Miller's Fort Myers Ale House
4400 Kernel Circle, Fort Myers, FL 33916 · Permanent Food Service · License 4604659
What drove the grade
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41°F.
How the score was calculated
- Starting score100
- Violations at the Aug 17 routine inspection1 high priority (fixed on the spot), 8 basic-11
- Safety score89
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Inspection history
1 inspection · 2 visitsRoutine inspection
- Follow-up visitAug 18, 2026 Fixed at follow-up
The inspector came back and found the problems fixed.
3 earlier violations still noted, but not enough to need another visit:
Official report, on the Florida DBPR websiteWhat was still cited
Basic3
Code 13, Clean clothes, hair restraints, jewelry: Employee wearing watch other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food at cook line.
More time given
Code 14, Food-contact surfaces designed and maintained: Ice buildup in reach-in cooler.
More time given
Code 36, Floors, walls, ceilings and ventilation: Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance.
More time given
- First visitAug 17, 2026 Warning issued
Problems were found that had to be fixed. The inspector will come back to check.
9 violations found:
Official report, on the Florida DBPR websiteWhat the inspector cited
High priority1
Code 03, Food out of temperature: Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41°F.
In reach in coolers at cook line; raw shrimp (49°F - Cold Holding); cheese (51°F - Cold Holding); cooked beans (50°F - Cold Holding); cooked corn (52°F - Cold Holding); cheese sauce (50°F - Cold Holding); raw salmon (50°F - Cold Holding); raw chicken (49°F - Cold Holding); cooked ribs (53°F - Cold Holding); raw steak (52°F - Cold Holding) Raw chicken (48°F - Cold Holding); raw fish (45°F - Cold Holding); raw shrimp (47°F - Cold Holding); Shreded lettuce (71°F - Cold Holding); slice tomatoes (54°F - Cold Holding); cheese (60°F - Cold Holding); cooked mushrooms (56°F - Cold Holding); cooked onions (53°F - Cold Holding). Per operator all items stored in reach in coolers for 3 hours. Operator removed all items to walk in freezer.
Fixed on the spot
Basic8
Code 06, Food properly thawed: In reach in cooler at cook line; Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged raw salmon bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package.
See stop sale.
Code 10, In-use utensils properly stored: In-use tong stored on equipment door handle between uses at cook line.
Operator removed tong.
Fixed on the spot
Code 13, Clean clothes, hair restraints, jewelry: Employee wearing watch other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food at cook line.
Code 14, Food-contact surfaces designed and maintained: Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable at cook line .
Ice buildup in reach-in cooler.
Code 24, Clean equipment storage and air drying: Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner.
Clean Ice buckets not stored inverted near ice machine. Operator stored inverted.
Fixed on the spot
Code 25, Single-service items: Single-service food containers not stored inverted or protected from contamination at server station.
Operator stored inverted.
Fixed on the spot
Code 36, Floors, walls, ceilings and ventilation: Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance.
Ceiling vents soiled with dust in kitchen and dinning area.
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
- Time/temperature control for safety food
- Food that has to be kept hot, at 135°F or above, or cold, at 41°F or below, to stay safe: meat, seafood, eggs, dairy, cooked rice and beans, cut melons and the like.
- Stop sale
- An order that the food can’t be sold or served.