137 W INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY BLVD, DAYTONA BEACH, FL 32114
DON VITO'S ITALIAN RESTAURANT LLC keeps a clean kitchen by state inspection standards. Only minor issues noted in the past year. The trailing-year record shows 6 violations, including 2 high-priority and 0 Emergency Orders of Closure.
Scores higher than 71% of the 391 inspected restaurants in DAYTONA BEACH on the trailing-year record.
2 high-priority violations on the trailing-year record — below the Volusia County average of 3.3.
Full available history. The score uses only the most recent 365 days — older visits are shown for context, not counted.
Missing or inaccurate food and equipment thermometers.
Floors, walls, ceilings, or attached equipment dirty, damaged, or poorly vented.
Food held, cooled, cooked, or reheated outside safe temperatures, letting dangerous bacteria multiply.
Surfaces that touch food — cutting boards, ice bins, dish racks — soiled or not sanitized.
Shelves, counters, handles, or equipment exteriors soiled with grease, debris, or dust.
Floors, walls, ceilings, or attached equipment dirty, damaged, or poorly vented.
Missing or inaccurate food and equipment thermometers.
Dish machine or sinks not set up or working properly, or missing sanitizer test kit and gauges.
Dish machine or sinks not set up or working properly, or missing sanitizer test kit and gauges.
Food-contact or nonfood-contact surfaces improperly designed, constructed, maintained, or located.
Shelves, counters, handles, or equipment exteriors soiled with grease, debris, or dust.
Floors, walls, ceilings, or attached equipment dirty, damaged, or poorly vented.
Inadequate lighting, or bulbs over food areas not shielded or shatter-protected.
Dish machine or sinks not set up or working properly, or missing sanitizer test kit and gauges.
Shelves, counters, handles, or equipment exteriors soiled with grease, debris, or dust.
Floors, walls, ceilings, or attached equipment dirty, damaged, or poorly vented.
Dish machine or sinks not set up or working properly, or missing sanitizer test kit and gauges.
Surfaces that touch food — cutting boards, ice bins, dish racks — soiled or not sanitized.
Shelves, counters, handles, or equipment exteriors soiled with grease, debris, or dust.
Floors, walls, ceilings, or attached equipment dirty, damaged, or poorly vented.
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.
Cold food must stay at 41°F or below and hot food at 135°F or above, through receiving, holding, cooking, cooling, and reheating. The range in between is where bacteria multiply fastest, which is why temperature control is checked on nearly every visit.
On this record, the category appears in 1 of the 2 trailing-year inspections. The written details for each entry are in the state inspection documents linked above.
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. 7406372 — you can read the original documents yourself and compare.