MANTRA FINE INDIAN CUISINE
15953 PINES BLVD, Pembroke Pines FL 33027 · 9548545542
Last inspected Feb 13, 2026 · 7 visits since July 2023
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5 inspections within 16 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.
Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. Poster emailed to operator
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined
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Inspection history
7 visits, newest first
Feb 13, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
3 High priority0 Intermediate3 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 6 findingsThe state's own report →
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed flip top cooler//cooked chicken (49F - Cold Holding) at cook line. Per operator, food not prepped or portioned today; food out of temperature for approximately 3 hours. Operator put food inside freezer to quick chill.
Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Observed baby powder stored on dry storage shelf with food. Operator removed.
Wiping cloth solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed stored in a location that could result in the cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Observed Sanitizer Bucket (Chlorine 200+ppm) in kitchen. Operator remade and corrected to 100ppm.
Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom.
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Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Observed gap on bottom right side of back exit door.
Food stored on floor. Observed two buckets of dry spices stored on floor on dry storage area. Operator properly stored.
Aug 25, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 9 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority1 Intermediate6 Basic
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Medicine not labeled properly. Medicated bottle of pills, another bottle of of pain killer pills and one bottle of vitamins on storage shelf of soup bowls in cook line. Employee removed all.
Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Walk in freezer- grocery bags for storage of ground chicken. Employee removed and stored on food grade bags.
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Cook line, employee provided
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Open bottle of water, next to single service containers in kitchen. Employee removed.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. -Cell phone on top of bread canister. -car keys, blue tooth, next soup bowl in cook line. Employee removed all items.
Food stored on floor. -Container of spicy condiments on floor in dry storage area. Employee placed on shelf. -two large containers of curry chicken stored on floor, next to reach in cooler, employee removed and placed on prep table.
Food-contact surface not smooth and easily cleanable.Open can of mango pulp I stored in lower cooler, employee placed food in a plastic container.
Soiled dry wiping cloth in use. Top of cutting board in cook line, employee removed.
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Cook line, spray bottle containing lemon juice, employee labeled.
Mar 3, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority3 Intermediate2 Basic
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Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. Poster emailed to operator.
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Cook line, employee provided.
Required employee training expired for all employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. 3/3/2025
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink and coffee creamer on same shelf of single service bowls and plates, employee removed.
Wet wiping cloths used for occasional spills on equipment food- and nonfood-contact surfaces not clean. Several soiled wiping cloths in use around prep tables in cook line, employee removed.
Nov 14, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority2 Intermediate3 Basic
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Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed. Sanitizer Bucket (Chlorine 200ppm), employee made new solution, chlorine sanitizer at 100 ppm.
Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. Poster emailed to operator
No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation/handling. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/. Manager on duty, with 5 employees working on food preparation. Abhijeet Seherawat.
Hole in or other damage to wall. Back entrance door- bottom right frame.
Stored food not covered. Single service frozen desserts not covered. Employee placed covers.
Wet wiping cloths used for occasional spills on equipment food- and nonfood-contact surfaces not clean. 3 soiled cloths on prep tables around kitchen area. Employee removed.
Aug 14, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 9 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority3 Intermediate5 Basic
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Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Portioned cooked rice (112F - Hot Holding), per employee food hot held less than two hours, food reheated to 168 F.
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Cook line, next to ice machine, two sponges inside sink, employee removed.
No soap provided at handwash sink. Cook line sink, next to ice machine.
Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled- dry goods storage- bottle containing cleaner, employee labeled
Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Cook line and prep station, build up of grease and soiled, ceiling tiles and AC vents.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Cell phone, next to single service utensils in expo area, employee removed.
In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Cooking utensils stored on water temperature 112F employee removed and stored hot water temperature of 140F
Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. To go containers not inverted, service area. Employee inverted.
Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Several wiping cloths on prep tables around kitchen area. Employee removed all and placed on sanitizer bucket solution.
Dec 13, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority1 Intermediate5 Basic
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Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Container of lentils, made on Monday, employee labeled.
Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. AC vents in kitchen soiled with grease and dust
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Coffee creamer and two cups on same shelf of single service plates, storage shelf above flip top in cook line. Employee removed
Food stored on floor. Dry goods storage area, container of spices and two boxes of mango pulp stored on floor, Employee moved to shelves.
In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Cook line, cooking utensils in standing water, Employee removed to be clean and sanitized
Wet wiping cloths used for occasional spills on equipment food- and nonfood-contact surfaces not clean. Several soiled cloths on prep table, employee removed all.
Jul 24, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority2 Intermediate3 Basic
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Employee touched soiled surface and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Chef used personal cell phone to text, then continue to open containers of RTE food, without washing hands. After instructed, employee washed hands.
No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Chlorine sanitizer testing strips
Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Spray bottle containing purple substance, employee labeled as a degreaser.
Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Sliding glass door cooler, employee removed, placed on separate container and placed employee label on front of container.
Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Employee wearing a Cooper bracelet, after instructed, operator removed.
Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Back entrance door, right bottom, broken frame, next to women bathrooms.
This record follows the licence, not the owner. Restaurants change hands and the licence history normally does not, so an older entry may describe people who no longer run the place. Every inspection above links to the state's own report. Something wrong? Tell us.