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CARRABBA'S ITALIAN GRILL

1430 SE 17 ST · FORT LAUDERDALE · Broward County · FL 33316

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateAugust 29, 2024
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionAdministrative complaint recommended
Resultfollow_up_required
Inspection number3438666
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID8727692
DBPR license1619033

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
5 High Priority0 Intermediate2 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical7 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

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

High Priority 5

#3High Priority09-01-4

High Priority – Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands – food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Observed employee handled bread with bare hands. Employee discarded at will.

#4High Priority01B-24-5

High Priority – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening/preparation. See stop sale. Observed at flip top cooler next to pizza oven – mushroom stuffed with cheese marked with 8/28/2024. Operator discarded at will. See stop sale.

Stop Sale
#5High Priority01B-02-5

High Priority – Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed at flip top cooler next to pizza oven – grilled peppers (49F – Cold Holding); mushrooms stuffed with cheese (53F – Cold Holding) as per operator items held out of temperature approximately for 5 hours, items not portioned or prepared today. See stop sale.

Stop Sale
#6High Priority03A-02-5

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed at flip top cooler next to pizza oven – grilled peppers (49F – Cold Holding); mushrooms stuffed with cheese (53F – Cold Holding) as per operator items held out of temperature approximately for 5 hours, items not portioned or prepared today. See stop sale.

Stop Sale
#7High Priority03B-01-6

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed at steam – table Ricardo sauce (sea food)( 67 – Hot Holding) as per operator item held out of temperature for approximately 2 hours – employee placed on stove to bring back up to 165F **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Corrective Action TakenRepeat ViolationAdmin Complaint

Basic 2

#1Basic14-09-4

Basic – Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Observed cutting board on prepping table by triple sink.

#2Basic13-03-4

Basic – Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Observed employee with no hair restraint while portioning potatoes at prepping table across triple sink. Employee complied **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 26, 2026 11:57 AM.

Violation category totals
Category 1 · Approved food source
2 observation(s)
Category 3 · Time/temperature control for safety food
2 observation(s)
Category 9 · Bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat food / AOP
1 observation(s)
Category 13 · Clothing, hair restraints, jewelry and fingernails
1 observation(s)
Category 14 · Food-contact and nonfood-contact surface design/maintenance
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.