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MEL'S DINER FORT MYERS

4820 CLEVELAND AVE, FORT MYERS, FL 33907

License #4603827

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85.8 Grade B / 100

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MEL'S DINER FORT MYERS in FORT MYERS currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 85.8 out of 100 — a B grade — generally clean with some minor or moderate violations on record. This restaurant has 4 inspections on record from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on January 23, 2026. Across those visits, inspectors documented 26 total violations — 5 critical, 3 major, 18 minor.

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  • Inspection Completed - No Further Action
  • [14-01-5] Bowl with no handle used to dispense flour. Operator removed the bowl.
  • [23-03-4] Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Interior of the hood soiled with grease.
  • [25-06-4] Single-service food containers not stored inverted or protected from contamination at dry storage. Operator stored inverted.
  • [29-08-4] Plumbing system in disrepair at handwashing sink near prep area.
  • [36-73-4] Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris under cooking equipments at cook line.
  • [31B-04-4] No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees at cook line. Operator provided handwashing sign.
  • [08A-05-6] Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In reach in cooler at cook line; raw sausage patties stored over smoked salmon. Operator removed raw sausage patties to bottom shelf.
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MEL'S DINER FORT MYERS looks fairly solid on paper. Would you eat here?

B record

Solid overall, with enough history that people may still weigh the details differently.

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