TIJUANA FLATS

278 S FEDERAL HWY, DEERFIELD BEACH, Broward County. DBPR licence 1620368. 9 inspection visits from 2023-09-22 to 2026-09-08.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-09-08: routine inspection, 2 high-priority, 1 intermediate, 6 basic violations

2 of 7routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Broward County average that year (4 had none)

0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023

0inspections prompted by a complaint

Every inspection visit

Newest first. Violations: high-priority / intermediate / basic. County average = high-priority violations at a first routine visit, Broward County, same fiscal year. Codes and descriptions are DBPR's; the inspector's written notes are on DBPR's site only.
Date	Visit	Result	High	Inter.	Basic	County avg	What was cited
2026-09-08	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	1	6	1.48	8 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2) 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean
2026-05-19	Licensing inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	1		2 areas 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
2025-11-20	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	1	1.25	2 areas 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2025-08-15	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	4	1.25	3 areas 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2)
2024-10-01	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	2	1.22	2 areas 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2024-07-24	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	1	0		1 area 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-07-23	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	2	2	0	1.22	3 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2023-12-19	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	2	3	1.26	5 areas 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2023-09-22	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	1	1.26	2 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed

The food: where these dishes come from

Tijuana Flats is known for burrito and nachos. The stories are about the dishes, not the brand, and live on PlateTales.

NachosWho Invented Nachos? Ignacio Anaya and the 1940 Paper TrailPlateTales

This is a Tijuana Flats location. How Tijuana Flats's 115 Florida stores compare with their counties.

A routine inspection is one visit on one day. Inspectors in different counties record violations differently, so compare a count with its county average, not with a restaurant in another county. Nothing on this page is a rating. Source: DBPR inspection files, data as of 2026-11-09; DBPR's own record for this licence is the official one.