MELA'S CAFE
4392 Thomasson Drive
Florida, 34112
Collier County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★☆☆☆ (2.3/5)
Based on 3 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 2/10/2025
High Priority
2
Intermediate
1
Basic
5
Total
8
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 32-04-4:Basic - Bathroom located inside establishment not completely enclosed with tight-fitting, self-closing doors. The door to the employee bathroom is not self closing.
- 12B-02-4:Basic - Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. There is a partially consumed plate of eggs on a shelf over bags of bread. Operator removed the employee food. **Corrected On-Site**
- 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. There are multiple employee cellphones and keys on a prep table next to the slicer. Operator removed the employee items. **Corrected On-Site**
- 13-03-4:Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. There are employees with no hair restraints preparing food.
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. There are cases of oranges stored on the floor by the glass door reach in cooler.
- 12A-13-4:High Priority - Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. A serves handled their cellphone then scooped ice and carried drinks to a customer table. Informed employee that any time they handle dirty items they must wash their hands before handling clean utensils. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 50-17-3:High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Operator renewed license during the course of the inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
- 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. The hand washing sink next to the soda fountain in the kitchen is used as a dump sink, there is ice inside.
Food safety inspection conducted on 2/10/2025 revealed 8 total violations (2 high priority, 1 intermediate, 5 basic).
Inspection on 12/19/2024
High Priority
0
Intermediate
0
Basic
0
Total
1
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- N/A:No Violations Were Observed
Food safety inspection conducted on 12/19/2024 revealed 1 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic).
Inspection on 10/18/2024
High Priority
3
Intermediate
4
Basic
5
Total
12
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 22-20-5:Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. There is a mold like substance on the interior of the ice machine. **Warning**
- 13-07-4:Basic - Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. There is a cook wearing a bracelet while preparing food. Operator spoke to the cook who removed the bracelet. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
- 10-08-5:Basic - Ice scoop handle in contact with ice in the service area. **Warning**
- 10-17-4:Basic - In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. There are knives in between coolers on the cook line. Operator removed the knives to the dish washing area. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. There is a grease buildup on the hood filters. **Warning**
- 22-41-4: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 replaced empty chlorine, chlorine 50ppm. **Warning**
- 08A-20-5:High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. In the three door reach in cooler raw pooled eggs are stored over raw shell eggs. **Warning**
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In the expeditor cooler, blue cheese (44F - Cold Holding); sour cream (47F - Cold Holding). **Warning**
- 02B-01-5:Intermediate - Menu does not identify which items contain raw or undercooked animal foods covered by the consumer advisory. The poached eggs in the eggs Benedict are not identified as under cooked. **Warning**
- 53B-01-5:Intermediate - No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. **Warning**
- 11-26-1:Intermediate - No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. **Warning**
- 02C-02-5:Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. There is a pan of cooked pasta in the reach in cooler with no date marking that was prepared three days prior. Operator date marked the pasta. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Food safety inspection conducted on 10/18/2024 revealed 12 total violations (3 high priority, 4 intermediate, 5 basic).