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DESI FLAVORS INDIAN CUSINE

13418 TELECOM DR, TAMPA, Hillsborough County. DBPR licence 3916394. 14 inspection visits from 2023-12-08 to 2025-12-18.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2025-12-18: licensing inspection, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic violations
4 of 6routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Hillsborough County average that year (1 had none)
3emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023 (latest 2024-08-21)
0inspections prompted by a complaint

Every inspection visit

Newest first. Violations: high-priority / intermediate / basic. County average = high-priority violations at a first routine visit, Hillsborough County, same fiscal year. Codes and descriptions are DBPR's; the inspector's written notes are on DBPR's site only.
DateVisitResultHighInter.BasicCounty avgWhat was cited
2025-12-18 Licensing inspection Passed, no follow-up needed
DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
000
2025-09-16 Routine inspection Warning: inspector to return
DBPR: Warning Issued
138 1.01
10 areas
  • 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2)
  • 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
  • 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
  • 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored
  • 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2)
  • 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
  • 29 Plumbing installed and maintained
  • 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
  • 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
  • 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-10-29 Routine inspection Referred for possible fine
DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended
1212 0.99
13 areas
  • 08 Food protection, cross-contamination
  • 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
  • 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2)
  • 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated
  • 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
  • 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
  • 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils
  • 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean
  • 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x2)
  • 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
  • 38 Lighting provided as required. Fixtures shielded
  • 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean
  • 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2024-08-24 Follow-up visit Allowed to reopen
DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Complied
112
4 areas
  • 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
  • 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean
  • 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof
  • 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2024-08-22 Follow-up visit Not yet allowed to reopen
DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Not Complied
317
8 areas
  • 08 Food protection, cross-contamination
  • 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x3)
  • 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
  • 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
  • 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean
  • 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x2)
  • 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
  • 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2024-08-21 Routine inspection Emergency closure recommended
DBPR: Emergency order recommended
417 0.99
8 areas
  • 08 Food protection, cross-contamination
  • 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x3)
  • 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
  • 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
  • 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean
  • 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x3)
  • 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
  • 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2024-08-21 Follow-up visit Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine
DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended
112
4 areas
  • 08 Food protection, cross-contamination
  • 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
  • 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
  • 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2024-06-20 Follow-up visit More time given
DBPR: Call Back - Extension given, pending
112
4 areas
  • 08 Food protection, cross-contamination
  • 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
  • 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
  • 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2024-06-19 Follow-up visit Closure follow-up: more time given
DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Time Extension
232
7 areas
  • 08 Food protection, cross-contamination
  • 11 Personnel with infections restricted
  • 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
  • 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
  • 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof
  • 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
  • 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-06-18 Routine inspection Emergency closure recommended
DBPR: Emergency order recommended
443 1.02
8 areas
  • 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
  • 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2)
  • 11 Personnel with infections restricted
  • 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
  • 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
  • 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x3)
  • 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
  • 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-04-18 Follow-up visit Allowed to reopen
DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Complied
011
2 areas
  • 08 Food protection, cross-contamination
  • 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
2024-04-17 Routine inspection Emergency closure recommended
DBPR: Emergency order recommended
233 1.02
6 areas
  • 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
  • 08 Food protection, cross-contamination
  • 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
  • 29 Plumbing installed and maintained
  • 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
  • 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x3)
2024-02-08 Follow-up visit Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine
DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended
021
3 areas
  • 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
  • 08 Food protection, cross-contamination
  • 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2023-12-08 Routine inspection Warning: inspector to return
DBPR: Warning Issued
073 1.02
8 areas
  • 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
  • 08 Food protection, cross-contamination
  • 11 Personnel with infections restricted (x2)
  • 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated (x2)
  • 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
  • 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
  • 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
  • 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification

A routine inspection is one visit on one day. Inspectors in different counties record violations differently, so compare a count with its county average, not with a restaurant in another county. Nothing on this page is a rating. Source: DBPR inspection files, data as of 2026-11-09; DBPR's own record for this licence is the official one.