FLAVOR OF INDIA RESTAURANT
1516 N DIXIE HWY · LAKE WORTH · Palm Beach County · FL 33460-1847
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
20 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 5
22-41-4High Priority – Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. 0 ppm at dishmachine. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. **Warning**
12A-29-4High Priority – Employee touched soiled surface and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed employee wipe hands on soiled rag and then immediately begin to handle in use food storage containers. Reviewed handwashing requirements with operator. **Warning**
12A-20-4High Priority – Employee washed hands with no soap. Observed employee was hands with no soap at central prep sink. Reviewed handwashing requirements with operator. **Warning**
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Bin of raw chicken stored directly above open containers of ready to eat sauces in walk in cooler. Operator reorganized. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
03F-02-5High 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. No time mark on cold items held on buffet line including cut melon, cut lettuce, and dairy based sauce. Operator voluntarily discarded. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
Intermediate 5
12A-03-4Intermediate – Employee washed hands in a sink other than an approved handwash sink. Observed employee wash hands in central prep sink and triple sink. Reviewed handwashing requirements with operator. **Warning**
03D-15-4Intermediate – Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. cooked chicken (63F – Cooling for 3 hours at 1:30, 62F at 2:05) cooling in covered pan in walk in cooler. Operator removed covering to help increase cooling rate. cut cabbage (57F – Ambient Cooling for 15 minutes at 1:15, 58F at 2:05) cooling in deep filled container in kitchen flip top. Flip top was left open and gaps in pan storage allowing cold air to escape. Operator moved item to reach in cooler to increase cooling rate. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Handwashing sink by warewashing machine used to store soiled rag. Operator removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
31B-02-4Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink by back door prep area. **Warning**
02C-02-5Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Multiple containers of foods including cooked sauces, cooked chicken, and cooked rice not date marked in walk in cooler. Per operators, items were prepared more than 24 hours ago. **Warning**
Basic 10
22-20-5Basic – Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. **Warning**
16-21-4Basic – Accumulation of debris on top exterior of warewashing machine. **Warning**
14-01-5Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Multiple pint sized plastic containers with no handles stored directly in food products in walk in cooler including milk and diced tomatoes. Operator removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
23-24-4Basic – Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles across kitchen area. **Warning**
21-05-5Basic – Cloth used as a food-contact surface. Cloth stored across cooked ready to eat foods in walk in freezer. Operator removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
35A-03-4Basic – Dead roaches on premises. Observed 1 dead roach on ground in dry storage room. Observed 2 dead roaches at soiled dish pit. Operator discarded and sanitized areas. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
22-16-4Basic – Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues across kitchen area coolers. **Warning**
29-49-6Basic – Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler left of cook line. **Warning**
21-07-4Basic – Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. 0ppm at triple sink area bucket. Operator drained solution and discarded cloth. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
21-12-4Basic – Wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses across kitchen areas. **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 11, 2026 2:39 PM.
Violation category totals
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1 observation(s)
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1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.