MELANIE'S SEAFOOD COMPANY

120 E PARK AVE, LAKE WALES, Polk County. DBPR licence 6306646. 9 inspection visits from 2023-07-10 to 2026-10-01.

Referred for possible fineLast visit, 2026-10-01: routine inspection, 2 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 4 basic violations

3 of 6routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Polk County average that year (3 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, Polk 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
2026-10-01	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	2	0	4	0.43	6 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 50 Current license properly displayed 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2025-12-16	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	5		6 areas 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2025-10-07	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	3	0.40	4 areas 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2025-02-21	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	4	0.39	5 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 50 Current license properly displayed
2024-08-23	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	1		1 area 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2024-08-14	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	0	1	2	0.39	3 areas 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-01-11	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	3	0.41	3 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2023-09-19	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	5	0.41	5 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2)
2023-07-10	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	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.