License No. 6113485|Public Food Service Establishment|Pasco County, FloridaInspected Apr 13, 2026

State of Florida Inspection Record

OTTAWAYS PARKSIDE ICE CREAM PARLOR/ MELTED AT OTTAWAY'S

5641 MAIN ST, NEW PORT RICHEY, FL 34652

OTTAWAYS PARKSIDE ICE CREAM PARLOR/ MELTED AT OTTAWAY'S has a mixed inspection record — 5 violations in the past year, including 2 high-priority. Not alarming, but worth knowing before you order. The trailing-year record shows 5 violations, including 2 high-priority and 0 Emergency Orders of Closure.

Spotty

70.5

Trailing year of inspections

How this kitchen compares

Against NEW PORT RICHEY

Scores higher than 51% of the 224 inspected restaurants in NEW PORT RICHEY on the trailing-year record.

70.5

Lowest scoreCity median · 69.2Highest score

Against Pasco County

2 high-priority violations on the trailing-year record — above the Pasco County average of 1.9.

This kitchen2

County average1.9

Above county average

Computed from the trailing-year records of all inspected restaurants in the same city and county. Official State of Florida inspection data — scores calculated by this site.

The Inspection Record

5 inspections

Full available history. The score uses only the most recent 365 days — older visits are shown for context, not counted.

Visit 01 — Routine - Food

Apr 13, 2026

Disposition

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Handwashing & employee habits

Repeat — 3rd time

Hands not washed or gloves not changed when required, or employees eating, drinking, or smoking in food areas.

High-priority

Pests & outer openings

Roaches, rodents, flies, or other pests present — or doors and openings that let them in not protected.

High-priority

Water source & pressure

Repeat — 2nd time

Water not safe, or hot (100°F) and cold water not available under pressure.

Intermediate

Hair restraints & clean clothes

Repeat — 4th time

Missing hair or beard restraint, dirty work clothes, jewelry, or painted/artificial fingernails during food prep.

Basic×2

Source: State of FloridaState inspection document

Earlier history — outside the scoring window

Visit 02 — Complaint Partial

Jun 16, 2025

Disposition

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

No violations on record for this visit

This visit closed with no further action required.

Source: State of FloridaState inspection document

Visit 03 — Complaint Full

Sep 17, 2024

Disposition

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Handwashing & employee habits

Repeat — 2nd time

Hands not washed or gloves not changed when required, or employees eating, drinking, or smoking in food areas.

High-priority×2

Hair restraints & clean clothes

Repeat — 3rd time

Missing hair or beard restraint, dirty work clothes, jewelry, or painted/artificial fingernails during food prep.

Basic

Source: State of FloridaState inspection document

Visit 04 — Complaint Full

Aug 7, 2024

Disposition

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Hair restraints & clean clothes

Repeat — 2nd time

Missing hair or beard restraint, dirty work clothes, jewelry, or painted/artificial fingernails during food prep.

Basic

Source: State of FloridaState inspection document

Visit 05 — Routine - Food

Mar 13, 2024

Disposition

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Handwashing & employee habits

Hands not washed or gloves not changed when required, or employees eating, drinking, or smoking in food areas.

High-priority

Employee health

A sick or symptomatic employee present, or staff unaware of when illness bars them from working with food.

Intermediate

Water source & pressure

Water not safe, or hot (100°F) and cold water not available under pressure.

Intermediate

Hair restraints & clean clothes

Missing hair or beard restraint, dirty work clothes, jewelry, or painted/artificial fingernails during food prep.

Basic

Source: State of FloridaState inspection document

What the violations mean

Violation categories, explained

5 violations · 4 categories

Every violation on this record falls into one of the state's standardized categories. Here is what each category covers and why inspectors check for it — in plain English, with the trailing-year count for this kitchen.

Hands must be washed and gloves changed at the required moments — after touching the floor, raw food, or anything unclean — and eating, drinking, or smoking is not allowed in food areas. Hands are the most common way pathogens reach food.

On this record, the category appears in 1 of the 1 trailing-year inspection. The written details for each entry are in the state inspection documents linked above.

^† Item numbers refer to the State of Florida’s standardized inspection form; the same item recurring across visits indicates an unresolved problem. Severity groupings and the sanitation score are explained in How it works.

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Dirty Dish List is built from public inspection data published by the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation. The inspection dates, dispositions, and violations on this report card mirror what the state has on file for License No. 6113485 — you can read the original documents yourself and compare.

License on file

6113485

Inspected

Apr 13, 2026

Scoring

Trailing-year aggregate — How it works

Official State of Florida inspection records Opens myfloridalicense.com — the state's public inspection search

Official State of Florida inspection data — scores calculated by this site