Terranova's Italian Restaurant: inspection record

Name: Terranova's Italian Restaurant
Address: 208 N State St, Bunnell, FL, US

Terranova's Italian Restaurant at 208 N State St in Bunnell was last inspected by the Florida DBPR on September 16, 2026. Its most recent routine inspection recorded 1 finding, 0 of them high priority (no high-priority findings). Flagler Food has 6 inspection visits on file for this license since July 1, 2025.

Inspection history

September 16, 2026: Routine - Food

Result: Call Back - Extension given, pending. 0 high-priority, 1 intermediate and 0 basic findings.

Intermediate: No plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. Observed historical plans do not match current layout of restaurant. Establishment has added food preparation areas to front of walk-in cooler, side room near bath room. Soup serving station and pizza by slice at bar. Warning

September 16, 2026: Routine - Food

Result: Emergency order recommended. 4 high-priority, 0 intermediate and 5 basic findings.

Basic: Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Observed cutting board near cookline has dark cut marks that's no longer cleanable.
Basic: Dead roaches on premises. Observed 25 dead roaches in kitchen areas behind reach in freezer, bar, and soda bib and pan storage area. Warning
Basic: Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Observed employee drink on reach in cooler prep cutting board. Operator removed. Corrected On-Site
Basic: Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Observed cups above soda station wet nesting.
Basic: Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Observed wet wiping cloth on reach in cooler prep station. Operator placed in sanitizer bucket. Corrected On-Site
Basic: Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Observed dishwasher sanitizer 0ppm. Operator got new sanitizer and primed 50ppm. Corrected On-Site
Basic: Food-contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning, before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Observed dishes being washed with no sanitizer at dishwasher. Operator got new sanitizer before end of inspection. Corrective Action Taken
Basic: Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. Observed 4 live roaches 3 under bar station and 1 near soda bib and pan storage. Warning
Basic: Rodent activity present as evidenced by rodent droppings found. Observed 4 rodent droppings in corner of soda bib and pan storage area. Warning

July 7, 2026: Routine - Food

Result: Call Back - Extension given, pending. 0 high-priority, 1 intermediate and 0 basic findings.

Basic: No plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. Observed historical plans do not match current layout of restaurant. Establishment has added food preparation areas to front of walk-in cooler, side room near bath room. Soup serving station and pizza by slice at bar. **Warning**

May 5, 2026: Routine - Food

Result: Call Back - Extension given, pending. 0 high-priority, 1 intermediate and 0 basic findings.

Basic: No plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. Observed historical plans do not match current layout of restaurant. Establishment has added food preparation areas to front of walk-in cooler, side room near bath room. Soup serving station and pizza by slice at bar. **Warning**

February 24, 2026: Routine - Food

Result: Warning Issued. 3 high-priority, 3 intermediate and 1 basic findings.

Basic: Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Observed wiping cloth sanitizer bucket at 0ppm quat. Person in charge remade buckets at 200ppm quat. **Corrected On-Site**
Basic: Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Observed employee touching cell phone, put cell phone away and began building a pizza without washing hands. Discussed with person in charge.
Basic: Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure (AOP). Observed person in charge bare hand contact cheese and spices used to garnish food. Discussed with person in charge and person in charge asked about an AOP. Provided AOP to person in charge. **Corrective Action Taken**
Basic: Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed raw shell eggs above ready to eat soup in walk-in cooler. Discussed with person in charge.
Basic: Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed blade on can opener soiled with food debris.
Basic: No plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. Observed historical plans do not match current layout of restaurant. Establishment has added food preparation areas to front of walk-in cooler, side room near bath room. Soup serving station and pizza by slice at bar. **Warning**
Basic: Proof of required state approved employee training not available for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Observed some employees with food handlers expired.

September 24, 2025: Routine - Food

Result: Administrative determination recommended. 4 high-priority, 1 intermediate and 5 basic findings.

Basic: Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Person in charge secured tanks. **
Basic: Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Drink on pizza prep table. Drink with no lid on back table. Person in charge removed all drinks. **Corrected On-Site** **
Basic: Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Phone and hat on back prep tables. person in charge Moved items. **Corrected On-Site**
Basic: In-use utensil not stored on a clean portion of food preparation or cooking equipment. Soiled knives in knife rack. Person in charge removed knives. **Corrective Action Taken**
Basic: In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Spoons in standing water on cook line. Person in charge removed water. **Corrected On-Site** **
Basic: Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Out for 1 hr; sausage 55F; ( - Cold Holding). Person in charge put inside cooler. In pizza 1 hour;Pizza; cheese 48F, onions 58F, bell pepper 45F, pepperoni, meatballs, sausage, ham 52F; ( - Cold Holding) per person in charge loaded at 10:30 now in 11:45. Placed on time control until cooler is fixed. **Corrective Action Taken** **
Basic: Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. Missing on pizza. Person in charge time stamped pizzas. **Corrected On-Site**
Basic: Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Meatballs, marinara 124F; ( - Hot Holding). Person in charge reheated to 165F. **Corrected On-Site**
Basic: Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Missing on red hose near dry storage. **
Basic: No proof of required state approved employee training provided for employee hired more than 60 days ago. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. People hired within 60 days have no proof of training.

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