METRO DELI
METRO DELI maintains a 2.7/5 food safety rating based on 7 health department inspections in CLEARWATER. Recent inspections show improving food safety practices.
104 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, Florida, 32301
Leon County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★½☆☆ (2.7/5)
Based on 7 health inspection reports
All Inspection Reports
Inspection Date: 11/12/2025
Inspection #: Visit ID: 13553929
- 36-73-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris.cooking ,prep, and storage areas. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-11-12: **Time Extended**
- 36-02-5:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Unsealed concrete floor in food preparation, food storage, warewashing area or bathroom. Repeat Violation Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-11-12: **Time Extended**
- 36-27-5:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Cooking and prepping areas Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-11-12: **Time Extended**
Inspection Date: 10/20/2025
Inspection #: Visit ID: 10922662
- 14-74-7:Basic - Cold holding equipment not maintained in good repair. Do not store time/temperature control for safety food in this unit until the unit is repaired. Reach in coolers x2 near entrance. Warning
- 36-73-4:Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris.cooking ,prep, and storage areas. Warning
- 21-04-4:Basic - In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board. Discussed the use of wiping cloths under cutting boards, rubber mats can be purchased to reduce slipping. Must be non porous. Warning
- 36-02-5:Basic - Unsealed concrete floor in food preparation, food storage, warewashing area or bathroom. Repeat Violation Warning
- 36-27-5:Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Cooking and prepping areas Warning
- 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Squeeze bottles containing food removed from its original container not labeled with common name. Warning
- 01B-01-4:High Priority - Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. beef patty (46F - Cold Holding); chicken soup (46F - Cold Holding); tomato soup (46F - Cold Holding); tuna salad (46F - Cold Holding) ; boiled eggs (50F - Cold Holding); raw chicken 46F cold hold. Warning
- 09-01-4:High Priority - Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure Operator touched deli turkey slices no gloves Warning
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. beef patty (46F - Cold Holding); chicken soup (46F - Cold Holding); tomato soup (46F - Cold Holding); tuna salad (46F - Cold Holding) ; boiled eggs (50F - Cold Holding); Warning
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board on make table Repeat Violation Warning
Inspection Date: 1/28/2025
Inspection #: Visit ID: 8837455
- 36-02-5:Basic - Unsealed concrete floor in food preparation, food storage, warewashing area or bathroom. Unsealed concrete in kitchen. Repeat Violation
- 03B-01-6:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. butter (100F - Hot Holding) sitting on the counter for less than 4 hours. Operator began reheating butter, second temp 210F. Discussed using time as a public health control and emailed form. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris. Cutting board on sandwich table.
Inspection Date: 7/23/2024
Inspection #: Visit ID: 8720365
- 36-73-4:Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Soiled in warewashing area Walls soiled in warewashing area Repeat Violation
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with food debris. Gaskets on cookline.
- 36-02-5:Basic - Unsealed concrete floor in food preparation, food storage, warewashing area or bathroom. Throughout kitchen Repeat Violation
- 03B-01-6:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Butter 83F. Butter was heated up 2 hours prior and sitting on counter. Operator reheated butter to 172F Corrected On-Site
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Stained cutting boards. White cutting board and green cutting board Repeat Violation
Inspection Date: 1/24/2024
Inspection #: Visit ID: 8596467
- 36-73-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Kitchen and dish area Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-01-24: **Time Extended**
- 36-02-5:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Unsealed concrete floor in food preparation, food storage, warewashing area. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-01-24: **Time Extended**
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Stained cutting board at lift top Reach in cooler on cook line has water, debris Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-01-24: **Time Extended**
Inspection Date: 1/23/2024
Inspection #: Visit ID: 8513747
- 36-73-4:Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Kitchen and dish area Warning
- 31B-04-4:Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Shared public men's or ladies bathrooms. Provided hand wash signs for operator. Warning
- 36-02-5:Basic - Unsealed concrete floor in food preparation, food storage, warewashing area. Warning
- 12A-17-4:High Priority - Employee rubbed hands together for less than 10-15 seconds while washing hands. Warning
- 02C-01-5:High Priority - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food marked with a date that exceeds 7 days after opening/preparation. Butter with garlic dated 12/14, see stop,salec Warning
- 01B-24-5:High Priority - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening/preparation. See stop sale. Butter with garlic dated 12/14 Warning
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Stained cutting board at lift top Reach in cooler on cook line has water, debris Warning
- 27-06-4:Intermediate - No hot running water at three-compartment sink or hand wash sink, or bathrooms. No hot water for establishment. Hand wash sink 66F, 3 compartment sink 67F Warning
Inspection Date: 9/29/2023
Inspection #: Visit ID: 8342299