Marlee's Diner, 699 S Federal Hwy, Deerfield Beach, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: MARLEE'S DINER
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 699 S Federal Hwy, Deerfield Beach, FL 33441
License #: 1611354
Total inspections: 9
Last inspection: 07/15/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

Disposition

  • Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Rusted shelving unit in front counter area.
  • Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Back door not tight fitting or sealing.
  • Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. Dry storage area near back door and at walkin cooler.
  • Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. At cookline **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Wall in disrepair. Broken tile on wall near HANDWASH sink at cookline.
07/15/2014Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Coffee filters not stored in a protected manner to prevent contamination. Not covered in dry storage room. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Rusted shelving unit in front counter area.
  • Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Back door not tight fitting or sealing.
  • Basic - Fan cover in walk-in cooler has accumulation of dust/debris. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Insect control device installed over food storage container area. All food storage containers removed from under bug zapper. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. Dry storage area near back door and at walkin cooler.
  • Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. At cookline **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Nonfood-grade plastic to-go/thank you bags used in direct contact to store food. Used to store bagels. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Aluminum foil containers in dry storage area. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Soda gun holster with accumulated slime/debris. At servers station in rear dining room area.
  • Basic - Soiled reach-in cooler gaskets. At AMANA freezer at cookline and VICTORY cooler in servers station. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Wall in disrepair. Broken tile on wall near HANDWASH sink at cookline.
  • Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Flour container in dry storage room. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Container of medicine improperly stored. Medicine bottle stored in shelving above prep cooler at cookline. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - No proof of parasite destruction or aquaculture documentation for cold smoked salmon served raw or undercooked. Fish must be fully cooked or discarded.
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Butter at 55° F, cream cheese at 68° F both in front counter area. Added ice to food level. Food must be discarded within four hours from leaving temperature control. Corrective action taken. **Warning** **Repeat Violation**
  • High Priority - Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed. At 200 ppm chlorine. **Corrected On-Site**
07/14/2014Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Basic - Cove molding at floor/wall juncture broken/missing. Dishwashing area.
  • Basic - Employee beverage container in a food preparation/clean dishware area does not have a lid and a straw or equivalent dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container. **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Employee personal items stored with or above food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Cell phone stored on top on plastic wrap in rear prep area.
  • Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Back door not tight fitting or sealing. **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Floor tiles cracked, broken or in disrepair. By walkin coolers
  • Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. At cookline. **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food thawed in standing water. Chicken at 3 compartment sink.
  • Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Aluminum foil containers not properly inverted in shelving near walkin cooler. **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Wall in disrepair. Broken wall tile by ice machine.
  • Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. **Repeat Violation**
  • High Priority - Butter/butter blend/clarified butter/whipped butter cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Butter at 70° F in front counter area. Add additional ice to food level to maintain foods at 41° F or below. Corrective action taken. Must discard foods within 4 hours from leaving temperature control. **Repeat Violation**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. Sausage at 79° F at cookline under no temperature control. Place on top of grill to maintain 135° F or above at all times. Corrective action taken. Must discard foods within 4 hours from leaving temperature control.
  • High Priority - Small flying insects in servers area .
1/14/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - 4-603.15(A) old labels stuck to clean containers.
  • Basic - Accumulation of food debris/soil residue on soap dispenser. Cookline.
  • Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. At bread crumbs container.
  • Basic - Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, warewashing areas or bathroom. By rear prep area and ice machine area.
  • Basic - Ceiling soiled with accumulated dust. By dishwashing machine.
  • Basic - Coffee filters not stored in a protected manner to prevent contamination. Not covered in dry storage room.
  • Basic - Employee beverage container in a food preparation/clean dishware area does not have a lid and a straw or equivalent dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container. Open drink on top of dishmachine.
  • Basic - Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. Eating in servers station near ice cream chest.
  • Basic - Employee personal items stored with or above food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Personal bag stored with takeout containers in shelving unit by walkin freezer.
  • Basic - Employees with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation.
  • Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Back door not tight fitting or sealing.
  • Basic - In-use ice scoop stored on soiled surface between uses. On top of soiled ice machine.
  • Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. In rear prep area, dishwashing area, dry storage room, by walk-in coolers and by ice machine.
  • Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. A cookline.
  • Basic - Nonfood-contact equipment in poor repair. Rusted shelving in dry storage area and front counter area.
  • Basic - Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. A VICTORY cooler near ice machine.
  • Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Aluminum containers in rear prep area above 3 compartment sink and on shelving near walk-in coolers not properly inverted.
  • Basic - Soiled reach-in cooler gaskets. A VICTORY cooler near ice machine.
  • Basic - Wall in disrepair. Broken wall tile by handwash sink at cookline.
  • Basic - Wall not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, warewashing areas or bathroom. Paint chipping on wall in rear prep area.
  • Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
  • Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Brown sugar and bread crumbs container in dry storage room.
  • High Priority - Butter/butter blend/clarified butter/whipped butter cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Butter at cookline at 71° F on top of cooler. Butter in front counter area 52° F under no temperature control. Time marked. Must discard within 4 hours from leaving temperature control. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Live flies in kitchen. 1 live fly in rear prep area.
  • High Priority - Live, small flying insects in food storage area. In dry storage room on brown sugar container.
  • High Priority - Pesticide/insecticide labeled for household use only present in establishment. Use of household use only RAID.
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Raw hamburgers at 46° F and pork chops at 50° F both at cold hold drawers at cook-line. Iced down. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food reheated for hot holding not reaching 165 degrees Fahrenheit for 15 seconds within 2 hours. Mashed potatoes reheating for 1 hour at 60° F where at current rate will not reach 165° F. Placed on grill to reheat to 165° F. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. RAID bottle stored on top of dish machine.
  • High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical stored by or with single-service items. Glass cleaners next to takeout cups in servers station.
  • Intermediate - Encrusted material on can opener blade.
  • Intermediate - Menu does not identify which items contain raw or undercooked animal foods covered by the consumer advisory.
  • Intermediate - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food left at room temperature to cool. Ham at 101° F in rear prep area. Placed in walk-in cooler. **Corrected On-Site**
7/24/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • No Violations Were Observed
1/24/2013Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Basic - Floor tiles cracked, broken or in disrepair, cook line and in front of walk in freezer. **Warning**
  • Basic - Food debris/dust/soil residue on dry storage shelves. **Warning**
  • Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit, reach in cooler, left on cook line. **Warning**
  • Basic - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food thawed at room temperature, several items, employee moved to walk in cooler. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Basic - Soap/paper towels/hand antiseptic provided at a non-handwash sink, 3 compartment sink. **Warning**
  • Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name, water bottle on cook line. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit, cooked sausage, Canadian bacon, stuffing, and cheese in reach in cooler on left of cook line. Butter, slaw, fish dip in reach in cooler on right of cook line. All food between 45 and 48 degrees. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Stop Sale issued on potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food due to temperature abuse. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing, food prep in dish area and storing utensils on cook line. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation/handling. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink, cook line. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Reach-in cooler not maintaining potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food at proper temperatures. Do not store potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food in this unit until the unit is capable of maintaining foods at 41 degrees Fahrenheit or colder, left on cook line, Ambient air temperature 48?, reach in cooler on right of cook line Ambient air temperature 45?. **Warning**
1/16/2013Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Floors not maintained smooth and durable, missing tiles, cookline.
  • Observed attached equipment soiled with accumulated dust, moldlike substance and dust ac vent in disharea.
  • Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface, shelving in dry storage.
  • Critical - Observed buildup of slime in the interior of ice machine.
  • Observed ceiling in disrepair, paint peeling in sheets above cookline.
  • Critical - Observed employee drinking from an open beverage container in a food preparation or other restricted area, cookline.
  • Observed equipment in poor repair, reach in cooler racks rusty.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit, butter 58 degrees.
  • Critical - Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food, whole eggs over cut vegetables, in reach in cooler.
  • Critical - Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food, whole eggs over meatballs in reach in cooler, cookline.
  • Critical - Observed uncovered food in holding unit/dry storage area, several items in reach in freezer.
  • Critical - Stop Sale issued on potentially hazardous food due to temperature abuse (see Stop Sale Notice).
8/29/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions, cookline. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees, cookline.
  • Critical - Observed employee drinking from an open beverage container in a food preparation or other restricted area, cookline.
  • Observed ice scoop with handle in contact with ice. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed interior of microwave soiled, cookline.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit, whipped butter, 87 degrees. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food, whole eggs over vegetables in reach in cooler. Corrected On Site.
4/11/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured.
  • Critical - No proof of required employee training provided. All public food service establishments must provide the division with proof of employee training upon request, including, but not limited to, at the time of any division inspection of the establishment. Informed operater they have 60 days from licensing to provide employee training.
  • Observed build-up of food debris, on nonfood-contact surface, dry storage shelving.
  • Observed build-up of food debris, on nonfood-contact surface, walk in cooler shelves.
  • Critical - Observed buildup of slime in the interior of ice machine.
  • Observed gaskets with slimy/mold-like build-up, walk in cooler.
  • Critical - Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food raw pork over tomatoes in walk in cooler. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed sanitizing solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed, chlorine 200 ppm. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed single-service items stored on floor, cups. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed soil buildup inside ice bin, waitstation.
  • Critical - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked, several items in walk in cooler.
10/12/2011Food-Licensing InspectionInspection Completed - No Further Action

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