| Panama City News Herald
What Do Restaurant Inspectors Look For?
Each inspection report is a “snapshot” of conditions present at the restaurant at the time of the inspection.
Ginny Beagan, Wochit
You can use the database to search by county or by restaurant name.
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 Oct. 27 to Nov. 2. 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 Oct. 27 to Nov. 2 inspections, and no violations were found.
- Dirty Dick’s Crabhouse, 9800 Front Beach Rd., Panama City Beach**
- Dragon Wok & Roll, 280 S Arnold Rd., Panama City Beach**
- Liza’s Kitchen, 7328 Thomas Dr. Ste L, Panama City Beach
- Sticky Fingers Screamery and Lounge, 19 Harrison Ave., Panama City**
- Subway # 11281, 549 Beckrich Rd., Panama City Beach**
- Sugar Lab Pcb, 717 S Tyndall Pkwy., Panama City
- Waffle House #1092, 17110 Back Beach Rd., Panama City Beach**
** Restaurants that failed an inspection and aced a follow-up inspection in the same week
Which Bay County restaurants had high-priority violations?
Mobile food dispensing vehicle
Routine inspection on Oct. 29
Follow-up inspection required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
One total violation, with one high-priority violation
- High Priority – Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license that expired on June 1. Establishment observed preparing, serving, or selling food to customers with an expired license. **Admin Complaint**
3105 Joan Ave., Suite A, Panama City Beach
Routine inspection on Oct. 29
Follow-up inspection required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
Seven total violations, with one high-priority violation
- High Priority – Dish machine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dish machine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dish machine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Tested at 0ppm chlorine. **Warning**
5550 N Lagoon Dr. Ste 2, Panama City Beach
Routine inspection on Oct. 30
Follow-up inspection required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
Six total violations, with one high-priority violation
- High Priority – Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. 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. Thawed tuna in vacuum sealed bags in reach in cooler.
15614 Front Beach Rd., Panama City Beach
Routine inspection on Oct. 27
Follow-up inspection required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
11 total violations, with five high-priority violations
- High Priority – Dish machine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dish machine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dish machine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Tested at ppm chlorine. New bucket of sanitizer connected to machine and primed. Retested at 100ppm chlorine. **Corrected On-Site**
- High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw bacon stored over cooked green beans in cook line cooler. Manager relocated bacon during inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
- High Priority – Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. 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. Thawed grouper in vacuum sealed bags in walk-in cooler. See stop sale.
- High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. salad low cooler: tuna salad at 51 degrees Fahrenheit, crab salad at 52 degrees Fahrenheit, per manager products in cooler for approximately two hours. Items moved to colder unit during inspection. Iced on expo area: pico de gallo at 51 degrees Fahrenheit, and iced on fry station: buttermilk at 62 degrees Fahrenheit, per employee items set out approximately two hours prior. More ice added to ice baths during inspection. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
- High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Rice in rice warmer at 121 degrees Fahrenheit, per manager rice cooked approximately two hours prior. Voluntarily discarded during inspection.
17110 Back Beach Rd., Panama City Beach
Complaint inspection on Oct. 28
Follow-up inspection required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
Five total violations, with two high-priority violations
- High Priority – Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed server clear dirty dishes for table then serve plated food to customers without washing hands.
- High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Make table: hash browns at 46 degrees Fahrenheit, diced ham at 52 degrees Fahrenheit, cooked mushrooms at 49 degrees Fahrenheit, per manager items on make table approximately three hours. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
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.
