Tallahassee area restaurant and food truck inspections April 22-28

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For a complete list of local restaurant inspections, including violations that do not require warnings or administrative action, visit our Lyon County Restaurant Inspection Website.

Below are details of the most recent health inspections in Leon County, FL, for the week of April 22-28, 2024. Please note that some more recent inspections may not be included here.

Disclaimer: The Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation describes the inspection report as a “snapshot” of conditions present at the time of the inspection. On any given day, an establishment may have fewer or more violations than reported on its last inspection. An inspection conducted on any given day may not be representative of the general long-term conditions at the establishment.

For full restaurant inspection details, visit our website Lyon County Restaurant Inspection Site.

Which Leon County restaurants received perfect scores on health inspections?

These restaurants met all standards during inspections conducted from April 22 to 28 and no violations were found.

** Restaurants that failed the inspection and passed the follow-up inspection in the same week

What Leon County restaurants have been temporarily closed by inspectors?

These restaurants failed their inspections from April 22 to 28 and were temporarily closed. Follow-up examinations are required.

Mobile food distribution vehicle

Complaint examined on April 25

The facility is temporarily closed: required operations have been suspended until the violations are corrected.

A total of 13 violations, including 5 high priority violations

• High priority – the presence of live rodents. A live rodent was observed inside the closet on the right side of the entrance. **warning**
• High Priority – Small live flying insects in the kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. A live fly was observed landing on a raw shrimp on the prep table. See sell stop. **warning**
• High Priority – Working with an expired license for the Hotels and Restaurants Department. **Administrative complaint**
• High Priority – Rodent activity is present as evidenced by rodent droppings found. Approximately 200 rodent droppings were observed in the cupboard to the right of the entrance. **warning**
• High Priority – A stop sale has been issued due to the food not being in hygienic condition. A live fly was observed landing on a raw shrimp on the prep table.

Which Leon County restaurants have high priority violations?

2624 W. Tennessee St., Tallahassee

Routine inspection on April 24th

Follow-up inspections required: Violations require further review, but do not pose an immediate threat to the public.

A total of 11 violations, including one high-priority violation

• High Priority – Non-food containers used for food storage – Direct contact with food. Tamales are stored in non-food grade bags in the upright freezer. **Repeated violation**

Mobile food distribution vehicle

Routine inspection on April 22

Follow-up inspections required: Violations require further review, but do not pose an immediate threat to the public.

A total of 4 violations, including one high priority violation

• High Priority – Working with an expired license for the Hotels and Restaurants Department. Viewed 6/1/23. **Administrative complaint**

300 S Duval St Ste 11, Tallahassee

Routine inspection on April 26

Follow-up inspections required: Violations require further review, but do not pose an immediate threat to the public.

A total of 11 violations, including 3 high priority violations

• High Priority – Employee touches dirty apron/clothes and then engages in food preparation, handles clean equipment or utensils, or touches unwrapped single service items without washing hands. The employee is observed touching an apron, then touching a clean ladle, without washing hands.
• HIGH PRIORITY – Time/temperature control for cold food safety at temperatures over 41°F. Chopped tomatoes 54°F, grated cheese 51°F, chorizo ​​51°F, spinach 48°F, shrimp 51°F, lobster 53°F, crab 53°F, Bradley sausage 51°F. For each kitchen manager’s items stored two hours ago, the manager stores the items inside the refrigerator for quick cooling. **warning**
• High Priority – Improperly stored toxicant/chemical. Rolls were observed stored on a rack with pans in the dishwashing area.

What agency inspects restaurants in Florida?

Routine regulation and inspection of restaurants is carried out by the Department of Business and Professional Regulation. The Ministry of Health is responsible for investigating and controlling food-borne disease outbreaks associated with all food establishments.

How do I report a dirty restaurant in Florida?

If you see violations of state standards, report them and the Department of Business and Professional Regulation will send inspectors. Call the Florida DBPR at 850-487-1395 or Report health violations electronically about a restaurant.

Get the full story on our website Restaurant inspection database.

What do all these terms mean in Florida restaurant inspections?

Basic violations These are those that are considered against best practices.

a warning It is issued after the inspector documents violations that must be corrected by a certain date or within a specific number of days from the date of receipt of the inspection report.

that Administrative complaint It is a form of legal action taken by the division. Failure to comply adequately after a warning, a pattern of repeated violations, or the presence of serious circumstances that require immediate action may result in the department filing an administrative complaint against the institution. The Division’s website says: “Correcting violations is important, but penalties may result from violations that were corrected after the warning period has expired.”

that Emergency order – When an inspector closes a restaurant – it is based on a direct threat to the public. Here, the Director of the Hotels and Restaurants Department decided that the establishment should stop doing business and the license of any department should be suspended to protect the health, safety and well-being of the public.

A 24-hour call back check will be conducted following an emergency closure or license suspension.