The Pepi Companies
Last inspected: Oct 15, 2025
50
Score
The Pepi Companies, located at 19740 Us Hwy Howard St in Live Oak, FL, underwent a high-risk inspection on October 15, 2025, with a score of 50. This inspection identified one critical, one major, and nine minor violations, including issues with food dispensing methods and sanitation of a storage room ceiling vent. The facility has a historical pattern of high-risk scores across its eight recorded inspections.
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Inspections
1
Critical latest
1
Major latest
9
Minor latest
Inspection History
Oct 15, 2025
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 9 minor violations.
50
Mar 26, 2025
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 2 major violations. 4 minor violations.
50
Sep 10, 2024
Routine - Food
1 major violation. 4 minor violations.
74
Apr 4, 2024
Routine - Food
1 major violation. 4 minor violations.
67
Jan 26, 2024
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 3 major violations. 7 minor violations.
45
Mar 1, 2023
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 2 major violations. 9 minor violations.
45
Aug 30, 2022
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 6 major violations. 4 minor violations.
29
Violations — Oct 15, 2025 Inspection
Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. No-handle bowl used as scoop in container of crumbs. Manager discarded. **Corrective Action Taken**
14-01-5
Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Storage room ceiling vent soiled with dust accumulation.
36-34-5
Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Ice bucket on top of machine not inverted or protected. Manager inverted bucket. **Corrected On-Site**
24-05-4
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink on storage rack over spices. Manager discarded. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
12B-07-4
Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Bins wet nesting on storage rack in front of three compartment sink. Manager removed to reclean. **Corrective Action Taken**
24-08-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Walk-in freezer gaskets soiled with mold-like substances. Mold-like substances on backsplash around nozzles of soda machine. Manager cleaned during inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
23-03-4
Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Label residue on stored bins on rack in front of three compartment sink. Manager removed for cleaning. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation**
16-46-4
Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Wet wiping cloth on prep table. Manager moved to sani-bucket. **Corrected On-Site**
21-12-4
Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Bulk containers of breading and crumbs not labeled. Manager labeled containers. **Corrected On-Site**
02D-01-5
High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. No vacuum breaker installed after Y-splitter at mop sink.
29-42-4
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Mold-like substances on white deflector plate of ice bin. Manager cleaned during inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
22-02-4
Priority (Critical)
Priority Foundation (Major)
Core (Minor)
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