LESTERS DINER
250 SW 24 ST
Overall Food Safety Rating
★☆☆☆☆ (1.3/5)
Based on 3 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 1/30/2025
High Priority
2
Intermediate
0
Basic
1
Total
3
Inspection Details:
- 14-69-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Observed ice buildup on floor inside walk in freezer. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2025-01-30: Observed same. Per operator, 1/4 inch gap below walk in freezer door causing ice build up. Technician scheduled repair. **Time Extended**
- 01B-02-5:High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. 1) Observed drawer cooler 2// eggplant lasagna (50F - Cold Holding) at cook line. Per operator, food not prepped or portioned today; food stored in cooler overnight. Stop sale. 2) Observed walk in cooler//brisket (46F - Cold Holding); meatballs (45F - Cold Holding). Per operator, foods not prepped or portioned today; foods stored in cooler overnight. Stop sale. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2025-01-30: 1) observed eggplant lasagna 54F cold holding; food not prepped or portioned today. Food stored in cooler overnight. Operator discarded. Stop sale. 2) observed brisket 45F cold holding. Roasted turkey 45F cold holding. Per operator, food not prepped or portioned today; per operator, foods were in temperature approximately two hours prior to inspection. Ambient temperature reads 46F. Operator contacted technician to adjust thermostat. Technician adjusted thermostat, ambient temperature reads 39F. Corrective action taken. **Admin Complaint** **Corrective Action Taken**
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. 1) Observed drawer cooler 2// eggplant lasagna (50F - Cold Holding) at cook line. Per operator, food not prepped or portioned today; food stored in cooler overnight. Stop sale. 2) Observed walk in cooler//brisket (46F - Cold Holding); meatballs (45F - Cold Holding). Per operator, foods not prepped or portioned today; foods stored in cooler overnight. Stop sale. 3) Observed walk in cooler// roasted turkey breast (46F - Cold Holding). Per operator, food not prepped or portioned today; Food was out of temperature for approximately 1 hour. Operator put roasted turkey breast in walk in freezer to quick chill. Corrective Action Taken. 4) Observed raw shell eggs (80F - Cold Holding) at cook line. Per operator, food not prepped or portioned today; food held out of temperature for approximately 30 mins. Suggested using time as a public health control. Provided operator with procedures and operator put food on time for remaining 3.5 hours. Corrected on Site. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint** - From follow-up inspection 2025-01-30: 1) observed eggplant lasagna 54F cold holding; food not prepped or portioned today. Food stored in cooler overnight. Operator discarded. Stop sale. 2) observed brisket 45F cold holding. Roasted turkey 45F cold holding. Per operator, food not prepped or portioned today; per operator, foods were in temperature approximately two hours prior to inspection. Ambient temperature reads 46F. Operator contacted technician to adjust thermostat. Technician adjusted thermostat, ambient temperature reads 39F. 3) Operator using time as a public health control for raw shell eggs, hash browns, and home fries. **Admin Complaint** **Corrective Action Taken**
Food safety inspection conducted on 1/30/2025 revealed 3 total violations (2 high priority, 0 intermediate, 1 basic).
Inspection on 1/29/2025
High Priority
5
Intermediate
1
Basic
8
Total
14
Inspection Details:
- 22-20-5:Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Observed accumulation of black mold like substance inside front counter ice bin. **Warning**
- 51-11-4:Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Observed co2 tank, next to ice machine in back kitchen area, not secured. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
- 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Observed employee coffee cup stored on flip top cooler cutting board, at cook line. Employee removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
- 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. 1) Observed employee sweaters and bag stored on top of soup cans, stored on soup rack in dry storage area. Operator removed. 2) Observed employee cell phone stored on top of wax paper box at cook line. Operator removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
- 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Observed ice buildup on floor inside walk in freezer. **Warning**
- 31B-04-4:Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Observed no hand wash sign at cook line hand wash sink. **Warning**
- 22-16-4:Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Observed accumulation of food debris inside coolers and on cooler shelves, throughout kitchen. **Warning**
- 42-01-4:Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Observed wet mop stored inside mop bucket, stored in front of ice machines in back kitchen area. Operator properly stored. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed raw salmon stored above marinara sauce, inside main walk in cooler. Operator properly stored. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
- 01B-02-5:High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. 1) Observed drawer cooler 2// eggplant lasagna (50F - Cold Holding) at cook line. Per operator, food not prepped or portioned today; food stored in cooler overnight. Stop sale. 2) Observed walk in cooler//brisket (46F - Cold Holding); meatballs (45F - Cold Holding). Per operator, foods not prepped or portioned today; foods stored in cooler overnight. Stop sale. **Warning**
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. 1) Observed drawer cooler 2// eggplant lasagna (50F - Cold Holding) at cook line. Per operator, food not prepped or portioned today; food stored in cooler overnight. Stop sale. 2) Observed walk in cooler//brisket (46F - Cold Holding); meatballs (45F - Cold Holding). Per operator, foods not prepped or portioned today; foods stored in cooler overnight. Stop sale. 3) Observed walk in cooler// roasted turkey breast (46F - Cold Holding). Per operator, food not prepped or portioned today; Food was out of temperature for approximately 1 hour. Operator put roasted turkey breast in walk in freezer to quick chill. Corrective Action Taken. 4) Observed raw shell eggs (80F - Cold Holding) at cook line. Per operator, food not prepped or portioned today; food held out of temperature for approximately 30 mins. Suggested using time as a public health control. Provided operator with procedures and operator put food on time for remaining 3.5 hours. Corrected on Site. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
- 03B-01-6:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed hash browns (110F - Hot Holding) at cook line. Per operator, food not prepped or portioned today; food held out of temperature for approximately 30 mins. Suggested using time as a public health control. Provided operator with procedures and operator put food on time for remaining 3.5 hours. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
- 41-15-5:High Priority - Wiping cloth solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed stored in a location that could result in the cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Observed Sanitizer Bucket (Chlorine 200ppm) at prep station, in kitchen. Operator remade and corrected sanitizer to 100ppm. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
- 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed hand wash sink at cook line used as dump sink. **Warning**
Food safety inspection conducted on 1/29/2025 revealed 14 total violations (5 high priority, 1 intermediate, 8 basic).
Inspection on 10/4/2024
High Priority
3
Intermediate
0
Basic
9
Total
12
Inspection Details:
- 51-11-4:Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Observed next to ice machine at rear of building. **Warning**
- 36-36-4:Basic - Ceiling tile missing. Observed in kitchen right above the employee lockers. **Warning**
- 13-07-4:Basic - Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Observed at cook line - employee wearing bracelet while engaged in food preparation. Employee removed bracelet **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Observed in walk in cooler - bucket of pickles stored directly on the floor. Operator stored correctly. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
- 21-04-4:Basic - In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board. Observed on prepping table in kitchen. Operator removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
- 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered. Observed in walk in cooler - trays of spinach pie not covered. operator covered **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
- 42-01-4:Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Observed mop stored in bucket next to ice machine. Operator stored correctly. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
- 21-12-4:Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Observed throughout kitchen. **Warning**
- 21-09-4:Basic - Wet wiping cloths used for occasional spills on equipment food- and nonfood-contact surfaces not clean. Observed throughout kitchen. **Warning**
- 03D-01-5:High Priority - Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 70 degrees Fahrenheit within 2 hours. Observed on speed rack in kitchen - baked chicken (96F - Cooling at 11:13am, cooling since 10:50am - 88F at 12:29am) operator place item in walk in freezer for quick chill. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed at reach in cooler - hotdogs (50F - Cold Holding); raw shell eggs (86F - Cold Holding) as per operator items held out of temperature for approximately 3 hours - operator placed items in walk in freezer for quick chill. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
- 03B-01-6:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed on prepping table container of burger patties (116F - Hot Holding) as per employee item held out of temp for approximately 30 minutes, items held at room temperature until next order. Operator placed items on stove top to raise temperature. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Food safety inspection conducted on 10/4/2024 revealed 12 total violations (3 high priority, 0 intermediate, 9 basic).