MELS DINER NAPLES

Basic - Bowl with no handle used to dispense olives. Operator removed the bowl.

Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Ceiling vents soiled with grease at cook line.

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Interior of the hood soiled with grease.

Basic - Single-service coffee filters stored uncovered at server station. Operator stored coffee filters covered. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Walk-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. Shelled eggs held on time and not time stamped. Per operator eggs were removed from refrigeration 2 hours prior and recorded time properly. Corrected On-Site

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Slime build up inside ice tea nozzle at server station.

Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Hand washing sink used as dump sink on front line.

Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Vents in walk in cooler covered with dust and mold like substance or slime.

Basic - Dead roaches on premises. Four dead roaches observed on floor at hot water heater. Separate room when no food is stored or prepared. Operator cleaned up dead roaches during inspection. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Cell phone on front cooks line counter, operator removed phone. This is a repeat violation from previous inspection dated 03-12-2025 Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Heavy build up of food debris of floor of cooks line and walk in cooler

Basic - Food stored on floor. Container of prepared potatoes store on floor of walk in cooler

Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs hanging on skillet next to back prep range. Operator removed tongs to be washed and sanitized. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Standing water inside reach in cooler in server station. This is a repeat violation from previous inspection dated 03-12-2025 Repeat Violation

High Priority - Dipperwell faucet bent downward eliminating required air gap. The operator adjusted the faucet allowing for proper air gap. Corrected On-Site

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed raw fish stored over cooked beef in the walk in cooler. The operator properly stored the raw fish. Corrected On-Site

High Priority - Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed. Observed chlorine wiping cloth solution over 200ppm. The operator diluted the solution to 100ppm. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed a plastic ramekin with no handle used as a scoop for crumbled cookies near the entrance to the kitchen. The operator removed the ramekin from the cookies. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed an employee backpack stored hanging on a rack with packaged foods in dry storage. The operator properly stored the backpack. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Standing water in bottom of the bottled beverage reach-in-cooler at the server station.

High Priority - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Dishwasher (Chlorine 0ppm) Operator added fresh chlorine Secondary test ; Dishwasher (Chlorine 50ppm) Corrected On-Site

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with unwashed produce. In Reach in cooler observed raw pork over tomatoes. Operator rearranged products. Corrected On-Site

High Priority - Spray hose at dish sink lower than flood rim of sink. Observed spray nozzle inside Three compartment sink. Operator moved nozzle above sink Corrected On-Site

Basic - Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, or warewashing areas. Dry storage room ceiling is unsealed

Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Several areas of kitchen with tiles in disrepair.

High Priority - Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. Three dented cars of marinara sauce observed in dry storage room. Operator removed cans from storage room.

Basic - Damaged/spoiled/recalled food not properly segregated. Three dented cars of marinara sauce observed in dry storage room. Operator removed cans from storage room.

Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Sliding door reach in cooler at front cooler has torn gaskets 9-8-2023 Several Dishwasher racks have surface coatings peeling and worn. Repeat Violation

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In walk-in cooler, smoked salmon over butter, Operator rearranged products Corrected On-Site

Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Glass door refrigerator at front line has torn gaskets At front line chest freezer has broken lid

Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. At cook line, operator inverted Corrected On-Site

High Priority - Employee washed hands with cold water. Cook on front line, cold water wash for a glove change, Operator had employee re wash hands with hot water.9-12-22 Corrective Action Taken Repeat Violation

High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. In walk-in cooler raw pork sausage stored above pork loin. Operator moved sausage below pork loin Corrected On-Site

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Dipper well has accumulated debris,.

Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. In ice cream, milk shake area

High Priority - Employee washed hands with cold water. Cook on front line.

Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like Dusty vent in ceiling of dishwasher area.

Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee food not segregated in walk-in cooler. Per discussion operator moved food to designated area of cooler. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Stored food not covered. Wait station ice bin needs lid

Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Ribs standing in water to thaw in back prep sink. Operator removed ribs and put in walk in cooler. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. In Dishwasher area on shelf

Basic - Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. In Wait station area two sanitizer buckets under 25 ppm chlorine.Per discussion Operator adjusted chlorine strength to 50ppm Corrected On-Site

High Priority - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Dishwasher (Chlorine 0ppm), operator set up three compartment sink. Triple Sink (Chlorine 50ppm). Operator called technician for repair. Corrective Action Taken

High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. No vacuum breaker at mop sink. Repeat violation 9/14/2019. Repeat Violation

Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Dust accumulation on air return vents above dessert and salad station. Repeat violation 9/14/2019. Repeat Violation

Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Tea and coffee filters not protected in service station front counter. Operator stored filters in container. Corrected On-Site

High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Observed no vacuum breaker on faucet with attached hose under hand wash sink to the left of three compartment sink.

Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Observed dust accumulation on air return vents in kitchen above dessert and salad station.

Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed employee cell phone on shelf above reach in cooler across from far left flat top grill and on shelf with clean dishes in dish pit. Operator removed. Corrected On-Site