BOCCA LUPO COAL FIRED PIZZA
4301 AIDAN LANE, NORTH PORT, FL 34287
License #6805021
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Failing Health Score
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BOCCA LUPO COAL FIRED PIZZA in NORTH PORT currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 59.3 out of 100 — an F grade — a serious pattern of repeat or critical violations. This restaurant has 3 inspections on record from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on August 3, 2026. Across those visits, inspectors documented 24 total violations — 7 critical, 3 major, 14 minor.
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The latest inspection on August 3, 2026 shows 11 observation rows: 4 critical, 1 major, and 6 minor.
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Inspection History
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- Disposition: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
- [10-14-5] Ice buckets stored on floor between uses near the entrance to the kitchen. The operator properly stored the ice buckets.
- [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 multiple scoop handles not stored above foods near the server expo line. The operator properly stored the scoops.
- [14-69-4] Ice buildup on the walk-in freezer door jamb.
- [21-44-1] Sanitizer bucket stored with food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Observed a sanitizer bucket stored near foods in the prep/keg cooler. The operator properly stored the sanitizer bucket.
- [41-10-4] Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Observed a container of sanitizer tablets stored on a shelf above a food preparation table on the cook line. The operator properly stored the sanitizer tablets.
- [14-31-5] Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Observed black plastic non-food grade bags in direct contact with pizza dough in the walk in cooler.
- [14-11-5] Equipment in poor repair. Observed a roll top door on a reach in cooler on the pizza line in disrepair.
- [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. Observed an employee put fresh basil on a cooked pizza using bare hand contact. No visible cross-contamination observed. Employee washed hands prior to bare hand contact. Educated the employee when bare hand contact is permitted.
- [14-01-5] Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed multiple plastic portion cups with no handles used as scoops for seasoning and spices on the cook line. The operator removed the portion cups from the foods.
- [27-16-4] Water with a temperature of least 85 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. Observed no hot water available at the hand sink in the walk in prep/keg cooler.
- [41-27-4] Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed. Observed a quaternary sanitizer bucket solution exceeded 500 on the cook line. The operator diluted the solution to 200ppm. Observed a chlorine spray bottle solution exceeded 200ppm. The operator diluted the solution to 100ppm.
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