MEL'S FAMILY DINER
3221 S ORLANDO DR · SANFORD · Seminole County · FL 32773
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
Counts reported for this inspection visit.
See what changed since the last inspection.
Sign in or create a free account to browse without ads and see newly cited, repeated, and no-longer-cited violation categories.
All DBPR Inspector Observations
15 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 2
50-17-3High Priority – Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. **Admin Complaint**
02C-01-5High Priority – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food marked with a date that exceeds 7 days after opening/preparation. – meatloaf date marked 7/7 **Warning**
Intermediate 2
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. – cutting board at cook line **Warning**
03F-10-5Intermediate – No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. – operator unable to locate **Warning**
Basic 11
22-20-5Basic – Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. **Warning**
14-11-5Basic – Equipment in poor repair. – hole in door of walk in freezer where previous door handle removed. **Warning**
35B-01-4Basic – Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. – side door **Warning**
36-22-4Basic – Floor area(s) covered with standing water. – at entrance to walk-in freezer **Warning**
36-73-4Basic – Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. – dish station **Warning**
29-27-4Basic – No mop sink or curbed cleaning facility provided at establishment. – mop sink plumbing disconnected **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. – walk in freezer door **Warning**
35B-03-4Basic – Outer openings not protected with self-closing doors. – side door **Warning**
22-16-4Basic – Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. – small reach-in at cook line **Warning**
36-02-5Basic – Unsealed concrete floor in food preparation, food storage, warewashing area or bathroom. – in back storage room **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
29-11-4Basic – Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. -leaking water line below dish station causing trapped water under floor at entrance to dish station **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 7, 2026 1:30 PM.
Violation category totals
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
3 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
3 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.