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KAROL HOTEL

2675 ULMERTON RD · CLEARWATER · Pinellas County · FL 33762

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateSeptember 2, 2025
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionWarning Issued
Resultfollow_up_required
Inspection number3617247
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID10908054
DBPR license6217986

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
2 High Priority1 Intermediate9 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical12 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

12 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.

High Priority 2

#10High Priority01B-02-5

High Priority – Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Collards 8-15 1/2 lbs Bolo 8-21 3 lbs Au jus 8-22 1lbs Marinara 8-19 2 lbs Truffle 8-21 1/2 lbs Anchovies 8-19 1 lbs Garlic 7-31 1 lbs **Warning**

WarningStop Sale
#11High Priority03A-02-5

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Pooled eggs in cartilage 56 degrees reach in cooler water **Warning**

Warning

Intermediate 1

#12Intermediate02C-02-5

Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. **Warning**

Warning

Basic 9

#1Basic06-09-1

Basic – Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. 4 pieces of tilapia at cook line, 4 pieces inside walk in cooler did not **Warning**

Warning
#2Basic12B-07-4

Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. **Warning**

Warning
#3Basic40-06-5

Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee lunch in reach in freezer **Warning**

Warning
#4Basic08B-38-4

Basic – Food stored on floor. Beef battered fries box on floor walk in freezer. **Warning**

Warning
#5Basic10-14-5

Basic – Ice bucket stored on floor between uses. **Warning**

Warning
#6Basic23-03-4

Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Middle reach in cooler gasket. **Warning**

Warning
#7Basic29-49-6

Basic – Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Middle reach in cooler water in bottom at cook line **Warning**

Warning
#8Basic03G-54-1

Basic – Time/temperature control for safety food packaged using a reduced oxygen method without a HACCP plan not removed from its package within 48 hours after packaging. Raw Pork chops inside walk in cooler 6 pieces all dated 8-22 **Warning**

Warning
#9Basic02D-01-5

Basic – Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Bolo sauce in walk in cooler no label. **Warning**

Warning

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 22, 2026 7:54 AM.

Violation category totals
Category 2 · Original container, labeling, date marking and consumer advisory
1 observation(s)
Category 3 · Time/temperature control for safety food
2 observation(s)
Category 4 · Facilities maintain proper food temperature
2 observation(s)
Category 7 · Food not re-served
1 observation(s)
Category 9 · Bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat food / AOP
1 observation(s)
Category 11 · Employee health knowledge / ill employees
1 observation(s)
Category 13 · Clothing, hair restraints, jewelry and fingernails
1 observation(s)
Category 24 · Storage/handling of clean equipment and utensils
1 observation(s)
Category 30 · No longer used
1 observation(s)
Category 41 · Chemicals and toxic substances
1 observation(s)

Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.