SACRED SPICE TAMPA BAY
With 2 documented inspections, SACRED SPICE TAMPA BAY in CLEARWATER has achieved a 2.8/5 food safety rating. Recent inspections show improving food safety practices.
Last inspection: 3 weeks ago · 2 reports on file
2325 ULMERTON RD STE 28, CLEARWATER 33762
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★½☆☆ (2.8/5)
Based on 2 health inspection reports
All Inspection Reports
2/18/2026· 3w ago
Visit ID: 13634022
Met Inspection Standards2 basic
- 51-11-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - 3 Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured dry storage Warning - From follow-up inspection 2026-02-18: **Time Extended**
- 06-01-5:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. In bucket on floor near three compartment sink. moved bucket into refrigerator Corrected On-Site Warning - From follow-up inspection 2026-02-18: No thawing during inspection **Time Extended**
2/17/2026· 3w ago
Visit ID: 13593126
Facility Temporarily Closed5 high, 2 int, 12 basic
- 51-11-4:Basic - 3 Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured dry storage Warning
- 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Small bowl inside Rice and flour dry storage. Corrected On-Site Warning
- 50-09-4:Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. Unable to find. Establishment printed during inspection Corrected On-Site Warning
- 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee moved Corrected On-Site Warning
- 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee Cell phones on top of deli cooler across and on top of plastic wrap container. Corrected On-Site Warning
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Observed chef pour yellow soup from large pot into white plastic container on floor. Educated Large bag of flour on dry dry storage Employee moved Warning
- 33-19-4:Basic - Garbage on the ground and/or pad around dumpster. Observed bones on ground near garage can. Warning
- 33-16-4:Basic - Open dumpster lid. Warning
- 25-05-4:Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. Observed to go contain box on Floor dry storage. Corrected On-Site Warning
- 29-49-6:Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Deli cooler Warning
- 29-19-4:Basic - Standing water in floor drain/floor drain draining very slowly. floor drain under prep sink draining very slowly. Not able to walk through. Employee cleaned Corrected On-Site Warning
- 06-01-5:Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. In bucket on floor near three compartment sink. moved bucket into refrigerator Corrected On-Site Warning
- 41-07-4:High Priority - Container of medicine improperly stored. Men's one a day on counter with vegetable soup in being hot hold. Employee moved Corrected On-Site Warning
- 10-05-5:High Priority - In-use utensil stored in unclean water at or above 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Water 90 degrees. Employee removed water Corrected On-Site Warning
- 50-17-3:High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Was 02-17-2026 paid fee during inspection now 02-01-2027 Corrected On-Site Warning
- 28-26-5:High Priority - Sewage/wastewater backing up through floor drains. Floor drain backing up causing significant amount of water to build up behind cook line large pot area. Causing bad smell. Floor drain near prep sink near dishwasher stand water in floor drain. Warning
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Deli cooler across from oven round cut into slices tomato (51F - Cold Holding); cooked spinach (52F - Cold Holding); cooked squash (51F - Cold Holding) Moved all items to walk in freezer Table top cold unit yogurt sauce (57F - Cold Holding) Added ice to table unit. Warning
- 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. Soup in walk in freezer no date mark. Warning
- 02C-02-5:Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Rice made yesterday no date mark reach in cooler. Warning