ROCCO'S ITALIAN KITCHEN

Name: ROCCO'S ITALIAN KITCHEN
Address: 3561 53 AVE W, BRADENTON, FL, 34210, US
Rating: 62.1

3561 53 AVE W, BRADENTON, FL 34210

License #5105100

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62.1 Grade F / 100

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ROCCO'S ITALIAN KITCHEN in BRADENTON currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 62.1 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 June 9, 2026. Across those visits, DBPR recorded 31 total findings; InspectFL has detailed violation rows for 29 of them so far.

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The latest inspection on June 9, 2026 shows 7 observation rows: 2 critical, 2 major, and 3 minor.

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Disposition: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
Stop Sale orders issued on food found unsafe to serve — temperature abuse, unsound condition, dented cans, expired ready-to-eat food, and shellfish tagging issues.
TCS food held above 41°F when cold-held, below 135°F when hot-held, or not cooled within required timeframes. The most-cited High Priority category in our current scraped dataset.
No chemical test kit available for the sanitizer in use; dishmachine maintenance issues, label residue on cleaned containers, lime scale buildup.
Food-contact surfaces soiled with debris, mold-like substance, or slime; ice machine interiors with mold; dishmachine sanitizer at improper concentration.
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.
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: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
[14-09-4] Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Observed cutting board in pizza area with groves and cut marks.
[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.
[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.
[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
[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.
[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.
[22-02-4] Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed can opener with build up of food debris. Operator cleaned can opener.
[36-27-5] Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Observed wall in dish area with black mold like substance.
[14-20-4] Ripped/worn tin foil used as shelf cover. Observed torn and ripped foil on bottom shelves on cook line.

Disposition: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
[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.
[33-19-4] Garbage on the ground and/or pad around dumpster. Observed garbage on the ground around dumpster in dumpster area. Operator had employee start leaning area.
[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 .
[14-20-4] Ripped/worn tin foil used as shelf cover. Observed torn ripped foil covering shelf with pot and pans on it.
[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.
[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.
[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.
[36-73-4] Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Observed back corner under dish machine with soil and black mold like substance.
[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.
[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.

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