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TIJUANA FLATS

5030 SW SR 46, SANFORD, Seminole County. DBPR licence 6904730. 8 inspection visits from 2023-11-08 to 2026-01-30.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-01-30: routine inspection, 1 high-priority, 3 intermediate, 9 basic violations
1 of 5routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Seminole County average that year (2 had none)
0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023
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, Seminole County, same fiscal year. Codes and descriptions are DBPR's; the inspector's written notes are on DBPR's site only.
DateVisitResultHighInter.BasicCounty avgWhat was cited
2026-01-30 Routine inspection Passed, no follow-up needed
DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
139 1.18
10 areas
  • 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
  • 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2)
  • 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
  • 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils
  • 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed
  • 29 Plumbing installed and maintained
  • 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
  • 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2)
  • 42 Premises maintained, free of litter, unnecessary articles. Cleaning and maintenance equipment properly stored. Kitchen restricted to authorized personnel
  • 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x2)
2025-09-19 Follow-up visit Corrected at follow-up
DBPR: Call Back - Complied
003
2 areas
  • 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof
  • 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2)
2025-07-18 Routine inspection Warning: inspector to return
DBPR: Warning Issued
225 1.18
7 areas
  • 03 Food Out of Temperature
  • 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
  • 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
  • 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
  • 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof
  • 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x3)
  • 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-01-17 Routine inspection Passed, no follow-up needed
DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
0513 1.42
12 areas
  • 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
  • 11 Personnel with infections restricted
  • 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x3)
  • 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated
  • 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored
  • 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
  • 29 Plumbing installed and maintained
  • 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
  • 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof
  • 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x3)
  • 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
  • 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x3)
2024-10-03 Complaint follow-up Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine
DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended
020
1 area
  • 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x2)
2024-08-02 Complaint inspection Warning: inspector to return
DBPR: Warning Issued
235
9 areas
  • 01 Approved source
  • 03 Food Out of Temperature
  • 05 Thermometers provided and conspicuously placed
  • 08 Food protection, cross-contamination
  • 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
  • 29 Plumbing installed and maintained
  • 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
  • 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof
  • 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x2)
2024-03-07 Routine inspection Passed, no follow-up needed
DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
107 1.08
7 areas
  • 03 Food Out of Temperature
  • 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
  • 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
  • 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
  • 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof
  • 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2)
  • 42 Premises maintained, free of litter, unnecessary articles. Cleaning and maintenance equipment properly stored. Kitchen restricted to authorized personnel
2023-11-08 Routine inspection Passed, no follow-up needed
DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
008 1.08
7 areas
  • 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
  • 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
  • 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
  • 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof
  • 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2)
  • 42 Premises maintained, free of litter, unnecessary articles. Cleaning and maintenance equipment properly stored. Kitchen restricted to authorized personnel
  • 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation

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.

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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.