LESTERS DINER II
4701 COCONUT CREEK PKWY · MARGATE · Broward County · FL 33063
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
20 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 10
12A-16-4High Priority – Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Dishwasher did not wash hands after replacing paper towels by dish machine and proceeded to put on gloves to handle clean dishes. Reviewed with employee proper handwashing and employee washed hands. **Corrected On-Site**
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. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
12A-28-4High 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. Employees on cook line wiping hands on wiping clothes tucked into aprons and continuing to prepare food items. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
12A-29-4High Priority – Employee touched soiled surface and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee picked up dirty towel from floor and continued food preparation without washing hands and changing gloves. Reviewed with manager to discuss with employee proper procedures when handling dirty items. **Corrective Action Taken**
08A-02-6High 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 turkey sausage above open case prepared spinach. Manager rearranged for proper separation. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In 6 drawer cooler at cook line, container of raw breaded chicken above container of portioned cooked pork and container of sauerkraut. Manager rearranged for proper separation. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
08A-20-5High Priority – Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. At 4 drawer cooler on cookline, container of raw chicken above container of raw steaks. Manager rearranged items for proper separation. **Corrected On-Site**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. At cookline KITCHEN FLIPTOP UPPER – shrimp salad (47F – Cold Holding); tuna salad (48F – Cold Holding); chicken salad (47F – Cold Holding); sliced Swiss cheese (49F – Cold Holding); sliced American cheese (48F – Cold Holding); LOWER – sliced turkey (46F – Cold Holding); smoked salmon (50F – Cold Holding); roast beef (48F – Cold Holding). Per employee all items pulled cold from walk-in and in unit just over 4 hrs. All items removed to walk in cooler to rapid rechill. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03F-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. At far end of cook line, time mark missing on raw pooled shell eggs and pancake batter. Per manager brought to line less than 3 hrs. Time mark added. **Corrected On-Site**
29-34-4High Priority – Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Threaded hose bibb with attacked hose by back door missing vacuum breaker.
Intermediate 2
31A-09-4Intermediate – Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Strainers in hand sink in back prep kitchen. Employee removed. **Corrected On-Site**
31B-02-4Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. At dishwasher hand sink. Employee replaced. **Corrected On-Site**
Basic 8
14-01-5Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Multiple plastic cups in bulk food items in prep kitchen. Employee removed all cups. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
24-28-4Basic – Clean equipment/dishware/utensils stored below/beside soap or paper towel dispenser exposing the items to drips from people's hands. At front counter, milkshake machine and scoop sitting directly beside handwash sink providing possible contamination from washing hands.
32-12-5Basic – Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom. No covered receptacle in employee restroom.
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee water bottle on clean dish drain board at dish machine. **Repeat Violation**
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee cell phone, watch, and keys on shelf next to dry spices in back prep area.
36-01-4Basic – Floor not cleaned when the least amount of food is exposed.Food debris buildup on floor around waffle station.
25-06-4Basic – Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. In back prep storage area foil to go pans not stored inverted. Manager inverted. **Corrected On-Site**
21-10-4Basic – Soiled dry wiping cloth in use. Multiple employees with soiled wiping clothes tucked into aprons. **Repeat Violation**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 1, 2026 3:02 PM.
Violation category totals
2 observation(s)
3 observation(s)
5 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 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.