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Emergency Closure InspectionDBPR disposition: Emergency order recommended
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THE_INDIA PALACE

4778 OKEECHOBEE BLVD · WEST PALM BEACH · Palm Beach County · FL 33417

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateNovember 21, 2019
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionEmergency order recommended
Resultfacility_temporarily_closed
Inspection number2891352
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID6951726
DBPR license6013655

Emergency Closure Summary

ClosedNovember 21, 2019 3:41 PM
StatusReopened after callback/compliance
ReopenedNovember 23, 2019 11:57 AM
Record basisDBPR weekly closure extract
Closure conditionRoach & rodent activity

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
8 High Priority4 Intermediate9 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical21 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

21 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.

High Priority 8

#10High Priority22-41-4

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. Dishwasher (Chlorine 0ppm) Operator set up Triple Sink (Chlorine 100ppm) **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**

Corrective Action TakenRepeat ViolationWarning
#11High Priority10-05-4

High Priority – In-use utensil stored in unclean water at or above 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Utensils stored in standing water 108°F. Operator discarded water. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#12High Priority35A-02-5

High Priority – Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, or food storage area. Approximately 15 flies landing on plastic containers, prep table, reach in freezers, and a covered plastic tray of Nan bread in the kitchen. Operator killed some of them, cleaned and disinfected the area. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**

Repeat ViolationWarning
#13High Priority03A-02-4

High Priority – Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. cooked cabbage (49°F – Cold Holding); Indian cheese (51°F – Cold Holding); cooked spinach (51°F – Cold Holding) held less than four hours in reach in cooler next to the stove. Operator moved all products to walk in cooler. Per operator food was in reach in cooler for about one hour. ** Corrective Action Taken** **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**

Corrective Action TakenRepeat ViolationWarning
#14High Priority35A-05-4

High Priority – Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. Two live roaches by the storage room crawling on the floor. One live roach by the door next to the clean dishes rack. **Warning**

Warning
#15High Priority35A-04-4

High Priority – Rodent activity present as evidenced by rodent droppings found. Seven dropping in the dining room in the front corner. Ten droppings found on the prep table and five under the prep table. Four droppings found next to the seasoning bottles above flip top unit. Six dropping found by the storage room on the floor. **Warning**

Warning
#16High Priority35A-21-4

High Priority – Rodent burrow or rodent nesting materials present. Two large holes with gnawing marks on the wall behind the shelf cans. **Warning**

Warning
#17High Priority35A-18-4

High Priority – Rodent rub marks present along walls/ceilings. **Warning**

Warning

Intermediate 4

#18Intermediate31B-02-4

Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No paper towel at hand-washing and the kitchen and front counter. Operator provided paper towels. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#19Intermediate31B-03-4

Intermediate – No soap provided at handwash sink. At the kitchen and the hand-wash sink in front counter. Operator provided soap. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#20Intermediate03F-10-4

Intermediate – No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food. No plan for Cold and hot foods at the buffet. Form was printed, filled, and signed by operator. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#21Intermediate02C-02-4

Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Cooked rice, cooked goat not date marked in walk in cooler. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**

Repeat ViolationWarning

Basic 9

#1Basic36-32-5

Basic – Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair in the kitchen next to the fryer. **Warning**

Warning
#2Basic35A-03-4

Basic – Dead roaches on premises. Twelve dead roaches on roaches trap behind prep table located next to the back door. Operator discarded it. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**

Corrective Action TakenRepeat ViolationWarning
#3Basic08B-49-4

Basic – Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Personal food stored next and above food to be served the public in reach cooler in the dining room. Operator moved to a different place. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#4Basic14-11-4

Basic – Equipment in poor repair. Walk in cooler door in poor repair. Door is not closing properly, it is dragging the floor. Door has a big hole in the middle section. **Warning**

Warning
#5Basic35B-01-4

Basic – Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**

Repeat ViolationWarning
#6Basic36-41-4

Basic – Fan cover in walk-in cooler/freezer has accumulation of dust or debris. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**

Repeat ViolationWarning
#7Basic36-14-4

Basic – Grease accumulated on kitchen floor and/or under cooking equipment. Under fryer in the kitchen floor. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**

Repeat ViolationWarning
#8Basic23-12-4

Basic – Walk-in cooler and/or walk-in freezer shelves soiled with encrusted food debris. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**

Repeat ViolationWarning
#9Basic36-27-5

Basic – Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust- in the kitchen floor and walls. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**

Repeat ViolationWarning

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 11, 2026 1:18 AM.

Violation category totals
Category 2 · Original container, labeling, date marking and consumer advisory
1 observation(s)
Category 3 · Time/temperature control for safety food
2 observation(s)
Category 8 · Food protection and cross-contamination
1 observation(s)
Category 10 · In-use food dispensing utensils
1 observation(s)
Category 14 · Food-contact and nonfood-contact surface design/maintenance
1 observation(s)
Category 22 · Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
1 observation(s)
Category 23 · Non-food-contact surfaces clean
1 observation(s)
Category 31 · Handwash sinks, supplies and signage
2 observation(s)
Category 35 · Pest control / insects / rodents / animals / outer openings
7 observation(s)
Category 36 · Floors, walls, ceilings, attached equipment and ventilation
4 observation(s)

Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.