CARRABBAS ITALIAN GRILL

Name: CARRABBAS ITALIAN GRILL
Address: 8406 BLANDING BLVD, JACKSONVILLE, FL, 32244, US
Rating: 41.6

8406 BLANDING BLVD, JACKSONVILLE, FL 32244

License #2614702

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41.6 Grade F / 100

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CARRABBAS ITALIAN GRILL in JACKSONVILLE currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 41.6 out of 100 — an F grade — a serious pattern of repeat or critical violations. This restaurant has been inspected 6 times from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on March 2, 2026. Across those visits, inspectors documented 39 total violations — 11 critical, 4 major, 24 minor.

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Administrative complaint recommended
[13-03-4] Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Prep employee in middle of preparing food with no hair restraint on. Manager gave employee hat to wear.
[29-34-4] Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Vacuum breaker missing at the end of the splitter for mop sink faucet where green hose is attached.
[31A-11-4] Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. At front cook line, handwash sink used to fill up pitcher of water. Manager removed pitcher from sink.
[24-08-4] Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. On clean dish rack, multiple plastic and metal pans stacked together before properly air drying.
[22-02-4] Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Interior edge under lid to ice machine soiled with debris.
[02D-01-5] Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Under back prep table, container of sugar not labeled. Manager added label.
[36-17-5] Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Multiple floor tiles by walk-in cooler and in front of front cook line missing/broken.
[23-03-4] Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters above back prep cook line soiled with grease build up. Also, multiple gaskets on front cook line soiled with food debris/torn. Also, exterior sides of reach in coolers at front cook line and pasta cooker soiled with food residue. Also, drain line holster closest to bar entrance not draining and soiled with white liquid.
[22-08-4] Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Interior of top oven in back prep area soiled with black residue build up.
[25-05-4] Single-service articles improperly stored. In dry storage room, box of to go boxes stored on floor. Also, on expo under counter, two boxes of individually wrapped utensils stored on floor.
[08A-05-6] Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In walk-in cooler on speed rack, tray of raw shrimp on skewers stored above cooked ready to eat mushrooms. Manager moved tray of raw shrimp to bottom of speed rack.
[03A-02-5] Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. At front cook line at salad station reach in cooler, pork and cheese stuffed mushrooms (51F - Cold Holding). Mushroom were placed in reach in cooler 1 hour prior but were stored in shallow pan inside another pan in top section of reach in cooler. Manager removed bottom pan so cold air can reach pan of mushrooms.

Administrative complaint recommended
[14-69-4] Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. In reach in freezer next to fryers on front cook line ice build up.
[23-03-4] Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters above front cook line and prep cook line soiled with grease build up. Also, multiple gaskets on front cook line soiled with food debris.
[25-05-4] Single-service articles improperly stored. On server side of expo, case of plastic spoons and case of plastic to go silverware stored on floor. Operator moved to shelves.
[31B-02-4] No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Unable to get paper towels out of mechanical paper towel dispenser in server room and in dish area.
[33-15-4] Garbage can located outside has no lid or lid open/broken. Dumpster lid broken.
[36-73-4] Floor, wall and/or ceiling soiled/has accumulation of debris. Wall behind prep cook line soiled with food debris. Also, wall behind front cook line grill and fryers soiled with food debris. Also, floor under front cook line under grills and fryers soiled with food debris and build up. Also, floor under bag- in- box soda rack soiled with old soda residue.
[22-16-4] Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Interior of all reach in cooler on front cook line soiled with food debris.
[29-34-4] Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Vacuum breaker missing at the end of the splitter for mop sink faucet where black hose is attached.
[12B-07-4] Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee to go cup of coffee on prep table while actively preparing raw chicken. Employee moved drinking cup to bottom shelf.
[03B-01-6] Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. In warmer on front cook line across from wood grill, grilled chicken (125F - Hot Holding). Employee cooked chicken 20 minutes earlier but did not turn on warmer. Employee put chicken back on grill and brought temperature to 170F before putting back into warmer.
[35A-02-7] Live, small flying insects found. Observed 4 live flying insects near clean pan dish rack in back prep area. Also, observed 1 live flying insect near ice machine. Also, observed 19 live flying insects at front cook line around expo window, under counter, under single burners, near clean plate storage across from fryers, near handwash sink next to fryers, above salad reach in cooler and near reach in coolers. Also, observed 7 live flying insects in dry storage room across from office. Also, observed 5 live frying insects near bag- in- box soda rack. Also, 3 live flying insects in linen/paper room. Also, observed 12 live flying insects at bar area mostly on lid to fruit tray.

Administrative complaint recommended
[23-03-4] Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Multiple gaskets soiled on reach in coolers at front cook line. Also, hood filters above oven in back prep area have some build up of grease. Also, in server room on soda machine, around nozzles soiled.
[24-08-4] Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Multiple pans throughout kitchen stacked before properly air drying.
[35A-02-7] Live, small flying insects found. Observed 1 live flying insect in office. Also, observed 1 live flying insect by reach in cooler on front cook line. Also, observed 1 live flying insect near ice machine in back of kitchen. Also, observed 1 live flying insect in server room. Also, observed 4 live flying insects by handwash sink in bar area.
[22-02-4] Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Multiple cutting boards in back prep area and at the front cook line stained.
[12B-07-4] Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. On back prep table, employee open energy drink can on table. Manager removed drink from table and discarded. Also, on table in back hallway across from ice machine, employee drink on top shelf next to clean dishes. Manager discarded drink cup into trash.
[40-06-5] Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee cell phone on edge of reach in cooler on front line. Manager removed cell phone and asked employee to put away. Also, employee cell phone on top of microwave at front line. Employee put cell phone in his pocket.
[36-36-4] Ceiling tile missing. Above handwash sink in dish area ceiling tile is missing. Also, above mop sink by back door ceiling tile missing.
[03A-02-5] Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. At front line in reach in cooler used for desserts, sliced cheese (65F - Cold Holding); cannoli filling (70F - Cold Holding). Manager stated that product was pulled from walk-in cooler and put into reach in cooler about 11 am. Unit was not turned on, manager turned unit on and moved cheese and cannoli filling to walk-in cooler to bring temperature down.
[33-11-4] Missing drain plug at dumpster. On dumpster out back of establishment, drain plug missing.
[50-09-4] Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. Manager unable to provide current license. Only license provided expired June 1, 2025.
[21-45-1] Wiping cloth sanitizing solution other than chlorine, quaternary ammonia or iodine, not at proper minimum strength, not used according to label instructions. On front cook line, Sanitizer Bucket (sink and surface 0ppm) Manager discarded and made new sanitizer bucket. rechecked at 700ppm.
[36-73-4] Floor, walls and/or ceilings soiled/has accumulation of debris. At front cook line under heat well station, floor is soiled with food debris. Also, floor under front cook line cooking equipment has food debris. Also, floor under ice bin at bar area is soiled. Also, ceiling vent at end of front cook line has build up of dust.
[22-08-4] Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. In back prep area, top oven has build up of debris at bottom.

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