SHIVA INDIAN RESTAURANT
140 W FIFTH AVE STE A, Mount Dora FL 32757 · 352-735-4555
Last inspected Apr 3, 2026 · 6 visits since October 2023
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APR 26
▲ GETTING WORSE
5 inspections, one direction. The current grade is the worst on record.
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license.
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined
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Inspection history
6 visits, newest first
Apr 3, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 9 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority1 Intermediate6 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 9 findingsThe state's own report →
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license.
Raw animal food stored in same container as ready-to-eat food. Raw chicken in same container as cooked lamb. Operator removed.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Cooked chicken and cooked lamb in reach in cooler.
Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Plates on dish rack. Pans on dish drying rack.
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Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floor at cook line.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Reach in cooler gaskets. White upright reach in cooler gaskets in back storage area.
Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Up right reach in cooler interior and shelves. Reach in cooler at the end of cook White upright reach in cooler in back storage area.
Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Unwashed lemon and peppers over cooked chicken and potatoes in reach in cooler. Operator removed.
Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Wall at three compartment sink. Wall by dish drying rack.
Oct 7, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 9 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority1 Intermediate7 Basic
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Container of medicine improperly stored. Tylenol on shelf above spices. Operator removed.
Records/documents for required employee training do not contain all of the required information. Missing date of birth. Operator added date of birth.
Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Plates on dish drying rack.
Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Employee drinks cup in reach in freezer. Operator removed.
Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floor under dish drying rack. Floor by cook line
Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Microwave at cook line. Operator cleaned.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. All reach in cooler gaskets at cook line. Operator cleaned.
Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. All reach in cooler at cook line. Operator cleaned.
Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Wall in dish area soiled.
May 8, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 10 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority2 Intermediate8 Basic
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Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. - green cutting
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. - cooked chicken, prepared prior day.
Floor not cleaned when the least amount of food is exposed. - under fryer.
In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses.
Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. - microwave on cooks line.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. - all burner grates. - exterior of bread oven.
Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues.
Silverware/utensils stored upright with the food-contact surface up. - silverware and utensils stored handle side up.
Storage area not maintained clean and organized.
Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. - wall behind cooking equipment.
Oct 2, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 9 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority1 Intermediate8 Basic
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Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. -mixer head
Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin.
Bathroom located inside establishment not completely enclosed with tight-fitting, self-closing doors.
Equipment in poor repair. - gasket on glass door cooler.
Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris.
No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. -Reach-in freezer gasket
Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. - reach in next to stove
Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. - wall behind 3 compartment sink.
Mar 21, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority1 Intermediate4 Basic
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Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. - mixer head
Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. - microwave on cooks line
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. - Exterior of fryer - exterior of bread oven - gaskets on cold holding units - exterior of microwave
Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. - wall behind 3 compartment sink
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. - bulk rice
Oct 5, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 8 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority2 Intermediate5 Basic
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Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Easy off cleaner stored with clean utensils.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. -white cutting board in kitchen area. -Mixer head
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. -Pan and knife stored in hand sink in kitchen area
In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses.
Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. - microwave in kitchen area.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. -Gaskets on all cold holding equipment in kitchen area.
Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. -Glass door reach in cooler in kitchen area.
Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. - behind 3 compartment sink.
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.