DESI TADKA INDIAN CUISINE
3780 TAMPA RD #D2
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★☆☆☆ (2.0/5)
Based on 4 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 4/10/2025
High Priority
2
Intermediate
1
Basic
1
Total
4
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Drink o cover on shelf with clean dishes, drink on upper shelf of cook line. Operator removed drinks **Corrected On-Site**
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw chicken stored overcooked beef. Operator rearranged the walk in cooler to gain compliance **Corrected On-Site**
- 41-10-4:High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Dish detergent stored on shelf with clean dishes. Operator rearranged removed dish detergent
- 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. Chicken not date marked. Operator was able to determine the prep date and dated accordingly. **Corrected On-Site**
Food safety inspection conducted on 4/10/2025 revealed 4 total violations (2 high priority, 1 intermediate, 1 basic).
Inspection on 1/17/2025
High Priority
1
Intermediate
2
Basic
2
Total
5
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 13-03-4:Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation.
- 31B-04-4:Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Both restrooms. **Corrected On-Site**
- 09-01-4:High Priority - Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Observed employee going to scoop rice with bare hands. Stopped and redirected to use a scoop. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 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. All cooked products in walk in cooler. Lamb, goat, chicken, spinach, chick peas, lentils. **Repeat Violation**
- 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled containing purple substance.
Food safety inspection conducted on 1/17/2025 revealed 5 total violations (1 high priority, 2 intermediate, 2 basic).
Inspection on 8/22/2024
High Priority
0
Intermediate
1
Basic
4
Total
5
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 36-37-5:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, or warewashing areas. Operator has painted ceiling tiles, but tiles are still acoustic. Holes in tiles need to be sealed and more layers of paint are needed. **Repeat Violation** **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-08-21: Ceiling tiles are painted but holes are exposed. More coats of paint are needed for tiles that are acoustic **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2024-08-22: **Time Extended**
- 14-09-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. White and yellow cutting boards on prep dish machine **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-08-21: **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2024-08-22: **Time Extended**
- 23-03-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Stove and naan over accumulated with grease. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-08-21: **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2024-08-22: **Time Extended**
- 08B-62-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Unprotected ice machine in a customer/nonsecure area. Ice machine stored in consumer access area and is not secured **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-08-21: Ice machine is in dining area with no protection **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2024-08-22: **Time Extended**
- 51-16-7:Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - No plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. Operator submitted new plans and plans were approved on 6/18/2024 file #260100. New plans on file do not match establishments layout. Ice machine has been removed from kitchen. Mop sink and handwash sink are swapped on plans. Walk in cooler is not on plans. Freezer and refrigerator unit is now storage for dry goods. There is a prep area that extends beyond the stove. Buffet has been removed. Refrigerator and freezer is located along wall where "future walk in cooler" is located on plans. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-08-21: Spoke with Cindy in Plan Review. A remodel application was sent from the operator on 6/20/2024 but there are no plans attached. The application was then cancelled on 6/21/2024. No updated plans have been submitted. **Admin Complaint** - From follow-up inspection 2024-08-22: Plan review emailed operator stating that he needs to submit updated plans, complete an application, and submit a menu. Spoke with Marie and Brady in plan review. No plans or application have been submitted **Admin Complaint**
Food safety inspection conducted on 8/22/2024 revealed 5 total violations (0 high priority, 1 intermediate, 4 basic).
Inspection on 8/21/2024
High Priority
2
Intermediate
1
Basic
5
Total
8
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 22-20-5:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Top right side of ice machine soiled with mold like substance **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-08-21: Mold like substance is present on interior walls of ice machine **Time Extended**
- 36-37-5:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, or warewashing areas. Operator has painted ceiling tiles, but tiles are still acoustic. Holes in tiles need to be sealed and more layers of paint are needed. **Repeat Violation** **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-08-21: Ceiling tiles are painted but holes are exposed. More coats of paint are needed for tiles that are acoustic **Time Extended**
- 14-09-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. White and yellow cutting boards on prep dish machine **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-08-21: **Time Extended**
- 23-03-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Stove and naan over accumulated with grease. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-08-21: **Time Extended**
- 08B-62-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Unprotected ice machine in a customer/nonsecure area. Ice machine stored in consumer access area and is not secured **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-08-21: Ice machine is in dining area with no protection **Time Extended**
- 02C-01-5:High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food marked with a date that exceeds 7 days after opening/preparation. Cooked vegetables and cooked spinach cooked 2 days ago, no date mark. Operator added date marking to food. Cooked chicken in walk in cooked 2 days prior. Operator added date mark **Corrected On-Site** **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-08-21: No date marks on any food items in walk in cooler. Operator states all food was cooked/prepared 2 days ago. Operator is to add date marks to food items **Time Extended**
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Yogurt 45F. All other food in cooler was at proper temperature. Operator placed in walk in for rapid chill, second temp 43F **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-08-21: Reach in cooler at enterance of kitchen: Yogurt 46F, quinoa 44F, milk 44F, cooked Tamarind 45F. Operator states yogurt was brought from walk in at 10:15am. Yogurt was moved back to reach in cooler. All food items moved to reach in cooler. Operator is to not store time/temperature control for safety foods in cooler until it is working properly** Time Extended** **Admin Complaint** **Corrective Action Taken**
- 51-16-7:Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - No plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. Operator submitted new plans and plans were approved on 6/18/2024 file #260100. New plans on file do not match establishments layout. Ice machine has been removed from kitchen. Mop sink and handwash sink are swapped on plans. Walk in cooler is not on plans. Freezer and refrigerator unit is now storage for dry goods. There is a prep area that extends beyond the stove. Buffet has been removed. Refrigerator and freezer is located along wall where "future walk in cooler" is located on plans. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-08-21: Spoke with Cindy in Plan Review. A remodel application was sent from the operator on 6/20/2024 but there are no plans attached. The application was then cancelled on 6/21/2024. No updated plans have been submitted. **Admin Complaint**
Food safety inspection conducted on 8/21/2024 revealed 8 total violations (2 high priority, 1 intermediate, 5 basic).