NIKKI'S PLACE
742 W CARTER ST, ORLANDO, FL 32805-3209
License #5800085
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Failing Health Score
How is this score calculated? →NIKKI'S PLACE in ORLANDO currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 68.7 out of 100 — an F grade — a serious pattern of repeat or critical violations. This restaurant has 2 inspections on record from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on April 22, 2026. Across those visits, inspectors documented 29 total violations — 3 critical, 3 major, 23 minor.
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What stands out in this inspection history
The latest inspection on April 22, 2026 shows 18 observation rows: 1 critical, 3 major, and 14 minor.
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Inspection History
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- Disposition: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
- [02C-02-5] Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Desserts in reach in at front service counter.
- [10-17-4] In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Spatula between stove.
- [21-04-4] In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board. Cook line
- [23-03-4] Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters, fan covers in walk in, side of all cooking equipment on cooks line, shelves on cooks line and gaskets on all reach in cooler throughout facility.
- [24-08-4] Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Pans under hot holding counter. Operator had employee fixed
- [03A-02-5] Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Peach cobbler 75f. at front service counter. Advised operator to put on time control.
- [14-38-4] Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. In walk in cooler
- [36-68-5] Hood ventilation system inadequate as evidenced by grease accumulation on walls/ceiling.
- [10-01-5] In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. In ice machine. and sugar at back kitchen area Employee removed.
- [12B-02-4] Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. Under counter prep table next to clean equipment.
- [13-04-4] Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Cook on cooks line.
- [22-02-4] Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Mixer by cook line. Operator asked employee to clean during inspection.
- [14-09-4] Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Green cutting board in prep area by walk in cooler
- [36-73-4] Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Underneath all equipment throughout facility.
- [36-27-5] Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Cooks line, and at prep table by griddle.
- [22-31-4] Non-pitting surface rust on food-contact equipment. Walk in cooler shelves
- [14-33-4] Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Reach in coolers throughout facility and walk in cooler shelves
- [36-34-5] Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Above hood line and prep area.
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