MEL'S DINER
1331 PINE ISLAND RD NE · CAPE CORAL · Lee County · FL 33909
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
9 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 2
12A-27-4High Priority – Employee cracked raw shell eggs and then handled ready-to-eat food and/or clean equipment or utensils without washing hands. The manager educated cook on the proper procedures on cracking eggs then going to ready to eat food. **Corrective Action Taken**
01B-14-4High Priority – Shell eggs in use or stored with cracks or broken shells. See stop sale. Observed 2 cracked eggs in egg container on cook line. The manager discarded cracked eggs. **Corrected On-Site**
Basic 7
14-01-5Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food of flour in back kitchen. The manager removed the scooper from the container of flour. **Corrected On-Site**
36-17-5Basic – Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair on cook line.
10-20-4Basic – In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. The manager removed the tongs from oven door. **Corrected On-Site**
21-04-4Basic – In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board in back kitchen. The manager removed the wiping cloth from under cutting board. **Corrected On-Site**
31B-04-4Basic – No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees at handwashing sink on cook line and handwashing sink in back kitchen.
25-06-4Basic – Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Observed coffee filters unprotected on coffee stations in weigh station.
29-49-6Basic – Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler across from cook line.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 23, 2026 12:04 PM.
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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.