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EMERALD GARDEN

2910 KERRY FOREST PKWY, Tallahassee FL 32309 · 8503202126

Last inspected May 27, 2026 · 8 visits since November 2023

Licence typeRestaurant
Seats16
Risk levelRisk Level 2
LicenceSEA4702425
Grade history
APR 25
JUL 25
JAN 26
MAR 26
MAY 26
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5 inspections, swinging between A and C. Consistency is the problem here, not any single visit.

Worst finding on record
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license.
High priority/50-17-3
Badges — 2 earned
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined

Awarded on the inspection record alone. What they mean →

Disciplinary actions

1 case · $200

CaseViolation dateFinal orderAmount
6--2019032407Jun 21, 2019Jul 24, 2019$200

Inspection history

8 visits, newest first

May 27, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation (Partial)

Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.

0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Mar 18, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation

Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
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Cardboard used to line food-contact shelves. Old cardboard box used for storing cooked pork. Pork Properly stored during inspection.
Basic/14-05-4/Corrected On-Site
Jan 12, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority1 Intermediate1 Basic
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No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products.
Intermediate/05-08-4/Repeat Violation
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl in rice.
Basic/14-01-5
Jul 17, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 7 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

4 High priority2 Intermediate1 Basic
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Non-food grade bag used to store food. Cooked foods in tee shirt bags.
High priority/14-86-1
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license.
High priority/50-17-3
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Chicken at 48°F Less than 4 hours per operator, Iced during inspection.
High priority/03A-02-5/Corrective Action Taken
Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no Not in operation at time of inspection mark. Marked during inspection.
High priority/03F-02-5/Corrective Action Taken/Repeat Violation
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Walk-in cooler shelf cover.
Intermediate/22-02-4
No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products.
Intermediate/05-08-4
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Pack of cigarettes on service counter.
Basic/40-06-5
Apr 10, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

1 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
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Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking. Marked during inspection.
High priority/03F-02-5/Corrected On-Site/Repeat Violation
Aug 21, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

1 High priority1 Intermediate2 Basic
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Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking. Items time marked during inspection.
High priority/03F-02-5
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Storing pot, pot removed.
Intermediate/31A-11-4/Corrected On-Site
Stored food not covered. Items in walk-in cooler.
Basic/08B-12-5
Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
Basic/21-12-4
Apr 1, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

1 High priority0 Intermediate2 Basic
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Food-contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning, before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Dishes washed no Sani step.
High priority/22-45-4
Food stored on floor. In walk-in cooler.
Basic/08B-38-4
Stored food not covered. Items in walk-in cooler.
Basic/08B-12-5
Nov 17, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

2 High priority0 Intermediate4 Basic
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Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. Dented can of water chest nuts.
High priority/01B-01-4
Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Bag of beef in tee shirt bag, in reach-in freezer.
High priority/14-31-5
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. For cooked rice.
Basic/14-01-5
Food stored on floor. Pan of flour. Properly stored during inspection.
Basic/08B-38-4/Corrected On-Site
Food stored uncovered. Bag of rice in stockroom.
Basic/08B-36-4
Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Room temperature.
Basic/06-01-5

This record follows the licence, not the owner. Restaurants change hands and the licence history normally does not, so an older entry may describe people who no longer run the place. Every inspection above links to the state's own report. Something wrong? Tell us.