Carrabba's Italian Grill
Last inspected: Mar 13, 2026
30
Score
Carrabba's Italian Grill, located at 33983 Us Hwy 19 N in Palm Harbor, FL, underwent a high-risk inspection on March 13, 2026. This inspection identified 4 critical, 1 major, and 10 minor violations, including issues with a cutting board, improperly segregated spoiled food, and an employee beverage in the dry storage area, though the beverage issue was corrected on-site. Prior inspections for this Italian restaurant have predominantly been low-risk.
8
Inspections
4
Critical latest
1
Major latest
10
Minor latest
Inspection History
Mar 13, 2026
Routine - Food
4 critical violations. 1 major violation. 10 minor violations.
30
Mar 4, 2025
Routine - Food
2 critical violations.
74
Nov 7, 2024
Routine - Food
No violations found.
100
Oct 31, 2023
Complaint Full
1 minor violation.
95
Aug 28, 2023
Routine - Food
2 minor violations.
90
Apr 10, 2023
Complaint Full
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 1 minor violation.
74
Mar 27, 2023
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 3 major violations. 2 minor violations.
58
Sep 8, 2022
Routine - Food
3 minor violations.
86
Violations — Mar 13, 2026 Inspection
Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting boards grooved on cook line.
14-09-4
Basic - Damaged/spoiled/recalled food not properly segregated. 2lbs of soiled strawberries stored with unspoiled product in walk in cooler. See stop sale
08B-20-4
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Drink stored in dry storage room. Operator moved employee beverage. **Corrected On-Site**
12B-07-4
Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from items to be served to the public. Employee food stored above to go boxes and cups in dry storage. Operator moved employee food. **Corrected On-Site**
08B-49-4
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee AirPods stored in box containing cans. Operator removed AirPods.
40-06-5
Basic - Food stored on floor. Boxes of soda stored on floor. Operator moved soda boxes to proper location. **Corrected On-Site**
08B-38-4
Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs store on handle of stove. Operator moved tongs to proper area. **Corrected On-Site**
10-20-4
Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Interior of oven in kitchen has accumulation of debris.
22-08-4
Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. Single service items in dry storage stored on floor. Operator moved to proper area.
25-05-4
Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Squeeze bottle of soybean oil unlabeled on cook line.
02D-01-5
High Priority - Employee rubbed hands together for less than 10-15 seconds while washing hands. Employee washed hands for 5 seconds.
12A-17-4
High Priority - Employee used the bathroom and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands upon returning to employee area. Employee went from bathroom to cook line without washing hands, was gloves before told by operator to wash hands.
12A-11-4
High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to adulteration of food product. 2.5 lbs of moldy strawberries in walk in cooler.
01B-03-5
High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Butane store on top of ready to eat food in dry storage. Operator moved chemical to proper location. **Corrected On-Site**
41-10-4
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board soiled on cook line.
22-02-4
Priority (Critical)
Priority Foundation (Major)
Core (Minor)
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