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Street food is ready to eat food or drink sold by hawker, or vendor in a street or other public places such as a market or fair. Some of the foods are regional, but many have spread beyond their region of origin. Indian street food is as diverse as Indian cuisine. Almost all sections of people are on the roads for street food while shoppings and outings. But the place where we eat and what we eat matters a lot. Risks exist anywhere along the food supply chain. However the vast majority of negative outcomes occur during the handling, preparation, storage, vending and disposal of waste. This study has examined the biophysical characters and microbial contamination of 6selected street foods available in different corners of the city, Eluru, West Godavari Dist, AP, where different food samples were collected and analysed for its safety. It was found that the foods collected from Sanivarapeta, II town and Ramkoti were highly contaminated, due to unhygienic handling and environment around, and the water used for cleaning and preparation.