TARKA KARAHI AND KABAB
7881 W SAMPLE RD STE C
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★☆☆☆ (2.0/5)
Based on 3 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 4/24/2025
High Priority
3
Intermediate
3
Basic
8
Total
14
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 36-32-5:Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Ceiling tile in kitchen and host stand in disrepair **Warning**
- 12B-12-5:Basic - Employee drinking from an unenclosed beverage container in a food preparation/clean dishware area and the container does not have a dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container. Employee open drink on prep table in kitchen. Operator discarded drink **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
- 13-03-4:Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee at cook line no hair restraint. Employee put on hat **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
- 36-24-5:Basic - Hole in or other damage to wall. Holes in wall in kitchen **Warning**
- 05-09-4:Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. No ambient thermometer in glass cooler **Warning**
- 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered. Raw chicken in walk in freezer not covered **Warning**
- 06-01-5:Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Raw goat thawing under standing water. Operator turned on water **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
- 36-27-5:Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Wall soiled at cook line **Warning**
- 50-17-3:High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. License expired Dec 1 2024. Operating renewed license over phone during inspection. Confirmation number 24606827 **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. 1. Flip top cooler- tomato sauce (52F- Cold Holding) cut tomato (70F - Cold Holding). Per operator items transferred from walk in cooler less than four hours ago. Observed food under no temperature control. Operator placed food in walk in cooler to cool down. Food not prepared or portioned today. 2. True glass cooler; milk (53F - Cold Holding); cheese (54F - Cold Holding); chickpeas (52F - Cold Holding). Per operator items transferred from walk in cooler less than four hours ago. Operator placed food back in walk in cooler to cool down. Food not prepared or portioned today **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
- 29-42-4:High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. **Warning**
- 11-07-5:Intermediate - Certified Food Manager or person in charge lacks knowledge of foodborne illnesses and symptoms of illness that would prevent an employee from working with food, clean equipment and utensils, and single-service items. Reviewed food borne illnesses with operator. Provided hand out **Warning**
- 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No paper towels at kitchen hand wash sink **Warning**
- 53B-01-5:Intermediate - No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. **Warning**
Food safety inspection conducted on 4/24/2025 revealed 14 total violations (3 high priority, 3 intermediate, 8 basic).
Inspection on 7/18/2024
High Priority
0
Intermediate
0
Basic
5
Total
5
Inspection Details:
- 32-12-5:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom. - From follow-up inspection 2024-07-18: Observed at callback inspection same. **Time Extended**
- 40-06-5:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee speaker next to plates on shelf above kitchen fliptop unit. - From follow-up inspection 2024-07-18: Observed at callback inspection same. **Time Extended**
- 23-03-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Grease buildup on hood filters. **Repeat Violation** - From follow-up inspection 2024-07-18: Observed at callback inspection same. Service scheduled for cleaning. **Time Extended**
- 29-08-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Plumbing system in disrepair. Drain lines under hand sink and triple sink at far end of kitchen leaking. **Repeat Violation** - From follow-up inspection 2024-07-18: Observed at callback inspection same. **Time Extended**
- 29-20-5:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Standing water or very slow draining water in handwash sink, three-compartment sink, or mop sink. Hand sink at far end of cook line slow draining / standing water. - From follow-up inspection 2024-07-18: Observed at callback same. **Time Extended**
Food safety inspection conducted on 7/18/2024 revealed 5 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 5 basic).
Inspection on 7/17/2024
High Priority
3
Intermediate
2
Basic
12
Total
17
Inspection Details:
- 36-03-4:Basic - Cove molding at floor/wall juncture broken/missing. Cove molding tiles damaged under small hand sink at front corner of kitchen and along wall near cookline. **Repeat Violation**
- 32-12-5:Basic - Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom.
- 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee water bottles on shelf next to spices at cook line and on shelf next to plates.
- 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 speaker next to plates on shelf above kitchen fliptop unit.
- 13-03-4:Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Multiple employees in kitchen not wearing hair restraints.
- 36-22-4:Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Standing water on floor under hand sink and triple sink at far end of kitchen.
- 36-73-4:Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floor area under cook line has debris and grease buildup. **Repeat Violation**
- 31B-04-4:Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. No handwashing sign at front counter hand sink.
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Grease buildup on hood filters. **Repeat Violation**
- 29-08-4:Basic - Plumbing system in disrepair. Drain lines under hand sink and triple sink at far end of kitchen leaking. **Repeat Violation**
- 29-20-5:Basic - Standing water or very slow draining water in handwash sink, three-compartment sink, or mop sink. Hand sink at far end of cook line slow draining / standing water.
- 06-01-5:Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Container of fish thawing on back prep table thawing at room temperature. Employee moved fish to walk in cooler. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
- 12A-07-5:High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Employee left cook line to mop floor area and move items to cooler and returned to,cook line without washing hands before putting on gloves. Reviewed proper procedures with employee and manager and employee washed hands. **Corrected On-Site**
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In walk in cooler, cases of raw shell eggs above buckets of house made sauces and cases of raw chicken above open case of cut okra. Employee rearranged all items to properly separate. **Corrected On-Site**
- 35A-04-4:High Priority - Rodent activity present as evidenced by rodent droppings found. Seventeen rodent dropping under small hand sink by floor mixer in far corner of kitchen farthest from cook line and dry storage. Employee removed droppings, swept, and mopped area.
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Floor mixer bowl has food debris buildup.
- 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Unknown substance in spray bottle by front counter.
Food safety inspection conducted on 7/17/2024 revealed 17 total violations (3 high priority, 2 intermediate, 12 basic).