CARRABBA'S ITALIAN GRILL
2240 E HWY 50 · CLERMONT · Lake County · FL 34711
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
12 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 6
03D-02-5High Priority – Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. Cooling overnight per operator: Alfredo 46F, chicken soup 44F, meat sauce 44F. All cook chill cooling overnight per operator. See stop sale. **Warning**
35A-02-6High Priority – Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. 2 live and 3 dead flies in dry storage closet. 1 live fly around ice machine. 4 around beer taps in the bar **Warning**
08A-20-5High Priority – Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Walk in cooler raw sausage and ground beef over whole muscle steaks **Warning**
01B-02-5High Priority – Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. **Warning**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. – Blue cheese 60F, feta 53F, fresh mozzarella 46F, top of reach in cooler across from cookline fryers. All items nested on top of others pans. Moved underneath – shredded cheese 47F, sliced cheese 50F at the top, marinara 47F, vodka 50F. 2nd cookline cooler from handsink, top portion of cooler **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
03B-01-6High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. – In warmer approximately 3 hours. Mashed potatoes 117-130F. Advised to reheat to 165F to hot hold at 135F or above. – lemon butter sauce 92F after stirring. Operator stated product normally has 4 hour time marking. Cook reheating to 175F **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
Intermediate 2
31A-09-4Intermediate – Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Cookline, faucet removed **Warning**
03G-49-1Intermediate – Operator not able to provide monitoring, verification and corrective action records required to be maintained by the approved variance or HACCP plan. No HACCP plan available for cook/chill. No temperature records available. Operator was emailed plan to keep on file and follow **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
Basic 4
14-11-5Basic – Equipment in poor repair. Large crack in plastic ice bucket. Operator discarded and replaced. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
36-22-4Basic – Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Cookline, not sloped to drain/ floor covered in disrepair with holes **Warning**
10-08-5Basic – Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. Bar **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
02D-01-5Basic – Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Flour **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 16, 2026 12:46 PM.
Violation category totals
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1 observation(s)
4 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
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.