PAPA JOHNS PIZZA

18378 HWY 19 N, CLEARWATER, Pinellas County. DBPR licence 6214093. 4 inspection visits from 2024-04-04 to 2025-10-15.

Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fineLast visit, 2025-10-15: complaint follow-up, 0 high-priority, 1 intermediate, 3 basic violations

0 of 2routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Pinellas County average that year (1 had none)

0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023

1inspections prompted by a complaint

Every inspection visit

Newest first. Violations: high-priority / intermediate / basic. County average = high-priority violations at a first routine visit, Pinellas County, same fiscal year. Codes and descriptions are DBPR's; the inspector's written notes are on DBPR's site only.
Date	Visit	Result	High	Inter.	Basic	County avg	What was cited
2025-10-15	Complaint follow-up	Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended	0	1	3		3 areas 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints (x2) 32 Restrooms with self-closing doors, fixtures operate properly, facility clean, supplied with hand-soap, disposable towels or hand drying devices, tissue, covered waste receptacles 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-08-11	Complaint inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	1	1	4		5 areas 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints (x2) 32 Restrooms with self-closing doors, fixtures operate properly, facility clean, supplied with hand-soap, disposable towels or hand drying devices, tissue, covered waste receptacles 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-02-12	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	2	1	1.27	3 areas 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 50 Current license properly displayed 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-04-04	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	3	1.55	5 areas 01 Approved source 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed

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A routine inspection is one visit on one day. Inspectors in different counties record violations differently, so compare a count with its county average, not with a restaurant in another county. Nothing on this page is a rating. Source: DBPR inspection files, data as of 2026-11-09; DBPR's own record for this licence is the official one.