Saiful Ansari | Mumbai

Wire Centre

Hotel Radha Krishna FDA Suspension: A popular eatery in Malad West is facing massive public backlash after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) suspended its food business license over shocking hygiene violations — and the fallout has only intensified after Wire Centre’s exclusive video of the filth went viral across social media, with customers slamming the restaurant for charging steep prices while delivering, in their words, “zero cleanliness.” Acting under the zero-tolerance directive of FDA Commissioner Tukaram Mundhe (IAS), food safety officials carried out a snap inspection at M/s Hotel Radha Krishna, located on Marve Road, Malvani No. 1, Malad West, on August 18, 2026. What they found inside the kitchen has left both officials and the public stunned.

Hotel Radha Krishna FDA Suspension – Inside the Kitchen: A Health Hazard Waiting to Happen.

The inspection team documented a series of alarming lapses that put diners’ health directly at risk: live rodents inside the kitchen, including a large rat seen entering directly through an open drainage line, and another spotted near the ceiling; open, unmaintained drainage lines that officials say were functioning as a direct entry point for pests from the municipal sewage network; live cockroaches crawling over food-preparation equipment, including the dough-mixing machine used to prepare food served to customers; stagnant water, thick grease buildup, and drainage seepage across the kitchen floor; and a kitchen environment officials described as carrying a foul odour and extremely unhygienic conditions overall.

Hotel Radha Krishna FDA Suspension – License Suspended With Immediate Effect.

Citing the serious risk to consumer health, the FDA suspended Hotel Radha Krishna’s food business license under Section 32(3) of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. The license, numbered 11517010000027, was suspended on August 18, 2026, with the order directing an immediate halt to all manufacturing, storage, sale, and distribution activity at the establishment.

Hotel Radha Krishna FDA Suspension – “Charges Premium Prices, Delivers Zero Hygiene”: Public Reaction Goes Viral

The story didn’t stop at the official press note. Wire Centre obtained the FDA’s visual evidence of the kitchen’s condition and put it out across Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube — and the clip has since gone viral, racking up a flood of shocked reactions from viewers. What’s driving the outrage isn’t just the rats and cockroaches — it’s the price tag attached to them. Hotel Radha Krishna has long been known among locals for its expensive menu, and that reputation is now colliding head-on with the FDA’s findings. Scores of viewers responding to Wire Centre’s video have pointed out that the restaurant charges premium rates for its food, yet the visuals show a kitchen in a state that many are calling completely unacceptable for any eatery, let alone one that bills itself as upscale.

“We’re paying top rupee for what we thought was quality food, and this is what’s actually happening behind the counter,” is the sentiment echoing across comment sections, as social media users express disbelief that a restaurant charging such steep prices could be operating in these conditions. Many commenters have flagged the disconnect between cost and cleanliness as the most disturbing part of the story — arguing that if anything, a costlier menu should come with tighter hygiene standards, not looser ones. The viral spread of the footage has turned what began as a routine regulatory action into a full-blown public trust issue for the restaurant, with the FDA’s suspension order now serving as documented proof behind what many customers say they had long suspected.

With the license suspended, Hotel Radha Krishna’s food production, storage, sale, and distribution operations remain shut until further notice. The case adds to a wider statewide crackdown by the FDA on hygiene violations across hotels, restaurants, and eateries — but for now, it’s Hotel Radha Krishna’s name, and its pricing, that Mumbai’s social media is talking about.