CARRABBA'S ITALIAN GRILL

4829 S FLORIDA AVE, LAKELAND, Polk County. DBPR licence 6305785. 11 inspection visits from 2023-08-07 to 2026-07-09.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-07-09: routine inspection, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 2 basic violations

4 of 6routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Polk County average that year (2 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, Polk 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
2026-07-09	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	2	0.43	2 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 29 Plumbing installed and maintained
2026-05-07	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	3		3 areas 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2026-03-09	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	1	5		7 areas 01 Approved source 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 03 Food Out of Temperature 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 32 Restrooms with self-closing doors, fixtures operate properly, facility clean, supplied with hand-soap, disposable towels or hand drying devices, tissue, covered waste receptacles (x2) 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof
2026-02-10	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2025-12-09	Follow-up visit	More time given DBPR: Call Back - Extension given, pending	0	1	1		1 area 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2)
2025-12-08	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	1	2	1	0.40	3 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 28 Sewage and wastewater disposed properly 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
2025-02-05	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	3	4	0.39	7 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 32 Restrooms with self-closing doors, fixtures operate properly, facility clean, supplied with hand-soap, disposable towels or hand drying devices, tissue, covered waste receptacles 38 Lighting provided as required. Fixtures shielded 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-08-20	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	1	0.39	2 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils
2024-01-25	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	0	2	0.41	4 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 29 Plumbing installed and maintained
2023-10-11	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	1	1		2 areas 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2023-08-07	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	2	3	8	0.41	10 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x2) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2) 50 Current license properly displayed 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation

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.