Dean’s Cafe Remains Closed Following 13 Health Code Violations

PLEASANTON, CA — A popular Pleasanton restaurant remains closed almost a month after an Alameda County Environmental Health Department inspector discovered 13 violations during a routine inspection on Feb. 6. Dean’s Cafe was immediately closed after flunking the inspection. In June of 2017, county offices found just three violations at the eatery. Dean’s opened on Main Street in the 1950s.

According to the health department website, the restaurant must comply with the following standards in order to reopen:

• Food contact surfaces: clean and sanitized
• No rodents, insects, birds, or animals
• Food storage food storage containers identified
• Nonfood-contact surfaces clean
• Equipment/Utensils - approved installed clean
• Equipment, utensils and linens: storage and use
• Adequate ventilation and lighting designated area
• Wiping cloths: properly used and stored
• Premises personal/cleaning items vermin-proofing
• Floors, walls and ceilings: built, maintained, and
• Signs posted last inspection report available
• Adequate handwashing facilities supplied & access
• Proper hot and cold holding temperatures

Patch reached out to an employee at Dean’s who declined to comment at the time and has not returned a call for comment. The Alameda County Environmental Health Department has not been reached for additional comment.

Dean’s is located at 620 Main Street in Pleasanton.

Want to delve check on the status of your favorite eatery? The county posts all restaurant inspections online. The Restaurant and Food Inspection Results search page allows you to search by restaurant name or city.

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