Marco's Pizza #8682
500 Avenue D NW, Winter Haven, FL 33881 · Permanent Food Service · License 5816149
What drove the grade
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris.
How the score was calculated
- Starting score100
- Violations at the Oct 29 routine inspection1 intermediate (fixed on the spot), 2 basic-4
- Safety score96
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Inspection history
1 inspection · 1 visitRoutine inspection
- First visitOct 29, 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.
3 violations found:
Official report, on the Florida DBPR websiteWhat the inspector cited
Intermediate1
Code 22, Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized: Food-contact surface soiled with food debris.
Observed on can opener blade. Employee placed in dish area.
Fixed on the spot
Basic2
Code 06, Food properly thawed: Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner.
Observed steak in standing water, employee placed in container and started cold running water.
Fixed on the spot
Code 23, Non-food contact surfaces clean: Nonfood-contact surface soiled with food debris.
Observed on gaskets in pizza station flip top unit.
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.