DECCAN SPICE INDIAN KITCHEN + BAR

1149 S FEDERAL HWY

Overall Food Safety Rating

★★☆☆☆ (2.4/5)
Based on 4 health inspection reports

All Inspection Reports

Inspection Date: 1/8/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8993949

  • 12B-02-4:Basic - Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. Employees eating on preamp area and cook line.
  • 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. On cook line, raw chicken bring prepared stored on floor. Operator moved chicken to shelf on cook line. On prep line, cooked chicken in pot being cooled. **Corrective Action Taken** Repeat Violation
  • 06-01-5:Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Chicken bring thawed in sink in standing water.
  • 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Handwashing sink used to defrost chicken
  • 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Handwashing sink on cook line no paper towels. Operator supplied paper towels Repeat Violation

Inspection Date: 10/2/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8726543

  • 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. On cook line, fryer oil stored on floor. Operator moved to shelf. Corrected On-Site
  • 10-01-5:Basic - In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. In dry storage, scoop handle laying in corn starch. Operator removed **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 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 touching ready to eat naan bread with bare hands, not bring heated as a sole ingredient. Discussed with operator about proper handwashing procedures when handling ready to eat foods. Operator discussed with employees. Employee washed hands and put on gloves. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 08A-02-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. In reach in freezer, raw chicken stored over raw shrimp. Not all products commercially packaged. Operator moved chicken to bottom shelf Corrected On-Site
  • 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. In flip top cooler on cook line, milk opened more than 24hours not date marked.
  • 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. And hand washing sink by prep table, no paper towels supplied. Operator supplied paper towels. Corrected On-Site
  • 03F-10-5:Intermediate - No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. Establishment holds eggs and butter on Time as a public health control. No written plan. Emailed to operator **Corrective Action Taken**

Inspection Date: 3/27/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8565263

  • 32-04-4:Basic - Bathroom located inside establishment not completely enclosed with tight-fitting, self-closing doors. Restrooms don't have self closing doors.
  • 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. In dry storage, cups used to dispense rice. Operator removed. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
  • 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. On cook line in low boy cooler #1, raw shrimp stored over ready to eat spinach. Operator reversed. Corrected On-Site
  • 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Hand was sink on cook line, food dumped into sink. Discussed with operator that handwashing sinks used for hand washing only. **Corrective Action Taken** Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
  • 16-62-1:Intermediate - No measuring device available for measuring utensil surface temperature when using hot water as sanitizer in a dishmachine. No measuring device provided to measure hot water in dish machine. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint

Inspection Date: 12/4/2023

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8348219

  • 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. In dry storage, cut used to dispense rice. Operator removed. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
  • 21-04-4:Basic - In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board. At prep are my hand washing sink, wet cloth under cutting board. Operator removed. Corrected On-Site
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Walk in cooler, water leaking from vent on ceiling collecting in bucket on floor.
  • 31A-09-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. At hand wash sink on cook line, blocked by trash can. Operator moved trash can. Corrected On-Site
  • 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. At hand wash sink next to prep area, squeegee and sponge stored in sink. Operator removed. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
  • 16-62-1:Intermediate - No measuring device available for measuring utensil surface temperature when using hot water as sanitizer in a dishmachine. Repeat Violation