JOEY'S NEW YORK PIZZA & ITALIAN RESTAURANT

Name: JOEY'S NEW YORK PIZZA & ITALIAN RESTAURANT
Address: 30681 US HWY 19 N, PALM HARBOR, FL, 34684, US
Rating: 46.4

30681 US HWY 19 N, PALM HARBOR, FL 34684

License #6217567

🍕 Pizza/Italian ℹ️

46.4 Grade F / 100

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August 20, 2026 · 9 findings · 2 critical

Routine - Food (follow-up)

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JOEY'S NEW YORK PIZZA & ITALIAN RESTAURANT in PALM HARBOR currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 46.4 out of 100 — an F grade — a serious pattern of repeat or critical violations. This restaurant has 2 inspections on record from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on August 20, 2026. Across those visits, DBPR recorded 36 total findings; InspectFL has detailed violation rows for 29 of them so far.

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Disposition: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended
[12A-29-4] Employee placed item in pocket no charge of gloves or hand washing before moving to prep cheese.
[14-17-4] Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Shelves of walk in cooler has rust pitted to surface.
[22-02-4] Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener soiled. Cutting boards soiled.
[35A-02-7] Live, small flying insects found Three live flies in kitchen
[02D-01-5] Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Unlabeled squeeze bottles of sauces on cook line.
[14-09-4] Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Grooved cutting boards in kitchen
[16-37-1] 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.

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Disposition: Warning Issued
[08B-20-4] Damaged/spoiled/recalled food not properly segregated. 1 88oz can of artichokes, 1 6lb can of kidney beans.
[06-09-1] 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.
[21-12-4] Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Wet wiping cloth stored on prep table, not in sanitizer bucket.
[24-05-4] Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Ice buckets not inverted in dry storage area.
[35A-02-7] Live, small flying insects found Three live flies in kitchen
[02D-01-5] Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Unlabeled squeeze bottles of sauces on cook line.
[41-17-4] Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Unlabeled squeeze bottle of sanitizer stored in lobby.
[14-17-4] Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Shelves of walk in cooler has rust pitted to surface.
[12A-17-4] Employee rubbed hands together for less than 10-15 seconds while washing hands. Employee washed hands for 3 seconds.
[01B-01-4] Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. 1 88oz can of artichokes, 1 6lb can of kidney beans.
[12B-07-4] 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.
[13-04-4] Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee in kitchen not wearing a beard guard.
[02C-01-5] 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
[22-02-4] Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener soiled. Cutting boards soiled.
[12A-29-4] 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.
[14-38-4] Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Cracked container lid in use in walk in cooler.
[14-01-5] Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Plastic bowls used as scoop for cheese. Operator removed bowls.
[16-37-1] 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.
[12A-10-4] 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
[03F-10-5] 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.
[10-17-4] In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Knife stored in between coolers on cook line.
[13-03-4] Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employeees in kitchen not wearing hair restraints. Instructed employees to wear a hair restraint.