Satkar Indian Cuisine
Last inspected: Jan 23, 2026
9
Score
Satkar Indian Cuisine, located at 14422 North Dale Mabry Highway in Tampa, FL, underwent a high-risk inspection on January 23, 2026, with a score of 9. This inspection identified 10 critical, 6 major, and 6 minor violations, including issues with cleanability of cutting boards, improper storage of employee beverages, and food stored on the floor in both dry and cold storage areas. Historical data indicates a pattern of high-risk inspections across the eight scored inspections on record.
8
Inspections
10
Critical latest
6
Major latest
6
Minor latest
Inspection History
Jan 23, 2026
Food-Licensing Inspection
10 critical violations. 6 major violations. 6 minor violations.
9
Sep 2, 2025
Food-Licensing Inspection
5 critical violations. 6 major violations. 13 minor violations.
14
Feb 14, 2025
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 2 major violations. 8 minor violations.
33
Sep 3, 2024
Routine - Food
6 critical violations. 4 major violations. 11 minor violations.
16
Sep 20, 2023
Routine - Food
2 major violations. 2 minor violations.
74
Jul 14, 2023
Routine - Food
2 major violations.
82
Aug 30, 2022
Complaint Full
1 critical violation. 4 minor violations.
70
Aug 23, 2022
Routine - Food
5 critical violations. 3 major violations. 5 minor violations.
27
Violations — Jan 23, 2026 Inspection
Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Multiple cutting boards in kitchen with cut marks.
14-09-4
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Personal water bottles stored on front line Reach in cooler cutting boards and front line dry storage shelves for spices. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
12B-07-4
Basic - Food stored on floor. 3 cases of bottle water and 2 bags of rice on floor in dry storage area. 1 case of bottled water inside Walk in cooler. 1 case of oil on front line floor next to Reach in freezer. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
08B-38-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. All Reach in coolers and Reach in freezer gaskets soiled.
23-03-4
Basic - Stored food not covered. Cooked potato, cooked chicken, fried cauliflower inside Walk in cooler not covered. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
08B-12-5
Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Multiple squeeze bottles with sauces not labeled on front line. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
02D-01-5
High Priority - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Dish machine sanitizing improperly during time of inspection due to sanitizer bucket empty of chlorine sanitizer. Sanitizer tested at 0ppm. Employee set up three compartment sink with chlorine sanitizer. Chlorine tested at 50ppm in three compartment sink at time of inspection.
22-41-4
High Priority - Employee dried hands on clothes/apron/soiled towel after washing. Observed employee dry hands on soiled apron. Discussed with employee. Employee rewashed hands at time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
12A-18-4
High Priority - Employee rubbed hands together for less than 10-15 seconds while washing hands. Employee washed hands for less than 10 seconds at kitchen hand washing sink. Discussed with employee. Employee rewashed hands for less than 10 seconds.
12A-17-4
High Priority - Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Observed employee handle Ready to eat tandoori flat bread with bare hands. Employee used bare hands to cut tandoori into pieces and place into basket for service. Discussed with employee not to use bar hand contact with Ready to eat foods. Employee prepared fresh tandoori at time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
09-01-4
High Priority - Employee washed hands with no soap. Observed employee wash hands without soap at kitchen hand washing sink for less than 10 seconds. Discussed with employee proper handwashing. Employee rewashed hands with soap and water immediately after. **Corrected On-Site**
12A-20-4
High Priority - Establishment operating without a license from the Division of Hotels and Restaurants. Operator must obtain a public food service license from the Division of Hotels and Restaurants within 60 days. Submit a license application and payment to DBPR/Bureau of Central Intake Unit, 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-0783. To apply online or obtain an application for license visit https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/ **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
50-08-7
High Priority - Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Raw chicken stored inside shopping bags in both Reach in freezers. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
14-31-5
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw shell eggs stored over cooked whole potatoes, sauces, and raw lamb inside Walk in cooler. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
08A-05-6
High Priority - Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. Employee did not change gloves when soiled and instead wiped gloved hands and arms clean with wiping cloth. Employee wiped hands with wiping cloth then proceed to roll out dough for tandoori flat bread. Discussed with employee. **Corrective Action Taken**
12A-09-4
High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Employee used bare hand contact to cut and serve fresh cooked tandoori flat bread.
01B-13-4
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. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
11-27-4
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Multiple cutting boards in kitchen soiled. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
22-02-4
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/. Front counter in dining room relocated adjacent to kitchen entrance near restrooms. Employee handwash sink behind dining room counter removed, private room added. Buffet station removed. Kitchen entry door moved to side adjacent to ice machine. Reach in cooler added next to original kitchen entry door location. 2 tandoori ovens in place of 2 stoves in kitchen area, north of fryer. Grill removed and replaced with an additional 6 burner stove. 3 Reach in coolers added to front line. 1 Reach in freezer added next to Walk in cooler on front line. 1 Reach in freezer added next to Walk in cooler, adjacent to Dish machine. 2 compartment prep sink next to kitchen hand washing sink. Employee handwash sink located between two compartment sink and three compartment sink. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
51-16-7
Intermediate - No sanitizer of any kind available for warewashing. Only use single-service items to serve food to customers until sanitizer is available for warewashing. Dish machine sanitizing improperly during time of inspection due to sanitizer bucket empty of chlorine sanitizer. No sanitizer were available inside establishment at time of inspection. Employee purchased chlorine sanitizer during Employee set up three compartment sink with chlorine sanitizer. Chlorine tested at 50ppm in three compartment sink at time of inspection. **Corrective Action Taken** **Admin Complaint**
22-38-5
Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. Located next to mop sink.
31B-03-4
Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Multiple items inside Walk in cooler not dated: cooked rice, curry goat, cooked chicken, Ready to eat onions, etc.
02C-02-5
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