, Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized: Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime.

      Observed soiled with food debris can opener blade.

    Basic6

    • Code 13, Clean clothes, hair restraints, jewelry: Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food.

      Observed employee engaging food preparation wearing a watch.

    • Code 16, Dishwashing facilities and test kits: Old food stuck to clean dishware/utensils.

      Observed old food stuck on pizza pans , as per operator pizza pans are clean and ready to put dough.

    • Code 21, Wiping cloths and linens: Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength.

      Observed Sanitizer Bucket (Quaternary 200ppm); at front counter, operator discarded.Sanitizer Bucket (Quaternary 400ppm)

      Fixed on the spot

    • Code 23, Non-food contact surfaces clean: Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust.

      Observed soiled with grease can opener holder.

    • Code 35, Insects, rodents, pests and animals: Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside.

      Observed at back door.

      Repeat violation

    • Code 50, Current license displayed: Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed.

    Official report, on the Florida DBPR website

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.
Nonfood-contact surface
Surfaces food doesn’t touch, such as the outsides of equipment, handles and door gaskets.
Stop sale
An order that the food can’t be sold or served.

Most cited

Clean clothes, hair restraints, jewelry2
Food out of temperature1
Dishwashing facilities and test kits1
Wiping cloths and linens1
Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized1
Non-food contact surfaces clean1
Insects, rodents, pests and animals1
Current license displayed1