Carmelo's Italian Ristorante
Last inspected: Feb 9, 2026
78
Score
Carmelo's Italian Ristorante, located at 321 Retta Esplanade in Punta Gorda, Florida, underwent a low-risk inspection on February 9, 2026. During this inspection, two major and one minor violation were noted, including issues with the storage of clean dishes and the use of a handwash sink for purposes other than handwashing. The facility has a history of mostly medium-risk inspections over its 11 scored evaluations.
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Inspections
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Critical latest
2
Major latest
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Minor latest
Inspection History
Feb 9, 2026
Routine - Food
2 major violations. 1 minor violation.
78
Aug 26, 2025
Routine - Food
2 major violations. 3 minor violations.
70
Feb 17, 2025
Routine - Food
1 major violation. 2 minor violations.
78
Oct 2, 2024
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 1 minor violation.
74
Jan 25, 2024
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 2 minor violations.
70
Aug 25, 2023
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 2 minor violations.
74
May 2, 2023
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 2 major violations. 1 minor violation.
67
Sep 7, 2022
Routine - Food
2 minor violations.
90
Violations — Feb 9, 2026 Inspection
Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Observed multiple plates not inverted at dish shelf. Operator inverted the plates. **Corrected On-Site**
24-05-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed multiple ice cubes at bar handwash sink. Informed operator of the handwash strictly for handwashing.
31A-11-4
Intermediate - Required employee training provided by a third-party employee training program and operator unable to provide original certificate for employees trained. Observed photocopy of foodhandler training certificate. Educated the operator.
53B-09-4
Priority (Critical)
Priority Foundation (Major)
Core (Minor)
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