License No. 6218798|Public Food Service Establishment|Pinellas County, FloridaInspected Oct 22, 2025

State of Florida Inspection Record

MONTE PIZZA

5859 54 AVE N, KENNETH CITY, FL 33709

MONTE PIZZA keeps a clean kitchen by state inspection standards. Only minor issues noted in the past year. The trailing-year record shows 8 violations, including 2 high-priority and 0 Emergency Orders of Closure.

Solid

78.7

Trailing year of inspections

How this kitchen compares

Against KENNETH CITY

Scores higher than 80% of the 15 inspected restaurants in KENNETH CITY on the trailing-year record.

78.7

Lowest scoreCity median · 48.2Highest score

Against Pinellas County

2 high-priority violations on the trailing-year record — below the Pinellas County average of 2.4.

This kitchen2

County average2.4

Below county average

Computed from the trailing-year records of all inspected restaurants in the same city and county. Official State of Florida inspection data — scores calculated by this site.

The Inspection Record

1 inspection

Visit 01 — Food-Licensing Inspection

Oct 22, 2025

Disposition

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Chemicals & toxic substances

Cleaning chemicals or other toxic substances unlabeled or stored where they can reach food.

High-priority×2

Food at unsafe temperature

Food held, cooled, cooked, or reheated outside safe temperatures, letting dangerous bacteria multiply.

High-priority

Bathrooms

Restrooms not clean, stocked, or maintained as required.

Basic×2

Garbage & premises

Garbage overflowing or uncovered, or the premises not maintained.

Basic

Floors, walls & ceilings

Floors, walls, ceilings, or attached equipment dirty, damaged, or poorly vented.

Basic

Lighting

Inadequate lighting, or bulbs over food areas not shielded or shatter-protected.

Basic

Source: State of FloridaState inspection document

What the violations mean

Violation categories, explained

8 violations · 6 categories

Every violation on this record falls into one of the state's standardized categories. Here is what each category covers and why inspectors check for it — in plain English, with the trailing-year count for this kitchen.

Cleaning chemicals and other toxic substances must be labeled and stored away from food and prep surfaces. A mislabeled or badly placed chemical can end up in food, which is why inspectors treat this as high-priority.

On this record, the category appears in 1 of the 1 trailing-year inspection. The written details for each entry are in the state inspection documents linked above.

^† Item numbers refer to the State of Florida’s standardized inspection form; the same item recurring across visits indicates an unresolved problem. Severity groupings and the sanitation score are explained in How it works.

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Dirty Dish List is built from public inspection data published by the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation. The inspection dates, dispositions, and violations on this report card mirror what the state has on file for License No. 6218798 — you can read the original documents yourself and compare.

License on file

6218798

Inspected

Oct 22, 2025

Scoring

Trailing-year aggregate — How it works

Official State of Florida inspection records Opens myfloridalicense.com — the state's public inspection search

Official State of Florida inspection data — scores calculated by this site