Miller's Fort Myers Ale House

4400 Kernel Circle, Fort Myers, FL 33916 · Permanent Food Service · License 4604659

B
Grade B
Safety score 89 of 100
Latest visit: Aug 18, 2026

What drove the grade

Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41°F.High priority · fixed on the spot · 8 other violations

How the score was calculated

  • Starting score100
  • Violations at the Aug 17 routine inspection
    1 high priority (fixed on the spot), 8 basic
    -11
  • Safety score89

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Inspection history

1 inspection · 2 visits

Routine inspection

9 violations found · Inspector came back once
  1. 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:

    • 3 Basic
    What 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

    Official report, on the Florida DBPR website
  2. First visitAug 17, 2026

    Problems were found that had to be fixed. The inspector will come back to check.

    9 violations found:

    • 1 High priority
    • 8 Basic
    What 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.

    Official report, on the Florida DBPR website

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.

Most cited

Food-contact surfaces designed and maintained3
Clean clothes, hair restraints, jewelry2
Floors, walls, ceilings and ventilation2
Food out of temperature1
Food properly thawed1
In-use utensils properly stored1
Clean equipment storage and air drying1
Single-service items1