7 Bay County restaurants cited for high-priority violations

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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 Oct. 23-29, 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 Oct. 23-29 inspections and no violations were found.

** Restaurants that failed an inspection and aced a follow-up inspection in the same week

Which Bay County restaurants had high priority violations?

El Weirdo

Mobile food dispensing vehicle

Routine Inspection on Oct. 25

Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.

3 total violations, with 1 high-priority violation

  • High Priority - Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed. Tested at over 500ppm, diluted to 300ppm **Corrected On-Site**

El Weirdo

24 W. Oak Ave., Panama City

Routine Inspection on Oct. 25

Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.

5 total violations, with 3 high-priority violations

  • High Priority - Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 70 degrees Fahrenheit within 2 hours. cooked beef 74F in walk-in cooler at 4:10pm cooked and cut at approximately 9am, see stop sale.

  • High Priority - Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 70 degrees Fahrenheit within two hours and from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within six hours. See stop sale. Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 70 degrees Fahrenheit within 2 hours. cooked beef 74F in walk-in cooler at 4:10pm cooked and cut at approximately 9am,

  • High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Expired 6-1-23, paid at time of inspection, verified payment with district 6 office. **Corrected On-Site**

Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville

16230 Front Beach Rd, Panama City Beach

Complaint Inspection on Oct. 27

Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.

4 total violations, with 1 high-priority violation

  • High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observed 3 live flies in kitchen side area. One landed on cutting board and manager immediately took to dish area to be cleaned and sanitized. **Warning**

La Cuscatleca LLC

Mobile food dispensing vehicle

Routine Inspection on Oct. 23

Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.

2 total violations, with 1 high-priority violation

  • High Priority - Container of medicine improperly stored. Medicine on top shelf of front upright reach in over chicken. Medicine removed at time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site**

Marty's Ship Shack

Mobile food dispensing vehicle

Routine Inspection on Oct. 23

Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.

4 total violations, with 1 high-priority violation

  • High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. **Admin Complaint**

Oceanside Delights

14700 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.

1 total violation, with 1 high-priority violation

  • High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Observed expired license June 1, 2023. **Admin Complaint**

Papi Loco's Food Services LLC

Mobile food dispensing vehicle

Routine Inspection on Oct. 24

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 - Mobile food dispensing vehicle obtaining water from an unapproved source. Unit utilizing water at DOH licensed bar at 6520 Thomas dr. **Warning**

Peppers Mexican Grill and Cantina

2061 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Panama City

Routine Inspection on Oct. 23

Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.

7 total violations, with 4 high-priority violations

  • High Priority - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Tested at 0ppm. Operator connected new chlorine sanitizer and primed machine. Tested at 100ppm chlorine. **Corrected On-Site**

  • High Priority - Nonfood-grade containers used for food storage - direct contact with food. Observed margarita mix in blue Lowe's buckets.

  • High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Raw chicken over raw ground beef, raw shrimp. All items e arranged appropriately. **Corrected On-Site**

  • High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Sauté: diced tomatoes 54F, sour cream 49F, ceviche 46F, birria meat 46F, per operator less than 2 hours, items moved to walk-in cooler for rapid cooling. **Corrective Action Taken** **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.

This article originally appeared on The News Herald: Panama City area restaurant/food truck inspections: Oct. 23-29, 2023