MERLOS FRUTERIA

131 N BREVARD AVE, ARCADIA, DeSoto County. DBPR licence 2400328. 5 inspection visits from 2024-06-14 to 2026-08-24.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-08-24: routine inspection, 0 high-priority, 3 intermediate, 3 basic violations

2 of 3routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the DeSoto County average that year (1 had none)

0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023

1inspections prompted by a complaint

Every inspection visit

Newest first. Violations: high-priority / intermediate / basic. County average = high-priority violations at a first routine visit, DeSoto County, same fiscal year. Codes and descriptions are DBPR's; the inspector's written notes are on DBPR's site only.
Date	Visit	Result	High	Inter.	Basic	County avg	What was cited
2026-08-24	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	3	3	1.00	5 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory (x2) 05 Thermometers provided and conspicuously placed 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained
2026-02-23	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	0
2025-07-24	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	2	0.97	4 areas 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 32 Restrooms with self-closing doors, fixtures operate properly, facility clean, supplied with hand-soap, disposable towels or hand drying devices, tissue, covered waste receptacles 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2025-02-17	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	2	4	1.32	8 areas 01 Approved source 05 Thermometers provided and conspicuously placed 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 32 Restrooms with self-closing doors, fixtures operate properly, facility clean, supplied with hand-soap, disposable towels or hand drying devices, tissue, covered waste receptacles 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2024-06-14	Licensing inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	0

A routine inspection is one visit on one day. Inspectors in different counties record violations differently, so compare a count with its county average, not with a restaurant in another county. Nothing on this page is a rating. Source: DBPR inspection files, data as of 2026-11-09; DBPR's own record for this licence is the official one.