DECCAN SPICE TAMPA BAY
2325 ULMERTON RD STE 28 · CLEARWATER · Pinellas County · FL 33762
Inspection Summary
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Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
49 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 9
12A-19-4High Priority – Employee washed hands with cold water. observed employee was hands at prep sink with 83 degrees Fahrenheit water then handled clean equipment. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
50-10-4High Priority – Establishment operating after issuance of an Emergency Order of Suspension of license. Observed establishment was noticed of closure at 12:54pm, the continued to take three more orders, one for Uber Eats and two for Grubhub, after that time at approximately 1:15-1:20pm which left the restaurant for delivery at approximately 1:40pm. **Admin Complaint**
22-35-5High Priority – Food preparation sink has soil/old food residue. **Warning**
35A-02-6High Priority – Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observed approximately 10 flies in dish machine area, landing on soiled dishes and pipes, approximately 10 flies near prep and hand wash sink line near far end of cook line, landing on the floor and pipes, approximately 20 flies near dry stock landing on a bin of onions going out to the trash, approximately 5 flies behind the bar not landing, approximately 40 flies landing on bags unwashed ginger, red onions, and yellow onions.. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
08A-02-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer – not all products commercially packaged. Raw fish over cooked peas in walk in freezer. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
35A-04-4High Priority – Rodent activity present as evidenced by rodent droppings found. Observed approximately 20 rodent droppings behind bar, approximately 50 droppings on dish machine drain under machine. Droppings are currently behind cleaned up. **Warning**
01B-13-4High Priority – Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Observed flies landing on ginger, red onion, and yellow onion. **Warning**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Big Tofu 46 degrees Fahrenheit, small tofu 51,50,50 degrees Fahrenheit, garlic in oil 50 degrees Fahrenheit, cooked potato mashed 50 degrees Fahrenheit, cooked onions 50 degrees Fahrenheit, veggie samosas 72 degrees Fahrenheit foods placed in walk in cooler. **Warning**
41-10-4High Priority – Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. With clean glasses in dry stock. **Warning**
Intermediate 13
05-05-4Intermediate – Ambient air thermometer in holding unit not accurate within plus or minus 3 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed ambient shoes 38 degrees Fahrenheit while foods are at approximately 50 degrees Fahrenheit. **Warning**
11-05-4Intermediate – Certified Food Manager or person in charge lacks knowledge of reporting responsibilities for exclusions and restrictions. Manager was re-educated. **Warning**
53A-10-4Intermediate – Certified food manager unable to answer basic Food Code questions pertaining to safe operation of establishment. Certified food manager doesn't understand the importance of keeping the back door shut to keep out vermin. **Warning**
02C-03-5Intermediate – Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Milk opened yesterday. **Warning**
12A-03-4Intermediate – Employee washed hands in a sink other than an approved handwash sink. Employee used prep sink to wash his hands. **Warning**
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Interior of microwave, Cutting boards, prep sinks, food storage containers all soiled. all cook line equipment: flat top grill, all 3 range stoves, all 4 single pot burners, and all three ovens soiled. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
31A-09-4Intermediate – Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Blocked by cart at cook line, napkins in sink at far cook line. **Warning**
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed food debris in both cook line hand wash sink's. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
27-06-4Intermediate – No hot running water at three-compartment sink. 82 degrees Fahrenheit at three compartment sink. **Warning**
31B-02-4Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Three compartment sink, cook line, far cook line, prep, bar hand wash sink's are all devoid of paper towel. **Warning**
31B-03-4Intermediate – No soap provided at handwash sink. Three compartment sink hand wash sink, bar hand wash sink, far cook line hand wash sink. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
02C-02-5Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Observed some sauces and prepared foods in walk in cooler not dated such as curry sauces made with coconut milk, cooked chicken. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
27-16-4Intermediate – Water with a temperature of at least 100 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. Hot water shut off at three compartment sink hand wash sink, 81 degrees Fahrenheit at cook line hand wash sink, 83 degrees Fahrenheit at prep hand wash sink, 83 degrees Fahrenheit at prep sink, far end of cook line hand wash sink hot water is shut off, hot water shut off at hand wash sink at round bar. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
Basic 27
16-03-4Basic – Accumulation of debris inside warewashing machine. Accumulation of debris on exterior of warewashing machine. **Warning**
23-24-4Basic – Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Reach in cooler handles on cook line and walk in cooler and walk in freezer handles soiled. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
51-11-4Basic – Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Near dry stock. **Warning**
14-09-4Basic – Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. **Warning**
35A-03-4Basic – Dead roaches on premises. 1 dead roach behind bar. Cleaned up by employee. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Bottle of water on cook line. **Warning**
12B-12-5Basic – 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. Bottled water on cook line with a screw cap. **Warning**
13-03-4Basic – Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Observed no hair restraints on any cooks. **Warning**
14-11-4Basic – Equipment in poor repair. Torn gaskets on cook line, **Warning**
36-22-4Basic – Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Cook line and dish area, bar area. **Warning**
36-73-4Basic – Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Under equipment and cook line. Walls on cook line and in prep soiled. Ceiling soiled. Most of kitchen. **Warning**
36-17-5Basic – Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair and/or in disrepair. Hole in floor near expo side of cook line. **Warning**
08B-36-4Basic – Food stored in a location that is exposed to splash/dust. Lamb thawing on floor near dish machine and near but not in standing water. Dough on try near hand wash sink. **Warning**
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Oil boxes in dry stock, frozen meats in freezer. **Warning**
36-24-5Basic – Hole in or other damage to wall. **Warning**
10-07-4Basic – In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed utensils in 93 and 75 degrees Fahrenheit soiled water. **Warning**
27-10-4Basic – No hot running water at mop sink. 76 degrees Fahrenheit water at mop sink **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Exterior of reach in cooler's, clean dish racks, hand wash sinks and soap containers, dish machine racks, gaskets on cook line, walk in cooler, walk in freezer, exterior of microwave. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
35B-05-4Basic – Outer openings not protected during operation and vermin and/or environmental cross contamination present. Observed flies, dead roach, and rodent droppings while the back door is open. **Warning**
22-16-4Basic – Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. All reach in cooler's soiled inside. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
25-06-4Basic – Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Case of bowls in dry stock on floor. **Warning**
21-10-4Basic – Soiled dry wiping cloth in use. At cook line **Warning**
08B-12-5Basic – Stored food not covered. Observed about half of the foods in the walk in cooler not covered and bags of sugar and containers of peanuts and cashews uncovered in dry stock. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
06-01-5Basic – Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Observed 2 cases of lamb thawing at room temperature. **Warning**
29-03-4Basic – Water draining onto floor surface. Hand wash sink behind bar. **Warning**
21-09-4Basic – Wet wiping cloths used for occasional spills on equipment food- and nonfood-contact surfaces not clean. At cook line Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. At cook line **Warning**
02D-01-5Basic – Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Observed white food in bins not labeled. **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 10, 2026 5:06 PM.
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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.