Venice Pizza
Last inspected: Mar 24, 2026
78
Score
Venice Pizza, located at 4645 W Maryland Ave in Glendale, AZ, underwent a low-risk inspection on March 24, 2026. This inspection identified one critical and one major violation related to handwashing and preventing contamination. Venice Pizza has a history of mostly low-risk inspections over four recorded visits.
4
Inspections
1
Critical latest
1
Major latest
0
Minor latest
Inspection History
Mar 24, 2026
Routine
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 2 corrected on site.
78
Jul 16, 2025
Routine
1 major violation. 1 corrected on site.
90
Feb 14, 2025
Routine
No violations found.
100
Oct 2, 2024
Routine
No violations found.
100
Violations — Mar 24, 2026 Inspection
Handwashing done in improper location
(corrected on site)
Inspector notes: Observed food employee wash hands in 3-compartment sink. Hands shall be washed in a handwashing sink or approved automatic handwashing facility. Hands shall not be washed in 3-compartment sink, food prep sink, or in mop sink. Person in charge (PIC) spoke with employee about which sink could be used for handwashing and employee properly washed hands at handwash sink at time of inspection
2-301.15
Bare hand contact with ready-to-eat food
(corrected on site)
Inspector notes: Observed food employee use bare hand to take a food topping off of a baked ready-to-eat (RTE) pizza. Bare hand contact is not approved with RTE food items. Wash hands per code and shall not contact exposed RTE foods with bare hands and shall use suitable utensils such as deli tissue, spatulas, tongs, single-use gloves, or dispensing equipment. Discussed the importance of preventing bare hand contact with RTE foods with PIC. RTE pizza that was contacted by bare hand was embargoed and recommended for discarded at time of inspection. Per PIC, RTE pizza contacted by bare hand was set aside for personal consumption
3-301.11(B)
Priority (Critical)
Priority Foundation (Major)
Core (Minor)
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