Joey's New York Pizza & Italian Restaurant
30681 US Hwy 19 N, Palm Harbor, FL 34684 · Permanent Food Service · License 6217567
What drove the grade
Live, small flying insects found
How the score was calculated
- Starting score100
- Violations at the Aug 19 routine inspection8 high priority (1 repeat), 4 intermediate, 15 basic (5 repeats); basic violations cost 12 at most; all violations together cost 70 at most-70
- Complaint after follow-up on Aug 20Counts in full until a follow-up finds the problems fixed-20
- Safety score10
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Inspection history
1 inspection · 2 visitsRoutine inspection
- Follow-up visitAug 20, 2026 Complaint after follow-up
Problems from the first visit still weren't fixed, so the inspector recommended formal action by the state, which can include fines.
9 violations still not corrected:
Official report, on the Florida DBPR websiteWhat was still cited
High priority2
Code 12, Handwashing and hygienic practices: Employee touched soiled surface and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands.
Employee placed item in pocket no charge of gloves or hand washing before moving to prep cheese.
Administrative complaint
Code 35, Insects, rodents, pests and animals: Live, small flying insects found
2 Live flies in kitchen
More time given
Intermediate2
Code 16, Dishwashing facilities and test kits: No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths.
More time given
Code 22, Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized: Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime.
More time given
Basic5
Code 02, Labeling, date marking and consumer advisory: Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name.
More time given
Code 14, Food-contact surfaces designed and maintained: Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.
More time given
Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.
More time given
Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken.
More time given
Code 16, Dishwashing facilities and test kits: Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning.
More time given
- First visitAug 19, 2026 Warning issued
Problems were found that had to be fixed. The inspector will come back to check.
27 violations found:
Official report, on the Florida DBPR websiteWhat the inspector cited
High priority8
Code 01, Approved source; food safe and unadulterated: Dented/rusted cans present.
See stop sale. 1 88oz can of artichokes, 1 6lb can of kidney beans.
Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition.
9 packages of salmon thawed in packages.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening/preparation.
See stop sale. Potato salad marked 8-11. Current date is 8-19
Code 02, Labeling, date marking and consumer advisory: Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food marked with a date that exceeds 7 days after opening/preparation.
Potato salad marked 8-11. Current date is 8-19
Code 12, Handwashing and hygienic practices: Employee touched bare body part and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands.
Employee touched face and body, no glove change or hand wash. Waiter touched face then touched clean dishes on cook line. No gloves
Employee rubbed hands together for less than 10-15 seconds while washing hands.
Employee washed hands for 3 seconds.
Employee touched soiled surface and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands.
Employee touched employee drink container then placed in gloves for pizza prep.
Code 35, Insects, rodents, pests and animals: Live, small flying insects found
Three live flies in kitchen
Repeat violation
Intermediate4
Code 03, Food out of temperature: No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food.
Operator had pizza out under time as public health control. With no written plan. Pizza was prepared at 12:15. Time of observation was 1. Had operator move pizza to a hot holding unit. Provided perator with time control form.
Code 16, Dishwashing facilities and test kits: No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths.
No test kit for dish machine and sanitizer buckets.
Code 22, Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized: Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime.
Can opener soiled. Cutting boards soiled.
Code 41, Chemicals and toxic substances: Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled.
Unlabeled squeeze bottle of sanitizer stored in lobby.
Basic15
Code 02, Labeling, date marking and consumer advisory: Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name.
Unlabeled squeeze bottles of sauces on cook line.
Code 06, Food properly thawed: Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package.
Salmon thawed in bag in walk in cooler states to remove from packaging before thawing.
Code 08, Food protection and cross-contamination: Damaged/spoiled/recalled food not properly segregated.
1 88oz can of artichokes, 1 6lb can of kidney beans.
Code 10, In-use utensils properly stored: In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment.
Knife stored in between coolers on cook line.
Code 12, Handwashing and hygienic practices: Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils.
Employee beverage stored on shelf over prep table on cook line, employee beverage stored near flour in pizza station.
Employee drinking from an unenclosed beverage container in a food preparation/clean dishware area and the container does not have a dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container.
Employee drinking from lidless container in wait station.
Code 13, Clean clothes, hair restraints, jewelry: Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation.
Employeees in kitchen not wearing hair restraints. Instructed employees to wear a hair restraint.
Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation.
Employee in kitchen not wearing a beard guard.
Code 14, Food-contact surfaces designed and maintained: Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food.
Plastic bowls used as scoop for cheese. Operator removed bowls.
Repeat violation
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.
Grooved cutting boards in kitchen
Repeat violation
Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.
Shelves of walk in cooler has rust pitted to surface.
Repeat violation
Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken.
Cracked container lid in use in walk in cooler.
Code 16, Dishwashing facilities and test kits: Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning.
Old labels on container in ware washing area.
Repeat violation
Code 21, Wiping cloths and linens: Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
Wet wiping cloth stored on prep table, not in sanitizer bucket.
Code 24, Clean equipment storage and air drying: Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner.
Ice buckets not inverted in dry storage area.
Repeat violation
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.
- Food-contact surface
- Anything food touches, such as cutting boards, utensils, counters and the inside of ice machines.
- Stop sale
- An order that the food can’t be sold or served.