LESTERS DINER II
4701 COCONUT CREEK PKWY · MARGATE · Broward County · FL 33063
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
15 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 3
12A-20-4High Priority – Employee washed hands with no soap. Employee at kitchen washed hands with no soap. Instructed employee to use soap when washing hands. Reviewed proper hand washing procedures. Operator washed hands with soap **Corrected On-Site**
08A-20-5High Priority – Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Raw chicken over raw beef in left walk in cooler. Operator properly inverted **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Kitchen flip top cooler- sliced cheese (43-48F – Cold Holding). Per operator item on unit less than four hours. Observed items above fill line in container. Operator removed overflow layer and moved to freezer to rapid cool. Item not prospered or portioned today. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
Intermediate 4
11-07-5Intermediate – Certified Food Manager or person in charge lacks knowledge of foodborne illnesses and symptoms of illness that would prevent an employee from working with food, clean equipment and utensils, and single-service items. Reviewed big 6 illnesses with operator provided hand out.
03D-15-4Intermediate – Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. 1. Salad station-At 10:15am cut lettuce 50F (ambient cooling for two hours) to 49F at 10:45am. At this rate, proper cooling to 41F in 4 hours will not occur. Observed items covered cooling. Operator removed cover and moved item to freezer to quick chill. 2. At 9:25am, cut tomatoes 49F (ambient cooling for 1 half hours to 48F at 10:00am. At this rate proper cooling to 41F in 4 hours will not occur. Observed tomatoes over filled in unit. Operator moved tomatoes to freezer to quick chill **Corrective Action Taken**
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards at waffle station and salad station soiled with mold like substance
03F-10-5Intermediate – No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. Provided and filled out with operator **Corrected On-Site**
Basic 8
12B-12-5Basic – Employee drinking from an unenclosed beverage container in a food preparation/clean dishware area and the container does not have a dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container. Observed at kitchen prep table. Operator discarded. **Corrected On-Site**
14-11-5Basic – Equipment in poor repair. Gasket torn on right walk in cooler door.
36-01-4Basic – Floor not cleaned when the least amount of food is exposed. Observed at kitchen cookline **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood vents at cookline soiled with grease
16-46-4Basic – Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Observed at dish area. Operator began removing lables **Corrective Action Taken**
21-12-4Basic – Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Observed at cookline. Operator placed wiping cloth in sanitizer solution **Corrected On-Site**
21-08-4Basic – Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Sanitizer Bucket (Quaternary 50ppm). Operator remade solution. Quaternary tested 200ppm **Corrected On-Site**
02D-01-5Basic – Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Cooking oil Squeeze bottles not labeled at cookline. Operator labeled. **Corrected On-Site**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 21, 2026 2:28 PM.
Violation category totals
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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.