CARRABBA'S ITALIAN GRILL

12967 CORTEZ BLVD, BROOKSVILLE, Hernando County. DBPR licence 3701030. 9 inspection visits from 2023-11-02 to 2026-04-14.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-04-14: routine inspection, 3 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 2 basic violations

4 of 5routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Hernando County average that year (1 had none)

0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023

1inspections prompted by a complaint

Every inspection visit

Newest first. Violations: high-priority / intermediate / basic. County average = high-priority violations at a first routine visit, Hernando County, same fiscal year. Codes and descriptions are DBPR's; the inspector's written notes are on DBPR's site only.
Date	Visit	Result	High	Inter.	Basic	County avg	What was cited
2026-04-14	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	3	0	2	0.57	4 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2025-12-03	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2025-11-25	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	2	1	0	0.57	3 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2025-05-06	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	2	0.99	2 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
2024-11-06	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2024-11-04	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	1	2	1	0.99	4 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
2023-12-22	Complaint follow-up	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2023-12-19	Complaint inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	4	0	1		5 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 29 Plumbing installed and maintained
2023-11-02	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	0	5	0.91	7 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly

The food: where these dishes come from

Carrabba's Italian Grill is known for chicken Marsala. The stories are about the dishes, not the brand, and live on PlateTales.

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A routine inspection is one visit on one day. Inspectors in different counties record violations differently, so compare a count with its county average, not with a restaurant in another county. Nothing on this page is a rating. Source: DBPR inspection files, data as of 2026-11-09; DBPR's own record for this licence is the official one.