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Columbia County
What the state's inspectors have recorded in Columbia County kitchens, as of the most recent nightly pull. Every line links to the record it came from, and every finding is quoted exactly as the inspector typed it.
How Columbia grades
193 kitchens carry a grade. 20 show N/R — not inspected in about fifteen months, so we would rather say nothing than something stale. Grades are ours, not the state's.
Most recent high-priority finding
Live, small flying insects found. Observed approximately 10 flies flying around lobby soda machines/self serve ketchup area.
Ordered shut
| Restaurant | City | Date |
|---|---|---|
| WENDY'S | Lake City | Aug 26, 2026 |
| THE WOODS | Lake City | Mar 24, 2026 |
| MORTON EG RESTAURANTS LLC | Lake City | Mar 10, 2026 |
| TIENDA LA PINATA CORP | Lake City | Mar 3, 2026 |
| 441 PIZZA STATION | Lake City | Mar 3, 2026 |
| MORTON EG RESTAURANTS LLC | Lake City | Feb 27, 2026 |
| 441 PIZZA STATION | Lake City | Feb 27, 2026 |
| 441 PIZZA STATION | Lake City | Feb 24, 2026 |
| 441 PIZZA STATION | Lake City | Feb 12, 2026 |
| HOLIDAY INN HOTEL & SUITES | Lake City | Jun 26, 2025 |
An emergency order stops a kitchen operating on the spot. Many reopen within days once the problem is fixed — each restaurant's page shows how its order ended.
Lowest scoring right now
| Restaurant | City | Grade |
|---|---|---|
| SALSAS MEXICAN RESTAURANT | Lake City | |
| LA FIESTA TACOS AND TEQUILA | Lake City | |
| WOODS | Lake City | |
| ROADHOUSE CHICKEN CO | Lake City | |
| TS SBARRO | Lake City | |
| OLE TIMES BUFFET | Lake City | |
| SUBWAY | Lake City | |
| TEXAS ROADHOUSE | Lake City | |
| SUBWAY | Lake City | |
| TOKYO SUSHI & HIBACHI EXPRESS | Lake City |
Biggest fines this year
| Restaurant | City | Final order | Fine |
|---|---|---|---|
| WOODS | Lake City | Jul 7, 2026 | $400 |
| TIENDA LA PINATA CORP | Lake City | Jul 20, 2026 | $400 |
| HOLIDAY INN HOTEL & SUITES | Lake City | Sep 4, 2025 | $400 |
| U MI FL LLC | Lake City | Apr 23, 2026 | $400 |
Take Columbia's data
Every record behind this page is downloadable — no key, no signup, no rate limit, free for commercial use. Filter the establishments file on the county column to get Columbia on its own, or email and I'll cut it for you.
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Every inspection on this site links to the state's own report for that visit. If something doesn't match DBPR's record, that's our bug and we want to hear about it — the record on their side is always the one that governs.
About the dataGet in touch
- Contact
- Maddie, founder — press@eatsafelyinflorida.com
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Please don't call these official state grades. Florida does not issue letter grades to restaurants — it records what an inspector found and how the visit ended, and that is all. Every grade, score and badge on this site is ours, computed the same way for every kitchen in the state from the state's public records. The whole formula is published at how we grade. Inspection findings, closures and disciplinary records are unedited public records from the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation.