Terra & Acqua

What the inspector found on Oct. 26, 2026

• High Priority Food with mold-like growth. See stop sale. Observed pasta with fuzzy mold like growth in walk-in cooler.
• High Priority Live, small flying insects found. Observed one live flying insect in food prep area.
• High Priority Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening/preparation. See stop sale. Observed opened Mascarpone and Ricotta cheese in walk-in cooler without date marks. Person in charge doesn't know when opened so disposed of cheeses.
• High Priority Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. Observed approximately 21 live roaches crawling on floor and walls in food prep area next to ice machine. Observed approximately 6 live roaches crawling on wall on corner of cook line Observed approximately 2 live roaches crawling on floor under oven
• High Priority Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. Observed pizza cook grab phone with gloves hands and then grab pizza utensils without changing gloves and hand washing. Immediately asked employee to change gloves and hand wash. Employee did. Fixed during the inspection. Repeat violation.
• High Priority Stop Sale issued. Fish reduced oxygen packaged on premises, or commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish labeled with instructions to remain frozen until time of use, not held frozen. Observed two packages of reduced oxygen packaged hamachi in walk-in cooler. Fish vacuum packaged onsite per operator. Fish throughly thawed out.
• High Priority Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed on pizza make line cut tomatoes in oil (54F - Cold Holding) discussed time control with person in charge. Observed steak (44F - Cold Holding); pasta (46F - Cold Holding) in walk-in cooler for less than four hours per person in charge. Person in charge stated walk-in cooler in defrost and moved items away from under the condenser. Fixed during the inspection.
• Intermediate Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Observed opened Mascarpone and Ricotta cheese in walk-in cooler without date marks. Person in charge doesn't know when opened so disposed of cheeses. Repeat violation.
• Intermediate Establishment packaging time/temperature control for safety food using a reduced oxygen method that requires a Process Waiver and the establishment does not have an approved Process Waiver and HACCP plan from the Division of Hotels and Restaurants. More information can be found at https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/special-process/. See stop sale. Observed two packages of reduced oxygen packaged hamachi in walk-in cooler. Fish vacuum packaged onsite per operator.
• Intermediate Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed food debris on can opener blade. Observed cutting boards stained with food debris. Observed cracked cutting board counter top soiled with food debris. Repeat violation.
• Intermediate No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Observed hand washing station near triple sink missing paper towels. Person in charge added. Fixed during the inspection.
• Intermediate No soap provided at handwash sink. Observed hand washing station near triple sink missing soap. Person in charge added. Fixed during the inspection.
• Basic Cove molding at floor/wall juncture broken/missing. Observed cove molding by bar and food prep area either missing or in major disrepair. Food debris has gathered in area.
• Basic Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Observed cutting board/counter top cracked making it not easily cleanable.
• Basic Dead roaches on premises. Observed approximately three dead roaches on floor in food prep area Observed approximately two dead roaches on floor next to ice machine. Observed one dead roach on side of reach in cooler on cook line. Observed approximately two dead roaches floating in water under hand washing station. Observed approximately ten dead roaches on glue trap by bar.
• Basic Duct tape used to repair nonfood-contact surface. Observe duct tape and painters tape used on entire of ice machine.
• Basic Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Observed open plastic container used for employee drink on prep table by triple sink.
• Basic Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Observed floors soiled through out kitchen and food prep area soiled with food debris.
• Basic Food stored on floor. Observed case of cheese on floor in pizza walk-in cooler Observed two cases of food on floor in walk-in freezer. Person in charge moved all cases on to shelves. Fixed during the inspection. Repeat violation.
• Basic Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed multiple reach in freezer and reach in cooler and walk-in cooler gaskets soiled with black/green mold like substance.
• Basic Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Observed hand washing station by triple sink leaking into a bucket.

From the Florida Division of Hotels and Restaurants inspection report. Read the state's report.