Tijuana Flats
Last inspected: Jan 14, 2026
74
Score
Across the available record, Tijuana Flats has nine inspections on file, the first dated 2022. The most recent visit was on Jan 14, 2026. When a facility lands in medium risk territory, it usually means a mixed inspection result.
There hasn't been much movement either way: counts have stayed near eight violations per visit across recent inspections.
“Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging” comes up most often, recorded six times in the inspection record.
Compared to other Apopka restaurants (averaging 78), there's room to close the gap. The full record sits in fairly typical territory for a working restaurant.
9
Inspections
0
Critical latest
1
Major latest
4
Minor latest
Inspection History
Jan 14, 2026
Routine - Food
1 major violation. 4 minor violations.
View 5 violations
Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink at prep area **Corrected On-Site**
31B-03-4
Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Food prep employee working with food, has no beard guard **Repeat Violation**
13-04-4
Basic - Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Several food containers on clean rack are cracked **Repeat Violation**
14-38-4
Basic - Food stored on floor. Box of cherry soda on floor by hand sink **Corrected On-Site**
08B-38-4
Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs hanging on fryer handle **Corrected On-Site**
10-20-4
74
Aug 26, 2025
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 2 major violations. 4 minor violations.
View 7 violations
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Black beans 117° in hot well, operator removed and placed on stove top to bring yo to proper temperature, reheated to 169° **Corrective Action Taken**
03B-01-6
Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink by 3 3 compartment sink **Corrected On-Site**
31B-02-4
Intermediate - 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. 3 employee food safety cards available out of approx 15 employees - all expired in May 2025
53B-05-5
Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee with large beard prepping food has no beard guard
13-04-4
Basic - Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Pico on make station in container with corner broken Several lids and pans broken to pans throughout facility
14-38-4
Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler on cooks line
29-49-6
Basic - Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Hand sink on line has a leak under sink
29-11-4
58
Jun 4, 2025
Complaint Full
1 critical violation. 3 major violations. 9 minor violations.
View 13 violations
High Priority - Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. 27 ounce can of green chilis dented
01B-01-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Water pitcher stored in sink on line Employee washed plugs for salsa station **Repeat Violation**
31A-11-4
Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink in prep area
31B-02-4
Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink in prep area **Corrected On-Site**
31B-03-4
Basic - Drain cover(s) missing at mop sink
29-18-4
Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Cook has no beard guard **Repeat Violation**
13-04-4
Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. **Repeat Violation**
35B-01-4
Basic - Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Several lids walk in cooler cracked Broken throughout facility Ice bucket is cracked **Repeat Violation**
14-38-4
Basic - Hole in or other damage to wall. Wait station, outlet cover missing, hole present in wall
36-24-5
Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. Catering boxes stored on floor
25-05-4
Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler on cooks line
29-49-6
Basic - Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.
14-17-4
Basic - Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Operator corrected to 200 ppm
21-07-4
41
Jan 15, 2025
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 2 major violations. 5 minor violations.
View 8 violations
High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Bathroom cleaner on cooks line next to in use rice cooker and utensils Windex bottle next to fryer oil **Corrected On-Site**
41-10-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Cooling rack stored in front of hand sink in prep area **Corrected On-Site**
31A-09-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Water pitcher stored in hand sink on cooks line, lid stored in hand sink in prep area, large sanitizer container stored in hand sink by 3 compartment sink **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
31A-11-4
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee jacket on shelving with paper goods/ gloves **Corrected On-Site**
40-06-5
Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee doing prep has no beard guard
13-04-4
Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. **Repeat Violation**
35B-01-4
Basic - Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. A few Food storage containers and lids on clean rack cracked / broken **Repeat Violation**
14-38-4
Basic - In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of time/temperature control for safety food and rim of the container. Handle buried in shredded cheese on line **Corrected On-Site**
10-06-5
55
Jul 19, 2024
Routine - Food
2 major violations. 2 minor violations.
View 4 violations
Approved Thawing Methods Used
FL-31
Required Records Available; Shellstock Tags/Labels
FL-14
Equipment, Food and Non-Food Contact Surfaces Approved
FL-35
Toilet Rooms Maintained
FL-53
64
Jan 23, 2024
Routine - Food
2 major violations. 7 minor violations.
View 9 violations
Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink front counter **Corrected On-Site**
31B-02-4
Intermediate - Paper towel dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense paper towels on cooks line **Corrected On-Site**
31B-05-4
Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris under cooking equipment
36-73-4
Basic - Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken, walk-in-cooler container holding salsa cracked, several lids in walk-in-cooler cracked **Repeat Violation**
14-38-4
Basic - Food stored on floor. Cases of cooking oil on floor in prep area, per manager, oil arrived previous day **Corrected On-Site**
08B-38-4
Basic - In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of time/temperature control for safety food and rim of the container. Scoop handle in shredded cheese, make station cooks line **Corrected On-Site**
10-06-5
Basic - Sanitizer bucket stored with food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. **Corrected On-Site**
21-44-1
Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. To go lids on floor by ice machine **Corrected On-Site**
25-05-4
Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside.
35B-01-4
58
Jul 25, 2023
Routine - Food
1 major violation. 6 minor violations.
View 7 violations
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Water pitcher stored In hand sink on cooks line **Corrected On-Site**
31A-11-4
Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. **Corrected On-Site**
50-09-4
Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation.
13-04-4
Basic - Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Several lids over prepared foods in walk-in-cooler cracked
14-38-4
Basic - Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. Scoop in ice Front counter **Corrected On-Site**
10-08-5
Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning.
16-46-4
Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Sugar in container not labeled **Corrected On-Site**
02D-01-5
67
Feb 10, 2023
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 2 major violations. 3 minor violations.
View 6 violations
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Raw shrimp over corn **freezer at cook line Corrected On-Site** **Corrected On-Site**
08A-02-6
Intermediate - Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. Provided operator with forms
11-27-4
Intermediate - Water with a temperature of at least 100 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. At front counter
27-16-4
Basic - Drain cover(s) missing. On mop sink
29-18-4
Basic - In-use ice scoop stored on soiled surface between uses. Ice scoop holder soiled **Corrected On-Site**
10-12-5
Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Under prep table at cook line
29-49-6
61
Jul 8, 2022
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 3 major violations. 5 minor violations.
View 9 violations
High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Sanitizer bucket stored on top of rice storage container **Corrected On-Site**
41-10-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times, box sodas stored in front of/under hand sink by walk-in-cooler **Corrected On-Site**
31A-09-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Employee filling up pitcher at hand sink in kitchen **Corrected On-Site**
31A-11-4
Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink at prep area **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
31B-02-4
Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Prep cook prepping food with no beard guard
13-04-4
Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. **Repeat Violation**
35B-01-4
Basic - Food stored on floor. Box soda on floor under hand sink by walk-in-cooler **Corrected On-Site**
08B-38-4
Basic - Stored food not covered. COD in walk-in-cooler not covered **Corrected On-Site**
08B-12-5
Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable to board on line
14-09-4
50
Frequently Asked Questions
When was Tijuana Flats last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at Tijuana Flats on file is from Jan 14, 2026. The public record contains nine inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at Tijuana Flats?
Across the inspection record, “employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging” has been cited six times, more than any other issue at Tijuana Flats.
How does Tijuana Flats compare to other restaurants in Apopka?
Tijuana Flats most recently scored 74 out of 100, which is lower than the Apopka average of 78.
Has Tijuana Flats' inspection record improved over time?
Results have been roughly steady. Inspections at Tijuana Flats have averaged around eight violations per visit across the recent record.
What does a medium risk rating mean?
A medium risk rating at Tijuana Flats means the most recent inspection turned up a handful of issues that the health department wrote up but did not classify as critical.
How often is Tijuana Flats inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, Tijuana Flats is inspected around three times per year on average.
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