CARETTA ON THE GULF

500 MANDALAY AVE, CLEARWATER BEACH, Pinellas County. DBPR licence 6216178. 15 inspection visits from 2023-08-24 to 2026-09-24.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-09-24: complaint inspection, 4 high-priority, 4 intermediate, 2 basic violations

4 of 6routine 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

4inspections 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
2026-09-24	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	4	4	2		6 areas 01 Approved source 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 03 Food Out of Temperature (x3) 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2)
2026-07-30	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2026-07-28	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	1	1	2	1.13	4 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
2025-12-16	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 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2025-10-21	Complaint inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	3	4	2		7 areas 01 Approved source (x3) 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 48 Gas appliances - properly installed, maintained (FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY)
2025-08-13	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	4	3	2	1.15	7 areas 01 Approved source (x3) 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 48 Gas appliances - properly installed, maintained (FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY)
2025-02-11	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2025-02-03	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	3	0	4	1.27	7 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2024-08-01	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2024-07-29	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	3	2	2	1.27	6 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2024-05-29	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	0		1 area 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
2024-05-23	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	0
2024-02-22	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	4	0	1.55	4 areas 01 Approved source (x2) 03 Food Out of Temperature 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2023-08-25	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	1		1 area 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2023-08-24	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	4	0	1	1.55	3 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved

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.