CARRABBA'S ITALIAN GRILL

5515 E FOWLER AVE, TEMPLE TERRACE, Hillsborough County. DBPR licence 3911259. 12 inspection visits from 2023-08-08 to 2026-07-08.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-07-08: routine inspection, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 1 basic violations

2 of 6routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Hillsborough County average that year (3 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, Hillsborough 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
2026-07-08	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	1	0.93	1 area 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2025-12-16	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	2	1.01	2 areas 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean
2025-07-08	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	1	1.01	1 area 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
2024-12-02	Complaint follow-up	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	4		4 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2024-10-24	Follow-up visit	Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended	0	2	0		2 areas 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2024-10-03	Complaint inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	0	2	7		8 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2024-08-23	Follow-up visit	More time given DBPR: Call Back - Extension given, pending	0	3	0		3 areas 11 Personnel with infections restricted 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2024-08-22	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	2	6	4	0.99	8 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature (x4) 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 11 Personnel with infections restricted 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2) 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2023-12-19	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2023-12-18	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	1	1	2	1.02	4 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof
2023-08-10	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	1		1 area 29 Plumbing installed and maintained
2023-08-08	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	2	1	3	1.02	6 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed

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.