One Leon County restaurant gets perfect score; 10 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 29-May 5, 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 April 29-May 5 inspections and no violations were found.
Birds Aphrodisiac Oyster Shack, 325 N Bronough St, Tallahassee**
Cafe Yerushalmi, 910 Lake Bradford Rd, Tallahassee**
Cancun's Sports Bar, 2549 W Tennessee St, Tallahassee**
Crafty Crab, 1900 Capital Circle Ne, Tallahassee
Fun Station, 2821 Sharer Rd, Tallahassee**
Pitaria, 1935 Apalachee Pkwy, Tallahassee**
Relish - Big Tasty Burgers! - Tlh 1, 1935 W Tennessee St, Tallahassee**
The Egg Cafe & Eatery, 300 S Duval St Ste 11, Tallahassee**
** Restaurants that failed an inspection and aced a follow-up inspection in the same week
Which Leon County restaurants had high priority violations?
Birds Aphrodisiac Oyster Shack
325 N Bronough St, Tallahassee
Complaint Partial Inspection on April 30
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
18 total violations, with 4 high-priority violations
High Priority - Container of medicine improperly stored. Observed dumpster deodorizer stored next to panko under toaster oven.
High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observed approximately 5 live flying insects in the following locations, 1 in the ware washing area and 4 in the food prep area near expo. **Warning**
High Priority - Raw animal food not properly separated from ready-to-eat raw animal food, such as hamburgers, steak and sushi covered under a consumer advisory. Observed raw eggs stored over beef steak in walk in cooler.
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed cut tomatoes 50F, ham 50F, coleslaw 48F, shredded cheese 48F, grouper 50F, chicken tender 48F, ground beef patty 48F, in reach in expo, per employee placed 2 hours ago. Employee placed items into walk in cooler and on ice. **Corrective Action Taken**
Fun Station
2821 Sharer Rd, Tallahassee
Routine Inspection on May 2
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 - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observed approximately five live flies under three compartment sink. **Warning**
High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Observed license expired 06-01-23. Operator renewed license during inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Admin Complaint**
Panda Express #1873
1410 W Tennessee St, Tallahassee
Complaint Inspection on May 3
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
7 total violations, with 3 high-priority violations
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed raw shrimp stored above cooked beef steak in walk in cooler.
High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Beef steak 50F in walk in cooler.
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed beef steak 50F in walk in cooler at 3:00. Per manager beef steak was thawed and prepped at 11:00. See stop sale.
The Good Berry Acai Bowls
1325 Thomasville Rd, Tallahassee
Routine Inspection on April 29
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 - Evidence of mop/cleaning wastewater dumped onto ground. Observed standing dirty water outside back door. Per employee mop water is dumped outside.
High Priority - Food-contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning, before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Per employee sanitizer is not used after dishes are washed. **Warning**
High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Observed food service license expired 06-01-23. **Admin Complaint**
The Good Berry Acai Bowls
1325 Thomasville Rd, Tallahassee
Routine Inspection on April 30
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. **Admin Complaint** - From follow-up inspection 2024-04-30: Observed food license still expired 06-01-23. Per employee manager has sent payment via physical mail. **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 29-May 5
