Inspection Report

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LESTERS DINER II

4701 COCONUT CREEK PKWY · MARGATE · Broward County · FL 33063

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateFebruary 15, 2024
Inspection typeComplaint Full
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionAdministrative complaint recommended
Resultfollow_up_required
Inspection number3419211
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID8609919
DBPR license1601025

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
10 High Priority1 Intermediate3 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical14 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

14 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.

High Priority 10

#4High Priority01B-01-4

High Priority – Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. One #10 can chili sauce on can rack with dented rim. **Warning**

WarningStop Sale
#5High Priority22-41-4

High Priority – Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Dish machine chlorine reading 0ppm chlorine after multiple attempts and changing sanitizer bucket. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Repeat ViolationAdmin Complaint
#6High Priority12A-27-4

High Priority – Employee cracked raw shell eggs and then handled ready-to-eat food and/or clean equipment or utensils without washing hands. Employee at cook line cracked raw shell eggs and continued preparing other foods and handled multiple plates without washing hands and changing gloves. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Repeat ViolationAdmin Complaint
#7High Priority12A-28-4

High Priority – Employee touched soiled apron/clothes and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee on cook line quickly wiped hands on soiled wiping cloth tucked into his apron and continued to handle plates for orders. **Warning**

Warning
#8High Priority09-01-4

High Priority – Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands – food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Employee in prep area washed hands and began slicing tomatoes for service without putting on gloves. Stopped employee, discarded tomatoes already cut, explained hands wash and glove usage for ready to eat foods, and employee washed hands and put on gloves to continue working. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#9High Priority12A-20-4

High Priority – Employee washed hands with no soap. Dishwasher finished a cleaning task and washed hands without using soap before handling clean dishes to put up. **Warning**

Warning
#10High Priority08A-02-6

High Priority – Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer – not all products commercially packaged. In walk in freezer, open case of raw lamb shanks above open containers of ice cream. **Warning**

Warning
#11High Priority08A-05-6

High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In 4 Drawer lowboy cooler at front end of cook line, container of raw breaded chicken above bags of french fries and container of raw chicken breast above container of portioned cooked pork. Employee rearranged all drawers for proper separation. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Corrected On-SiteRepeat ViolationAdmin Complaint
#12High Priority08A-20-5

High Priority – Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. In walk in freezer, container of non commercially wrapped veal liver above case of pork shoulder. **Warning**

Warning
#13High Priority03A-02-5

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. 1) Beside cook line, under no temperature or time control, pooled raw shell eggs 74F (Cold Holding); pooled egg whites (74F – Cold Holding). Per employee both items prepared at 6:30-7:00am. 2) In cook line FLIPTOP UPPER – house potato salad (47F – Cold Holding); cole slaw (46F); house chicken salad (45F); sliced cheeses (44-47F) LOWER – sliced pastrami (47F – Cold Holding); sliced corn beef (46F – Cold Holding). Per employee items not prepared this morning; all pulled directly from walk in unit to fliptop. Employee began to switch with new containers and adjusted temperature of unit. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**

Corrective Action TakenWarning

Intermediate 1

#14Intermediate16-37-1

Intermediate – No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. No quaternary test kit for triple sink and sanitizer buckets. **Warning**

Warning

Basic 3

#1Basic14-01-5

Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Plastic cup,in bulk containers of salt and rice on dry goods shelf. Manager removed. **Warning**

Warning
#2Basic12B-07-4

Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee uncovered glass of water on small prep table beside flattop at cook line. Employee covered glass and moved to lower shelf away from food items. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#3Basic21-10-4

Basic – Soiled dry wiping cloth in use. Employee with soiled dry clothes tucked into apron. Employee removed towels. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 12, 2026 4:22 PM.

Violation category totals
Category 1 · Approved food source
1 observation(s)
Category 3 · Time/temperature control for safety food
1 observation(s)
Category 8 · Food protection and cross-contamination
3 observation(s)
Category 9 · Bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat food / AOP
1 observation(s)
Category 12 · Handwashing and hygienic practices
4 observation(s)
Category 14 · Food-contact and nonfood-contact surface design/maintenance
1 observation(s)
Category 16 · Dishwashing facilities, test kits and gauges
1 observation(s)
Category 21 · Wiping cloths, linens and laundry facilities
1 observation(s)
Category 22 · Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
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.