GAYLORD INDIA RESTAURANT

INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT - Comments: OBSERVED 1/4 INCH GAP AT REAR EXIT DOOR SWEEP. MUST RODENT PROOF REAR EXIT DOOR AND MAINTAIN.

ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING - Comments: SOME FOOD HANDLERS CERTIFICATES HAVE EXPIRED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER ALL FOOD HANDLERS CERTIFICATES MUST BE VALID/UPDATED.

PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION CORRECTED - Comments: FOUND THE PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION FROM REPORT #2626499 DATED ON 11/04/25 NOT CORRECTED-#55 OBSERVED SEVERAL CEILING TILES WITH STAINS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST CORRECTED SAID PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION BY DATE OF REINSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-42-090.

FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED - Comments: OBSERVED ICE MACHINE WITH BLACKISH BUILD UP ON INTERIOR. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN. ICE MACHINE NOT IN USE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. MANAGER HAD EMPLOYEES CLEAN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED.

FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: OBSERVED CUTTING BOARD WITH HEAVY STAINS AND DEEP SCRATCHES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO RESURFACE OR REPLACE CUTTING BOARDS WITH DEEP STAINS AND SCRATCHES.

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES - Comments: OBSERVED HAND WASHING SINK NEAR GRIDDLE LEAKING FROM NECK OF FAUCET. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED SEVERAL CEILING TILES WITH STAINS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN.

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE - Comments: OBSERVED FRONT BAR AREA HANDWASHING SINK MISSING HANDWASHING SIGNAGE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SIGNAGE TO ALL HANDWASHING SINKS AND MAINTAIN.

PROPER COOLING METHODS USED; ADEQUATE EQUIPMENT FOR TEMPERATURE CONTROL - Comments: OBSERVED MAIN COOK LINE REACH-IN COOLER IS NOT IN USE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. FACILITY MANAGER AWARE THAT COOLER DOES NOT MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT TEMPERATURE TO STORE TCS FOODS AT 41F OR BELOW. TAGGED COOLER AT TIME OF INSPECTION AND HELD FOR INSPECTION AT THIS TIME. CURRENT INTERNAL TEMPERATURE AT 52.0F DEGREES. INSTRUCTED NOT TO USE UNTIL REPAIRED OR REPLACED TO MAINTAIN INTERNAL TEMPERATURE OF 41.0F OR BELOW AND REINSPECTED BY CDPH. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-005.

INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT - Comments: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 5 DEAD COCKROACHES ON FLOOR IN THE REAR EQUIPMENT STORAGE AREA NEAR EMPLOYEE STORAGE. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE DEAD INSECTS AND CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREA AND MAINTAIN.

CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY - Comments: OBSERVED MULTI-USE BOWLS USED AS A SCOOP IN SEVERAL BULK DRY FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS IN THE REAR DRY STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE BOWLS AND REPLACE WITH UTENSILS WITH A HANDLE TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION AND MAINTAIN.

FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: OBSERVED ALUMINUM FOIL AND FOOD-GRADE PLASTIC WRAP USED TO LINE NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES OF EQUIPMENT (TANDOORI OVEN LID, MEAT GRINDER, GREASE DRIP PANS, STOVE AND OVENS). INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALUMINUM FOIL AND FOOD-GRADE PLASTIC WRAP AND MAINTAIN SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES OF EQUIPMENT.

FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: OBSERVED PLASTIC BUCKET WRAPPED WITH PLASTIC WRAP THAT IS TIED INTO THE DISH MACHINE COUNTERTOP, USED AS A SOAP BUCKET FOR THE WAREWASHING AREA, WITH CREVICES THAT MAKE MAINTENANCE DIFFICULT. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE BUCKET WITH PLASTIC WRAP AND REPLACE WITH EQUIPMENT THAT IS FREE FROM CREVICES AND FACILITATES EASY ACCESS FOR MAINTENANCE.

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES OF EQUIPMENT (STOVE BURNERS, TANDOORI OVEN EXTERIOR) SOILED WITH DUST AND DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES OF EQUIPMENT AT ADEQUATE FREQUENCY TO PREVENT BUILD UP OF SOIL AND MAINTAIN.

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED DRYING MOPS STORED WITH MOP HEADS AGAINT WALL IN THE WAREWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO STORE DRYING MOPS IN A POSITION IN WHICH MOP HEADS DO NOT CONTAMINATE CLEAN FLOORS OR WALLS AND MAINTAIN.

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED HOLE IN WALL BEHIND DOOR IN THE CHEMICAL STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR HOLE IN WALL AND MAINTAIN ALL PHYSICAL FACILITIES IN GOOD REPAIR.

THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE - Comments: UNABLE TO LOCATE THERMOMTERS IN ALL COOLERS LOCATED IN PREP AREA.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.

INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT - Comments: OBSERVED DEAD COCKROACHES ON THE FLOOR IN STORAGE ROOM ACROSS FROM TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND REAR SPACE BEHIND GATE IN EMPLOYEE SPACE. NOTED DEAD INSECTS INSIDE BULB COVERINGS IN CEILING.

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES - Comments: OBSERVED SLIGHT LEAK ON 3 COMPARTMENT SINK PIPING AND RIPPING INTO BUCKET. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION.

GARBAGE & REFUSE PROPERLY DISPOSED; FACILITIES MAINTAINED - Comments: OBSERVED GREASE SOILED CARDBOARD BOXES SURROUNDING GREASE RECEPTABLE IN REFUSE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE.

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED BROKEN FLOOR TILES THROUGHOUT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR CRACKS AND REPLACE SAID TILES IN ORDER TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED MISSING CEILING TILES IN CEILING THROUGHOUT PREP AREA/DISHWASHING AREA AND STORAGE SPACE IN WALLS. INSTRUCTED TO ENCLOSE AND MAINTAIN.

ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED - Comments: OBSERVED INADEQUATE LIGHTING IN PREP AREA STORAGE SPACE AND DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO INCREASE

FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: Grocery bags used for storing frozen foods in chest freezer, instructed not to use grocery bags for food storage.

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN - Comments: Ventilation ducts in kitchen with build of mold like substance, instructed to remove and maintain.

ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED - Comments: Inadequate lighting in main walk-in cooler, instructed to provide.

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES - Comments: OBSERVED LOW WATER PRESSURE AT BAR HAND SINK AND 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST REPAIR TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE WATER PRESSURE.