TASTE BUDS OF INDIA
7881 W SAMPLE RD STE C · CORAL SPRINGS · Broward County · FL 33065
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Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
27 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 8
03A-15-4High Priority – All potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) foods in reach-in cooler cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed all the food in the flip top cooler on the cook's line is 43-55°F. All the food was moved to the walk-in cooler. **Warning**
22-41-4High Priority – Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Observed 0 ppm when tested. **Warning**
09-01-4High 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 an employee cutting onions bare handed. **Warning**
03A-02-4High Priority – Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed clarified butter at 76°F on a prep table. It was put in a working cooler. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
08A-01-4High Priority – Raw animal food stored over cooked food. Observed raw chicken is stored above cooked chicken in the walk-in cooler. The cooked chicken was moved above the raw chicken. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
35A-05-4High Priority – Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. Observed roaches running around on packages of food in a turned off walk-in cooler used for dry food storage. There are too many too count . Observed 2 small live roaches in a turned off ice machine bin. Observed approximately 10 roaches an open box of roasted cashews. Stop sale issued on the cashews. **Warning**
35A-23-4High Priority – Roach excrement and/or droppings present. Observed roach excrement on all the shelving used for dry food storage in the turned off walk-in cooler. **Warning**
08B-01-4High Priority – Self-service salad bar/buffet lacking adequate sneezeguards or other proper protection from contamination. **Warning**
Intermediate 5
22-05-4Intermediate – Cutting board(s) stained/soiled. Observed that all the in use cutting boards are soiled. **Warning**
05-08-4Intermediate – No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products. **Warning**
31B-05-4Intermediate – Paper towel dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense paper towels at the only hand wash sink in the kitchen. **Warning**
14-77-5Intermediate – Reach-in cooler not maintained in good repair. Do not store potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food in this unit until the unit is repaired. Observed that all the food in the cook's line flip top cooler is 43-55°F. **Warning**
02C-02-4Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Observed multiple cooked foods that were stored in the walk-in cooler more than 24 hrs. Are not date marked. Did not see any date marking in use. **Warning**
Basic 14
23-06-4Basic – Build-up of food debris, dust or dirt under the microwave oven on a prep table. **Warning**
23-25-4Basic – Build-up of grease/dust/debris on hood filters. **Warning**
08B-45-4Basic – Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in walk-in freezer. Observed multiple cases of raw chicken stored on the floor in the walk-in freezer. **Warning**
24-07-4Basic – Cleaned and sanitized equipment or utensils not properly stored. Observed clean serving utensils are stored in containers on the floor in the dining room. **Warning**
14-09-4Basic – Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Observed that all in use cutting boards are deeply grooved. **Warning**
35A-03-4Basic – Dead roaches on premises. Observed approximately 15 dead roaches on the floor on the cook's line by the floor mixer. **Warning**
13-03-4Basic – Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Observed the chef not wearing any hair restraint while cooking. **Warning**
21-23-4Basic – Establishment using sponges on cleaned and sanitized, or in-use food-contact surface by the 3 compartment sink. **Warning**
36-14-4Basic – Grease accumulated on kitchen floor and/or under cooking equipment **Warning**
36-47-5Basic – Hood soiled with accumulated grease, dust or food debris. . **Warning**
10-12-4Basic – In-use ice scoop stored on soiled surface between uses. Observed 2 ice scoops stored directly on top of the ice machine. They were put in a clean container. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
06-05-4Basic – Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food thawed in standing water. Observed 8 packages of raw lamb being thawed in standing water in the 3 compartment sink. They were put in the walk-in cooler. **Warning**
29-20-5Basic – Standing water or very slow draining water in the only handwash sink in the kitchen. **Warning**
29-03-4Basic – Water draining onto floor surface from the prep sink at the end of the cook's line. **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 11, 2026 8:12 AM.
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Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.