PAPA JOE'S OF COLONIAL TOWN PARK

Name: PAPA JOE'S OF COLONIAL TOWN PARK
Address: 960 COLONIAL GRAND LANE, LAKE MARY, FL, 32746, US
Rating: 12.2

960 COLONIAL GRAND LANE, LAKE MARY, FL 32746

License #6904474

🍽️ American ℹ️

12.2 Grade F / 100

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September 25, 2026 · 11 findings · 3 critical

Routine - Food

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PAPA JOE'S OF COLONIAL TOWN PARK in LAKE MARY currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 12.2 out of 100 — an F grade — a serious pattern of repeat or critical violations. This restaurant has been inspected 13 times from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on September 25, 2026. Across those visits, inspectors documented 94 total violations — 19 critical, 18 major, 57 minor.

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The latest inspection on September 25, 2026 shows 11 observation rows: 3 critical, 2 major, and 6 minor.

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Disposition: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
[08A-02-6] Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. - raw beef over fully cooked meatballs at walkin cooler
[14-01-5] Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. - plastic cup no handle used to scoop blue cheese
[22-20-5] Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. - small amounts on side wall
[24-05-4] Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. - ice buckets
[36-36-4] Ceiling tile missing. - near back door
[01B-24-5] Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening/preparation. See stop sale.
[02C-01-5] Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food marked with a date that exceeds 7 days after opening/preparation. - tuna salad date marked 9/17
[02C-03-5] Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. - deli ham
[23-03-4] Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. - shelves at pizza station covered with flour. Employee wiped - lids of salt and sugar containers - walkin cooler shelves - base of dough mixer - hood filters
[22-02-4] Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. - back of meat slicer
[36-12-4] Floors not constructed to be easily cleanable. - deep grout lines and chipped floor tiles at dish station causing retention of standing water

Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
[16-21-4] Accumulation of debris on exterior of warewashing machine.
[50-09-4] Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed.
[12B-07-4] Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. -employee bottled water stored on top of glass door reach-in cooler in front counter area, employee relocated
[08B-47-4] Food not stored at least 6 inches off of the floor. -large stainless steel pots of sauce stored on the floor in the walk-in cooler
[10-12-5] In-use ice scoop stored on soiled surface between uses. -ice scoop stored directly on top of ice machine, employee removed
[36-62-4] Light not functioning. -light over rear kitchen prep area
[23-03-4] Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. -walk-in cooler shelves -walk-in cooler fan covers have an accumulation of dust/debris
[21-07-4] Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. -0ppm, operator discarded and refilled, retested 50ppm
[21-38-4] Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor. -wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the pizza oven, operator elevated
[09-01-4] Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. -employee touched pizza slices with his bare hand while transferring from board to plate to serve
[03A-02-5] Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. -pizza make table reach-in cooler: ham 59F and sliced meatballs 48F, per employee less than 90 minutes double panned, employee relocated to lower portion of reach-in cooler to rapidly cool
[22-02-4] Food-contact surface soiled with food debris. -small white cutting board stained on salad station reach-in cooler
[31B-03-4] No soap provided at handwash sink. -handwash sink in rear kitchen, operator restocked
[02C-02-5] Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. -lasagna portions and marinara sauce, both prepared on Sunday, 8/3/2025, operator dated