One Leon County restaurant gets perfect score; 5 fail inspection

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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 Aug. 14-20, 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. 14-20 inspections and no violations were found.

** Restaurants that failed an inspection and aced a follow-up inspection in the same week

Which Leon County restaurants had high priority violations?

Hilton Garden Inn Tallahassee Central

1330 Blairstone Road, Tallahassee

Routine Inspection on Aug. 18

Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.

11 total violations, with 3 high-priority violations

  • High Priority - Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. Observed employee get ice, touch bucket, grab raw eggs and clean without hand wash or changing gloves.

  • High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed diced tomatoes 53F mushrooms 58F per employee has been in expo since 530a, time now 853a.

  • High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed diced tomatoes 53F mushrooms 58F per employee has been in expo since 530a, time now 853a. Operator disposed of mushrooms and tomatoes.

Moes Southwest Grill #100454

3020-4 W Pensacola St Ste C, Tallahassee

Routine Inspection on Aug. 17

Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.

7 total violations, with 1 high-priority violation

  • High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Shredded cheese 50F, guacamole 48F, cut lettuce 47F. Moved from walk in cooler 2 hours earlier. Less than 4 hours. Manager placed ice on all temperature controlled items. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**

Pineappetit

2037 W Pensacola, Tallahassee

Complaint Inspection on Aug. 17

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 - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. **Admin Complaint**

  • High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Corn 51F less than 4 hours, and iced during inspection. **Corrective Action Taken**

  • High Priority - Warewashing sanitizing solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed. Quaternary greater than 500PPM. Operator drained sanitizer.**Corrected On-Site** **Corrected On-Site**

Ruby Tuesday

2491 Care Dr, Tallahassee

Routine Inspection on Aug. 17

Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.

11 total violations, with 3 high-priority violations

  • High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observed 3 flies around prep sink in kitchen. **Warning**

  • High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Observed rotini pasta 51F, coleslaw 50F and quinoa salad 47F.

  • High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed rotini pasta in walk in cooler at 51F. Also observed coleslaw at 50F and quinoa salad at 47F on salad bar. **Warning**

The Bada Bean

2500 Apalachee Pkwy, Tallahassee

Routine Inspection on Aug. 16

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 - Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. Observed yellow rice in walk in cooler at 48F, per manager had been in cooler more than 24 hours.

  • High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observed approximately 7 live small, flying insects dish wash area, approximately 5 live small, flying insects in dining area, approximately 3 live small flying insects servers area.

  • High Priority - Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. Observed 2 live roaches on floor by freezer.

  • High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed sliced tomatoes 53F, sliced cheese 61F, salsa 51F, spinach 55F, mushrooms 67F in expo near prep table per operator items stored 1 hour ago. Also observed yellow rice in cooler 48F per manager stored more than 24 hours.

  • High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed sliced tomatoes 53F, sliced cheese 61F, salsa 51F, spinach 55F, mushrooms 67F in expo near prep table per manager items stored 630a it is now 1030a

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. 14-20: Restaurant inspection: One Leon is perfect; 5 fail