TIJUANA FLATS BURRITO COMPANY
4796 SOUTH FLORIDA AVE, Lakeland FL 33813 · 863-937-9155
Last inspected Jul 24, 2026 · 7 visits since September 2023
5 inspections within 8 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.
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Inspection history
7 visits, newest first
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee on the food running position. The manager had the employee to wash her hands.
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Pans on the shelf in the back prep area along the wall.
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Pans on the shelf next to the 3 compartment sink.
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Pans on the shelf next to the 3 compartment sink.
No copy of latest inspection report available. The manager printed a copy.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets on the doors of the flip top reach in cooler across from the cook line. The manager assigned an employee to clean the gaskets.
Personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Black cordless phone stored on the cutting board on the small flip top reach in cooler in the service area.
Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Beer cooler on the front counter. The manager had an employee to remove the water.
Unwrapped single-service utensils not presented so that only the handles are touched. Black forks in a container on a table next to the chip warmer.
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Jacket on the straws and portion cups on the dry storage rack. The jacket was removed.
Equipment or utensils not designed or constructed in a durable manner. Plastic Camaros containers on the shelf next to the 3 compartment sink is cracked.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets on the flip top reach in cooler across from the cook line.
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Water with a temperature of least 85 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. Hand washing sink near the 3 compartment sink. Valve was turned off. The manager turtle valve on.
Light not functioning. Hood system
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets on the flat top reach in freezer near the walk in cooler.
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Water with a temperature of at least 100 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. Across from the 3 compartment sink. The manager turned the hot water on from the valve.
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Observed employee shredding chicken but container was on floor. Had employee put container in another when he was putting on prep table
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.