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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. 11-17, 2024. 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. 11-17 inspections and no violations were found.
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Cocina Latina LLC, 280 S. Arnold Rd., Panama City Beach**
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Duplin Winery, 10101 Panama City Beach Pkwy., Panama City Beach
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Mike’s Cafe and Oyster Bar, 17554 Front Beach Rd., Panama City Beach**
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Rudy’s Country Store and Bar-B-Q, 14501 Panama City Beach Pkwy., Panama City Beach**
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That’s What Cheese Said, Mobile food dispensing vehicle
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The Spice Is Right, Mobile food dispensing vehicle
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Wray Guidry\’s Cajun Eats, Mobile food dispensing vehicle
** Restaurants that failed an inspection and aced a follow-up inspection in the same week
Which Bay County restaurants had high-priority violations?
11535 Hutchinson Blvd., Panama City Beach
Routine inspection on Nov. 13
Follow-up inspection required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
Eight total violations, with one high-priority violation
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High Priority – Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Observed raw lamb stored over raw dough. Chef moved dough to different rack. **Corrected On-Site**
3218 E. Hwy. 98, Springfield
Routine inspection on Nov. 13
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
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High priority – Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Mop sink.
2438 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Panama City
Routine inspection on Nov. 15
Follow-up inspection required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
Eight total violations, with five high-priority violations
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High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw chorizo over cooked sausage links in walk-in cooler. Manager removed chorizo from area. **Corrected On-Site**
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High Priority – Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Pancake station drawers: vanilla cream 44 degrees Fahrenheit, provolone cheese 44 degrees Fahrenheit, per manager items in cooler for unknown amount of time. See stop sale.
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High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Pancake station drawers: vanilla cream 44 degrees Fahrenheit, provolone cheese 44 degrees Fahrenheit, per manager items in cooler for unknown amount of time. See stop sale. Egg make table: diced tomatoes 46 degrees Fahrenheit, sausage 46 degrees Fahrenheit, chorizo 54 degrees Fahrenheit, per manager less than one hour, items placed in colder unit during inspection. Server station upright cooler: milk 45 degrees Fahrenheit, per manager less than four hours, voluntarily discarded at time of inspection. **Warning**
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High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Sausage links 121 degrees Fahrenheit, per manager approximately 30 minutes. No timer set, manager unable to produce written procedures for time as a public health control. Voluntarily discarded at time of inspection.
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High Priority – Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. Vacuum breaker required on non-chemical side of splitter where water hose connects.
221 W. 23rd St., Panama City
Complaint partial inspection on Nov. 13
Follow-up inspection required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
Five total violations, with one high-priority violation
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High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw eggs stored over cheese in walk-in. Manager moved eggs to bottom during inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
1012 Thomas Dr., Panama City
Routine inspection on Nov. 12
Follow-up inspection required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
Nine total violations, with two high-priority violations
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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. **Warning**
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High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw chicken and raw beef stored over broccoli and celery. Operator moved raw items during inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
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.
This article originally appeared on The News Herald: Panama City area restaurant and food truck inspections Nov. 11-17
