Giovanni's Italian Restaurant & Pizzeria/Black Box Pizza

4250 Alafaya Trl Ste 132, Oviedo, FL 32765 · Permanent Food Service · License 6903277

C
Grade C
Safety score 72 of 100
Latest visit: Aug 10, 2026

What drove the grade

Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse.High priority · no follow-up needed · 22 other violations

How the score was calculated

  • Starting score100
  • Violations at the Aug 10 routine inspection
    3 high priority (2 no follow-up needed, 1 fixed on the spot), 2 intermediate (1 repeat), 18 basic (4 repeats); basic violations cost 12 at most
    -28
  • Safety score72

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Inspection history

1 inspection · 1 visit

Routine inspection

23 violations found
  1. First visitAug 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.

    23 violations found:

    • 3 High priority
    • 2 Intermediate
    • 18 Basic
    What the inspector cited

    High priority3

    • Code 01, Approved source; food safe and unadulterated: Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse.

    • Code 03, Food out of temperature: Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41°F.

      - sliced garlic, minced garlic 74°-76° more than 4 hours. Operator discarded

      Fixed on the spot

      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.

    Intermediate2

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

      - white cutting board on cooks line. - electric slicer. - mixer head - can opener

    • Code 41, Chemicals and toxic substances: Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled.

      - spray bottle of cleaner stored in service area

      Repeat violation

    Basic18

    • Code 02, Labeling, date marking and consumer advisory: Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name.

      - Bulk Italian spice mix. - Bulk flour

      Fixed on the spot

    • Code 05, Thermometers provided and accurate: No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit.

      -Salad cooler

      Fixed on the spot

    • Code 08, Food protection and cross-contamination: Food stored on floor.

      - food in walk-in cooler and freezer.

      Fixed on the spot

    • Code 10, In-use utensils properly stored: In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135°F.

      -operator removed

      Fixed on the spot

      In-use utensil stored in sanitizer between uses in kitchen area.

      operator removed

      Fixed on the spot

    • Code 14, Food-contact surfaces designed and maintained: Equipment in poor repair.

      - gasket on walk in coolers door.

      Repeat violation

    • Code 16, Dishwashing facilities and test kits: Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning.

      -pans stored above 3 compartment sink.

      Fixed on the spot

    • Code 22, Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized: Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues.

      - salad reach in cooler

      Repeat violation

      Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin.

      Repeat violation

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

      -Speed racks - exterior of bulk flour, sugar, salt, bins.

    • Code 29, Plumbing and backflow prevention: Waste line missing at soda gun holster.

      Fixed on the spot

      Drain cover(s) missing.

      - mop sink

      Repeat violation

      Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler.

      - salad cooler

    • Code 32, Restrooms: Bathroom located inside establishment not completely enclosed with tight-fitting, self-closing doors.

      -woman's rest room

      Bathroom facility not clean.

      -mens restroom

      Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom.

      - woman's restroom

    • Code 36, Floors, walls, ceilings and ventilation: Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris.

      - floor under dish machine - walk-in cooler floor - under all equipment in kitchen area.

    • Code 42, Premises and cleaning equipment: Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry.

      - mop stored in mop sink.

      Fixed on the spot

    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.
Ambient temperature
The air temperature inside a cooler or holding unit, rather than the food’s own.

Most cited

Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized3
Plumbing and backflow prevention3
Restrooms3
Food out of temperature2
In-use utensils properly stored2
Approved source; food safe and unadulterated1
Labeling, date marking and consumer advisory1
Thermometers provided and accurate1