Tijuana Flats
278 S Federal Hwy, Deerfield Beach, FL 33441 · Permanent Food Service · License 1620368
What drove the grade
Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse.
How the score was calculated
- Starting score100
- Violations at the Sep 8 routine inspection2 high priority (no follow-up needed), 1 intermediate, 6 basic-15
- Safety score85
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Inspection history
1 inspection · 1 visitRoutine inspection
- First visitSep 8, 2026 No follow-up needed
Met the state's inspection standards; the inspector didn't need to come back. Any violations cited still count toward the grade.
9 violations found:
Official report, on the Florida DBPR websiteWhat the inspector cited
High priority2
Code 01, Approved source; food safe and unadulterated: Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41°F. Observed cooked beef (51°F) and shredded chicken (53°F) stored in walk in cooler. Not prepared or portioned today. Observed foods stored wrapping in food service wrap, with lids on them, placed in large stacks. See Stop Sale.
Code 03, Food out of temperature: Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41°F.
Observed cooked beef (51°F) and shredded chicken (53°F) stored in walk in cooler. Not prepared or portioned today. Observed foods stored wrapping in food service wrap, with lids on them, placed in large stacks. See Stop Sale.
Intermediate1
Code 13, Clean clothes, hair restraints, jewelry: Employee with artificial nails/nail polish working with exposed food without wearing intact gloves.
Observed employee with fake and polished nails handling single serve cups to make drinks, dispensing ice with scoop, and filling soufflé cup in wait station area with bare hands.
Basic6
Code 08, Food protection and cross-contamination: Food stored on floor.
Observed two cases of chicken stored on floor in walk in cooler beneath storage rack.
Code 12, Handwashing and hygienic practices: Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils.
Observed employee personal drink stored on shelf next to food trays for the public in wait station area.
Code 29, Plumbing and backflow prevention: Water leaking from pipe at the hand sink in wait station, into container on floor.
Code 36, Floors, walls, ceilings and ventilation: Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust.
1. Observed food debris splashed on wall next to ice machine at wait station. 2. Observed mold like substance on wall at triple sink in kitchen.
Ceiling vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance at the wait station.
Code 40, Employee personal belongings: Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items.
Observed employee personal bags stored on shelf with and above drink mixes and drinks for public at front counter. Operator removed.
Fixed on the spot
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Priority levels
- High priority The problems most likely to make someone sick directly.
- Intermediate Could lead to a high-priority problem if not fixed.
- Basic Best practices and general upkeep.
Terms in the inspectors’ reports
- Time/temperature control for safety food
- Food that has to be kept hot, at 135°F or above, or cold, at 41°F or below, to stay safe: meat, seafood, eggs, dairy, cooked rice and beans, cut melons and the like.
- Stop sale
- An order that the food can’t be sold or served.