Gordo's Northside
1460 Market Square, Tallahassee, FL 32311 · Permanent Food Service · License 4703756
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 17 complaint inspection3 high priority (fixed by the Sep 22 follow-up), 1 intermediate, 1 basic-13
- Extension granted on Sep 18, since fixedReduced from 3 because a follow-up found the problems fixed-2
- Safety score85
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Inspection history
2 inspections · 4 visitsLatest inspection
Complaint inspection
- 2nd follow-up visitSep 22, 2026 Fixed at follow-up
The inspector came back and found the problems fixed.
All earlier violations corrected.
Official report, on the Florida DBPR website - 1st follow-up visitSep 18, 2026 Extension granted
Some problems still weren't fixed, but the owner was working on them, so the inspector allowed more time and will come back again.
1 violation still not corrected:
Official report, on the Florida DBPR websiteWhat was still cited
High priority1
Code 03, Food out of temperature: Time/temperature control for safety food prepared from/mixed with ingredient(s) at ambient temperature not cooled to 41°F within 4 hours.
Yuca 46f, shredded chicken 45f, yuca 51f. Per operator made previous night and stored in walk in cooler overnight. See Stop Sale.
Administrative complaint
- First visitSep 17, 2026 Warning issued
Problems were found that had to be fixed. The inspector will come back to check.
5 violations found:
Official report, on the Florida DBPR websiteWhat the inspector cited
High priority3
Code 01, Approved source; food safe and unadulterated: Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse.
Rice 48f, rice, 47f, turkey 46f. Per operator cooling from previous night.
Code 03, Food out of temperature: Time/temperature control for safety food prepared from/mixed with ingredient(s) at ambient temperature not cooled to 41°F within 4 hours.
Rice 48f, rice, 47f, turkey 46f. Per operator cooling from previous night. See stop sale.
Code 22, Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized: Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength.
Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Tested at 0ppm initially, operator refilled rested at 50ppm.
Intermediate1
Code 22, Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized: Non-pitting surface rust on food-contact equipment.
Basic1
Code 22, Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized: Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin.
Earlier inspections 1
A100Routine inspectionNo violations No follow-up needed
- First visitAug 20, 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.
No violations found.
Official report, on the Florida DBPR website
Reading this report
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.
- Food-contact surface
- Anything food touches, such as cutting boards, utensils, counters and the inside of ice machines.
- Stop sale
- An order that the food can’t be sold or served.
- Ambient temperature
- The air temperature inside a cooler or holding unit, rather than the food’s own.