DirtyFLRestaurant Inspection Data

DARRELL'S DINER

2237 County Road 608
Florida, 33513
Sumter County County

Overall Food Safety Rating

★½☆☆☆ (1.8/5)
Based on 5 health inspection reports

All Inspection Reports

Inspection Date: 3/3/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8882994

  • 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Opened employee drink on prep table next to stove, also drink on make table at the end of the cook line.
  • 36-73-4:Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Under equipment at the cook line.
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Exterior of reach-in cooler and freezer, also shelf under flat top grill and side of the fryer. Repeat Violation
  • 16-46-4:Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. In use containers with double stickers.
  • 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. At the front counter area, bulk container not labeled, employee labeled sugar. Corrected On-Site
  • 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Reach-in cooler at the cook line, raw bacon stored above ham, manager moved. Corrected On-Site
  • 01B-24-5:High Priority - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening/preparation. See stop sale. At the cook line, portion bags of ham date marked 2/17/25.
  • 53B-02-5:Intermediate - No proof of required state approved employee training provided for employee hired more than 60 days ago. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. One male employee at the cook line.
  • 11-26-1:Intermediate - No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. For one male employee at the cook line, employee signed. Corrected On-Site
  • 02C-02-5:Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Reach-in cooler at the end of the cook line, all items without date mark, per manager items were prep 03/01-03/2025 (slaw, chicken salad, tuna salad, corned beef hash, cut fruits, cut tomatoes).

Inspection Date: 9/11/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8882983

  • N/A:No Violations Were Observed

Inspection Date: 9/7/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8724530

  • 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employees backpack stored on soda boxes across from dish machine.
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood vents above cook line grill.
  • 25-05-4:Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. Coffee filters stored in front counter wait station not covered.
  • 06-01-5:Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Steak thawing in standing water in kitchen prep sink. Manager placed steak underneath running water. Corrected On-Site
  • 21-12-4:Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Wet wiping cloth stored on kitchen reach-in cooler next to window.
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Items stored in kitchen reach-in cooler next to window: pasta salad (49F - Cold Holding); hamburger (48F - Cold Holding); sausage (47F - Cold Holding); cottage cheese (48F - Cold Holding); potato salad (49F - Cold Holding). Manager stated cooler was holding items at proper temperature at 8 am. Manager moved items to reach-in freezer to reduce temperature to 41F. Warning
  • 41-10-4:High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Spray bottle of WD 40 stored next to container of salt on shelf in kitchen. Manager moved WD 40 to mop sink room. Corrected On-Site
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board on kitchen steam table. Blade of can opener on kitchen prep table. Repeat Violation
  • 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Spray bottle hanging from mop sink in mop sink room.
  • 16-53-4:Intermediate - Wash solution in spray-type chemical warewasher less than 120 degrees Fahrenheit. Wash cycle for kitchen dish machine 103F.

Inspection Date: 2/27/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8510896

  • 22-20-5:Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Ice machine soiled. Repeat Violation
  • 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Multiple employee drinks on prep tables and above tables no lid no straw, Manager moved all. Corrected On-Site
  • 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. At the server station, bulk container of sugar not labeled.
  • 12A-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. Male employee cracked raw shell eggs and handles raw bacon, placed them on flat top grill and immediately after touched handles and grabbed a cleaned plate, inspector addressed situation, employee washed his hands. Corrected On-Site
  • 12A-13-4:High Priority - Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Male employee at the dish machine area, placed dirty plates on trays and after sanitization occurred touched and handled cleaned equipment, Inspector instructed to washed his hands. Corrected On-Site
  • 03B-01-6:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. At the cook line, potato soup 112F, manager placed soup around 7:30-7:45 am on steam table after reheating it to 165F, manager moved to stove to reheated to 165F. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 16-37-1:Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. For chlorine.
  • 02C-06-5:Intermediate - Operator is not properly tracking/marking the number of days opened commercially processed, ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food was held at refrigeration temperatures prior to freezing in order to properly date mark the food when it is thawed and held at refrigeration temperatures again. At the cook line, ham date marked 2/15/24, per manager item was pulled out of freezer 02/26/24.
  • 02C-02-5:Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Reach-in cooler at the cook line, egg salad no date marked, Manager dated. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

Inspection Date: 9/27/2023

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8345977

  • 22-20-5:Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Ice machine with some mold like substance
  • 24-08-4:Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Clean Cups and plates stacked Repeat Violation
  • 31B-04-4:Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Handwash sink at the cook line
  • 25-06-4:Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. To go containers at the front counter area not inverted, Employee inverted. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
  • 41-07-4:High Priority - Container of medicine improperly stored. At the cook line, medicine and supplement stored above reach-in cooler, Manager moved. Repeat Violation
  • 09-01-4: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. Male employee touched cut peppers with bare hands after touching his face, Manager discarded the peppers. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
  • 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Reach-in cooler at the cook line, raw burgers stored above jalapeños and cooked sausage, Manager moved and stored properly. Corrected On-Site
  • 01B-13-4:High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Cut peppers touched with bare hands after employee touched his face.
  • 01B-02-5:High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Reach-in cooler at the cook line, links 48F, ham 48F, Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Reach-in cooler at the cook line, links 48F, ham 48F, corned beef hash 44F, raw beef 45F, per manager around 5:00-5:30am temperature of the cooler was adjusted to a higher temperature. Links and ham stop sale, other items moved to freezer. **Corrective Action Taken** Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
  • 11-26-1:Intermediate - No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. For one new male employee
  • 02C-02-5:Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Reach-in cooler at the cook line, boiled eggs (no shell) no date marked, Manager discarded.
  • 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. At the dish machine area, spray bottle with blue liquid not labeled, Manager labeled. Corrected On-Site