Millers Ale House
22810 Via Villagio, Estero, FL 33928 · Permanent Food Service · License 4607973
What drove the grade
Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food.
How the score was calculated
- Starting score100
- Violations at the Sep 1 routine inspection1 high priority (no follow-up needed), 2 intermediate, 2 basic-11
- Safety score89
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Inspection history
1 inspection · 1 visitRoutine inspection
- First visitSep 1, 2026 No follow-up needed
Met the state's inspection standards; the inspector didn't need to come back. Any violations cited still count toward the grade.
5 violations found:
Official report, on the Florida DBPR websiteWhat the inspector cited
High priority1
Code 12, Handwashing and hygienic practices: Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food.
Observed employee put on gloves to prep food without first washing hands.
Intermediate2
Code 22, Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized: Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime.
Observed cutting boards on the cookline soiled with food residue. Observed can opener blade soiled.
Code 31, Handwash sinks and supplies: Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times.
Observed handwashing at outside bar area with sanitizer bucket in sink.
Basic2
Code 10, In-use utensils properly stored: Ice scoop handle in contact with ice.
Observed ice scoop handle in contact with ice in the main bar area. In the ice bin. Operator moved scoop.
Fixed on the spot
Code 25, Single-service items: Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination.
Observed coffee filters in the wait station not inverted or protected. Operator inverted coffee filters.
Fixed on the spot
Reading this report
Priority levels
- High priority The problems most likely to make someone sick directly.
- Intermediate Could lead to a high-priority problem if not fixed.
- Basic Best practices and general upkeep.
Terms in the inspectors’ reports
- Food-contact surface
- Anything food touches, such as cutting boards, utensils, counters and the inside of ice machines.