MEL'S RIVER PUB

1148 HWY 309, CRESENT CITY, Putnam County. DBPR licence 6400587. 7 inspection visits from 2023-10-13 to 2024-09-16.

No inspection since 2024-09-16. The restaurant may have closed, moved or changed licence; DBPR's files do not say which.

Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fineLast visit, 2024-09-16: follow-up visit, 1 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic violations

2 of 2routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Putnam County average that year (0 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, Putnam 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
2024-09-16	Follow-up visit	Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended	1	0	0		1 area 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof
2024-07-10	Follow-up visit	Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended	1	1	0		2 areas 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-07-08	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	6	6	17	1.58	14 areas 01 Approved source 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory (x2) 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x5) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x3) 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean (x2) 29 Plumbing installed and maintained (x2) 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x3) 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly (x2) 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation (x2) 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x2)
2024-02-07	Complaint follow-up	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2024-02-02	Complaint inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	3	1	8		11 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2023-10-18	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2023-10-13	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	8	4	4	1.88	14 areas 01 Approved source (x2) 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification

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.