Pepper's Mexican Grill and Cantina
1425 Village Square Blvd #5, Tallahassee, FL 32312
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 6 of 6 graded inspections since 2024.
- Last inspected Feb 18, 2026: passed with 2 violations, 1 critical.
- Keeps coming up: Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized, cited 3 times, plus 3 other repeat issues.
- 6 critical violations in the last two years.
Inspection history 6 visits
- 2026
- Passed Feb 18
Routine Inspection
2 violations, 1 critical
- Critical Food protection, cross-contamination
- Minor Hand wash sinks, hand washing supplies and hand wash sign
- 2025
- Passed Aug 8
Callback Reinspection
1 violation
- Minor Hand wash sinks, hand washing supplies and hand wash sign
- Passed Jul 31
Routine Inspection
4 violations, 2 critical
- Critical Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
- Critical Time and temperature control for safety foods
- Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
- Minor Hand wash sinks, hand washing supplies and hand wash sign
- Passed Apr 28
Routine Inspection
5 violations, 1 critical
- Critical Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
- Minor In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
- Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
- Minor Plumbing installed and maintained; mop sink; water filters; backflow prevention
- Minor Hand wash sinks, hand washing supplies and hand wash sign
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