Carmelita's Mexican Restairant
Last inspected: Oct 13, 2025
45
Score
Carmelita's Mexican Restaurant, located at 6218 N 66 St in Pinellas Park, FL, had a high-risk inspection on October 13, 2025, with a score of 45. This inspection identified one critical, one major, and eleven minor violations. Across six scored inspections, the restaurant has predominantly received high-risk ratings.
6
Inspections
1
Critical latest
1
Major latest
11
Minor latest
Inspection History
Oct 13, 2025
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 11 minor violations.
45
Feb 24, 2025
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 2 minor violations.
78
Jan 14, 2025
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 1 minor violation.
74
Mar 4, 2024
Complaint Full
5 critical violations. 2 major violations. 3 minor violations.
33
Oct 5, 2023
Routine - Food
5 critical violations. 1 major violation. 24 minor violations.
13
Feb 3, 2023
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 4 major violations. 5 minor violations.
33
Violations — Oct 13, 2025 Inspection
Basic - Clean Small bowls used for salsa storage on rack soiled
24-06-4
Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl in cheese
14-01-5
Basic - Cove molding at floor/wall juncture broken/missing. Near walk in cooler
36-03-4
Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Cups at service stations.
24-08-4
Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Front of walk in cooler
36-17-5
Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses.
10-20-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets soiled deli creamy in cooler over top
23-03-4
Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning.
16-46-4
Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Pork on sheet pan back of house thawing. Employee put in walk in cooler **Corrected On-Site**
06-01-5
Basic - Water draining onto floor surface. Hole on bottom right side of three compartment sink water leaking onto the floor. Establishment put bucket to catch water
29-03-4
Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. On prep table. Employee moved **Corrected On-Site**
21-12-4
High Priority - Wiping cloth solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed stored in a location that could result in the cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Sanitation bucket at cook line Was 200ppm chlorine added water now at 50 ppm. **Corrected On-Site**
41-15-5
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Interior of oven soiled Knives holding rack near cook line.
22-02-4
Priority (Critical)
Priority Foundation (Major)
Core (Minor)
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