What do restaurant inspectors look for?
Each inspection report is a “snapshot” of the conditions prevailing in the restaurant at the time of the inspection.
Ginny Beagan, Wochit
You can search the database by county or restaurant name.
Restaurant owners in Florida are not required to post restaurant inspection results for guests to see, which is why we provide this information to you each week.
For a complete list of local restaurant inspections, including violations that do not require warnings or administrative action, visit our Bay County Restaurant Inspections page.
Here is the breakdown of recent health inspections in Bay County for the week of August 5-11, 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 the conditions that existed at the time of the inspection. On any given day, a facility may have fewer or more violations than were found during the last inspection. An inspection conducted on any given day may not be representative of the general, long-term conditions at the facility.
For detailed information about restaurant inspections, please visit our Bay County Restaurant Inspection website.
Which restaurants in Bay County received top marks in their health inspections?
These restaurants met all standards during inspections from August 5 to 11 and no violations were found.
- Chan’s Wine World/Craft Bar, 15600 Panama City Beach Pkwy. Unit 180, Panama City Beach**
- Flap Jack’s LLC, 2004 US 77, Lynn Haven**
- Gelato Love, Mobile Food Delivery Vehicle
- Filipino cuisine, Mobile food delivery vehicle
- Popeye’s Chicken, 1302 W. 15 St., Panama City**
- Wayback Burgers, 1075 US 77, Lynn Haven**
** Restaurants that failed an inspection and passed a follow-up inspection with flying colors in the same week
Which restaurants in Bay County have been temporarily closed by inspectors?
These restaurants failed inspections from August 5-11 and have been temporarily closed. Follow-up inspections are required.
1302 W. 15 St., Panama City
Complaints inspection on 9 August
Facility temporarily closed: Ordered operations will be suspended until violations are corrected.
A total of six violations, including one high priority violation
- High Priority – Raw sewage on premises. Chicken juice from thawing chickens is running out of walk-in cooler into drain outside, pipe broken, liquid on floor. No actively draining liquids were observed at time of inspection. Manager has removed chicken from drain table in walk-in cooler to prevent further runoff. **Warning**
Which restaurants in Bay County have had high priority violations?
2004 US 77, Lynn Haven
Routine inspection on August 5
Follow-up inspection required: The violations require further inspection but do not pose an immediate threat to the public.
11 violations in total, three of which are high priority
- High Priority – Operating with expired license from the Department of Hotels and Restaurants. **Administration Complaint**
- High Priority – Food Safety Stop Sale due to temperature abuse and time/temperature control. Food safety is kept cold above 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Sliced tomatoes in upright position reach 54 degrees Fahrenheit, sliced Swiss cheese 53 degrees Fahrenheit, over four hours, milk in server cooler 44 degrees Fahrenheit per manager overnight, see Stop Sale.
- High Priority – Time/Temperature control for safe foods held cold above 4 degrees Celsius. Sliced tomatoes in upright freezer at 12 degrees Celsius, sliced Swiss cheese at 12 degrees Celsius over four hours, milk in freezer at 7 degrees Celsius per manager overnight, see stop sale. Diced ham at 8 degrees Celsius, cooked mushrooms at 7 degrees Celsius, diced tomatoes at 8 degrees Celsius and sausage at 8 degrees Celsius observed in freezer to left of cook line at 9:30 a.m. Manager removed and placed in freezer within reach. **Warning**
3710 Highway 98, Panama City
Routine inspection on August 9
Follow-up inspection required: The violations require further inspection but do not pose an immediate threat to the public.
A total of nine violations, two of which were high priority
- High Priority – Quaternary ammonium disinfectant does not have the correct minimum concentration for manual dishwashing. Do not use equipment/utensils that have not been properly sanitized. Tested at 0 ppm. Employee added disinfectant to solution. Retested at 200 ppm quaternary disinfectant. **Corrected in field**
- High Priority – Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. Two are living in the following locations: one living under an upright access to the cooktop and one living in the cooktop soap dispenser. **Warning**
1075 US 77, Lynn Haven
Routine inspection on August 5
Follow-up inspection required: The violations require further inspection but do not pose an immediate threat to the public.
10 violations in total, two of which are high priority
- High Priority – Live, small flying insects in the kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Approximately four live flies were observed on a vegetable cutter in the kitchen food preparation area. **Warning**
- High Priority – Raw pet food was stored above or with unwashed fruits and vegetables. Raw eggs in the shell were stored above tomatoes in a cold storage room. The manager moved the eggs to a different shelf. **Corrected on site**
Which agency inspects restaurants in Florida?
Routine regulation and inspection of restaurants is carried out by the Department of Business and Professional Regulation. The Department of Health is responsible for the investigation and control of foodborne disease outbreaks in all food establishments.
How do I report a dirty restaurant in Florida?
If you see violations 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.
You can read the full story in our restaurant inspection database.
What does all the terminology mean in restaurant inspections in Florida?
Basic violations are considered in terms of best practices.
A warning is issued after an inspector documents violations that must be corrected by a certain date or within a certain number of days after receiving the inspection report.
A Administrative complaint is a form of legal action initiated by the department. Inadequate compliance after a warning, a pattern of repeated violations, or the presence of serious circumstances requiring immediate action may result in the department initiating an administrative complaint against the facility. The department’s website states, “Correcting the violations is important, but penalties may still be assessed for violations corrected after the warning period has passed.”
A Emergency Ordinance – when a restaurant is closed by the inspector – is based on an imminent threat to the public. In this case, the Director of the Department of Hotels and Restaurants has determined that the establishment must cease operations and any license from the department will be suspended in order to protect the health, safety or welfare of the public.
Following an emergency closure or license revocation, a 24-hour recall inspection will be conducted.
