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Florida’s restaurant owners are not required to post restaurant inspection results where guests can see them. So every week, we provide that information for you.
For a complete list of local restaurant inspections, including violations not requiring warnings or administrative action, visit our Bay County restaurant inspections site.
Here’s the breakdown for recent health inspections in Bay County for the week of Nov. 20-26, 2023. Please note that some more recent, follow-up inspections may not be included here.
Disclaimer: The Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation describes an inspection report as a ‘snapshot’ of conditions present at the time of the inspection. On any given day, an establishment may have fewer or more violations than noted in their most recent inspection. An inspection conducted on any given day may not be representative of the overall, long-term conditions at the establishment.
For full restaurant inspection details, visit our Bay County restaurant inspection site.
Which Bay County restaurants got perfect scores on their health inspections?
These restaurants met all standards during their Nov. 20-26 inspections and no violations were found.
- Aloha Cafe, Mobile food dispensing vehicle
- American Charlie LLC, 473 N. Richard Jackson Blvd., Panama City Beach**
- Chipotle Mexican Grill #2280, 100 Pier Park Drive, Panama City Beach
- Lands End Grill, Mobile food dispensing vehicle**
- The Barn at Wicked Wheel, 10029 Hutchinson Blvd., Panama City Beach
- Wendy’s Old Fashioned Hamburgers, 2604 S. Hwy 77, Lynn Haven
** Restaurants that failed an inspection and aced a follow-up inspection in the same week
Which Bay County restaurants had high priority violations?
473 N. Richard Jackson Blvd., Panama City Beach
Routine Inspection on Nov. 20
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
1 total violation, with 1 high-priority violation
- High Priority – – From initial inspection : High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Fry station: cooked beans 51F, pico de gallo 50F, blue cheese 54F, Flat top station: pico de gallo 52F, raw shrimp 51F, cole slaw 51F, Grill station: sliced tomatoes 51F, blue cheese 52F, hot dogs 50F, per employee all items in cold hold units over 4 hours. See stop sale. **Warning** – From follow-up inspection 2023-11-20: Fry station: boiled shrimp 48F, boiled eggs 45F, pico de gallo 42F, blue cheese 42F, corn 42F, Flat top reach in: corned beef 46F, shredded beef 46F, Swiss cheese 46F, pico de gallo 40F, mahi 40F, Grill: sliced tomatoes 40F, raw shrimp 41F, All items per manager less than 4 hours, items moved to walk-in or iced better at time of inspection. Manager states new coolers are on order, discussed keeping items iced or in walk-in until new coolers arrive. **Time Extended**
What agency inspects restaurants in Florida?
Routine regulation and inspection of restaurants is conducted by the Department of Business and Professional Regulation. The Department of Health is responsible for investigation and control of food-borne illness outbreaks associated with all food establishments.
How do I report a dirty restaurant in Florida?
If you see abuses of state standards, report them and the Department of Business and Professional Regulation will send inspectors. Call the Florida DBPR at 850-487-1395 or report a restaurant for health violations online.
Get the whole story at our restaurant inspection database.
What does all that terminology in Florida restaurant inspections mean?
Basic violations are those considered against best practices.
A warning is issued after an inspector documents violations that must be corrected by a certain date or within a specified number of days from receipt of the inspection report.
An administrative complaint is a form of legal action taken by the division. Insufficient compliance after a warning, a pattern of repeat violations or existence of serious conditions that warrant immediate action may result in the division initiating an administrative complaint against the establishment. Says the division website: “Correcting the violations is important, but penalties may still result from violations corrected after the warning time was over.”
An emergency order — when a restaurant is closed by the inspector — is based on an immediate threat to the public. Here, the Division of Hotels and Restaurants director has determined that the establishment must stop doing business and any division license is suspended to protect health, safety or welfare of the public.
A 24-hour call-back inspection will be performed after an emergency closure or suspension of license.