TAJ-INDIAN CUISINE
2734 E FOWLER AVE #B, Tampa FL 33612 · (813)971-8483
Last inspected Apr 17, 2026 · 6 visits since October 2023
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5 inspections, climbing. The current grade is the best on record.
Live, small flying insects found, 1 live fly in dish area.
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined
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Disciplinary actions
2 cases · $160
| Case | Violation date | Final order | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3--2021059068 | Oct 26, 2021 | Feb 16, 2022 | $160 |
| 3--2017035582 | Jul 21, 2017 | Sep 28, 2017 | — |
Inspection history
6 visits, newest first
Apr 17, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority0 Intermediate5 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 5 findingsThe state's own report →
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drinks, store or food preparation table employee discarded drink.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee using cell phone while working on cooks line. Employee put away cell phone and washed his hands.
Food stored on floor. Grease stored on floor in hallway.
Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Employee drinks stored and bottom of reach in cooler. Manager discarded drinks.
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Soiled dry wiping cloth in use. Soiled dry cloth stored on food preparation table.
Oct 8, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority2 Intermediate3 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. Milk opened and held longer then 24 hours has no date markings. Chef dated milk.
Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Spray bottle with cleaning chemicals has no labeling of common name. Owner labeled spray bottle.
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl without a handle used as scoop in flour bin. Owner removed and discarded bowl.
Soiled dry wiping cloth in use. Soiled dry cloth stored on reach in cooler cutting board. Chef removed and properly stored cloth.
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Plastic bottles of sauces have no labeling of ingredients on cooks line.
Jun 26, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority2 Intermediate2 Basic
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Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Dishwasher employee loaded dirty dishes then unloaded clean dishes, discussed proper ware washing with operator
Live, small flying insects found, 1 live fly in dish area.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Scrubber in sink
Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured.
In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board.
May 6, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 11 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority2 Intermediate7 Basic
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Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Vegetable balls stored in non-food grade bags.
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw eggs stored overtop cooked cauliflower inside walk in cooler. Chef removed and properly stored cauliflower.
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 and held longer then 24 hours has no date markings inside reach in cooler on cooks line. Chef wrote date on milk. Cooked chicken, goat, beef,soup all stored inside walk in cooler with no date markings linger then 24 hours.
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.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink stored in foood preparation table. Employee removed drink and properly stored it.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee cell phone stored on food preparation table. Employee removed and properly stored phone.
Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employees working with food without a hair restraint.
Food not stored at least 6 inches off of the floor. Onions not stored a minimum of six inches off the floor.
In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Knife stored in between wall and food preparation table. Employee removed and placed knifes at dishwasher.
In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board. Cloth stored underneath cutting board employee removed cloth and placed in dirty rag bin.
Stored food not covered. Chick peas, chicken, sauces, stored uncovered inside walk in cooler.
May 13, 2024Administrative complaint recommendedRoutine Inspection
Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 18 violations recorded, 4 high priority.
4 High priority4 Intermediate10 Basic
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Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Veggie balls in grocery bag in reach in cooler.
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Expired 2/1/2024
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Vegetable ball 44 F in reach in cooler on cook line.
Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Floor cleaner on soda boxes, operator removed at time of inspection.
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. Sent to operator at time of inspection.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards on cook line. Soda machine.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Potatoes and multiple items in walk in cooler not date marked.
Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Spray bottle not labeled.
Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Ice machine.
Carbon dioxide tanks not adequately secured.
Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Plates not inverted.
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting boards on cook line.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee bag on top of chest freezer.
Food stored on floor. Oil on floor in dry storage.
Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Employee drink in reach in cooler on cook line, operator removed at time of inspection.
Raw fruits/vegetables not washed prior to preparation. Observed employee cut onions before washing.
Stored food not covered. Lamb in reach in freezer not covered, operator covered at tie of inspection.
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Container of seasonings not labeled.
Oct 26, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 10 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority4 Intermediate4 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. Employee picked a box of chicken up off the floor and did not wash his hands.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Lamb cold holding at 45F. At 11:53.
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. Gave operator updated education packet.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board has stains and is no longer cleanable.
No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. Gave operator updated education packet.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. No date markers on meat stored inside walk in cooler.
Clean equipment and utensils not separated from soiled equipment and utensils at warewashing area. Dirty skewers store with clean skewers on wall on cooks line.
Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. Employee drink stored inside reach in cooler on cooks line. Owner discarded drink.
Food stored on floor. Box of chicken stored on floor in kitchen area. Employee removed chicken and placed on table.
No copy of latest inspection report available.
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.