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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
- Last inspected Sep 22, 2026: passed with 10 violations, 1 critical. That was a follow-up after failing on Sep 21, 2026.
- Keeps coming up: Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized, cited 12 times, plus 16 other repeat issues.
- #23 in Sanford's Hall of Shame, among the lowest BiteKarma scores in the city.
- Passed 9 of 22 graded inspections since 2024.
- 26 critical violations in the last two years.
Inspection history 22 visits
- 2026
- Passed Sep 22
Callback Reinspection
10 violations, 1 critical
- Critical Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
- Minor Plumbing installed and maintained; mop sink; water filters; backflow prevention
- Minor Current license properly displayed
- Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
- Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
- Minor No presence or breeding of insects/rodents/pests; no live animals; outer openings protected
- Minor Dishwashing facilities; chemical test kit(s); gauges
- Minor Cleaning and maintenance equipment
- Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
- Minor Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
- Failed Sep 21
Callback Reinspection
11 violations, 1 critical
- Critical Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
- Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
- Minor No presence or breeding of insects/rodents/pests; no live animals; outer openings protected
- Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
- Minor Current license properly displayed
- Minor Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
- Minor Plumbing installed and maintained; mop sink; water filters; backflow prevention
- Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
- Minor Hand wash sinks, hand washing supplies and hand wash sign
- Minor Dishwashing facilities; chemical test kit(s); gauges
- Minor Cleaning and maintenance equipment
- Failed Sep 21
Routine Inspection
12 violations, 2 critical
- Critical Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
- Critical Hand wash sinks, hand washing supplies and hand wash sign
- Minor No presence or breeding of insects/rodents/pests; no live animals; outer openings protected
- Minor Cleaning and maintenance equipment
- Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
- Minor Plumbing installed and maintained; mop sink; water filters; backflow prevention
- Minor Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
- Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
- Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
- Minor Current license properly displayed
- Minor Dishwashing facilities; chemical test kit(s); gauges
- Minor Water source safe, hot (100°F) and cold under pressure
- Passed Jul 30
Callback Reinspection
2 violations, 1 critical
- Critical Current license properly displayed
- Minor Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
Nearby
BiteKarma scores around Mel's Family Diner, which is the dark pin. Zoom in to see the dots' scores, and tap a pin marked + to see everything at that address.