TIJUANA FLATS

17475 N DALE MABRY HWY, LUTZ, Hillsborough County. DBPR licence 3918028. 12 inspection visits from 2023-12-11 to 2026-08-18.

Corrected at follow-upLast visit, 2026-08-18: follow-up visit, 1 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 1 basic violations

3 of 7routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Hillsborough County average that year (2 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
2026-08-18	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	1	0	1		2 areas 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 50 Current license properly displayed
2026-08-17	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	2	1	3	0.93	6 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean 50 Current license properly displayed
2026-04-23	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	1	0	5	1.01	6 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean 50 Current license properly displayed
2026-02-18	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2025-12-19	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	0	3	3	1.01	6 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 11 Personnel with infections restricted 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-05-23	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	7	0.99	9 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean
2025-01-10	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	3	3	0.99	7 areas 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-06-24	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
2024-04-19	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	0	4	2	1.02	4 areas 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x3) 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2023-12-13	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2023-12-12	Follow-up visit	Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended	1	2	0		3 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 11 Personnel with infections restricted 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2023-12-11	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	1	4	4	1.02	9 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 11 Personnel with infections restricted 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 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.

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.