CAVA (010372)

1919 W TENNESSEE ST, TALLAHASSEE, Leon County. DBPR licence 4703929. 9 inspection visits from 2023-09-29 to 2026-08-27.

Allowed to reopenLast visit, 2026-08-27: follow-up visit, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic violations

1 of 6routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Leon County average that year (5 had none)

1emergency closure recommended at an inspection since July 2023 (latest 2026-08-27)

0inspections prompted by a complaint

Emergency closures

From DBPR's weekly closure extracts, which cover 2025-12-29 to 2026-11-06 only. Reasons are DBPR's own wording.
Closed	Re-opened	Reason (DBPR)
2026-08-27	2026-08-27	Sewage back up

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	Basic	County avg	What was cited
2026-08-27	Follow-up visit	Allowed to reopen DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Complied	0	0
2026-08-27	Routine inspection	Emergency closure recommended DBPR: Emergency order recommended	1	0	0.52	1 area 28 Sewage and wastewater disposed properly
2026-02-23	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	0.47	1 area 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils
2025-10-27	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	2	0.47	2 areas 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean
2025-04-03	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	0.76	1 area 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils
2024-08-28	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	0.76
2023-10-03	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0
2023-10-03	Licensing inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0
2023-09-29	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	0	0	0.90

The food: where these dishes come from

Cava is known for hummus and falafel. The stories are about the dishes, not the brand, and live on PlateTales.

This is a Cava location. How Cava's 31 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.