TIJUANA FLATS

3111 MAHAN DRIVE BAY #33, TALLAHASSEE, Leon County. DBPR licence 4703306. 11 inspection visits from 2023-09-27 to 2026-03-20.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-03-20: routine inspection, 1 high-priority, 3 intermediate, 1 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
2026-03-20	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	3	1	0.47	4 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2) 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2026-01-28	Complaint follow-up	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2025-12-04	Complaint follow-up	More time given DBPR: Call Back - Extension given, pending	0	2	0		1 area 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x2)
2025-09-09	Complaint inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	0	5	2		5 areas 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2) 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x2)
2024-07-25	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	1	0.76	1 area 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
2024-07-25	Follow-up visit	Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended	1	0	0		1 area 03 Food Out of Temperature
2024-07-24	Follow-up visit	Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended	1	0	0		1 area 03 Food Out of Temperature
2024-07-19	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	3	1	4	0.76	7 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 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 50 Current license properly displayed
2024-03-01	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	2	0	0.90	2 areas 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2)
2023-11-28	Complaint follow-up	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	1	0	0		1 area 50 Current license properly displayed
2023-09-27	Complaint inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	4	3	1		7 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 50 Current license properly displayed 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x2)

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.