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Solid Health Score
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DESI TASTY INDIAN CUISINE in PORT RICHEY currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 93.6 out of 100 — a B grade — generally clean with some minor or moderate violations on record. This restaurant has 2 inspections on record from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on January 8, 2026. Across those visits, inspectors documented 17 total violations — 5 major, 12 minor.
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What stands out in this inspection history
The latest inspection on January 8, 2026 shows 14 observation rows: no critical rows, 4 major, and 10 minor.
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DESI TASTY INDIAN CUISINE looks fairly solid on paper. Would you eat here?
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Inspection History
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- Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
- [14-01-5] Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Two bowls without handles are located in the rice hot-holding equipment at the front counter. The operator removed the bowls and replaced them with a scooper with a handle.
- [51-11-4] Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. 3 carbon dioxide tanks at the front counter not secured.
- [36-36-4] Ceiling tile missing. 2 ceiling tiles missing in the kitchen area. The operator put the ceiling tiles back up.
- [13-03-4] Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. 1 employee cooking food, who is also the food manager, is not wearing a hair restraint. The employee put on a hair restraint.
- [36-22-4] Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Water on the floor under the ice machine at the front counter.
- [10-20-4] In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. 2 tongs stored on equipment. The operator moved the tongs and put them in the dishwasher to be washed.
- [22-08-4] Interior of microwave in the kitchen has accumulation of grease/food debris. The operator cleaned the microwave.
- [51-13-4] No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted. The operator posted in the kitchen area.
- [23-03-4] Nonfood-contact surface: The top of the stove is soiled with grease and food debris. The employee started cleaning the top of the stove.
- [33-16-4] Open dumpster lid.
- [22-02-4] Food-contact surface: The fans in the walk-in cooler are soiled with a mold-like substance. The fans in the reach-in refrigerator at the front counter, which holds drinks is soiled with a mold-like substance. The long cutting board on the reach-in cooler is soiled with a mold-like substance.
- [31A-11-4] Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. A baking sheet was left in the hand-washing sink in the kitchen, and the operator removed it.
- [11-26-1] 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. Provided the operator with the DBPR HR form 5030-103. The employee filled out the form.
- [41-17-4] Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. 2 bottles not labeled in the dishwashing area.
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