Labellas Ital Piatto & Pizzeri
Last inspected: Mar 25, 2026
64
Score
Labellas Ital Piatto & Pizzeri appears in inspection records 11 times, starting in 2022. Labellas Ital Piatto & Pizzeri was last inspected on Mar 25, 2026. The medium risk tier sits in the middle: not spotless, but not alarming either.
Violation counts have ticked up lately, averaging around 12 violations per visit versus roughly three violations earlier in the record.
The most common issue across all inspections has been “carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured”, showing up four times.
The city-wide average sits at 78, which Labellas Ital Piatto & Pizzeri's 64 doesn't quite reach. The full record sits in fairly typical territory for a working restaurant.
11
Inspections
0
Critical latest
1
Major latest
7
Minor latest
Inspection History
Mar 25, 2026
Routine - Food
1 major violation. 7 minor violations.
View 8 violations
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Interior of reach in freezer near back door soiled with food debris. Slicer blade soiled with food debris under sharpener and blade guard. Slicer blade was cleaned during this inspection **Repeat Violation**
22-02-4
Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Cup in seasoning. Removed. **Corrected On-Site**
14-01-5
Basic - Building components, attachments or fixtures in poor repair. Hole in ceiling on cook line, vent cover missing. Ceiling tiles are acoustic in prep area and ware wash area. **Repeat Violation**
36-51-4
Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Tank near walk in cooler. **Repeat Violation**
51-11-4
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Jackets hanging on can storage cart.
40-06-5
Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Two male employees. **Repeat Violation**
13-03-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets soiled with food debris on reach in cooling units in kitchen. Can rack soiled with food debris. Hood filters soiled with grease. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Unclean building components, attachments or fixtures. Walls soiled with grease. Several ceiling tiles stained. Floor soiled with grease under fryers. **Repeat Violation**
36-50-4
64
Nov 12, 2025
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 1 major violation. 13 minor violations.
View 17 violations
High Priority - Pesticide-emitting strip present in food prep area. Above the beverage system in the wait area.
41-24-4
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In ice bath on front counter: ranch dressind (48F - Cold Holding); bleu cheese dressing (47F - Cold Holding). Placed in reach in cooler and discussed better ice bath procedures. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03A-02-5
High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Establishment is open and selling food to the public with a license that expired 6/1/2025. **Admin Complaint**
50-17-3
Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened/prepared, frozen and then thawed and held at refrigeration temperature not properly date marked. Pasta soup with a date mark of 11/4, removed from freezer 11/11/2025. **Repeat Violation**
02C-08-5
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Walk in cooler door gasket
14-11-5
Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Throughout the prep areas. Soiled old food debris and dirt
36-73-4
Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. In front of ice machine and walk in cooler.
36-17-5
Basic - Food stored on floor. Walk in freezer: Beef, chicken
08B-38-4
Basic - Old food stuck to clean dishware/utensils. Clean dish storage area: colander has old food on it.
16-48-4
Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Behind dish machine, black mold-like buildup **Repeat Violation**
36-27-5
Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Kitchen: by the slicer Wait Area: by dressings
21-12-4
Basic - Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Reach in cooler door gaskets in the kitchen. **Repeat Violation**
23-24-4
Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured.
51-11-4
Basic - Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, or warewashing areas. Acoustic tile in prep areas. **Repeat Violation**
36-37-5
Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Ceiling tiles have dust buildup.
36-34-5
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Jacket over beverage syrups
40-06-5
Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Cook **Repeat Violation**
13-04-4
30
May 7, 2025
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 1 major violation. 9 minor violations.
View 12 violations
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Items stored in reach-in cooler across from pizza oven: ranch dressing (56F - Cold Holding); blue cheese dressing (57F - Cold Holding). Manager stated items placed in cooler at 11:00 am. Manager moved items to walk-in freezer to reduce temperature to 41F. **Corrective Action Taken**
03A-02-5
High Priority - 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. Kitchen dish machine, 10 ppm. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
22-41-4
Intermediate - Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Container of creamer in reach-in cooler across from cook line. Employee stated creamer was opened the previous morning. Manager placed proper date on creamer. **Corrected On-Site**
02C-03-5
Basic - Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, or warewashing areas. Acoustic tiles throughout the kitchen. **Repeat Violation**
36-37-5
Basic - Cold holding equipment not maintained in good repair. Do not store time/temperature control for safety food in this unit until the unit is repaired. Reach-in cooler across from pizza oven, ambient temperature 57F.
14-74-7
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink stored in front counter reach-in cooler. Employee discarded bottle of water.
12B-07-4
Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee with beard working in kitchen. **Repeat Violation**
13-04-4
Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Microwave on kitchen shelf.
22-08-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Can rack underneath slicer.
23-03-4
Basic - Stored food not covered. Container of flour stored on prep table across from mixer. Manager placed lid on container. **Corrected On-Site**
08B-12-5
Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Wall behind dish machine.
36-27-5
Basic - Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Kitchen sanitizer bucket, 200 ppm. Manager added water to bucket, 50 ppm. **Corrected On-Site**
21-07-4
43
Oct 30, 2024
Routine - Food
No violations found.
100
Oct 23, 2024
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 1 major violation. 6 minor violations.
View 9 violations
High Priority - 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. Dishmachine at 0ppm CL **Warning**
22-41-4
High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Hose bibb with attached hose behind establishment
29-34-4
Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Observed spray bottle not properly labeled with identifying contents ( bleach ). Manager labeled bottle **Corrected On-Site**
41-17-4
Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Carbon dioxide tanks not adequately secured in kitchen.
51-11-4
Basic - Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, or warewashing areas. Acoustic tiles throughout the entire kitchen and prep areas
36-37-5
Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Male employee on cook line with beard and no beard guard.
13-04-4
Basic - Food stored on floor. Two boxes of oil on floor in kitchen. Manager placed on shelf. Box of Chicken on floor in walk-in-freezer . Manager placed on shelf **Corrected On-Site**
08B-38-4
Basic - Toilet/urinal not flushing/functioning properly. Urinal In men's room
32-23-4
Basic - Utility lines are unnecessarily exposed. Walls have accumulation of grease in kitchen
36-04-5
50
Jun 4, 2024
Routine - Food
No violations found.
100
Apr 2, 2024
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 3 minor violations.
View 5 violations
Required Records Available; Shellstock Tags/Labels
FL-14
Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
FL-23
Personal Cleanliness
FL-40
Wiping Cloths Properly Used and Stored
FL-41
Toilet Rooms Maintained
FL-53
67
Oct 20, 2023
Routine - Food
2 major violations. 4 minor violations.
View 6 violations
Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Bottle of pink degreaser has no label.
41-17-4
Intermediate - 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. Missing for one new employee. Provided DBPR form during this inspection. **Repeat Violation**
11-26-1
Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Several tiles are stained. Also, Vent cover missing in kitchen area. **Repeat Violation**
36-34-5
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Jacket on top of bag in a box soda shelves.
40-06-5
Basic - Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Lid over sugar broken. Removed during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
14-38-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Dry storage shelves and shelves on cookline have buildup of grease. Roll cart near back door has build up of grease and food debris. Around two reach in make table doors soiled with mold like substance on cookline.
23-03-4
67
Aug 8, 2023
Routine - Food
No violations found.
100
Jun 6, 2023
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 5 major violations. 8 minor violations.
View 15 violations
High Priority - Employee touched soiled apron/clothes and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Male employee on cookline touched apron multiple times and continued to cook without washing hands.
12A-28-4
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking. Pasta in kitchen has no time mark. Placed out at 11:30.
03F-02-5
Intermediate - Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. Provided DBPR form during this inspection. **Corrective Action Taken**
11-27-4
Intermediate - No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. **Warning**
53B-01-5
Intermediate - 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. Missing for one new employee. Provided DBPR form during this inspection. **Corrective Action Taken**
11-26-1
Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Sausage in reach in make table cooked on 6/5 with no date mark. **Repeat Violation**
02C-02-5
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Interior of reach in make table in pizza station.
22-02-4
Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Tank near walk in cooler not secured.
51-11-4
Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance and are in disrepair. Several stained tiles in kitchen and several tiles in disrepair. **Repeat Violation**
36-34-5
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink on shelf in reach in cooler over dressing.
12B-07-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Walk in freezer gaskets have a slimet substance.
23-03-4
Basic - Standing water in bottom of walk-in-cooler. Standing water on floor in walk in cooler near door.
29-49-6
Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. One towel in kitchen area. **Repeat Violation**
21-12-4
Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Large bin of salt in prep area with no label. Manager added label. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
02D-01-5
Basic - In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Scoop handle in salt in prep area. **Repeat Violation**
10-01-5
30
Nov 4, 2022
Routine - Food
2 major violations. 9 minor violations.
View 11 violations
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Male employee dumped coffee in hand sink at kitchen entrance.
31A-11-4
Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Soup made on 11/1. Sauce made yesterday. Dates were added. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
02C-02-5
Basic - Ceiling tile missing. Vent cover missing on ceiling in kitchen area.
36-36-4
Basic - Food not stored at least 6 inches off of the floor. Containers of oil on floor near back door.
08B-47-4
Basic - In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Scoop with handle inside sugar. Manager removed. **Corrected On-Site**
10-01-5
Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. Cases of pizza boxes stored on floor in unused private dining room. **Repeat Violation**
25-05-4
Basic - Unclean building components, attachments or fixtures. On cookline and in prep area walls soiled. Also, ceiling in kitchen area soiled. **Repeat Violation**
36-50-4
Basic - Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Pipe under hand sink near back door leaking.
29-11-4
Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Three on cookline.
21-12-4
Basic - Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. On cookline 200 ppm.
21-07-4
Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Bin of sugar in prep area with no label.
02D-01-5
52
Frequently Asked Questions
When was Labellas Ital Piatto & Pizzeri last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at Labellas Ital Piatto & Pizzeri on file is from Mar 25, 2026. The public record contains 11 inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at Labellas Ital Piatto & Pizzeri?
Across the inspection record, “carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured” has been cited four times, more than any other issue at Labellas Ital Piatto & Pizzeri.
How does Labellas Ital Piatto & Pizzeri compare to other restaurants in Ocala?
Labellas Ital Piatto & Pizzeri most recently scored 64 out of 100, which is lower than the Ocala average of 78.
Has Labellas Ital Piatto & Pizzeri's inspection record improved over time?
No. Recent inspections at Labellas Ital Piatto & Pizzeri have averaged around 12 violations per visit, up from roughly three earlier in the record.
What does a medium risk rating mean?
A medium risk rating at Labellas Ital Piatto & Pizzeri means the most recent inspection turned up a handful of issues that the health department wrote up but did not classify as critical.
How often is Labellas Ital Piatto & Pizzeri inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, Labellas Ital Piatto & Pizzeri is inspected around three times per year on average.
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