Shells of Melbourne
Last inspected: Jan 5, 2026
45
Score
Shells of Melbourne, located at 1490 W New Haven Ave in Melbourne, FL, underwent a high-risk inspection on January 5, 2026, with a score of 45. This inspection identified 2 critical, 1 major, and 8 minor violations, including issues with mold in the ice machine and torn gaskets on coolers. The facility has a history of mostly high-risk inspections across its 11 recorded evaluations.
10
Inspections
2
Critical latest
1
Major latest
8
Minor latest
Inspection History
Jan 5, 2026
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 1 major violation. 8 minor violations.
45
Oct 1, 2025
Complaint Partial
1 critical violation.
86
Sep 30, 2025
Routine - Food
8 critical violations. 5 major violations. 23 minor violations.
6
Mar 19, 2025
Routine - Food
6 minor violations.
74
Oct 31, 2024
Routine - Food
1 major violation. 9 minor violations.
43
Mar 13, 2024
Routine - Food
5 minor violations.
78
Oct 16, 2023
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 3 major violations. 5 minor violations.
50
Mar 23, 2023
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 2 major violations. 9 minor violations.
33
Dec 29, 2022
Food-Licensing Inspection
2 major violations. 4 minor violations.
67
Oct 10, 2022
Routine - Food
1 major violation. 1 minor violation.
78
Violations — Jan 5, 2026 Inspection
Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Small ice machine has mold like substance on interior of door.
22-20-5
Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. Old license that expired April 2025 displayed by front door.
50-09-4
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Reach in cooler on cook line near stove torn gasket lower door. Large two door reach in cooler has torn gasket bottom of right door.
14-11-5
Basic - Interior of refrigerator or freezer in disrepair/has exposed insulation. Make table on cook line has broken top. Hangs down when opened and using a metal piece to hold open.
14-36-5
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. HVAC vents on cook line soiled with grease and debris. Make table on cook line has soiled gaskets. Front of fryers and reach in cooler near fryers soiled with grease. Reach in cooler near fryers soiled gaskets. Reach in freezer has soiled gaskets. Walk in cooler soiled gaskets.
23-03-4
Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Reach in freezer has food debris on bottom shelf.
22-16-4
Basic - Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Both make tables on cook line have rusted shelves.
14-17-4
Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. All near dish machine soiled with debris.
36-27-5
High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Gloves changed when changing processes without hand washing. Raw meat products were moved with utensils not gloved hands. Raw vegetables were moved with gloved hands.
12A-07-5
High Priority - Live, small flying insects found noted one small fly in back storage area.
35A-02-7
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Soda nozzle at bar nearest front door soiled. Can opener blade soiled with food debris.
22-02-4
Priority (Critical)
Priority Foundation (Major)
Core (Minor)
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