Carrabba's Italian Grill
3530 Tyrone Blvd, St. Petersburg, FL 33710 · Permanent Food Service · License 6214459
What drove the grade
Live, small flying insects found.
How the score was calculated
- Starting score100
- Violations at the Sep 1 routine inspection1 high priority (no follow-up needed), 1 intermediate, 5 basic (3 repeats)-14
- Safety score86
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Inspection history
1 inspection · 1 visitRoutine inspection
- First visitSep 1, 2026 No follow-up needed
Met the state's inspection standards; the inspector didn't need to come back. Any violations cited still count toward the grade.
7 violations found:
Official report, on the Florida DBPR websiteWhat the inspector cited
High priority1
Code 35, Insects, rodents, pests and animals: Live, small flying insects found.
1 live fly in kitchen near walk in cooler, not observed landing on food or food contact surfaces. 1 live fly behind bar observed landing on liquor bottles
Intermediate1
Code 22, Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized: Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime.
-cutting boards on cookline stained
Basic5
Code 14, Food-contact surfaces designed and maintained: Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.
-cutting boards on cookline grooved
Repeat violation
Code 22, Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized: Interior of oven has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris.
Repeat violation
Code 29, Plumbing and backflow prevention: Water draining onto floor surface.
-water from hand wash sink on cookline draining onto kitchen floor due to being unaligned with drain. Operator realigned the drain.
Fixed on the spot
Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler.
-salad prep cooler on prep line
Code 36, Floors, walls, ceilings and ventilation: Floor area(s) covered with standing water.
- on salad prep line, operator cleaned up water
Fixed on the spotRepeat violation
Reading this report
Priority levels
- High priority The problems most likely to make someone sick directly.
- Intermediate Could lead to a high-priority problem if not fixed.
- Basic Best practices and general upkeep.
Terms in the inspectors’ reports
- Food-contact surface
- Anything food touches, such as cutting boards, utensils, counters and the inside of ice machines.