El Patron Mexican Grill & Cantina
1170 Apalachee Parkway, Tallahassee, FL 32301
Passed re-check · Feb 12, 2026 Directions
68
How the BiteKarma score works
Each routine inspection starts at 100 and loses 7 points for every critical violation and 2 for every other one, half again as much when the same problem was cited at one of the two inspections before. A failed inspection counts as 69 at most. The score averages the five newest routine inspections, with the most recent counting most, and stays below 70 for 90 days after a fail unless the restaurant passes again. 90 and up is excellent, 80s good, 70s fair, and below 70 poor.
At a glance
- Passed 12 of 12 graded inspections since 2024.
- Last inspected Feb 12, 2026: passed with no violations.
- Keeps coming up: Time and temperature control for safety foods, cited 5 times, plus 9 other repeat issues.
- #6 in Tallahassee's Hall of Shame, among the lowest BiteKarma scores in the city.
- 9 critical violations in the last two years.
Inspection history 12 visits
- 2026
- Passed Feb 12
Callback Reinspection
No violations
- Passed Feb 11
Routine Inspection
11 violations, 3 critical
- Critical Food protection, cross-contamination
- Critical Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
- Critical Time and temperature control for safety foods
- Minor Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils; air drying
- Minor Time/temperature control foods properly thawed
- Minor In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
- Minor Approved source
- Minor Food management certification valid / employee training verification
- Minor Employee health knowledge; ill/symptomatic employee present
- Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
- Minor Hand wash sinks, hand washing supplies and hand wash sign
- 2025
- Passed Sep 2
Routine Inspection
3 violations, 2 critical
- Critical Time and temperature control for safety foods
- Critical Approved source
- Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
- Passed Sep 2
Callback Reinspection
No violations