Friends Indian Cuisine
Last inspected: Apr 17, 2026
37
Score
Public records show nine inspections at Friends Indian Cuisine stretching back to 2022. The latest inspection on file is from Apr 17, 2026. The high risk label is a heads-up that the most recent visit didn't go well.
Violation counts have ticked up lately, averaging around 10 violations per visit versus roughly eight violations earlier in the record.
“Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust” comes up most often, recorded four times in the inspection record.
Compared to other Orlando restaurants (averaging 79), there's room to close the gap. This restaurant has more on its record than most do.
9
Inspections
3
Critical latest
2
Major latest
7
Minor latest
Inspection History
Apr 17, 2026
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 2 major violations. 7 minor violations.
View 12 violations
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Butter kept kept for two hours by tandori oven with temperature of 100. Tandori chicken kept in steam well for 7 minutes with temperature of 107F , employee reheated to 165Corrected On-Site** **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
03B-01-6
High Priority - Non-food grade paper/paper towel used as liner for food container. NOn food grade towels use to remove nan bread from oven. **Warning**
14-86-1
High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. **Warning**
29-42-4
Intermediate - No plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. Operator has a buffet in dining area not shown in previous plans. Operator removed one hand sink from front counter, the hand sink from cook line has been removed and replaced with three compartment sink in cook line. A dish machine has been added to back of kitchen in were three compartment sink was located. Ice machine has been moved to front counter. **Warning**
51-16-7
Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Home made yogurt prepared three days ago no label. Spinach done on Tuesday no label Cooked veggies made on Wednesday no label Fritter made three days ago no date **Warning**
02C-02-5
Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Broken tiles inside walk in freezer **Warning**
36-17-5
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters have debris. **Warning**
23-03-4
Basic - Unnecessary items stored in garbage enclosure. Doors and other construction items stored in dumpster area. **Warning**
33-30-4
Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Walls in cook line and dish area **Warning**
36-27-5
Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. NO handle bowl in yogurt , removed Corrected On-Site** **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
14-01-5
Basic - Cardboard used to line food-contact shelves. Card board use to line wood pallets in walk in cooler. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
14-05-4
Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Ceiling tiles around kitchen. **Warning**
36-34-5
37
Oct 13, 2025
Routine - Food
1 major violation. 8 minor violations.
View 9 violations
Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Sanitizer spray bottle with no label at front counter. Operator placed label **Corrected On-Site**
41-17-4
Basic - Cardboard used to line food-contact shelves. Walk in cooler shelves
14-05-4
Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Ceiling in kitchen and dish area soiled
36-34-5
Basic - Cove molding at floor/wall juncture broken/missing. Cove molding missing under dishwasher
36-03-4
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink on cutting board at cook line. Operator removed **Corrected On-Site**
12B-07-4
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee cellphone on cutting board at cook line. Operator removed **Corrected On-Site**
40-06-5
Basic - Food stored on floor. Chicken container at prep station **Corrected On-Site**
08B-38-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Exterior of containers with spices at cook line
23-03-4
Basic - Open dumpster lid.
33-16-4
61
Jan 10, 2025
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 8 minor violations.
View 10 violations
High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. Mop sink splitter no vacuum breaker with hose attached
29-42-4
Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Spray bottles at front hand sink no labels
41-17-4
Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Ceilings and walls soiled in cook/warewash area
36-27-5
Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Make table interior front line soiled
22-16-4
Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Back door leading to outside gap at bottom
35B-01-4
Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Make table cut board grooved
14-09-4
Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs on fryer door handle Operator removed tongs **Corrected On-Site**
10-20-4
Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Ceiling and walls in prep/dish machine soiled
36-34-5
Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl in flour
14-01-5
Basic - Open dumpster lid.
33-16-4
52
Aug 9, 2024
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 4 minor violations.
View 5 violations
Food Received at Proper Temperature
FL-12
Food Contact Surfaces Clean and Sanitized
FL-22
Equipment, Food and Non-Food Contact Surfaces Approved
FL-35
Lighting Adequate; Required Shields in Place
FL-36
Required Records Available; Shellstock Tags/Labels
FL-14
70
Nov 20, 2023
Complaint Full
1 critical violation. 2 major violations. 8 minor violations.
View 11 violations
High Priority - Self-service salad bar/buffet lacking adequate sneezeguards or other proper protection from contamination. No sneeze guard over soup area of buffet
08B-01-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Trash can in front of hand sink by dish machine. Operator moved trash can **Corrected On-Site**
31A-09-4
Intermediate - 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/ **Repeat Violation**
53A-05-6
Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Gap around back door leading outside **Repeat Violation**
35B-01-4
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee thermos and drink cup on prep table. Operator removed items **Corrected On-Site**
40-06-5
Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting board on cook line grooved. **Repeat Violation**
14-09-4
Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Buckets of seasoning not labeled on cook line.
02D-01-5
Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Walls and ceiling soiled in kitchen. Wall and ceiling soiled by dish machine. Wall soiled by mop sink **Repeat Violation**
36-27-5
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood and hood filters soiled
23-03-4
Basic - In-use spatula stored on equipment door handle between uses. Spatula on oven handle. Operator removed **Corrected On-Site**
10-20-4
Basic - Food stored on floor. Cases of seasoning on floor by back door Case of to box on floor by back door Cases of soufflé cups on floor by front white drink refrigerator **Repeat Violation**
08B-38-4
47
Oct 2, 2023
Routine - Food
3 major violations. 5 minor violations.
View 8 violations
Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Operator was unable to find test kit for dish machine (chorine)
16-37-1
Intermediate - 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/ Per operator food manager out on errand during inspection.
53A-05-6
Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Unlabeled spray bottle by ice machine. Operator removed bottle and had employee labels **Corrected On-Site**
41-17-4
Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Long cutting boards in kitchen at make table has deep grooves
14-09-4
Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Gap on bottom of back door leading outside
35B-01-4
Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floor at cook line behind equipment soiled.
36-73-4
Basic - Food stored on floor. Cases of frozen vegetables on floor of walk-in-freezer **Corrected On-Site**
08B-38-4
Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Wall at both ware washing areas soiled
36-27-5
58
Feb 15, 2023
Routine - Food
6 critical violations. 4 major violations. 4 minor violations.
View 14 violations
High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing on splitter added to hose bibb. - At mop sink. **Repeat Violation**
29-34-4
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. - Butter on tandoor oven 100F, less than 4 hrs. Time plan given at previous inspections but not used. Advised operator to keep to temperature or use time plan.
03B-01-6
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. - Rice at room temperature 75F less than 1 hr. Operator placed in walk in cooler for temperature recovery. **Corrective Action Taken**
03A-02-5
High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. - Food stored over 7 days in walk in cooler. Curry sauce and lamb curry dated 2/6/23.
01B-13-4
High Priority - Self-service buffet lacking adequate sneezeguards or other proper protection from contamination. - At buffet table that has naan bread, gulag jamun, dal, and pakoras. **Repeat Violation**
08B-01-4
High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. - Opened bag of halal uncooked chicken nuggets stored above commercially packaged fish in walk in freezer. Operator moved to chicken area. **Corrected On-Site**
08A-20-5
Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. - Pakora prepared 48 hours prior per operator in walk in cooler. **Repeat Violation**
02C-02-5
Intermediate - 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. -Paperwork provided. **Corrected On-Site**
11-27-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. - Sink next to dishwasher blocked by bus tub with soiled dishes and garbage bin. Operator moved items away from sink. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
31A-09-4
Intermediate - 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. - Paperwork provided. **Corrected On-Site**
11-26-1
Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. - On ice chute slight buildup.
22-20-5
Basic - Cloth used as a food-contact surface. - Wiping cloths used as tandoori oven bread towels. Operator stated they are discarded after use. Advised to use food grade cloths and not use convex pad for oven.
21-05-5
Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. - One cook preparing food without beard guard. **Repeat Violation**
13-04-4
Basic - Ripped/worn tin foil used as shelf cover. - Above make table in kitchen. Advised cook to replace.
14-20-4
22
Sep 15, 2022
Complaint Full
4 critical violations. 3 major violations. 3 minor violations.
View 10 violations
High Priority - Food-contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning, before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. - Observed employee washing equipment and utensils without sanitizing prior to storing items.
22-45-4
High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing on splitter added to hose bibb.
29-34-4
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. - Butter on tandoor oven taken out less than 2 hrs prior per operator.
03F-02-5
High Priority - Self-service salad bar/buffet lacking adequate sneezeguards or other proper protection from contamination. - No sneeze guard for lentil soup and gulag jamun station. Advised to cover items until sneeze guards are obtained.
08B-01-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. - Cup and bowl in sink next to dish machine. **Corrected On-Site**
31A-09-4
Intermediate - 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/
53A-05-6
Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. - Per operator chicken biryani prepared 48 hrs prior.
02C-02-5
Basic - Employee personal items stored on food. - Employee book bag stored on top of bag of cardamom. **Corrected On-Site**
40-06-5
Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. - Two employees on cook line. **Corrected On-Site**
13-04-4
Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses.
10-20-4
35
Jul 22, 2022
Routine - Food
1 critical violation.
View 1 violation
High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at splitter added to mop sink faucet. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2022-07-22: **Time Extended**
29-42-4
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Frequently Asked Questions
When was Friends Indian Cuisine last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at Friends Indian Cuisine on file is from Apr 17, 2026. The public record contains nine inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at Friends Indian Cuisine?
Across the inspection record, “wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust” has been cited four times, more than any other issue at Friends Indian Cuisine.
How does Friends Indian Cuisine compare to other restaurants in Orlando?
Friends Indian Cuisine most recently scored 37 out of 100, which is lower than the Orlando average of 79.
Has Friends Indian Cuisine's inspection record improved over time?
No. Recent inspections at Friends Indian Cuisine have averaged around 10 violations per visit, up from roughly eight earlier in the record.
What does a high risk rating mean?
A high risk rating at Friends Indian Cuisine means the most recent inspection flagged either critical violations or a substantial number of smaller ones. Diners may want to read the violation details before deciding to visit.
How often is Friends Indian Cuisine inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, Friends Indian Cuisine is inspected around two times per year on average.
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