Papa Joe's Pizza
1090 Montgomery Rd, Altamonte Spgs, FL 32714 · Permanent Food Service · License 6902473
What drove the grade
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food.
How the score was calculated
- Starting score100
- Violations at the Sep 15 routine inspection1 high priority (fixed on the spot), 2 intermediate, 8 basic (1 repeat)-18
- Safety score82
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Inspection history
1 inspection · 1 visitRoutine inspection
- First visitSep 15, 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.
11 violations found:
Official report, on the Florida DBPR websiteWhat the inspector cited
High priority1
Code 08, Food protection and cross-contamination: Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food.
Raw veal over sauces in reach in cooler on cooks line. Employee placed below.
Fixed on the spot
Intermediate2
Code 02, Labeling, date marking and consumer advisory: Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked.
Chicken wings, pizza sauce and other cooked items in walk in cooler over 24 hours per operator not date marked. Lasagna in reach in cooler draws on cooks line made and held over 24 hours not date marked Tuna at front service counter reach-in held over 24 hours per employee.
Code 22, Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized: Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime.
Slicer back of the house by reach in freezer. Rolling rack in front counter pizza station used to hold pizza.
Basic8
Code 06, Food properly thawed: Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner.
Veal thawing at room temperature on prep table by 3 compartment sink. Operator put back in walk in cooler to thaw.
Fixed on the spot
Code 08, Food protection and cross-contamination: Food stored on floor.
Cut onions stored on the floor in walk in cooler in container.
Code 10, In-use utensils properly stored: In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses.
Tongs hanging from rolling cart across from cooks line.
Code 14, Food-contact surfaces designed and maintained: Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food.
Plastic sauce cup used to scoop sugar. Operator removed from sugar.
Fixed on the spot
Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken.
Multiple plastic containers used for dough in walk in and by prep table.
Code 23, Non-food contact surfaces clean: Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust.
Hood filter, sides of fryers, and reach in cooler gaskets.
Repeat violation
Code 25, Single-service items: Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination.
Togo aluminum trays at front service counter. aluminum trays on prep table back of the house. Operator inverted.
Fixed on the spot
Code 36, Floors, walls, ceilings and ventilation: Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris.
Throughout back of the house underneath all equipment.
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.
- Nonfood-contact surface
- Surfaces food doesn’t touch, such as the outsides of equipment, handles and door gaskets.