Papa Joe's Italian Restaurant
6244 Spring Lake Hwy, Brooksville, FL 34601
How the BiteKarma score works
Each routine inspection starts at 100 and loses 7 points for every critical violation and 2 for every other one, half again as much when the same problem was cited at one of the two inspections before. A failed inspection counts as 69 at most. The score averages the five newest routine inspections, with the most recent counting most, and stays below 70 for 90 days after a fail unless the restaurant passes again. 90 and up is excellent, 80s good, 70s fair, and below 70 poor.
At a glance
- Passed 3 of 3 graded inspections since 2025.
- Last inspected Dec 19, 2025: passed with 4 violations, 1 critical.
- Keeps coming up: Wiping cloths; clean and soiled linens; laundry facilities, cited 2 times.
- 2 critical violations in the last two years.
Inspection history 3 visits
- 2025
- Passed Dec 19
Routine Inspection
4 violations, 1 critical
- Critical Food protection, cross-contamination
- Minor Clean clothes; hair restraints; jewelry; painted/artificial fingernails
- Minor Wiping cloths; clean and soiled linens; laundry facilities
- Minor In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
- Passed May 8
Routine Inspection
3 violations, 1 critical
- Critical Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
- Minor Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
- Minor Wiping cloths; clean and soiled linens; laundry facilities
- Passed Jan 30
Routine Inspection
3 violations
- Minor Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils; air drying
- Minor Food management certification valid / employee training verification
- Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
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