EL MELVIN
1355 MAIN ST · SARASOTA · Sarasota County · FL 342365616
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
6 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 2
12A-25-4High Priority – Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee touched their face then clean chip bowl without washing their hands. Employee removed the bowl to be sanitized and washed their hands. **Corrective Action Taken**
41-10-4High Priority – Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Spray bottles containing cleaning fluid stored next to bottles of liquor in the bar area. Employee removed the bottles. **Corrected On-Site**
Intermediate 2
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Interior of the juice machine next to the cook line soiled. **Repeat Violation**
16-37-1Intermediate – No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. No chlorine test kit for the dish machine.
Basic 2
36-73-4Basic – Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floors under all equipment in the kitchen, bar area and dry storage area soiled.
29-49-6Basic – Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Reach in cooler on the left side of the cook line.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 12, 2026 11:23 AM.
Violation category totals
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Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.