5th Element Authentic Indian Restaurant
1133 Rinehart Rd, Sanford, FL 32771
How the BiteKarma score works
Each routine inspection starts at 100 and loses 7 points for every critical violation and 2 for every other one, half again as much when the same problem was cited at one of the two inspections before. A failed inspection counts as 69 at most. The score averages the five newest routine inspections, with the most recent counting most, and stays below 70 for 90 days after a fail unless the restaurant passes again. 90 and up is excellent, 80s good, 70s fair, and below 70 poor.
At a glance
- Passed 10 of 13 graded inspections since 2024.
- Keeps coming up: Time and temperature control for safety foods, cited 5 times, plus 21 other repeat issues.
- #6 in Sanford's Hall of Shame, among the lowest BiteKarma scores in the city.
- Last inspected Sep 24, 2026: failed with 4 violations.
- 10 critical violations in the last two years.
Inspection history 13 visits
- 2026
- Failed Sep 24
Callback Reinspection
4 violations
- Minor Food management certification valid / employee training verification
- Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
- Minor Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
- Minor Bathrooms
- Passed Jul 23
Callback Reinspection
4 violations
- Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
- Minor Bathrooms
- Minor Food management certification valid / employee training verification
- Minor Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
- Passed Jul 15
Routine Inspection
13 violations, 1 critical
- Critical Time and temperature control for safety foods
- Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
- Minor No presence or breeding of insects/rodents/pests; no live animals; outer openings protected
- Minor Food management certification valid / employee training verification
- Minor Employee personal belongings
- Minor Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
- Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
- Minor Current license properly displayed
- Minor Time/temperature control foods properly thawed
- Minor Bathrooms
- Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
- Minor Food protection, cross-contamination
- Minor Hand wash sinks, hand washing supplies and hand wash sign
- 2025
- Passed Oct 29
Callback Reinspection
6 violations
- Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
- Minor Food management certification valid / employee training verification
- Minor Food protection, cross-contamination
- Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
- Minor Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
- Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
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