Darryls Diner
 

Anyone wanna meet me there for breakfast? Which concerns you more? Covid 19 or the recent disclosures about sanitation violations?

Violations
 

The violations were very bad. Staying far away!

:icon_wink: There are several..... which one are we bashing or all of them? :popcorn:

Violations
 

There were violations at more then one. I will not go back.

Just stay away poor management if they can’t even keep the employee wash sink in operation, clean microwave be thankful for county food inspectors!

So far (according to the "other" news site) Bichara Blvd (Lady Lake) and Southern Trace.

Some highlights from the 2 locations per the V News:
A spray bottle containing a toxic substance that was not labeled. (That is scary).

There was raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food in a walk-in cooler.

The inspector also found that there was no soap at an employee hand-wash station.

The hand-wash sink for employees was not available due to items being stored in the sink.

At least there were no roaches or animal droppings, just don't spray the grill with an unlabeled spray bottle of toxic substance by mistake.

No worse than the average Chinese take out....

I don't make excuses for anyone BUT, I can tell you we have been to Darrells on Wedgewood Ln several times, and probably due to Covid they are extremely shorthanded. Max two servers, one cook, and maybe a busser. They work very hard, they do the best they can, and there are probably some things that get overlooked. I'll leave it at that...

No meow mix in the corned beef hash?

so, so disappointing to learn of a small business that hasn't been taking care of business earned a negative
...everyone loses when this happens

satisfying the routine board of health inspections (if that is what it was) is fundamental stuff

Very few restaurants pass pop in inspection. If you knew what went on behind closed doors At some you would eat TV dinners at home? Then again, Do we really know how there made and what in TV dinners? Nothing beats fresh cooked breakfast at home, or lunch, or dinner.

Mama Leone's in NYC....gawd, they had rats in the kitchen that could stare down a bob cat

There is never an excuse for sanitation violations of that magnitude.

Having been certified in food safety at the state level , those violations are easily reversed and are the result of everyone being in a hurry , they are serious if continue daily but in reality are very minor fixes that can easily be remedied in a matter of minutes, so I’d not be afraid to eat there because I’m sure they have been corrected within minutes of the check, temp violations are extremely more serious as are pest infestation

Restaurant inspection grades
 

In other states where I have lived, I have been able to view the most recent inspection grade posted on the entrance of the establishment. Since moving to FL, I have looked carefully and have not seen a grade on any restaurant entrance.