CARINOS ITALIAN RESTAURANT

9524 BLIND PASS ROAD SUITE 5-11, ST. PETE BEACH, Pinellas County. DBPR licence 6213774. 7 inspection visits from 2024-01-23 to 2026-01-15.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-01-15: complaint inspection, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 2 basic violations

2 of 3routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Pinellas County average that year (0 had none)

0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023

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, Pinellas 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
2026-01-15	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	2		1 area 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean (x2)
2026-01-08	Complaint follow-up	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	1	1		2 areas 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
2025-10-28	Complaint inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	0	4	1		4 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x2)
2025-08-14	Licensing inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	2		2 areas 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean (x2)
2025-02-03	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	3	2	4	1.27	7 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x3) 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 50 Current license properly displayed
2024-05-14	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	2	3	1.55	4 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
2024-01-23	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	3	1	5	1.55	7 areas 01 Approved source 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x3) 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 50 Current license properly displayed 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation

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.