RED LOBSTER #0017

2583 N MONROE ST, TALLAHASSEE, Leon County. DBPR licence 4700077. 10 inspection visits from 2023-11-01 to 2026-04-16.

Corrected at follow-upLast visit, 2026-04-16: complaint follow-up, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic violations

2 of 3routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Leon County average that year (1 had none)

0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023

3inspections prompted by a complaint

Every inspection visit

Newest first. Violations: high-priority / intermediate / basic. County average = high-priority violations at a first routine visit, Leon 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
2026-04-16	Complaint follow-up	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2026-04-08	Complaint follow-up	More time given DBPR: Call Back - Extension given, pending	0	1	0		1 area 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated
2026-03-27	Complaint inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	2	5	9		12 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 11 Personnel with infections restricted 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x4) 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 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 50 Current license properly displayed 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-09-22	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	4	11		12 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 11 Personnel with infections restricted 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2) 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2) 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2025-04-04	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	3	3	0.76	5 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated (x2) 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2024-10-29	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	3	1	3	0.76	7 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2024-03-15	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2024-03-14	Follow-up visit	More time given DBPR: Call Back - Extension given, pending	1	0	0		1 area 03 Food Out of Temperature
2024-03-13	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	2	2	8	0.90	9 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained (x2) 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 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2023-11-01	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	3		3 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean

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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.