STARLITE DINER
401 N ATLANTIC AVE · DAYTONA BEACH · Volusia County · FL 32118
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
14 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 8
03D-01-5High Priority – Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 70 degrees Fahrenheit within 2 hours. -cooked marinara 80-90F after 2 hours, product placed aside due to needing to focus on chili, per manager. Advised to use deep sink or shallow containers for cooling. **Warning**
12A-27-4High Priority – Employee cracked raw shell eggs and then handled ready-to-eat food and/or clean equipment or utensils without washing hands. -employee cracked raw shell eggs to mix in bowl prior to handling ready to eat/cooked food/plating at cook line **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
12A-07-5High Priority – Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. **Warning**
12A-10-4High Priority – Employee touched bare body part and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. -cook scratched face while handling food on cook line/plating/microwaving food for service **Warning**
50-17-3High Priority – Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. **Warning**
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. -pan of raw steak stored above pan of au jus inside walk in cooler **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Raw beef 51F, corned beef hash 54F, raw chicken 51F inside lowboy cooler on cook line across from grill , manager stated lids left open during service. Lids closed and rechecked temperatures 1 hour later at 56F corned beef hash, 50F raw beef**Repeat Violation** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03B-01-6High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. -sausage gravy 120-145F -employee reheated on stove for maintaining hot holding above 135F **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
Intermediate 1
03D-15-4Intermediate – Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. -establishment cooling large volume of cooked sauce/chili in deep containers without utilizing adequate ice bath to surround exterior -rate of cooling unable to be achieved for marinara due to shallow containers without utilizing used for ice bath/container left inside cooler without being stirred. **Warning**
Basic 5
13-04-4Basic – Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. **Warning**
35B-01-4Basic – Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. -back door inside kitchen **Warning**
36-22-4Basic – Floor area(s) covered with standing water. -near ice machine **Warning**
33-19-4Basic – Garbage on the ground and/or pad around dumpster. **Warning**
33-16-4Basic – Open dumpster lid. **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 12, 2026 8:40 AM.
Violation category totals
4 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
3 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.