CARRABBA'S ITALIAN GRILL

11902 SHELDON RD, TAMPA, Hillsborough County. DBPR licence 3915834. 12 inspection visits from 2023-09-15 to 2026-09-10.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-09-10: routine inspection, 0 high-priority, 3 intermediate, 3 basic violations

1 of 7routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Hillsborough County average that year (4 had none)

1emergency closure recommended at an inspection since July 2023 (latest 2024-05-30)

2inspections 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
2026-09-10	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	3	3	0.93	6 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2026-05-01	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	0	1.01	2 areas 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
2026-01-30	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	0	1.01	1 area 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
2025-05-09	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	2	1	0.99	3 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-08-01	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	1	0.99	1 area 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2)
2024-05-31	Complaint follow-up	Allowed to reopen DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Complied	0	0	0
2024-05-30	Complaint follow-up	Not yet allowed to reopen DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Not Complied	1	0	2		2 areas 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x2)
2024-05-30	Complaint inspection	Emergency closure recommended DBPR: Emergency order recommended	1	0	2		2 areas 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x2)
2024-05-01	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	0		1 area 11 Personnel with infections restricted
2024-04-09	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2024-03-29	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	4	1	0	1.02	4 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
2023-09-15	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	1	1.02	3 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification

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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.