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NameDEAN'S SOUTHERN BISTRO & CATERING
Address1510 MALL SQUARE
 
City/State/ZIP
WILKESBORO NC 28697
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyWilkes
Inspection Date 6/4/2026
Final Score @ Grade
92.50 A
General Comments

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
2 1 Certified Food Protection Manager No Yes No 2-102.12 - Certified Food Protection Manager: At least one employee who has supervisory and management responsibility and the authority to direct and control food preparation and service shall be a certified food protection manager. No employees with food protection managers certification in facility during inspection
21 0 Proper hot holding temperatures Yes No No 3-501.16 - Potentially Hazardous Food (Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food), Hot and Cold Holding: Maintain TCS foods in hot holding at 135F or above. P Ribs stored on flat top temped at 113F. CDI- Item placed in oven to be reheated
23 3 Proper date marking & disposition Yes Yes No 3-501.17 - Ready-to-Eat, Potentially Hazardous Food (Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food), Date Marking: Date mark all TCS foods that are ready-to-eat once opened or prepared and held more than 24hrs. Pf slaw, potato salad, pasta salad, and tomato from 2 days ago not dated. CDI- Items dated. 3-501.18 - Ready-to-Eat, Potentially Hazardous Food (Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food), Disposition: Discard the food requiring date labels once time/temperature window has expired, if it is not been labeled, or if the label is incorrect. P Lasanga and chopped BBQ from last week in walk in cooler missing dates. CDI- Food disarded.
28 0 Toxic substances properly identified stored & used Yes No No 7-102.11 - Common Name: Working containers used for storing poisonous or toxic materials such as cleaners and sanitizers taken from bulk supplies shall be clearly and individually identified with the common name of the material. Pf Bucket of sanitizer not labeled CDI- Bucket labeled
41 1 Wiping cloths: properly used & stored No Yes No 3-304.14 - Wiping Cloths, Use Limitation: Hold in-use wiping cloths in sanitizer between uses. Wiping cloth stored on counter
47 1 Equipment, food & non-food contact surfaces approved, cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used No Yes No 4-205.10 - Food Equipment, Certification and Classification: Domestic equipment is being used throughout the facility. Except for toasters, mixers, microwave ovens, water heaters, and hoods, food equipment shall be used in accordance with the manufacturer's intended use and certified or classified for sanitation by an ANSI-accredited certification program. Domestic equipment being used throughout the facility. 4-501.11 - Good Repair and Proper Adjustment: Equipment shall be maintained in good repair. Walk in freezer, stack unit and 1 door cooler in poor repair. Gasket torn on walk in cooler.
51 0 Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices No Yes No 5-205.15 - System Maintained in Good Repair: Maintain a plumbing system in good repair. Pipe under dish machine is leaking. **Points not increased due to improvement
53 0.50 Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied & cleaned No Yes No 6-202.14 - Toilet Rooms, Enclosed: Except where a toilet room is located outside a food establishment and does not open directly into a food establishment such as a toilet room that is provided by the management of a shopping mall, a toilet room located on the premises shall be completely enclosed and provided with a tight-fitting and self-closing door. Men’s and women’s restrooms doors not completely self closing.
55 1 Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean No Yes No 6-501.11 - Repairing: Floors, walls, and ceilings including the attachments such as soap and towel dispensers; light fixtures; and heat/ac vents shall be maintained in good repair. Replace missing and water damaged ceiling tiles, and damaged floor. Repair peeling paint throughout the facility. 6-501.12 - Cleaning, Frequency and Restrictions: All physical facilities shall be maintained in good repair and shall be cleaned as often as necessary to keep them clean and by methods that prevent contamination of food products. Additional cleaning is needed under equipment and corners of facility. Water pooling in right corner of dish pit area 6-501.114 - Maintaining Premises, Unnecessary Items and Litter: The establishment shall maintain a premises which is free of items that are unnecessary to the operation or maintenance of the establishment, such as litter or equipment that is nonfunctional or no longer used. Remove equipment and utensils no longer in use.