EL CARRIEL
1215 N MARTIN LUTHER KING · CLEARWATER · Pinellas County · FL 33755
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
18 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 7
12A-07-5High Priority – Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Employee touched his pants and shirt then put gloves on and engaged in food preparation without washing hands **Warning**
12A-25-4High Priority – Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee touched face then engaged in food preparation **Warning**
12A-19-4High Priority – Employee washed hands with cold water and continued to prepared food in the prep area water temperature 82F **Warning**
12A-20-4High Priority – Employee washed hands with no soap. Employee rinsed hands off, did not use soap **Warning**
35A-02-6High Priority – Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. 3 flies in kitchen food prep area, door left open during preparation of food, 33 small flies in box of rotten bananas by front door, employee moved box of rotten bananas out of kitchen, now there are 6 flies in kitchen area **Warning**
01B-13-4High Priority – Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Box of rotten bananas with flies on them. **Warning**
03B-01-6High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. chicken Quesadillas (107F – Hot Holding); Rice and beams (103F – Hot Holding) on shelf ready to be loaded onto mobile, operator put back on stove tacos (107F – Hot Holding) 165F; beef (102F – Hot Holding) on cook line, operator put back in fryer and on stove to be reheated **Warning**
Intermediate 2
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener soiled **Warning**
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Scoop stored on hand sink, scoop removed **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Basic 9
14-21-4Basic – Can opener soiled and rustic **Warning**
14-09-4Basic – Cutting board has cut marks and stained and is no longer cleanable. **Warning**
33-14-4Basic – Dumpster overflowing garbage, open garbage bag on top of dumpster open and lots of flies around it. **Warning**
12B-02-4Basic – Employee drink in counter next door entrance and next to food **Warning**
13-03-4Basic – Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation in the kitchen. **Warning**
14-11-5Basic – Equipment in poor repair. All reach in coolers gasket needs repairs **Warning**
35B-05-4Basic – Outer openings not protected during operation and vermin and/or environmental cross contamination present. Front door wide open flies on kitchen **Warning**
22-16-4Basic – Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. All reach in coolers **Warning**
42-01-4Basic – Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry insisted bucket I Next to mop sink area inside the Restroom **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 4, 2026 1:49 PM.
Violation category totals
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
5 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
3 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 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.