CARMELITA'S MEXICAN RESTAURANT

8526 OLD CR 54, NEW PORT RICHEY, Pasco County. DBPR licence 6102078. 6 inspection visits from 2023-11-27 to 2026-05-26.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-05-26: routine inspection, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 2 basic violations

3 of 6routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Pasco County average that year (2 had none)

0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023

0inspections prompted by a complaint

Every inspection visit

Newest first. Violations: high-priority / intermediate / basic. County average = high-priority violations at a first routine visit, Pasco 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
2026-05-26	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	2	0.94	2 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof
2026-03-04	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	3	1	0.94	4 areas 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-05-05	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	0	1	1.19	3 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2025-01-03	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	2	1.19	3 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2024-04-22	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	4	3	1.31	8 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2) 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2023-11-27	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	3	4	2	1.31	7 areas 01 Approved source 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x2) 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated (x2) 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification

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.