4 Bay County restaurants cited for high-priority violations

Staff reports
·5 min read

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 April 15-21, 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 April 15-21 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?

Barefoot Hide A Way Grill

15405 Front Beach Rd, Panama City Beach

Routine Inspection on April 15

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

10 total violations, with 2 high-priority violations

  • High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Observed raw sausage over waffle mix and raw cut potatoes. Employee moved sausage to another cooler. **Corrected On-Site**

  • High Priority - Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. Observed multiple glue traps under 3 compartment sink and dish machine with 4 live roaches in one of them. **Admin Complaint**

Newks Eatery

676 W. 23rd St., Panama City

Routine Inspection on April 18

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 - 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. **Repeat Violation** **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-04-18: Chlorine tested at 0 ppm. Repair company waiting on parts to fix machine. Establishment to use three compartment sink for sanitizing until machine is fixed. **Time Extended**

Summit Market & Summit Tiki Bar

8743 Thomas Dr, Panama City Beach

Routine Inspection on April 16

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

4 total violations, with 2 high-priority violations

  • 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. Back room storage cooler: sliced a,Eric an cheese 52F, sliced white American cheese 52F, shredded mozzarella 52F, sliced ham 520 sliced Turkey 52, shredded cheddar/Monterey mix 53F, per employee all items in unit over night, see stop sale.

  • High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Back room storage cooler: sliced a,Eric an cheese 52F, sliced white American cheese 52F, shredded mozzarella 52F, sliced ham 520 sliced Turkey 52, shredded cheddar/Monterey mix 53F, per employee all items in unit over night, see stop sale. **Warning**

Waffle House #988

1901 N. Cove Blvd., Panama City

Routine Inspection on April 16

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

8 total violations, with 2 high-priority violations

  • High Priority - Employee switched from working with raw food to ready-to-eat food without washing hands. Observed employee crack raw shell eggs with gloves hands, begin handling ready to eat sandwich with same gloves and no handwash. Discussed with employee and issued stop sale on sandwich.

  • High Priority - Stop sale issued due to cross contamination from raw shell egg to ready to eat sandwich.

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: April 15-21, 2024