GATEWAY TO INDIA
8300 BAY PINES BLVD · ST. PETERSBURG · Pinellas County · FL 33709
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Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
21 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 4
35A-02-6High Priority – Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. 3 live flies observed. 1 fly on dirty dishes, 1 fly around hand wash sink next to ice machine, 1 in dish wash area. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw chicken in walk in cooler stored above house made sauces. Informed manager and chicken was out on bottom shelf. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
35A-04-4High Priority – Rodent activity present as evidenced by rodent droppings found. 10 rodent droppings found under dish machine area and one behind ice machine. 1 found on floor next to entrance to dish wash area. 1 found on top of dish machine. 1 found on top of water filter next to ice machine **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
35A-18-4High Priority – Rodent rub marks present along walls/ceilings. Rub mark found over server station in kitchen near foamed hole. Rub mark found on wall above ice machine. **Warning**
Intermediate 2
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Prep cutting board heavily soiled with food debris and black mold like substance. Can opener heavily soiled with food debris. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
31A-09-4Intermediate – Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Hand sink in cook line not accessible due to utensil holder in sink **Warning**
Basic 15
16-21-4Basic – Accumulation of debris on exterior of warewashing machine.top of dish machine soiled. **Warning**
51-11-4Basic – Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Two carbon dioxide tanks below soda vending machine not secure and fastened. Manager fastened the tanks. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
21-05-5Basic – Cloth used as a food-contact surface.cloth used in contact with naan. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
14-09-4Basic – Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Multiple cutting boards heavily grooved and no longer cleanable **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee coffee on Prep table next to reach in cooler. Employee removed drink. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items.employee back pack on shelf on cook line next to single service. **Warning**
35B-01-4Basic – Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside.gap beneath rear kitchen door. **Warning**
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Crock pot with rice stored on flour next to ice machine. Inspector informed employee and crock pot was moved off of floor. Oil in dry storage area outside stored on floor. Informed manager and oil was moved off of floor. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
33-11-4Basic – Missing drain plug at dumpster in back area **Warning**
31B-04-4Basic – No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Hand wash sink across from walk in cooler no hand wash sign. Informed employee and they wrote hand wash sign. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets of multiple coolers soiled with white mold like debris **Warning**
25-06-4Basic – Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Take out containers not inverted in kitchen on small deli reach in cooler. Employee inverted. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
06-01-5Basic – Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Raw lamb in prep sink has no running water for proper thawing method. Employee turned on water. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
21-12-4Basic – Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Wet wiping cloth on prep table in kitchen. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
02D-01-5Basic – Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name.multiple foods in walk in cooler no common name. **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 10, 2026 8:54 AM.
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Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.