CAPTAIN D'S #3788

151 E ORANGE AVE, TALLAHASSEE, Leon County. DBPR licence 4703229. 7 inspection visits from 2023-07-25 to 2025-10-02.

Allowed to reopenLast visit, 2025-10-02: follow-up visit, 0 high-priority, 1 intermediate, 0 basic violations

2 of 5routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Leon County average that year (3 had none)

1emergency closure recommended at an inspection since July 2023 (latest 2025-10-01)

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, 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
2025-10-02	Follow-up visit	Allowed to reopen DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Complied	0	1	0		1 area 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-10-01	Routine inspection	Emergency closure recommended DBPR: Emergency order recommended	1	1	7	0.47	7 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 28 Sewage and wastewater disposed properly 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 32 Restrooms with self-closing doors, fixtures operate properly, facility clean, supplied with hand-soap, disposable towels or hand drying devices, tissue, covered waste receptacles 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x3) 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-07-28	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	0	5	4	0.47	7 areas 11 Personnel with infections restricted 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x3) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 50 Current license properly displayed 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-01-09	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	3	4	0.76	6 areas 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2) 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 50 Current license properly displayed
2024-07-16	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	3	6	0.76	8 areas 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2) 50 Current license properly displayed
2024-02-08	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	4	6	0.90	8 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x3) 32 Restrooms with self-closing doors, fixtures operate properly, facility clean, supplied with hand-soap, disposable towels or hand drying devices, tissue, covered waste receptacles 38 Lighting provided as required. Fixtures shielded 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean 42 Premises maintained, free of litter, unnecessary articles. Cleaning and maintenance equipment properly stored. Kitchen restricted to authorized personnel
2023-07-25	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	4	6		8 areas 11 Personnel with infections restricted 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2) 50 Current license properly displayed

The food: where these dishes come from

Captain D's is known for fried fish and hush puppies. The stories are about the dishes, not the brand, and live on PlateTales.

Fried fishThe History of Fish and Chips, From Soyer to MalinPlateTales

This is a Captain D's location. How Captain D's's 35 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.