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PALMAS DE MEDALLO RESTAURANT & BAR

4400 HANCOCK BRIDGE PKWY, N Fort Myers FL 33903

Last inspected Oct 29, 2024 · 3 visits since September 2023

□ Not on the state's active licence list

This licence isn't in DBPR's current active file, which usually means the business has closed, been sold, or let the licence lapse. Everything below belongs to this licence, not to whoever may be trading here now. The history stays public because it is a public record.

Licence typeFood service
Licence4604602
Grade history
SEP 23
MAR 24
OCT 24
≈ ERRATIC

3 inspections, swinging between A and C. Consistency is the problem here, not any single visit.

Worst finding on record
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license.
High priority/50-17-3/Admin Complaint
Badges — none earned
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined

Awarded on the inspection record alone. What they mean →

Inspection history

3 visits, newest first

Oct 29, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority0 Intermediate5 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 5 findings
Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Observed tanks unsecured by hand washing sink next to walk in cooler. Operator removed tanks from building.
Basic/51-11-4/Corrected On-Site/Repeat Violation
Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. Observed lights above cook's line.
Basic/38-07-4/Repeat Violation
No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Observed at bar hand washing sink.
Basic/31B-04-4
Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning.
Basic/16-46-4
Show the remaining 1 finding ▾
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Observed bulk sugar in a large unmarked container.
Basic/02D-01-5
The state's own report →
Mar 8, 2024Administrative complaint recommendedRoutine Inspection

Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 10 violations recorded, 2 high priority.

2 High priority1 Intermediate7 Basic
Show 10 findings ▾
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license.
High priority/50-17-3/Admin Complaint
Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet.
High priority/29-42-4/Warning
No chlorine chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths.
Intermediate/16-37-1/Warning
Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Observed multiple tanks standing next to prep table. Educated the operator.
Basic/51-11-4/Warning
Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. Observed fish at Walk in Cooler. Operator removed from vacuum packaging.
Basic/06-09-1/Corrected On-Site/Warning
Equipment in poor repair. Observed make table at wait station inoperable.
Basic/14-11-5/Warning
Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. Observed lights above cookline.
Basic/38-07-4/Warning
No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted. Emailed the choking poster. Operator posted during inspection.
Basic/51-13-4/Corrected On-Site/Warning
No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Observed no handwash sign at cookline handwash sink.
Basic/31B-04-4/Warning
Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Observed fish on tray rack at room temperature next to stove. Operator placed in Walk in Cooler.
Basic/06-01-5/Corrected On-Site/Warning
Sep 25, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionLicensing Inspection

Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

1 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Show 1 finding ▾
Spray hose at dish sink lower than flood rim of sink. Observed spray hose is below the flood rim of the sink by the dishwasher. Operator hung on hook above flood rim.
High priority/29-37-4/Corrected On-Site

This record follows the licence, not the owner. Restaurants change hands and the licence history normally does not, so an older entry may describe people who no longer run the place. Every inspection above links to the state's own report. Something wrong? Tell us.