The Italian Kitchen

101 First St, Port St Joe, FL 32456
Last inspected: May 15, 2025
55
Score
Medium Risk

The Italian Kitchen is a restaurant located at 101 First St, Port St Joe, FL.

Health inspection records are available below. Check the inspection history and violations section for details on past inspections conducted by the local health department.

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Inspections
1
Critical latest
1
Major latest
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Minor latest
Inspection History
May 15, 2025
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 7 minor violations.
55
Jan 27, 2025
Routine - Food
No violations found.
100
Apr 7, 2023
Routine - Food
1 major violation.
90
Sep 22, 2022
Routine - Food
No violations found.
100
Sep 22, 2022
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 2 minor violations.
74
Violations — May 15, 2025 Inspection
Basic - Bathroom located inside establishment not completely enclosed with tight-fitting, self-closing doors. **Warning**
32-04-4
Basic - 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. Snapper.
06-09-1
Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation.
13-03-4
Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. **Repeat Violation**
35B-01-4
Basic - Plumbing system in disrepair. Observed the drain line coming from the three compartment sink broken from the sink water will run on the floor and not into the drain. **Warning**
29-08-4
Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Mop not properly stored.
42-01-4
Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name.cornmeal not labeled on the front line.
02D-01-5
High Priority - Air gap between water supply inlet and flood rim of equipment/sink is less than one inch. Dish machine. **Repeat Violation**
29-44-4
Intermediate - No plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. Plan Review needed for existing licensed establishment remodel, new equipment, rearranged equipment, expanded square footage Observed establishment added a dish machine next to three compartment sink. **Warning**
51-16-7
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