TIJUANA FLATS BURRITO CO

2782 FOWLER AVE STE B, TAMPA, Hillsborough County. DBPR licence 3913006. 7 inspection visits from 2023-09-06 to 2026-07-22.

Referred for possible fineLast visit, 2026-07-22: routine inspection, 1 high-priority, 1 intermediate, 5 basic violations

2 of 6routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Hillsborough County average that year (3 had none)

0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023

1inspections prompted by a complaint

Every inspection visit

Newest first. Violations: high-priority / intermediate / basic. County average = high-priority violations at a first routine visit, Hillsborough 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
2026-07-22	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	1	1	5	0.93	7 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 50 Current license properly displayed
2026-01-13	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	5	1.01	5 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
2025-07-09	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	1	1.01	1 area 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
2025-02-26	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	3	0.99	4 areas 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean
2024-08-16	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	3	6	0.99	9 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 03 Food Out of Temperature 11 Personnel with infections restricted 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2) 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean
2023-10-10	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	4		4 areas 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
2023-09-06	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	2	2	1.02	5 areas 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 11 Personnel with infections restricted 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification

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.

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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.