Tijuana Flats
Last inspected: Mar 27, 2026
100
Score
The health department has logged 10 inspections at Tijuana Flats, the earliest from 2022. The latest inspection on file is from Mar 27, 2026. A low risk rating suggests inspectors haven't found much to be concerned about lately.
The picture has improved over the last few visits: recent inspections have averaged around five violations, down from roughly 10 violations earlier in the record.
The most common issue across all inspections has been “nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease”, showing up five times.
Restaurants in Orlando average 79, so Tijuana Flats is doing better than most peers. Taken together, the history is a positive one.
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Inspections
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Inspection History
Mar 27, 2026
Routine - Food
No violations found.
100
Mar 19, 2026
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 2 major violations. 3 minor violations.
View 8 violations
High Priority - Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Observed employee leave the kitchen go into the dining room wearing gloves, return to kitchen with same gloves did not wash hands, or change gloves recommend any time leave work station must wash hands. Training is recommend for staff. **Warning**
12A-16-4
High Priority - Quaternary ammonium sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Checked three compartment sink no final rinse sanitizer 0 ppm quat ammonia employee checked twice sanitizer not dispensing, must notify technician for dish machine company immediately. **Warning**
22-43-4
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Checked temperature of shredded cheese 45°f stored inside reach in cooler per employee less than 4 hours recommend to quick chill product. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
03A-02-5
Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. No quat ammonia test strips for checking sanitizer for 3 compartment sink and sanitizer buckets. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
16-37-1
Intermediate - Proof of required state approved employee training not available for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Observed Daniel Acuna working on the prep line has no proof of employee food handlers training. **Warning**
53B-13-5
Basic - No copy of latest inspection report available. No copy available for last inspection **Warning**
51-18-6
Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Observed interior of reach in cooler has old food debris spilled on the shelves and bottom of cooler on the prep line. **Warning**
22-16-4
Basic - Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Checked sanitizer bucket no chemical sanitizer provided 0ppm quat ammonia. **Warning**
21-08-4
45
Nov 25, 2025
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 3 major violations. 3 minor violations.
View 7 violations
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Checked temperatures of shredded mix cheese 47°f, guacamole 45°f stored on the top panel of reach in cooler Manager discarded. **Corrective Action Taken**
03A-02-5
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed bucket and scrape stored inside hand wash sink, located in the back prep kitchen.
31A-11-4
Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Observed no test strips provided to check sanitizer.
16-37-1
Intermediate - Water treatment device has not been inspected or serviced according to manufacturer's instructions. Observed two water filters on the ice machine not dated or inspected. One water filter on the bag in boxes (soda)
29-28-4
Basic - No copy of latest inspection report available. Observed no copy of last inspection report
51-18-6
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Observed drink stored on the counter with boxes of plastic lids. Employee removed at time of inspection **Corrected On-Site**
12B-07-4
Basic - Sanitizing solution for wiping cloths not free of food debris and visible soil. Observed soiled sanitizer stored in the food prep kitchen.
21-11-4
55
Apr 14, 2025
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 7 minor violations.
View 9 violations
High Priority - In-use utensil stored in unclean water at or above 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed container of utensils soiled stored on the grill has floating food particles inside. **Corrected On-Site**
10-05-5
Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Observed trash can and transport cart stored in front of the hand wash sink. **Corrected On-Site**
31A-09-4
Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. Observed current license not displayed expired 4/1/2025 Spoke to Manager at time of inspection.
50-09-4
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed employees personal items hand bags stored with plastic plates on the storage shelves. **Corrected On-Site**
40-06-5
Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Observed employee wearing no beard guard while cooking on the main cook line. **Repeat Violation**
13-04-4
Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Observed employee wearing no hair restraint while cooking raw chicken and beef spoke to employee at time inspection. **Repeat Violation**
13-03-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed seams of door gaskets soiled door panel reach in freezer.
23-03-4
Basic - Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Observed employee drink (Red Bull ) stored inside reach in cooler with packages of corn dip.
12B-13-4
Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Observed the top panel of the ice machine has mold like growth on the surface. **Repeat Violation**
22-20-5
55
Nov 1, 2024
Routine - Food
2 major violations. 7 minor violations.
View 9 violations
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed tomato slicer has old food debris left on the slicer.
22-02-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Observed pitcher and scouring pad stored inside hand wash sink. **Repeat Violation**
31A-09-4
Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Observed interior of ice machine panel black discoloration on the surface.
22-20-5
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed hand bags stored on the storage shelves with tortillas. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
40-06-5
Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Observed no beard guard employee working in the food preparation kitchen. **Repeat Violation**
13-04-4
Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Observed employee no hair restraint **Repeat Violation**
13-03-4
Basic - No waste receptacle installed at handwash sink provided with disposable towels. Observed no trash can in the front service area near the hand sink.
33-38-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed hood filters has grease accumulation on the filters. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Checked quaternary ammonium sanitizer O ppm in the wiping cloth bucket.
21-08-4
58
Feb 23, 2024
Routine - Food
2 major violations. 9 minor violations.
View 11 violations
Intermediate - Employee with extremely long fingernails working with exposed food portioning sauces
13-05-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Green pads stored in handwashing sink next to walk in cooler **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. Cellphone stored next to serving trays on shelf **Corrected On-Site**
40-06-5
Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation.
13-04-4
Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation portioning sauce **Corrected On-Site**
13-03-4
Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside.front door **Repeat Violation**
35B-01-4
Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris under hot side equipment
36-73-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters soiled **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Sanitizer bucket stored with food, next to onions under prep table **Corrected On-Site**
21-44-1
Basic - Single-service cup lids articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination counter **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
25-06-4
Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Thawing raw beef in standing water in prep sink **Corrected On-Site**
06-01-5
52
Nov 14, 2023
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 4 major violations. 7 minor violations.
View 13 violations
High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature.Raw chicken is not separated from ground beef in walk in cooler. - From follow-up inspection 2023-11-14: **Time Extended**
08A-20-5
High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Vacuum breaker is not at correct location at hose bibb.Mop sink. - From follow-up inspection 2023-11-14: **Time Extended**
29-34-4
Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime.All cutting boards are soiled. Ice scoop holder is soiled by ice machine. Grill press is soiled. - From follow-up inspection 2023-11-14: **Time Extended**
22-02-4
Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing.Brush is inside handwash sink. - From follow-up inspection 2023-11-14: **Time Extended**
31A-11-4
Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink.Quaternary ammonia. - From follow-up inspection 2023-11-14: **Time Extended**
16-37-1
Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Water treatment device has not been inspected or serviced according to manufacturer's instructions. - From follow-up inspection 2023-11-14: **Time Extended**
29-28-4
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Covered waste receptacle not provided in unisex bathrooms. - From follow-up inspection 2023-11-14: **Time Extended**
32-12-5
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets are soiled throughout the establishment. Hood filters are soiled under the hood suppression system. Side of grill has a residue build up. - From follow-up inspection 2023-11-14: **Time Extended**
23-03-4
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Outer openings not protected during operation and vermin and/or environmental cross contamination present.Middle of front door. - From follow-up inspection 2023-11-14: **Time Extended**
35B-05-4
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Reach-in cooler freezer have accumulation of soil residues. - From follow-up inspection 2023-11-14: **Time Extended**
22-16-4
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. Lids at front line. **Corrected On-Site** - From follow-up inspection 2023-11-14: **Time Extended**
25-05-4
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Unwashed tomatillo stored over cream cheese wrap in walk in cooler. **Corrected On-Site** - From follow-up inspection 2023-11-14: **Time Extended**
08B-17-4
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine. - From follow-up inspection 2023-11-14: **Time Extended**
22-20-5
35
Sep 19, 2023
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 6 major violations. 8 minor violations.
View 17 violations
High Priority - Quaternary ammonium sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized.0 ppm .Afterwards,200 ppm. **Corrected On-Site**
22-43-4
High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature.Raw chicken is not separated from ground beef in walk in cooler.
08A-20-5
High Priority - Vacuum breaker is not at correct location at hose bibb.Mop sink.
29-34-4
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime.All cutting boards are soiled. Ice scoop holder is soiled by ice machine. Grill press is soiled.
22-02-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing.Brush is inside handwash sink.
31A-11-4
Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink.Quaternary ammonia.
16-37-1
Intermediate - No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. **Warning**
53B-01-5
Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Operating discarded. **Corrected On-Site**
41-17-4
Intermediate - Water treatment device has not been inspected or serviced according to manufacturer's instructions.
29-28-4
Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine.
22-20-5
Basic - Covered waste receptacle not provided in unisex bathrooms.
32-12-5
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets are soiled throughout the establishment. Hood filters are soiled under the hood suppression system. Side of grill has a residue build up.
23-03-4
Basic - Outer openings not protected during operation and vermin and/or environmental cross contamination present.Middle of front door.
35B-05-4
Basic - Reach-in cooler freezer have accumulation of soil residues.
22-16-4
Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. Lids at front line. **Corrected On-Site**
25-05-4
Basic - Unwashed tomatillo stored over cream cheese wrap in walk in cooler. **Corrected On-Site**
08B-17-4
Basic - Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength.0 ppm ,afterwards 200 ppm. **Corrected On-Site**
21-08-4
23
Apr 12, 2023
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 2 major violations. 2 minor violations.
View 5 violations
High Priority - In-use utensil stored in unclean water at or above 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed utensils stored inside soil water located on the flat grill.
10-05-5
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. Observed no written procedures for cleaning up of vomit Provide poster for operator. **Corrected On-Site**
11-27-4
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed white cutting boards has red and black stains on the surface.
22-02-4
Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. Observed license from 4/1/2023 displayed
50-09-4
Basic - Sanitizing solution for wiping cloths not free of food debris and visible soil. Observed sanitizer solution has food debris inside sanitizer bucket, Manager changed the sanitizer. **Corrected On-Site**
21-11-4
64
Aug 12, 2022
Food-Licensing Inspection
No violations found.
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Frequently Asked Questions
When was Tijuana Flats last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at Tijuana Flats on file is from Mar 27, 2026. The public record contains 10 inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at Tijuana Flats?
Across the inspection record, “nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease” has been cited five times, more than any other issue at Tijuana Flats.
How does Tijuana Flats compare to other restaurants in Orlando?
Tijuana Flats most recently scored 100 out of 100, which is higher than the Orlando average of 79.
Has Tijuana Flats' inspection record improved over time?
Yes. Recent inspections at Tijuana Flats have averaged around five violations per visit, down from roughly 10 earlier in the record.
What does a low risk rating mean?
A low risk rating at Tijuana Flats means inspectors found minimal or no significant issues at the most recent visit. Most facilities at this tier have a clean recent inspection report.
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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