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La Pizza Italia

32 5 AVENUE, Brooklyn, 11217

Should you eat here?

Caution — pest-related violations found across multiple inspections, including the latest (7 weeks ago).

Last inspected Jun 17, 2026 · New York City health department

What the inspector found on Jun 17, 2026

  • Signs of pests (like mice, rats, roaches, or flies) or conditions that could attract them.

    Filth flies or food/refuse/sewage associated with (FRSA) flies or other nuisance pests in establishment’s food and/or non-food areas. FRSA flies include house flies, blow flies, bottle flies, flesh flies, drain flies, Phorid flies and fruit flies.

    Critical

  • Signs of pests (like mice, rats, roaches, or flies) or conditions that could attract them.

    Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.

    Critical

  • Signs of pests (like mice, rats, roaches, or flies) or conditions that could attract them.

    Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.

  • A general health-code issue noted during the inspection.

    Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.

    Critical

  • Raw and ready-to-eat foods were not kept separate, risking contamination.

    Single service article not provided. Single service article reused or not protected from contamination when transported, stored, dispensed. Drinking straws not completely enclosed in wrapper or dispensed from a sanitary device.

Inspection history

DateResultTypeViolations
Jun 17, 2026Grade BPre-permit (Operational) / Re-inspection5 (3 critical)
Dec 7, 2025Grade PendingPre-permit (Operational) / Initial Inspection8 (5 critical)

Problems that keep coming back

Issues cited at more than one inspection — a better signal than any single visit.

  • 2×Signs of pests (like mice, rats, roaches, or flies) or conditions that could attract them.
  • 2×Signs of pests (like mice, rats, roaches, or flies) or conditions that could attract them.
  • 2×A general health-code issue noted during the inspection.
  • 2×Raw and ready-to-eat foods were not kept separate, risking contamination.

Around this address

City records for the building itself, not this restaurant’s inspection.

  • 7 rodent inspections on record, 1 finding rat activity.
  • 3 recent 311 complaints filed at this address.

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