CARRABBA'S ITALIAN GRILL
8702 VINELAND AVE
Overall Food Safety Rating
★☆☆☆☆ (1.0/5)
Based on 2 health inspection reports
All Inspection Reports
Inspection on 2/28/2025
High Priority
2
Intermediate
1
Basic
6
Total
9
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 36-22-4:Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. On cookline. Operator states sink floor drain tends to overflow
- 36-11-4:Basic - Floors not maintained smooth on cookline
- 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer at server area
- 31B-04-4:Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. At server station. Emailed operator handwashing signs **Corrective Action Taken**
- 29-11-4:Basic - Water leaking from faucet triple sink at bar.
- 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Two containers in dry storage room
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw scallop and shrimp over pasta in cooler drawer on cookline **Corrected On-Site**
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. sliced cheese (47F - Cold Holding) top of make table near fry station. Operator states in unit less then four hours, exchanged with cold product. milk (45F - Cold Holding); butter (45F - Cold Holding) at server station in black cooler. Operator moved to different unit. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 02C-03-5:Intermediate - Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Butter at server station
Food safety inspection conducted on 2/28/2025 revealed 9 total violations (2 high priority, 1 intermediate, 6 basic).
Inspection on 7/2/2024
High Priority
3
Intermediate
1
Basic
3
Total
7
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 36-17-5:Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. On cookline
- 36-62-4:Basic - Light not functioning. On cookline
- 36-27-5:Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. At bread soda station
- 03D-02-5:High Priority - Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. pasta (50-50F - Cooling) at appetizer station lowboy. Cooked last night
- 09-01-4:High Priority - Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Observed server handling bread with bare hands. Operator coached employee on proper glove usage **Corrective Action Taken**
- 01B-02-5:High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Padta 50-58° overnight
- 03D-15-4:Intermediate - Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. pasta (50-50F - Cooling), packed into deep container covered
Food safety inspection conducted on 7/2/2024 revealed 7 total violations (3 high priority, 1 intermediate, 3 basic).