BAY LEAVES INDIAN CUISINE
4023 W WATERS AVE STE 15-16 · TAMPA · Hillsborough County · FL 33614
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
11 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 3
12A-25-4High Priority – Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee touched mouth than grabbed rice pan and was putting rice into different container. Discussed with management the importance of hand washing.
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw shelled eggs over ready to eat dough reach in cool by hot pot warmers employee moved eggs to bottom shelf. **Corrected On-Site**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Reach in cooler cooks line ambient 48 f Cold holding: cook vegetables 47 yogurt 47 f chicken 47 f cook tomato sauce 47 operator moved time/temperature control for safety food to freezer 2nd temp all foods went to 43 f **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
Intermediate 4
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Raw meat in hand washing sink by back door. Employee removed raw chicken. **Corrected On-Site**
31B-02-4Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. At both hand washing sinks. **Repeat Violation**
31B-03-4Intermediate – No soap provided at handwash sink. Both hand washing sinks.
02C-02-5Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Cook beans cook lamb cook cook ginger sauce walk in cooler
Basic 4
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Phone on prep table
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Raw chicken and cook frozen veggies in containers on floor by hand washing sink.
35B-05-4Basic – Outer openings not protected during operation and vermin and/or environmental cross contamination present. Back kitchen door opened.
06-01-5Basic – Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Raw chicken and vegetables frozen thawing on floor in container.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 19, 2026 2:16 PM.
Violation category totals
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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.