Food Establishment Inspection Report  
LHD Darien Health Department Inspection Report Continuation Sheet Date 03/07/2024
Establishment Darien Diner     Town DARIEN
TEMPERATURE OBSERVATIONS
Item/Location Temp Item/Location Temp Item/Location Temp
Home fries potatoes/Hot-Hold Unit 158.00 F Cooked Eggs/cooking 207.00 F Fried sausage/Hot-Hold Unit 154.00 F
Cheese/Cold-Hold Unit 40.00 F Turkey sausage/Cold-Hold Unit 42.00 F Chorizo/Cold-Hold Unit 42.00 F
Ham/Cold-Hold Unit 41.00 F Diced Tomatoes/Cold-Hold Unit 41.00 F Grilled Chicken/Hot-Hold Unit 154.00 F
Tuna/Walk-In Cooler 41.00 F Baked Potatoes/Walk-In Cooler 41.00 F Chicken Noodle Soup/Hot-Hold Unit 156.00 F
Pork & Potato Soup/Hot-Hold Unit 178.00 F Green Lemon Chicken Soup/Hot-Hold Unit 171.00 F    
OBSERVATIONS AND CORRECTIVE ACTIONS
Item
Number
Violations cited in this report must be corrected within the time frames below, or as stated in sections 8-405.11 & 8-406.11 of the food code.
22 Cold Holding: Single door reach-in cooler Hard boiled eggs 51 F, Potato Salad 54 F, Waffle batter 54 F, Raw Shrimp 46, Raw Fish 45 F. (P) (3-501.16 (A)(2) (B) - Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food, Hot and Cold Holding *)
38 Torn mesh on rear scree door, bottom wooden panel with large hole on screen door. (C) (6-501.111 - Controlling Pests**)
39 improperly stored bag of soda syrup at carbonator station in Attic. (C) (3-305.11 - Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises)
44 To go Aluminum food containers improperly stored on upper shelf at prep line. (C) (4-90311 (A) (B) (D) - Equipment, Utensils, Linens and Single-Service and Single-Use Articles-Storing)
47 Broken door handle on microwave oven at main prep line. Torn door gasket on True single door reach-in cooler at cookline. (C) (4-501.11 - Good Repair and Proper Adjustment-Equipment)
47 Unclean blade on can opener. (PF) (4-202.11 - Food-Contact Surfaces-Cleanability**)
49 Heavy lint buildup on fan cover inside walk-in cooler. (C) (4-601.11 (B)(C) - Equipment, Food-Contact Surfaces, Nonfood-Contact Surfaces, and Utensils)
50 Men's Public restroom hot water temped at 132 F. Need mixing valve to tempered down to 115 F or lower. (PF) (5-103.11 - Capacity-Quantity and Availability**)
Inspection
Comments
Issued food allergen awareness poster to PIC
Person in Charge (Signature) Date   03/07/2024
Inspector (Signature) Date   03/07/2024
Distribution: 1st - White - Health Department        2nd - Yellow - Owner/Operator/Person in Charge