THE DRIFTWOOD FAMILY RESTAURANT

Name: THE DRIFTWOOD FAMILY RESTAURANT
Address: 8056 WOODVILLE HWY, TALLAHASSEE, FL, 32305, US
Rating: 91.9

8056 WOODVILLE HWY, TALLAHASSEE, FL 32305

License #4703196

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91.9 Grade B / 100

Solid Health Score

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THE DRIFTWOOD FAMILY RESTAURANT in TALLAHASSEE currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 91.9 out of 100 — a B grade — generally clean with some minor or moderate violations on record. This restaurant has 4 inspections on record from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on December 3, 2025. Across those visits, inspectors documented 18 total violations — 4 critical, 3 major, 11 minor.

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Inspections on file

Clean inspections

Callback visits

Latest clean pass

October 8, 2025

The latest inspection on December 3, 2025 included 1 critical violation, 0 major, and 4 minor.

Inspection data quality

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Inspection coverage

75%

Imported observations

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DBPR

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Inspection timeline

Inspection History

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Inspection Completed - No Further Action
[23-03-4] Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Build up seen on exterior of cooking equipment, dust/debris build up on wire shelves above food prep area, debris on floor of walk-in cooler.
[36-22-4] Build up observed on vents in dishwashing area and kitchen, build up on floors behind cooking equipment in kitchen, standing water in back corner of kitchen.
[16-48-4] Dishware not properly cleaned, debris present on clean dishes and utensils. Operator started rewashing dishes.
[22-49-4] Dishmachine not sanitizing properly. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Chorine sanitizer tester at 0ppm. Operator troubleshot dishmachine, retested sanitizer at 50ppm.
[06-09-1] Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. Provided operator with pdf handout for ROP fish and educated on changes in severity of violation for the coming year.

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