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How the BiteKarma score works
Each routine inspection starts at 100 and loses 7 points for every critical violation and 2 for every other one, half again as much when the same problem was cited at one of the two inspections before. A failed inspection counts as 69 at most. The score averages the five newest routine inspections, with the most recent counting most, and stays below 70 for 90 days after a fail unless the restaurant passes again. 90 and up is excellent, 80s good, 70s fair, and below 70 poor.
At a glance
- Passed 8 of 10 graded inspections since 2024.
- Last inspected Sep 22, 2026: passed with 9 violations, 2 critical.
- Keeps coming up: Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking, cited 4 times, plus 14 other repeat issues.
- #15 in Cape Coral's Hall of Shame, among the lowest BiteKarma scores in the city.
- 9 critical violations in the last two years.
Inspection history 10 visits
- 2026
- Passed Sep 22
Routine Inspection
9 violations, 2 critical
- Critical Approved source
- Critical Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
- Minor Plumbing installed and maintained; mop sink; water filters; backflow prevention
- Minor Hand wash sinks, hand washing supplies and hand wash sign
- Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
- Minor In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
- Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
- Minor Single-service and single-use items
- Minor Wiping cloths; clean and soiled linens; laundry facilities
- Passed Apr 20
Callback Reinspection
3 violations
- Minor Hand wash sinks, hand washing supplies and hand wash sign
- Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
- Minor Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
- Failed Feb 13
Routine Inspection
10 violations, 2 critical
- Critical Time and temperature control for safety foods
- Critical Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
- Minor Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
- Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
- Minor Hand wash sinks, hand washing supplies and hand wash sign
- Minor Clean clothes; hair restraints; jewelry; painted/artificial fingernails
- Minor Food management certification valid / employee training verification
- Minor In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
- Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
- Minor Employee personal belongings
- 2025
- Passed Sep 22
Callback Reinspection
2 violations
- Minor Food management certification valid / employee training verification
- Minor Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
Nearby
BiteKarma scores around Mel's Diner, which is the dark pin. Zoom in to see the dots' scores, and tap a pin marked + to see everything at that address.