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Dale's Diner

11076 W Lynchburg Salem Turnpike Montvale, VA 24122
Status: Permitted

Full Service Restaurant | Follow-Up

May 31, 2024
Score & Grade: Grade:
Observations & Corrective Actions

9: 450 Observed cook handling ready to eat foods with bare hands. (lettuce, tomato, sandwich bread) (Immediate Correction Needed)
Corrective Actions: Use single use gloves, deli-paper, tongs, or something else to prevent clean bare hands from touching ready to eat foods. (Employee self corrected by putting on a pair of gloves.)

Additional Comments

Corrected Since Last Inspection:
- #44 - 2000 - Trays holding coffee mugs appears to have been cleaned. (Wash/rinse/sanitize this area at a frequency necessary to keep it clean.)
- #51 - 2250 - The mop sink is now accessible for use.
- #55 - 3180 - The following areas appear to have been cleaned: the basin and the wall of the handsink, under kitchen equipment, the walls of the kitchen, and the fryer.
- #55 - 2790 - The wooden pallet under the ice machine has been painted. The wood shelf above the 3 basin sink has either been replaced or painted. The cardboard has been removed from the kitchen. The flooring infront of the back door is now smooth and cleanable. The walk-in cooler has a mat on the floor.

Observed a hole in the wall to the left of the kitchen entrance. The wall moulding is also missing at the floor/wall juncture. (Repair by next inspection to restore a smooth, durable, and cleanable surface.)

Renewal permit issued.

Food Temperatures
Description Temperature State of Food
No records found
Warewashing Temperatures
Machine Name Sanitization Method Thermo Label PPM Sanitizer Name Sanitizer Type Temperature
No records found
Equipment Temperatures
Description Temperature
No records found
Observations
Preventing Contamination by Hands (0 points)
OUT
9 No bare hand contact with RTE foods or approved alternate method properly followed.
COS Violation
Observations
Proper Use of Utensils
IN
44 Utensils, equip. & linens: stored, dried, handled.
Compliant
Observations
Physical Facilities
IN
51 Plumbing installed, proper backflow devices.
Compliant
Observations
IN
55 Physical facilities intalled, maintained & clean.
Compliant
Observations
Clean Air Act Compliance
IN
99 Clean Air Act Compliance
Compliant