CARAMBOLA
400 MANDALAY AVE, Clearwater FL 33767 · 727-461-3222
Last inspected Aug 13, 2026 · 8 visits since July 2023
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— STEADY
5 inspections within 25 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.
Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Cooked sausage links 78f, item discarded.
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined
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Inspection history
8 visits, newest first
Aug 13, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 8 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority1 Intermediate6 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 8 findingsThe state's own report →
Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. 5 packs of thawed raw sea bass still in cryovac package. Items discarded.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Marinara sauce container in walk in cooler.
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Cup no handle in cooked ceviche and pizza sauce.
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. See stop sale. 5 packs of thawed raw sea bass still in cryovac package. Items discarded.
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Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Phone and speaker on work area.
In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Outside of sliding doors soiled on downstairs ice machine.
Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. End of cooks line.
Feb 4, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority0 Intermediate4 Basic
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Employee cracked raw shell eggs and then handled ready-to-eat food and/or clean equipment or utensils without washing hands.
Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Downstairs.
Equipment in poor repair. Torn gaskets under flat top grill.
In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses.
Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Half full Gatorade, discarded.
Aug 27, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
4 High priority0 Intermediate2 Basic
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Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Red snapper still in cryovac package while thawed.
Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Cooked sausage links 78f, item discarded.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Diced tomatoes 48f, cooked sausage 45f, items moved to bottom of reach in cooler.
Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. cooked sausage links 78f items voluntarily discarded.
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.
Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. End of line in stand up freezer.
No current insurance inspector boiler report or boiler certificate available for boiler. For reporting purposes only. FL098791,098793,098795,098786,056656 all expired 11/10/2024
Feb 13, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 8 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority2 Intermediate4 Basic
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Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. 30 pieces cryovac mahi. 2 packs ahi tuna. All discarded.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. shell eggs 60f, moved to reach in coolers.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Soda gun at bar.
Operator is not properly tracking/marking the number of days ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite was held at refrigeration temperatures prior to freezing in order to properly date mark the food when it is thawed and held at refrigeration temperatures again. She crab soup made on 1/31/2025 frozen. Missed redating product when pulled from freezer. 1 day usage left on product.
Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Downstairs ice machine.
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. 30 pieces cryovac mahi. 2 packs ahi tuna. All items discarded.
Ice buildup in reach-in freezer. Ice cream freezer downstairs.
Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler across from convection oven.
No current insurance inspector boiler report or boiler certificate available for boiler. For reporting purposes only. Fl 098791,098793,098795,098786,056656 all expire 11/10/2024
Aug 20, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority2 Intermediate3 Basic
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Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Slice ham and turkey held in stand up cooler in alley, no date mark.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Slicer. Soda nozzle at bar
Food stored on floor. Food items stored on floor in walk in freezer.
No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Dish area.
Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Line cooler across from convection oven.
Apr 1, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority2 Intermediate3 Basic
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Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Black hose at mop sink needs a vacuum breaker.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Soda gun at upstairs bar. Can opener blade.
Operator is not properly tracking/marking the number of days ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite was held at refrigeration temperatures prior to freezing in order to properly date mark the food when it is thawed and held at refrigeration temperatures again. She crab soup pulled from freezer with date mark not accurate according to pulling items from freezer for thawing.
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Souflee cup used for portioning in pizza sauce.
Food stored on floor. Boxes of food on floor in upstairs walk in freezer.
No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Dish area hand sink.
Jul 19, 2023□ Call Back - CompliedRoutine Inspection
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Jul 18, 2023Warning IssuedRoutine Inspection
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 4 recorded, 1 high priority.
1 High priority1 Intermediate2 Basic
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Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Raw shell eggs ambient 50f, item put in reach in cooler. Deli ham 60f, deli roast beef60f, queso 60f, in walk-in cooler downstairs. Items being moved to another cooler.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener blade. Slicer. Two soda guns south side of upstairs bar.
In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses.
Stored food not covered. Ice cube and ice cream not covered in ice cream freezer in alley.
This record follows the licence, not the owner. Restaurants change hands and the licence history normally does not, so an older entry may describe people who no longer run the place. Every inspection above links to the state's own report. Something wrong? Tell us.