7 Leon County restaurants fail inspection
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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 Aug. 21-27, 2023. 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 Aug. 21-27 inspections and no violations were found.
Domino's Pizza #4914, 1519 Capital Cir NE Ste 27, Tallahassee**
Hopkin's Eatery #3, 1208 Capital Cir SE Unit E&F, Tallahassee**
Kfc, 4650 W Tennessee St, Tallahassee**
Kool Beanz Cafe, 921 Thomasville Rd, Tallahassee**
** Restaurants that failed an inspection and aced a follow-up inspection in the same week
Which Leon County restaurants had high priority violations?
Canopy Road Cafe
1913 North Monroe St, Tallahassee
Routine Inspection on Aug. 23
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 - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Observed 0ppm of chlorine sanitizer in dish machine. Employee refilled sanitizer jug. Corrected to 100 ppm. **Corrected On-Site**
High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observed 21 live small flying insects in the following locations: 15 in dry storage area on packaged foods and 6 in mop sink area. **Admin Complaint**
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed raw chicken stored over RTE turkey breast.
High Priority - Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. Observed cook touch phone, put back in pocket and then restock jalapeño peppers from jar. Also observed cook crack two raw eggs and then cut scallions to put on plate.
High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Observed cheese grits at 128F.
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed pimento cheese 48F. Employee stated 3.5 hours and put in reach in cooler to bring to correct temperature. **Corrective Action Taken**
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed cheese grits at 128F. Grits prepared fresh at 6:00am. Employee added water to the hot holding unit but discarded item. See stop sale.
Canopy Road Cafe
1913 North Monroe St, Tallahassee
Routine Inspection on Aug. 24
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
1 total violation, with 1 high-priority violation
High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observed 21 live small flying insects in the following locations: 15 in dry storage area on packaged foods and 6 in mop sink area. **Admin Complaint** - From follow-up inspection 2023-08-24: Observed a total of 5 live small flying insects in the following locations: 1 flying insect by the front door and 4 live small flying insects in dry storage area. **Admin Complaint**
Domino's Pizza #4914
1519 Capital Cir NE Ste 27, Tallahassee
Complaint Inspection on Aug. 21
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
7 total violations, with 2 high-priority violations
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cooked beef 54F Shredded mozzarella 45F Cooked chicken 48F. Less than 3 hours per operator. Moved to colder unit at time of inspection. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. Vacuum breaker required at top of splitter, and water hose side of splitter.
Domino's Pizza #4914
1519 Capital Cir NE Ste 27, Tallahassee
Complaint Inspection on Aug. 22
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
2 total violations, with 1 high-priority violation
High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cooked beef 54F Shredded mozzarella 45F Cooked chicken 48F. Less than 3 hours per operator. Moved to colder unit at time of inspection. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2023-08-22: In make table with ice: Cooked chicken 45F, beef 44F, mozzarella cheese 49F, all items on make line approximately 1 hour per manager, manager states ice was recently added **Time Extended**
Hopkin's Eatery #3
1208 Capital Cir SE Unit E&F, Tallahassee
Routine Inspection on Aug. 23
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
11 total violations, with 5 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 Italian wedding soup in walk in cooler at 45F, per operator stored over 24 hours.
High Priority - Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 70 degrees Fahrenheit within two hours and from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within six hours. See stop sale. Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. Observed Italian wedding soup in walk in cooler at 45F, per operator prepared yesterday, cooling over night. See stop sale.
High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Observed sandwich prep cook pick up paper off the floor and change gloves no hand wash. Instructed employee about washing hands between glove change, employee washed hands. **Corrected On-Site**
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed Alfalfa sprouts 54F, shredded chicken 45F, shredded lettuce 45F, Cold holding salad station Turkey 45F, diced ham 50F, bulger wheat 47F, tuna salad 46F, per manager was put out approximately an hour ago. Manager changed out items cold items from reach in cooler and put pulled items into walk in cooler. Went back an hour later for new temperatures; alfalfa sprouts 47F shredded chicken 43F shredded lettuce 49F, turkey slice 43F, bulger wheat 45F turkey 40F ham 39F, **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
High Priority - Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed. Tested at 200+ ppm chlorine. Discarded during inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
Kfc
4650 W Tennessee St, Tallahassee
Routine Inspection on Aug. 21
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 - Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. Observed one live roach in back corner of kitchen under unused prep table. Manager immediately killed roach and cleaned the area. **Warning**
Kool Beanz Cafe
921 Thomasville Rd, Tallahassee
Complaint Inspection on Aug. 22
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
6 total violations, with 3 high-priority violations
High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Employee handled raw beef, changed gloves with no hand wash. Continued to handle clean plates and tortillas. Discussed with manager.
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Butter 47F Swiss cheese 48F Baked beans 45F Black beans 48F, manager states items were recently delivered or held out of refrigeration during prep. Items iced or moved to colder unit at time of inspection. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Outside back door.
Kool Beanz Cafe
921 Thomasville Rd, Tallahassee
Complaint Inspection on Aug. 23
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
1 total violation, with 1 high-priority violation
High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Butter 47F Swiss cheese 48F Baked beans 45F Black beans 48F, manager states items were recently delivered or held out of refrigeration during prep. Items iced or moved to colder unit at time of inspection. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2023-08-23: Observed baked beans cooling 114F, Black beans 52 cooling, Butter 44F, Swiss cheese 45. **Time Extended**
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: Tallahassee area restaurant and food truck inspections Aug. 21-27: Restaurant inspection: 7 Leon fail
