Mels Diner Naples
3650 N Tamiami Trl, Naples
Jul 21, 2025
Routine - Food
Disposition
Inspection Completed - No Further Action
Inspector's notes
- Basic·Floors, walls, ceilings properly constructed and clean
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.
36-34-5 - Basic·No presence or breeding of insects/rodents/pestsCorrected on-site
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.
35A-03-4 - Basic·Employee personal belongings
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
40-06-5 - Basic·Temperature control for safety foods (receiving, holding, cooking, cooling, reheating)RepeatCorrected on-site
025
03-12-2 - Basic·Floors, walls, ceilings properly constructed and clean
Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Heavy build up of food debris of floor of cooks line and walk in cooler
36-73-4 - Basic·Food protection during preparation, storage and display
Food stored on floor. Container of prepared potatoes store on floor of walk in cooler
08B-38-4 - Basic·In-use food dispensing utensils properly storedCorrected on-site
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.
10-20-4 - Basic·Plumbing installed and maintained; mop sink; backflow prevention
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
29-49-6 - Basic·Temperature control for safety foods (receiving, holding, cooking, cooling, reheating)Repeat
025
03-12-2 - High Priority·Time as a Public Health ControlCorrected on-site
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.
03F-02-5 - Intermediate·Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Slime build up inside ice tea nozzle at server station.
22-02-4 - Intermediate·Handwash sink(s) installed, accessible
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Hand washing sink used as dump sink on front line.
31A-11-4
Violation codes
9 categories| Count | Violation |
|---|---|
| 1 | Temperature control for safety foods (receiving, holding, cooking, cooling, reheating) |
| 1 | Raw/RTE food separation; food protection during prep and storage |
| 1 | In-use food dispensing utensils properly stored |
| 1 | Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized |
| 1 | Plumbing installed and maintained; mop sink; backflow prevention |
| 1 | Handwash sinks; handwashing supplies and sign provided |
| 1 | Insects/rodents/pests; outer openings protected |
| 2 | Floors, walls, ceilings properly constructed and clean |
| 1 | Employee personal belongings |