CARRABBAS ITALIAN GRILL
8406 BLANDING BLVD · JACKSONVILLE · Duval County · FL 32244
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 3
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, cellphone and then uniform without washing hands before grabbing a cut onion. Manager coached employee on proper handwashing procedures. Employee washed hands correctly. **Corrective Action Taken**
01D-01-5High Priority – Nonexempt fish offered raw or undercooked has not undergone proper parasite destruction. Fish must be fully cooked or discarded. Establishment allows guests to order salmon undercooked, but does not have proof of parasite destruction. Manager called salmon purveyor to obtain letter. Salmon MUST be fully cooked until proof can be obtained. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In walk-in cooler, chicken noodle soup (48F – Cold Holding). Manager stated door to walk in was open for truck delivery, manager placed soup in walk-in freezer to bring temperature down. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
Intermediate 2
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards being used in prep area soiled/stained. **Repeat Violation**
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Handwash sink by dish area observed with kitchen utensils in it. Handwash sink on front cook line observed with pitcher in it. Manager removed both from handwash sinks. **Corrected On-Site**
Basic 13
22-20-5Basic – Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. In ice machine in back hallway, interior observed with mold-like substance.
24-05-4Basic – Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Ice buckets in back hallway not inverted. Manager flipped over properly. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
12B-12-5Basic – Employee drinking from an unenclosed beverage container in a food preparation/clean dishware area and the container does not have a dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container. Employee energy drink can on front line table. Drink discarded. **Corrected On-Site**
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. In server station, employee purse observed on shelf next to food products. Manager removed employee purse. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
13-03-4Basic – Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee on front cook line not wearing hair restraint while working with food. Manager coached employee and told her to put on hat. **Corrected On-Site**
24-08-4Basic – Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried – wet nesting. Pans found in back prep area on lower shelf stacked before properly drying.
36-73-4Basic – Floor, walls and/or ceilings soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floors drains throughout kitchen and front line are soiled. By server station, floor tiles cracked in couple places. **Repeat Violation**
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. In walk-in freezer, box of pre-breaded chicken breast on floor. Employee moved to shelf 6 inches off ground. **Corrected On-Site**
14-69-4Basic – Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. On front cook line, both reach in freezer have ice build up present.
21-04-4Basic – In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board. On front cook line wiping cloth found under cutting board. Manager removed cloth. **Corrected On-Site**
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Multiple gaskets on reach in coolers through out front cook line soiled.
22-16-4Basic – Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Multiple reach in coolers on front cook line interior soiled with food debris.
29-11-4Basic – Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. On front cook line, under handwash sink pipe not attached completely. Leaking water when turned on. Manager immediately put in work order for pipe. **Corrective Action Taken**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 14, 2026 2:42 PM.
Violation category totals
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1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
3 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 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.