Big Mike's Pizza INC
1939 Tamiami Trl S Ste D, Venice, FL 34293 · Permanent Food Service · License 6805839
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.
How the score was calculated
- Starting score100
- Violations at the Jul 27 routine inspection2 high priority (fixed on the spot), 2 intermediate (fixed on the spot)-10
- Safety score90
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Inspection history
1 inspection · 1 visitRoutine inspection
- First visitJul 27, 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.
4 violations found:
Official report, on the Florida DBPR websiteWhat the inspector cited
High priority2
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 fresh chopped garlic in oil at pizza station counter employee stated garlic, had been prepared less than two hours prior and properly marked time on garlic.
Fixed on the spot
Code 22, Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized: Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength.
Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Observed dishwasher machine at 000 ppm chlorine sanitizer. Operator switch, sanitation bottle connected to machine and re-ran machine to test at 50 ppm clearing sanitizer.
Fixed on the spot
Intermediate2
Code 31, Handwash sinks and supplies: Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times.
Observed pan in hand sink. Operator removed pan.
Fixed on the spot
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing.
Observe sink used to defrost pan of squid under cold, running order. Operator removed pan from sink.
Fixed on the spot
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.
- Stop sale
- An order that the food can’t be sold or served.