Indian Grill in Camillus fails inspection with 11 violations, two critical

Indian Grill in Camillus failed its latest county health inspection with 11 violations, including two critical findings that inspectors said could put diners at risk.

The restaurant, operated by Daler and Kaur Corp. at 200 Township Boulevard, #10, was cited for storing personal medication with food on a shelf near the walk-in cooler, a contamination problem because medicine and food should never be kept together. Inspectors also found several buckets of sauce cooling uncovered in the walk-in cooler at 62 to 71 degrees Fahrenheit, far above the safe range for potentially hazardous foods.

Other violations pointed to the kinds of kitchen lapses that can turn into bigger problems fast: food stored uncovered, a utensil with its handle submerged in food, an ice scoop resting on a soda machine drip tray, dirty cooler handles, a dirty microwave interior, sanitation issues at the hand-wash sink and dumpster area, and dust buildup on a fan guard inside the walk-in cooler.

Many of the problems were corrected during the inspection, but the report shows how quickly basic mistakes can stack up in a busy restaurant. Temperature control, clean equipment and proper separation of food from nonfood items are among the simplest food-safety rules, and also the ones most likely to be missed.

Onondaga County posts restaurant-inspection data publicly through its Environmental Health division and points readers to the Health Data NY dataset for the full record. The county’s food-protection program says it performs restaurant inspections, investigates foodborne-illness outbreaks, investigates complaints and provides training for the food service industry.

The latest inspection report is part of a broader snapshot of how local restaurants are doing behind the scenes. For diners in Camillus and across Onondaga County, it is one of the few public checks on whether kitchens are keeping food at safe temperatures, preventing cross-contamination and maintaining clean work areas.

Indian Grill has been cited before. Public inspection records show the restaurant was inspected on September 19, 2023, when it had one critical violation and six noncritical violations. That earlier record included cross-contamination concerns, uncovered food, improper hair restraint, unclean non-food-contact surfaces, garbage-area maintenance problems, insects or rodents, and dirty floors, walls and ceilings.

Together, the two inspections show a pattern health officials watch closely: not dramatic failures, but the repeated basic breakdowns that can make customers sick.