TIJUANA FLATS

1617 W PLATT ST, TAMPA, Hillsborough County. DBPR licence 3916128. 10 inspection visits from 2023-08-25 to 2026-04-06.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-04-06: routine inspection, 0 high-priority, 1 intermediate, 6 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

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, 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
2026-04-06	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	6	1.01	5 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2025-08-26	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	1	2		3 areas 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-08-25	Follow-up visit	Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended	2	1	4		6 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints (x2) 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-08-20	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	3	2	4	1.01	8 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints (x2) 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils 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 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-01-10	Follow-up visit	Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended	1	0	0		1 area 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof
2025-01-09	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	1	1	3	0.99	5 areas 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2024-08-08	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	3	0.99	3 areas 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 29 Plumbing installed and maintained
2024-04-24	Follow-up visit	Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended	0	1	0		1 area 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-02-22	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	1	2	2	1.02	4 areas 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 42 Premises maintained, free of litter, unnecessary articles. Cleaning and maintenance equipment properly stored. Kitchen restricted to authorized personnel 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x2)
2023-08-25	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	1	1.02	1 area 29 Plumbing installed and maintained

The food: where these dishes come from

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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.