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2320 APALACHEE PARKWAY UNIT E · TALLAHASSEE · Leon County · FL 32301
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Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
19 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 8
03A-02-4High Priority – Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Sliced pork 55°; shrimp 54°; chicken 55° in sandwich cooler for more than four hours. See stop sale. Bean sprouts at 54° on prep table for less than four hours. Prep person added ice. Bean sprouts now at 43°. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
03D-05-4High Priority – Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cooked/heated yesterday/on a previous day not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within a total of 6 hours. Spicy beef Pho broth in walk in cooler at 45° and has been cooling overnight. See stop sale. **Warning**
12A-19-4High Priority – Prep employee washed hands with cold water. Had employee wash his hands again in hot water. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08A-21-4High Priority – Raw animal food not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature in walk-in cooler. Raw shell eggs over raw shrimp in walk-in cooler. **Warning**
35A-05-4High Priority – Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. Observed a total of 44 live roaches : 20 live roaches in door frame to dry storage area, 2 live roaches on wall by hand sink , 1 live roach on wall above triple sink, 2 live roaches in cove molding by ice machine, 2 live roaches on floor by water heater , 1 live roach on water heater, 1 live underneath oven , 1 live roach on wheel to dish storage rack, 1 live roach on floor under dish rack, 1 live roach on side of walk in cooler, 2 live roaches underneath dish machine, 11 live roaches on door hinge of sandwich prep cooler. **Warning**
35A-23-4High Priority – Roach excrement and/or droppings present along pipes above triple sink, on fire extinguisher by back door, and on water heater. **Warning**
35A-04-4High Priority – Rodent activity present as evidenced by rodent droppings found. 2 soft rodent droppings on floor by water heater and 2 hard rodent droppings on top of dish machine. **Warning**
01B-02-4High Priority – Stop Sale issued on potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food due to temperature abuse. Spicy beef broth at 45°, cooling overnight. Sliced pork 54° shrimp 55°; and chicken 54° in cooler for more than four hours. **Warning**
Intermediate 6
03D-15-4Intermediate – Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. Rice noodles- cooling on prep table -made at 11:30AM still 76°F at 1:00 PM. Manager placed in ice to cool and moved to walk in cooler. Rice noodles now 41°. Corrected on site. Spicy beef broth in large, covered pot, cooling over night in walk-in cooler still at 45°. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
53A-04-6Intermediate – Food service manager not certified within 30 days of employment. Thuy is the operator and is in the process of getting her certificate. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/ **Warning**
27-16-4Intermediate – Hot water shut off at employee only handwash sink. Operator turned on. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
53A-05-6Intermediate – No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation/handling. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/ **Warning**
14-77-6Intermediate – Reach-in cooler not maintained in good repair. Gasket torn on sandwich cooler and maintaining 54-55°. Do not store potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food in this unit until the unit is repaired. **Warning**
53B-05-5Intermediate – Required employee training expired for all employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. **Warning**
Basic 5
28-02-4Basic – Condensation or other drainage not disposed of according to law. Condensation from pipe coming from walk-in cooler leaking onto ground under dish storage rack. **Warning**
35A-03-4Basic – Dead roaches on premises. 3 dead roaches underneath hand wash sign, 5 dead roaches under ice machine, 10 dead roaches by entrance of kitchen, 7 dead roaches on floor by oven, 8 dead roaches under dish machine, 1 dead in electrical box by back door, 18 dead roaches by water heater, 17 dead roaches by walk in cooler pipe behind dish storage rack, 13 dead roaches in storage room, 10 dead roaches under white cooler on cook line. **Warning**
36-22-4Basic – Floor area(s) covered with standing water under triple sink, under dish storage rack. Floor tiles broken broken under triple sink and under dish storage rack. **Warning**
08B-45-4Basic – Plastic container of cooked chicken and plastic bucket of broth stored on floor in walk-in cooler. Plastic buckets of broth stored on the floor in the walk-in freezer. **Warning**
29-11-4Basic – Water leaking from faucet at hand sank. Water leaking from pipe under triple sink. **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 11, 2026 1:53 AM.
Violation category totals
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3 observation(s)
Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.