TASTE OF INDIA
3114 S FLORIDA AVE STE 1, Lakeland FL 33803 · 863-397-2328
Last inspected Feb 11, 2026 · 6 visits since August 2023
5 inspections within 9 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.
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Inspection history
6 visits, newest first
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
Operator is not properly tracking/marking the number of days ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite was held at refrigeration temperatures prior to freezing in order to properly date mark the food when it is thawed and held at refrigeration temperatures again. Mixed vegetables. Inside the chest style freezers in the kitchen.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Cooked beef inside the walk in cooler.
Interior of microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Top section is soiled.
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Small white cutting board on the prep table next to the hand washing sink in the kitchen is soiled with mold-like substance. Operator discarded the cutting board.
Operator is not properly tracking/marking the number of days ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite was held at refrigeration temperatures prior to freezing in order to properly date mark the food when it is thawed and held at refrigeration temperatures again. Product inside both white chest style freezer near the walk in cooler.
Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine.
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Small white cutting board on the prep table n3xt to the prep sink. Operator discarded the cutting board
Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Behind the cooking equipment.
Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Operator replaced.
No soap provided at handwash sink. Located in the kitchen. Operated replaced.
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Water with a temperature of at least 100 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. Hand washing sink in the kitchen.
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Observed pans stored in hand sink on cook line. Manager removed.
Food stored on floor. Observed case of melons and pineapples stored on the floor. Manager got case off of floor
Observed Employee beverage container on a food preparation table. Manager put in container
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.