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Florida's restaurant owners are not required to post restaurant inspection results where guests can see them. So every week, we provide that information for you.
For a complete list of local restaurant inspections, including violations not requiring warnings or administrative action, visit our Leon County restaurant inspections site .
Here's the breakdown for recent health inspections in Leon County, Florida, for the week of July 15-21, 2024. Please note that some more recent, follow-up inspections may not be included here.
Disclaimer: The Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation describes an 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 noted in their most recent inspection. An inspection conducted on any given day may not be representative of the overall, long-term conditions at the establishment.
For full restaurant inspection details, visit our Leon County restaurant inspection site .
Which Leon County restaurants got perfect scores on their health inspections?
These restaurants met all standards during their July 15-21 inspections and no violations were found.
** Restaurants that failed an inspection and aced a follow-up inspection in the same week
- Burger King #16785 , 3570 Apalachee Pkwy, Tallahassee**
- Checkers Restaurant , 3111 Mahan Dr, Tallahassee
- Pancho's Mexican Grill , 1525 W Tennessee St #201, Tallahassee**
- Sahog , Mobile food dispensing vehicle**
- Wendy's #152 , 1950 W Pensacola St, Tallahassee**
- Wendy's #155 , 2122 Capital Cir Ne, Tallahassee
- Wendy's #156 , 3030 W Pensacola St, Tallahassee**
Which Leon County restaurants had high priority violations?
2401 W Pensacola St Unit J, Tallahassee
Routine Inspection on July 16
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
5 total violations, with 3 high-priority violations
- High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Observed provolone cheese 53F Ham 45F.
- High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed Turkey Sausage 47F Fried egg 51F Chicken 49F Lettuce 54F Egg Wash 53F held less than 4 hours. Operator placed food items in walk in cooler during time of inspection. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation**
- High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food removed from cold holding for necessary preparation rose above 41 degrees Fahrenheit during the preparation process and was not cooled back down to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 4 hours. Observed provolone cheese at 52F and Ham 45F held over 4 hours. - see stop sale
392 S Magnolia Dr, Tallahassee
Complaint Inspection on July 17
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
6 total violations, with 2 high-priority violations
- High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed pico gallo 45F, on serving line, per GM placed 3 hours ago, GM disposed of pico gallo.
- High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Observed oven and grill cleaner stored on hand washing sink near walk in freezer.
2779 Capital Cir Ne, Tallahassee
Complaint Inspection on July 18
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
9 total violations, with 3 high-priority violations
- High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Ground beef 51F
- High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed ground beef at 51F held more than 4 hours. - see stop sale
- High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet.
1525 W Tennessee St #201, Tallahassee
Routine Inspection on July 15
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
13 total violations, with 7 high-priority violations
- High Priority - Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. Observed chicken prepared at 11:00 at 52F not cooled within 6 hours.
- High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Operator renewed license during time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
- High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature when stored in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Observed raw chicken out of box stored above raw beef in reach in freezer. Food items were not frozen completely.
- High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Mozzarella cheese 52F Pico de gallo 52F Beef 52F Salsa 52F Guacamole 53F Chicken 52F Lettuce 52F
- High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed following food items cold holding: Guacamole 53F
- High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food removed from cold holding for necessary preparation rose above 41 degrees Fahrenheit during the preparation process and was not cooled back down to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 4 hours. Observed Mozzarella cheese 52F Pico de gallo 52F Beef 52F Salsa 52F Guacamole 53F Lettuce 52F prepared at 11:00am. **Warning**
- High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet.
3111 Mahan Drive Bay #33, Tallahassee
Routine Inspection on July 19
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
8 total violations, with 3 high-priority violations
- High Priority - Quaternary ammonium sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. 0 ppm quat.
- High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Prep table on line salsa 53, cut tomatoes 51, Cut lettuce 48, chef base beef 56. **Warning**
- High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Chemical on counter by food service items.
1435 E Lafayette St #101, Tallahassee
Routine Inspection on July 16
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
16 total violations, with 1 high-priority violation
- High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed sliced tomatoes 45F, per GM placed 45 minutes ago, GM replaced tomatoes and stored in walk in cooler. **Corrective Action Taken**
1950 W Pensacola St, Tallahassee
Routine Inspection on July 15
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
14 total violations, with 5 high-priority violations
- High Priority - Employee rubbed hands together for less than 10-15 seconds while washing hands. Observed employee rub hands together less than 10 seconds.
- High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Observed box with cracked shell eggs.
- High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Observed Tomatoes Lettuce 51F 53F Blue Cheese 52 Shredded cheese 52F Ghost pepper cheese 53F Ground beef patties Bacon 51F Diced chicken 52F Ground beef 51F Raw Shell eggs 50F Apple pecan salad 52F Caesar salad 53F Cobb salad 51F Asiago cheese 50F American cheese 50F
- High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed Tomatoes Lettuce 51F 53F Blue Cheese 52 Shredded cheese 52F Ghost pepper cheese 53F Ground beef patties Bacon 51F Diced chicken 52F Ground beef 51F Raw Shell eggs 50F Apple pecan salad 52F Caesar salad 53F Cobb salad 51F Asiago cheese 50F American cheese 50F**Warning** **Warning**
- High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Observed vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb located outside of establishment.
3030 W Pensacola St, Tallahassee
Routine Inspection on July 18
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
4 total violations, with 1 high-priority violation
- High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observed 6 flies throughout the establishment. **Warning**
What agency inspects restaurants in Florida?
Routine regulation and inspection of restaurants is conducted by the Department of Business and Professional Regulation. The Department of Health is responsible for investigation and control of food-borne illness outbreaks associated with all food establishments.
How do I report a dirty restaurant in Florida?
If you see abuses 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 a restaurant for health violations online .
Get the whole story at our restaurant inspection database .
What does all that terminology in Florida restaurant inspections mean?
Basic violations are those considered against best practices.
A warning is issued after an inspector documents violations that must be corrected by a certain date or within a specified number of days from receipt of the inspection report.
An administrative complaint is a form of legal action taken by the division. Insufficient compliance after a warning, a pattern of repeat violations or existence of serious conditions that warrant immediate action may result in the division initiating an administrative complaint against the establishment. Says the division website: "Correcting the violations is important, but penalties may still result from violations corrected after the warning time was over."
An emergency order — when a restaurant is closed by the inspector — is based on an immediate threat to the public. Here, the Division of Hotels and Restaurants director has determined that the establishment must stop doing business and any division license is suspended to protect health, safety or welfare of the public.
A 24-hour call-back inspection will be performed after an emergency closure or suspension of license.
This article originally appeared on Tallahassee Democrat: 2 Leon County restaurants get perfect scores; 8 have high priority violations
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