ROCCO'S ITALIAN KITCHEN

Name: ROCCO'S ITALIAN KITCHEN
Address: 3561 53 AVE W, BRADENTON, FL, 34210, US
Rating: 85.7

3561 53 AVE W, BRADENTON, FL 34210

License #5105100

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85.7 Grade B / 100

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ROCCO'S ITALIAN KITCHEN in BRADENTON currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 85.7 out of 100 — a B grade — generally clean with some minor or moderate violations on record. This restaurant has 2 inspections on record from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on March 31, 2026. Across those visits, inspectors documented 18 total violations — 2 critical, 1 major, 15 minor.

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Inspection Completed - No Further Action
[24-05-4] Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Observed serving dishes on shelf in several area not inverted. Operator was in the process of inverting dishes.
[22-20-5] Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Observed the interior of ice machine in kitchen with black mold like substance. Operator cleaned areas.
[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. Observed one piece of snapper on the cook line thawed it the packaging. Operator voluntarily discarded the product
[12B-07-4] Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Observed employee drink on top shelf of 2 door reach-in cooler. Operator removed drink.
[16-21-4] Accumulation of debris on exterior of warewashing machine. Observed top of dish machine with excess soil.
[14-09-4] Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Observed cutting board in pizza area with groves and cut marks.
[21-05-5] Cloth used as a food-contact surface. Observed cloth towels being used under shell eggs and on top of clams on the cook line in the four door reach-in cooler. Operator removed towels.
[36-01-4] Floor not cleaned when the least amount of food is exposed. Observed floor through out kitchen along all walls with food debris and grease build up.
[14-20-4] Ripped/worn tin foil used as shelf cover. Observed torn and ripped foil on bottom shelves on cook line.

Inspection Completed - No Further Action
[13-04-4] Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Observed employee engaged in food preparation without a beard guard. Employee put on a beard gaurd.
[33-30-4] Unnecessary items stored in garbage enclosure. Observed a five gallon bucket of grease in dumpster area.
[14-86-1] Non-food grade paper/paper towel used as liner for food container. Observed non-food grade towel under scallops. Educated employee on what can be used. Operator removed towel and replaced with parchment paper.
[36-73-4] Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Observed back corner under dish machine with soil and black mold like substance.
[12B-07-4] Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Observed employees coffee on food preparation table behind soup tureen on counter across from stove. Employee removed coffee.
[22-02-4] Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed can opener in food preparation area with build up of soil and food debris. Operator removed can opener for cleaning.
[40-06-5] Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed speaker and phone charger on shelf across from cook line next to and on a clean dish. Operator removed items and removed dish for cleaning and sanitizing.
[10-01-5] In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Observed handle on scoop in grated Parmesan on the cook line in pull out refrigerator drawer. Operator removed scoop.
[41-15-5] Wiping cloth solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed stored in a location that could result in the cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Observed quaternary wiping cloth sanitizer bucket to strong. Employee diluted quaternary sanitizer to 400ppm .

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