Mi Carreta Restaurant & Bakery
Last inspected: Feb 26, 2026
45
Score
Mi Carreta Restaurant & Bakery, located at 2705 54 Ave N in St. Petersburg, Florida, had a high-risk inspection on February 26, 2026, with a score of 45. The inspection cited one critical, three major, and seven minor violations. Notable issues included the use of a plastic cup to scoop ice, cardboard lining food-contact shelves, and an expired operating license that was subsequently corrected or addressed.
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Inspections
1
Critical latest
3
Major latest
7
Minor latest
Inspection History
Feb 26, 2026
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 3 major violations. 7 minor violations.
45
Sep 11, 2025
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 2 major violations. 13 minor violations.
32
May 9, 2025
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 6 major violations. 5 minor violations.
27
Dec 9, 2024
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 2 major violations. 5 minor violations.
26
Apr 16, 2024
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 5 major violations. 16 minor violations.
20
Jan 8, 2024
Routine - Food
6 critical violations. 6 major violations. 8 minor violations.
15
Jun 14, 2023
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 1 major violation. 7 minor violations.
30
Sep 20, 2022
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 2 major violations. 3 minor violations.
58
Violations — Feb 26, 2026 Inspection
Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Plastic cup used to scoop ice at rear wait station ice machine. Cup was removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
14-01-5
Basic - Cardboard used to line food-contact shelves. Cardboard used to line shelves in walk-in cooler on shelf containing raw packaged pork.
14-05-4
Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. License displayed expired 2-1-2026. Discussed with operator to print and display new current license.
50-09-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets soiled on reach-in coolers **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Interior of reach-in cooler shelves soiled
22-16-4
Basic - Stored food not covered. Stored food (cut lettuce, raw pork, raw fish, raw chicken, raw beef) in walk-in cooler not covered after reaching proper cooling parameters. Discussed with operator to cover items. Manager instructed employees to begin covering items. **Corrected On-Site**
08B-12-5
Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Working containers with white granular substance not labeled. Manager identified items as sugar and flower and instructed employees to label containers. **Corrected On-Site**
02D-01-5
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw comminuted beef stored above cooked chicken in walk-in cooler. Operator relocated items by swapping their locations for proper storage. **Corrected On-Site**
08A-05-6
Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No paper towels at hand wash sink at front counter manager provided. **Corrected On-Site**
31B-02-4
Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. No soap at hand wash sink at front counter, manager provided. **Corrected On-Site**
31B-03-4
Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Cooked chicken, cooked beans, cut lettuce observed not date marked in walk-in cooler. Discussed date marking requirements for items held over 24 hours.
02C-02-5
Priority (Critical)
Priority Foundation (Major)
Core (Minor)
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