LITTLE ITALY'S RISTORANTE

Name: LITTLE ITALY'S RISTORANTE
Address: 240 S BEACH ST, DAYTONA BEACH, FL, 32114, US
Rating: 57.1

240 S BEACH ST, DAYTONA BEACH, FL 32114

License #7407590

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57.1 Grade F / 100

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LITTLE ITALY'S RISTORANTE in DAYTONA BEACH currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 57.1 out of 100 — an F grade — a serious pattern of repeat or critical violations. This restaurant has been inspected 6 times from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on January 22, 2026. Across those visits, DBPR recorded 74 total findings; InspectFL has detailed violation rows for 66 of them so far.

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The latest inspection on January 22, 2026 shows 7 observation rows: no critical rows, 1 major, and 6 minor.

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Disposition: Call Back - Complied
Employees engaging in food preparation without hair restraints, beard guards, or with prohibited jewelry/nail polish.
Cutting boards, equipment, and storage in poor repair — cut marks, ice buildup, rust, missing handles on dispensing utensils.
No chemical test kit available for the sanitizer in use; dishmachine maintenance issues, label residue on cleaned containers, lime scale buildup.
Non-food-contact surfaces (gaskets, shelves, equipment exteriors, door handles) soiled with grease, debris, dirt, slime, or dust.
Floors, walls, and ceilings soiled with grease, food debris, dust, or in disrepair. Standing water on floor surfaces.
Boiler inspection certificates missing or outdated; propane tanks larger than 2.7 lb stored improperly. State Fire Marshal-related findings recorded by DBPR.
CO2/helium tanks not adequately secured, no Heimlich/choking sign posted, plan review not submitted for renovations, latest inspection report not available.

Specific inspector observations for this inspection are available in the official DBPR report, but the direct DBPR visit link is missing for this record.

Disposition: Warning Issued
[01B-02-5] Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse.
[11-26-1] No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. -forms not signed by manager
[13-04-4] Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation.
[14-11-5] Equipment in poor repair. -gasket torn on salad and dessert coolers
[29-11-4] Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. -hand sink kitchen
[35A-02-7] Live, small flying insects found -1 small flying insect in kitchen
[36-27-5] Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. -behind 3 compartment sink
[40-06-5] Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. -cell phone on dessert cooler
[41-07-4] Container of medicine improperly stored. -vitamins and cold and flu relief stored on top of first aid kit
[48-04-4] Propane tank (larger than 2.7 lb. water capacity/1 lb. gas capacity) located inside of the building. For reporting purposes only. -7 plus tanks store in chemical storage room per manager states they are empty
[51-11-4] Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured.
[08B-38-4] Food stored on floor. -bag of salt,container of flour and sugar
[02D-01-5] Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. -Flour
[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 1.5 days
[41-10-4] Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. -chemical spray bottle on prep table
[31B-03-4] No soap provided at handwash sink. -warehouse area
[22-02-4] Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. -cutting boards on two reach in coolers,plus pizza cooler and salad cooler -slicer guard spoiled
[10-17-4] In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. -between two reach in coolers
[49-01-4] Flammables stored/debris present in meter room. For reporting purposes only. -boxes store in front of electrical panel
[12A-07-5] Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. -employee made salad
[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 with barehands while cutting
[16-03-4] Accumulation of debris inside warewashing machine. -top of dishwasher soiled
[23-03-4] Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. -hood filters over pizza over soiled with grease and dust -top of stove soiled
[08A-17-6] Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature when stored in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. -freezer raw beef not in original packaging over squid
[03F-10-5] No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. -selling pizza by the slice times marked

Disposition: Warning Issued
[01B-13-4] Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition.
[10-17-4] In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment.
[14-11-5] Equipment in poor repair. -gasket torn on reach in cooler,cookline -gasket torn on freezer on cookline -gasket torn on two coolers in salad area
[23-03-4] Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. -hood filters soiled -gasket soiled on pizza cooler -exterior of ice machine soiled
[35A-02-7] Live, small flying insects found -1 fly by dish machine -1 fly in kitchen
[36-27-5] Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. -walls soiled behind pizza oven and pizza cooler -ware washing area
[40-06-5] Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. -employee bag on prep table
[08A-20-5] Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. -reach in cooler drawer chicken over fish
[02D-01-5] Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. -flour
[12B-07-4] Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils.
[31B-02-4] No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. -by entrance to kitchen -bar
[03A-02-5] Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. -pasta 55f-63f, advised to keep a lower level -meat balls 52f advised to keep a lower level Pizza cooler - tcs sauce ,shedded mozzarella,mozzarella,sausage 48f to 51f Placing in walking cooler -Cut tomatoes 44f
[22-41-4] Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. -bar 0 ppm -kitchen 0 ppm
[05-09-4] No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. -pizza reach in cooler
[08B-12-5] Stored food not covered. -ice for drinks not covered in freezer
[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. -see stop sale

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