LONG GARDEN OF TALLAHASSEE INC
800 OCALA RD STE 420, Tallahassee FL 32304 · 850-570-9903
Last inspected Mar 11, 2026 · 6 visits since September 2023
5 inspections trending up, 16 points better than where it started.
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Licensed expired June 1, 2023.
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Inspection history
6 visits, newest first
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Grease build up on kitchen ceiling tiles above kitchen line and prep area.
Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.
Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed raw chicken in box stored over ready to eat food in walk in cooler. Operator stored chicken under ready to eat food items during time of call back.
Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Handwashing sink blocked by chicken seasoning rotator.
Food stored on floor. Observed cooking oil on floor in kitchen. Operator removed oil off floor during time of inspection.
Hood ventilation system inadequate as evidenced by grease accumulation on walls/ceiling. Observed heavy grease accumulation on hood filters, and hood system.
Met inspection standards. 8 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed raw shrimp over fried chicken, and raw eggs over ready to eat sauces in walk in cooler.
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed coins, and lids inside hand wash sink next to cold drink cooler.
Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Inside walk in cooler observed mold-like substance on light bulb, tubing insulation, and shelving.
Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. Did not observe current license on display.
In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed standing water at 63F during time of inspection.
Reuse of single-service or single-use articles. Observed reused raw chicken boxes on top of bags of cornstarch in kitchen, in walk in cooler raw chicken boxes used to store cooked foods.
Storage of maintenance equipment/tools in areas that may result in cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens and/or single-service and single-use articles. Miscellaneous items such as can of paint and crowbar next to can of ready to eat sauce.
Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. At three compartment sink, raw chicken in bowl not under running water.
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Licensed expired June 1, 2023.
Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Hand wash sink next to three compartment sink. Blocked by meat mixer.
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Hand wash sink by cash register. Manager placed paper towels at hand wash sink.
Duct tape used to repair nonfood-contact surface. Observed duct tape on rice storage bin.
Food stored on floor. Observed chicken and chicken stored on floor in walk in freezer.
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.