One Leon County restaurant gets perfect score; 12 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 Sept. 25-Oct. 1, 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 Sept. 25-Oct. 1 inspections and no violations were found.
Canopy Road Cafe, 3196 Merchants Row Blvd Ste 110, Tallahassee**
China King, 3840 N Monroe St #E204, Tallahassee**
Cooshs LLC, 6267 Old Water Oak Rd 101, Tallahassee**
Frenchtown Neighborhood Improvement Association Inc, 524 N Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Tallahassee
Mayuri Indian Restaurant, 1324 Simpson Avenue, Tallahassee**
Mimi's Table, 1311 Miccosukee Rd, Tallahassee**
Signature Lounge, 242 E Orange Ave, 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
3196 Merchants Row Blvd Ste 110, Tallahassee
Routine Inspection on Sept. 27
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 - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Eggs on stockroom floor for two days at 74°.
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Prep table on line Eggs 50°, cheese 48°, drawer unit sausage 55°, stockroom eggs 74°. **Warning**
Kiku Japanese Fusion LLC
3491 Thomasville Rd #12, Tallahassee
Routine Inspection on Sept. 28
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 - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. **Admin Complaint**
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking. Precooked tempura shrimp. Marked during inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
Mayuri Indian Restaurant
1324 Simpson Avenue, Tallahassee
Routine Inspection on Sept. 28
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 - Raw animal food stored over or with unwashed produce. Observed raw chicken stored beside unwashed vegetables in walk in cooler.
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed cut watermelon 58F, cut lettuce 60F, payasam(pasta salad) 48F on buffet line, per manager placed 2 hours ago and food items to ice bath. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed tandoori chicken 100F, Sam bar soup 100F, rasam soup 100F on buffet line, manager stated placed on line 2 hours ago, manager replaced chicken and soup and disposed of first batch. **Warning**
Mo Betta on The Go
Mobile food dispensing vehicle
Routine Inspection on Sept. 29
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
5 total violations, with 2 high-priority violations
High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Observed employee change gloves no handwash.
High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Expired June 1, 2023. **Admin Complaint**
Momo's Pizza
1416 W Tennessee St, Tallahassee
Routine Inspection on Sept. 25
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
10 total violations, with 1 high-priority violation
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed mushrooms in expo front line 48F, per manager placed on line an hour ago, manager placed in ice bath. **Corrective Action Taken**
Seineyard Seafood Catering
Mobile food dispensing vehicle
Complaint Inspection on Sept. 29
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
8 total violations, with 1 high-priority violation
High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Observed license expired 06-01-23. **Admin Complaint**
Tasty Asian Restaurant
1896 Thomasville Rd, Tallahassee
Routine Inspection on Sept. 26
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
5 total violations, with 1 high-priority violation
High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Observed license expired on 06-01-23. **Admin Complaint**
Tijuana Flats Burrito Company
3111 Mahan Drive Bay #33, Tallahassee
Complaint Inspection on Sept. 27
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
8 total violations, with 4 high-priority violations
High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Observed license expired at 06-01-23. **Admin Complaint**
High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Observed feta cheese held at 46F at cook line since yesterday per manager. See stop sale.
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed feta cheese held at 46F at cook line since yesterday per manager. See stop sale.
High Priority - Warewashing sanitizing solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed. Observed three compartment sink with quaternary 500+ppm. Manager changed sink concentration to quaternary 200ppm. **Corrected On-Site**
Tropical Smoothie Cafe
209 N Magnolia Dr Ste 1, Tallahassee
Routine Inspection on Sept. 27
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
4 total violations, with 2 high-priority violations
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 cut lettuce 47F, tomatoes 50F in expo cooler beside presser.
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed cut lettuce 47F, tomatoes 50F in expo cooler beside presser, per manager stored 24 hours, manager disposed of tomatoes and cut lettuce.
Tropical Smoothie Cafe
800 Ocala Rd, Suite 330, Tallahassee
Routine Inspection on Sept. 29
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
9 total violations, with 2 high-priority violations
High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. **Admin Complaint**
High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Observed Clorox bleach spray located in kitchen next to bananas.
Which Wich
218 S Magnolia Dr #102, Tallahassee
Routine Inspection on Sept. 27
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 - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Observed employee change gloves no hand wash.
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed guacamole 50F, tomatoes 47F, cut lettuce 48F, cucumbers 50F, pickles 50F, per employee in expo cooler 2 hours, employee placed all items on ice. **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: Tallahassee area restaurant and food truck inspections Sept. 25-Oct. 1
