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1105 APALACHEE PKWY UNIT A, TALLAHASSEE, Leon County. DBPR licence 4703114. 9 inspection visits from 2023-10-11 to 2026-02-05.

Corrected at follow-upLast visit, 2026-02-05: complaint follow-up, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic violations

3 of 4routine 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

2inspections 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
2026-02-05	Complaint follow-up	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2026-01-26	Complaint inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	2	1	9		10 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x3) 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2025-07-08	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	6	0.47	6 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x3) 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2025-02-27	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	3	4	6	0.76	8 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x3) 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-12-13	Complaint follow-up	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2024-08-28	Complaint inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	3	5	15		15 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored (x2) 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 (x2) 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x4) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x3) 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-03-27	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	3	0.90	1 area 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x3)
2023-10-12	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2023-10-11	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	3	0	8	0.90	8 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x3) 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation

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.