Dead Rat Found Inside Mysore Masala Dosa at Radhakrishna Hotel in Mumbai’s Borivali, Complaint Lodged (Video)
A customer allegedly found a dead rat inside a Mysore Masala Dosa at Radhakrishna Hotel near Borivali West station, prompting a police complaint and calls for an urgent FDA inquiry. The diner had consumed several bites before spotting the rodent. The incident comes amid a state-wide crackdown that has seen licenses suspended at several iconic Mumbai eateries.
Even with the Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on one of the city's toughest crackdowns on restaurants and hotels over food quality and sanitation, one restaurant recently served a Mysore Masala Dosa with a small rat inside in Mumbai. The dosa was served at Radhakrishna Hotel, a restaurant opposite Goyal Shopping Center on L.T. Road near Borivali West station.
Maharashtra is in the middle of a food safety crackdown, with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) suspending the licenses or registration certificates of several food establishments. Now, a shocking complaint has emerged from Mumbai's Borivali, where a customer allegedly found a dead rat inside a Mysore Masala Dosa served at Radhakrishna Hotel, a restaurant opposite Goyal Shopping Center on L.T. Road near Borivali West station, NDTV reported. The incident is particularly concerning, as it involves a cooked food item served at a busy family restaurant. Rat Droppings Found in Poha Served at Ginger Family Restaurant in Mahabaleshwar, Video Surfaces.
Dead Rat Found Inside Mysore Masala Dosa
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Customer Vomits After Discovering Rodent in Food
According to the complaint, the complainant's brother had already eaten a few bites of the dosa when he discovered the small dead rat inside it. As per the complaint, the complainant's brother had already had a few bites of the dosa when he found a small dead rat inside it, leaving him severely shocked and prompting him to vomit immediately.
The complainant then called the Borivali Police Station and reported the incident. The matter has also raised demands for an urgent investigation by the Food and Drug Administration, with patrons urging regulatory authorities to collect food samples and inspect the restaurant's storage and kitchen preparation areas.
Maharashtra FDA Intensifies Action Against Prominent Restaurants
The Borivali complaint comes amid a wider food safety drive in Maharashtra, resulting in action against several restaurants and food establishments. At Kyani & Co., officials reportedly found cats, rat droppings, flies, and dead cockroaches in food preparation and storage areas.
BJRS Gallops also had its license suspended. The FDA noted issues involving food storage, cleanliness, and pest control. Officials reportedly found blood stains on ice, heavy grease, live cockroaches, ants, and waterlogging during the inspection. The iconic Olympia Coffee House faced a license suspension over severe hygiene violations.
The FDA recently suspended the license of Cafe Mondegar following inspections that revealed food safety and hygiene lapses. The violations included failure to maintain hot food above 60 degrees Celsius and cold storage below 5 degrees Celsius. Officials also found that proper methods were not being followed for thawing food and cooling cooked food, along with sanitation-related issues.
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