10 Leon County restaurants get perfect scores; 4 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 April 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.

A build your own bowl, buffalo chicken wrap and Black and Blue Salad at Clean Eatz as seen on Thursday, July 22, 2022 in Tallahassee, Fla.
A build your own bowl, buffalo chicken wrap and Black and Blue Salad at Clean Eatz as seen on Thursday, July 22, 2022 in Tallahassee, Fla.

Which Leon County restaurants got perfect scores on their health inspections?

These restaurants met all standards during their April 15-21 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?

Lago Hospitality Group

Mobile food dispensing vehicle

Routine Inspection on April 19

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 - Mobile food dispensing vehicle obtaining water from an unapproved source. Needs to obtain water from approved commissary. **Warning**

Tropical Smoothie Cafe

3839 N Monroe Ste 2, Tallahassee

Routine Inspection on April 15

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 - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Observed food service license expired 06-01-23. Verified ownership with manager. **Admin Complaint**

  • High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Observed turkey 57F, 59F, 50F, and avocado 46F held since yesterday. See stop sale.

  • High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed sliced turkey 57F, 59F, mashed avocado 46F, in reach in cooler and turkey 50F in make table at prep area. Per manager sliced turkey and mashed avocado held since yesterday. See stop sale. **Warning**

Tropical Smoothie Cafe

3839 N Monroe Ste 2, Tallahassee

Routine Inspection on April 16

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 - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Observed food service license expired 06-01-23. Verified ownership with manager. **Admin Complaint** - From follow-up inspection 2024-04-16: Observed food service license expired 06-01-23. **Admin Complaint**

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 April 15-21.

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