Fortunato's Italian Pizzeria

212 37 Ave N, St Petersburg, FL 33704

Passed · Aug 14, 2026 Directions
67
Poor BiteKarma score 67 out of 100
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 6 of 7 graded inspections since 2024.
  • Last inspected Aug 14, 2026: passed with 10 violations.
  • Keeps coming up: Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking, cited 4 times, plus 16 other repeat issues.
  • 6 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 7 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Passed Aug 14

    Routine Inspection

    10 violations
    • Minor Wiping cloths; clean and soiled linens; laundry facilities
    • Minor Current license properly displayed
    • Minor Food protection, cross-contamination
    • Minor Chemicals/toxic substances
    • Minor Clean clothes; hair restraints; jewelry; painted/artificial fingernails
    • Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
    • Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
    • Minor Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
    • Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
    • Minor Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
  3. Passed Jan 21

    Routine Inspection

    11 violations
    • Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
    • Minor Food protection, cross-contamination
    • Minor Current license properly displayed
    • Minor Time and temperature control for safety foods
    • Minor Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
    • Minor Plumbing installed and maintained; mop sink; water filters; backflow prevention
    • Minor Hand wash sinks, hand washing supplies and hand wash sign
    • Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
    • Minor Food management certification valid / employee training verification
    • Minor Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
    • Minor Clean clothes; hair restraints; jewelry; painted/artificial fingernails
  4. 2025
  5. Passed Aug 18

    Callback Reinspection

    7 violations
    • Minor Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
    • Minor Clean clothes; hair restraints; jewelry; painted/artificial fingernails
    • Minor Food and food equipment thermometers provided and accurate
    • Minor Time and temperature control for safety foods
    • Minor Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils; air drying
    • Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
    • Minor Employee health knowledge; ill/symptomatic employee present
  6. Passed Aug 14

    Routine Inspection

    14 violations, 4 critical
    • Critical Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
    • Critical Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
    • Critical Time and temperature control for safety foods
    • Critical Food protection, cross-contamination
    • Minor Current license properly displayed
    • Minor Employee health knowledge; ill/symptomatic employee present
    • Minor Bare hand contact with ready-to-eat food; alternative operating procedure
    • Minor Approved source
    • Minor Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
    • Minor Wiping cloths; clean and soiled linens; laundry facilities
    • Minor Clean clothes; hair restraints; jewelry; painted/artificial fingernails
    • Minor Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils; air drying
    • Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
    • Minor Food and food equipment thermometers provided and accurate

Nearby

BiteKarma scores around Fortunato's Italian Pizzeria, which is the dark pin. Zoom in to see the dots' scores, and tap a pin marked + to see everything at that address.

  1. 73 Asian Wok 250 ft
  2. 98 McDonald's 300 ft
  3. 93 Burger King 0.1 mi
  4. 92 Taco Bell 0.1 mi
  5. 97 Chipotle Mexican Grill 0.1 mi