CARRABBA'S ITALIAN GRILL

1751 S TAMIAMI TRAIL, VENICE, Sarasota County. DBPR licence 6805557. 11 inspection visits from 2023-08-09 to 2026-07-16.

Corrected at follow-upLast visit, 2026-07-16: complaint follow-up, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic violations

1 of 5routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Sarasota County average that year (4 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, Sarasota 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
2026-07-16	Complaint follow-up	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2026-07-15	Complaint inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	3	1	3		7 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 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 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2026-06-09	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	2	1.11	2 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
2026-01-05	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	3	0	4	1.11	5 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature (x3) 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints
2024-11-21	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	5		4 areas 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2)
2024-11-06	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	2	1.26	2 areas 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2)
2024-05-28	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	3	1		5 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 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 50 Current license properly displayed
2024-01-31	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	4	4	1.24	7 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2)
2023-11-21	Complaint follow-up	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	1	2	0		1 area 03 Food Out of Temperature (x3)
2023-09-18	Complaint inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	2	9	5		13 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature (x3) 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 11 Personnel with infections restricted (x2) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 50 Current license properly displayed 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2023-08-09	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	6	1.24	7 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean 50 Current license properly displayed

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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.