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TIKI AT PADDLETAIL

614 NW US HWY 19, Crystal River FL 34428 · 352-257-9562

Last inspected May 7, 2026 · 3 visits since April 2025

Licence typeRestaurant
Seats28
Risk levelRisk Level 2
LicenceSEA1901484
Grade history
APR 25
FEB 26
MAY 26
▲ GETTING WORSE

3 inspections, one direction. The current grade is the worst on record.

Worst finding on record
Live, small flying insects found. One fly flying in dry storage area of kitchen.
High priority/35A-02-7
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Inspection history

3 visits, newest first

May 7, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

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

2 High priority1 Intermediate4 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 7 findings
Live, small flying insects found. One fly flying in dry storage area of kitchen.
High priority/35A-02-7
Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. Backflow prevention device missing after splitter added to mop sink.
High priority/29-42-4
Establishment not maintaining clam/mussel/oyster tags for 90 days. Manager unable to provide any oyster tags from thr last 90 days. Inspector reviewed the process for oyster tags with manager during this inspection.
Intermediate/01C-02-4
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Single-use condiment cup without handle stored down inside cinnamon sugar at cookline. An employee removed the condiment cup from the container of sugar during this inspection.
Basic/14-01-5/Corrected On-Site
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Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Purse hanging from dry storage rack above cooking oil. Manager removed the purse from the shelf during this inspection.
Basic/40-06-5/Corrected On-Site
Outer openings not protected during operation and vermin and/or environmental cross contamination present. Both doors of kitchen propped open, one fly present in kitchen.
Basic/35B-05-4
Plumbing system in disrepair. Hot water faucet handle broken at handwash sink beside cookline.
Basic/29-08-4
The state's own report →
Feb 26, 2026Inspection 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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Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Raw comminuted beef stored over raw fish in reach-in cooler underneath grill. Employee moved and stored correctly.
High priority/08A-20-5/Corrected On-Site
Apr 4, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionLicensing Inspection

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

0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic

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.