KAROL HOTEL
Food safety records indicate KAROL HOTEL in CLEARWATER has 8 inspections with a 2.6/5 overall rating. Recent inspections show improving food safety practices.
Egret Boulevard
Saint Petersburg, Florida, 33729
Pinellas County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★½☆☆ (2.6/5)
Based on 8 health inspection reports
All Inspection Reports
Inspection Date: 11/4/2025
Inspection #: Visit ID: 13509389
- N/A:No Violations Were Observed
Inspection Date: 9/2/2025
Inspection #: Visit ID: 10908054
- 06-09-1:Basic - Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. 4 pieces of tilapia at cook line, 4 pieces inside walk in cooler did not Warning
- 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Warning
- 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee lunch in reach in freezer Warning
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Beef battered fries box on floor walk in freezer. Warning
- 10-14-5:Basic - Ice bucket stored on floor between uses. Warning
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Middle reach in cooler gasket. Warning
- 29-49-6:Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Middle reach in cooler water in bottom at cook line Warning
- 03G-54-1:Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food packaged using a reduced oxygen method without a HACCP plan not removed from its package within 48 hours after packaging. Raw Pork chops inside walk in cooler 6 pieces all dated 8-22 Warning
- 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Bolo sauce in walk in cooler no label. Warning
- 01B-02-5:High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Collards 8-15 1/2 lbs Bolo 8-21 3 lbs Au jus 8-22 1lbs Marinara 8-19 2 lbs Truffle 8-21 1/2 lbs Anchovies 8-19 1 lbs Garlic 7-31 1 lbs Warning
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Pooled eggs in cartilage 56 degrees reach in cooler water Warning
- 02C-02-5:Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Warning
Inspection Date: 11/15/2024
Inspection #: Visit ID: 8885031
- 14-69-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer unit holding ice cream not landing on food. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-11-15: **Time Extended**
Inspection Date: 9/10/2024
Inspection #: Visit ID: 8877930
- 22-20-5:Basic - Accumulation of black mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Warning
- 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer unit holding ice cream not landing on food. Warning
- 10-20-4:Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Warning
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Outside of ice machine Warning
- 29-49-6:Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Bottom of right side reach in fridge Warning
- 03G-04-5:High Priority - Fish not held frozen before, during and after being packaged onsite using a reduced oxygen packaging method. See stop sale. During inspection observed grouper in ROP packaging. Packaged yesterday at 9pm Grouper put in ROP before frozen packaging 6.1 lbs Warning
- 01B-02-5:High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. During inspection observed grouper in ROP packaging. Packaged yesterday at 9pm Grouper put in ROP before frozen packaging 6.1 lbs Warning
- 03G-56-2:Intermediate - Approved Process Waiver not maintained at the food establishment. Warning
- 03G-50-1:Intermediate - Operator is doing a special process, conducting reduced oxygen packaging, cooking time/temperature control for safety food to a time and temperature combination lesser than those in the Food Code or operating a molluscan shellfish tank for human consumption without a HACCP plan approved by the Division of Hotels and Restaurants. Warning
Inspection Date: 7/23/2024
Inspection #: Visit ID: 8773323
- 24-14-4:Basic - Clean utensils stored between equipment and wall. Knife at cook line stored in between crack at cook line. Manager moved Corrected On-Site
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Oil stored on floor. Moved Corrected On-Site
- 12B-13-4:Basic - Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Bottle of water next to salad deli cooler over top of ice cream
- 21-12-4:Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Wiping cloth stored on cutting boards. Management moved Corrected On-Site
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards soiled
Inspection Date: 2/27/2024
Inspection #: Visit ID: 8620394
- 36-22-4:Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. In dish washer area
- 35A-02-6:High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. 1 live flat upstairs bar. Not landing on food.
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Ice chest near cook line. meat (57F - Cold Holding); impossible burger made with soy (58F - Cold Holding); sausage (49F - Cold Holding); Under cook line chicken (48F - Cold Holding) Retemp - meat (43F - Cold Holding); impossible burger made with soy (40F - Cold Holding); sausage (38F - Cold Holding); chicken (42F - Cold Holding)
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards soiled Large slicer soiled
- 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Upstairs at bar - peroxide Put label on Corrected On-Site
Inspection Date: 2/2/2024
Inspection #: Visit ID: 8446940
- 22-08-4:Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris.
- 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered. Shrimp in walk in cooler no cover management cover. Corrected On-Site
- 50-17-3:High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Exp Feb 1 2024 management was a able to update expired licenses during inspection. Corrected On-Site
- 08A-02-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Raw salmon in walk in freezer over ready to eat English muffins.
- 02B-01-5:Intermediate - Menu does not identify which items contain raw or undercooked animal foods covered by the consumer advisory. Cesare dressing house made with containing raw eggs not marked on dinner menu. Manager marked all menus with raw hidden ingredient. Corrected On-Site
- 02C-02-5:Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Coconut curry dated 1-13 Manager thew away **Corrective Action Taken**
Inspection Date: 7/17/2023
Inspection #: Visit ID: 8372223