Restaurant/Food Truck Inspections in the Fort Walton Beach/Destin Area: August 5-11, 2024
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 Okaloosa County Restaurant Inspections page.
Here is the breakdown of recent health inspections in Okaloosa County, Florida 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 Okaloosa County Restaurant Inspection website.
Which restaurants in Okaloosa 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.
- Azteca Mexican Restaurant, 789 N. Ferdon Blvd., Crestview
- Lunch at Coney Island, 107 N. Main St., Crestview
- Dairy Queen, 406 John Sims Pkwy, Niceville
- Downtown Music Hall, 212 Miracle Strip Pkwy SE, Fort Walton Beach**
- Holiday Inn Express, 127 Miracle Strip Pkwy SW, Fort Walton Beach**
- Little Caesars, Lc Crestview LLC, 1096 N. Ferdon Blvd., Crestview**
- McDonald’s Restaurant 4995, 302 W. James Lee Blvd., Crestview
- Nellie’s Lumpia Fwb, 202 Ferry Rd SE, Fort Walton Beach
- Pallet Bar and Grill, 449 Eglin Pkwy NE, Fort Walton Beach
- Sabor A Mexico, 13 SE Eglin Pkwy, Fort Walton Beach**
- Shalimar Cheers Pub, 1270 N. Eglin Pkwy Ste B11, Shalimar
- Shalimar Pointe Golf Club, 2 Country Club Rd, Shalimar
- Taco Town Of Crestview, 1238 N. Ferdon Blvd. Unit A, Crestview
- Waffle House No. 1921, 2060 W. Highway 98, Mary Esther
- Waffle House #2257, 1130 N. Ferdon Blvd., Crestview
** Restaurants that failed an inspection and passed a follow-up inspection with flying colors in the same week
Which restaurants in Okaloosa County have high priority violations?
751 N. Ferdon Blvd. Unit 759, Crestview
Routine inspection on August 5
Follow-up inspection required: Violations require further inspection but do not pose an immediate threat to the public.
2 violations in total, 2 of which are high priority
- High Priority – Operating with an expired license from the Division of Hotels and Restaurants. License expired on June 1, 2024. **Admin Complaint**
- High Priority – Raw pet food stored above/improperly separated from ready-to-eat foods: Sheet in walk-in cooler with raw beef on it above a pot of minced garlic. Employees moved during inspection. **Corrected on site**
197 N. Main St., Crestview
Routine inspection on August 8
Follow-up inspection required: Violations require further inspection but do not pose an immediate threat to the public.
1 total violation, of which 1 violation with high priority
- High Priority – Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Expires June 1, 2024. **Admin Complaint**
106 Eglin Pkwy NE, Fort Walton Beach
Routine inspection on August 5
Follow-up inspection required: Violations require further inspection but do not pose an immediate threat to the public.
1 total violation, of which 1 violation with high priority
- High Priority – Operating with expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. June 1, 2024. **Warning**
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.
