Sammy Joe's Pizzeria Cafe
8760 Se 165th Mulberry Ln, The Villages, FL 32162
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
- Keeps coming up: Food protection, cross-contamination, cited 4 times, plus 11 other repeat issues.
- #8 in The Villages's Hall of Shame, among the lowest BiteKarma scores in the city.
- Passed 0 of 4 graded inspections since 2024.
- Last inspected Jun 3, 2026: failed with 8 violations, 2 critical.
- 9 critical violations in the last two years.
Inspection history 4 visits
- 2026
- Failed Jun 3
Routine Inspection
8 violations, 2 critical
- Critical Time and temperature control for safety foods
- Critical Food protection, cross-contamination
- Minor No presence or breeding of insects/rodents/pests; no live animals; outer openings protected
- Minor Garbage and refuse; premises maintained
- Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
- Minor Cleaning and maintenance equipment
- Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
- Minor Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
- 2025
- Failed Nov 3
Routine Inspection
13 violations, 1 critical
- Critical Food protection, cross-contamination
- Minor Wiping cloths; clean and soiled linens; laundry facilities
- Minor Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
- Minor No presence or breeding of insects/rodents/pests; no live animals; outer openings protected
- Minor Employee personal belongings
- Minor Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils; air drying
- Minor Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
- Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
- Minor Approved source
- Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
- Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
- Minor Single-service and single-use items
- Minor Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
- Failed May 22
Routine Inspection
10 violations, 5 critical
- Critical Food protection, cross-contamination
- Critical Employee health knowledge; ill/symptomatic employee present
- Critical Time and temperature control for safety foods
- Critical Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
- Critical Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
- Minor In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
- Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
- Minor Chemicals/toxic substances
- Minor Dishwashing facilities; chemical test kit(s); gauges
- Minor Approved source
- 2024
- Failed Nov 19
Routine Inspection
9 violations, 1 critical
- Critical Food protection, cross-contamination
- Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
- Minor Cleaning and maintenance equipment
- Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
- Minor Clean clothes; hair restraints; jewelry; painted/artificial fingernails
- Minor Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
- Minor Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
- Minor Wiping cloths; clean and soiled linens; laundry facilities
- Minor Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
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