One Bay restaurants closed, seven get high-priority violations in state inspections
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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 July 21-27, 2025. 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 July 21-27 inspections, and no violations were found.
Cracker Barrel #749, 520 E 23rd St., Panama City**
Firefly, 535 Richard Jackson Blvd. Unit G, Panama City Beach**
Sonic Drive-In #5602, 11200 Hutchinson Blvd., Panama City**
St. Andrews Slice House, 1127 1/2 Beck Ave., Panama City**
** Restaurants that failed an inspection and aced a follow-up inspection in the same week
Which Bay County restaurants were temporarily closed by inspectors?
These restaurants failed their July 21-27 inspections and were temporarily closed. Follow-up inspections are required.
St. Andrews Slice House
1127 1/2 Beck Ave., Panama City
Routine inspection on July 22
Facility temporarily closed: Operations ordered stopped until violations are corrected.
Four total violations, with two high-priority violations
High Priority - Operating with an expired division of hotels and restaurants license.
High Priority - Roach activity present as evidenced by 31 live roaches found in the following locations: 10 roaches on back wall around electrical conduit, 10 roaches on back side of stand up reach in cooler around motor area, one roach around stand up reach in cooler wheel casing and 10 live roaches underneath reach in cooler around the catch pan area. **Warning**
Which Bay County restaurants had high-priority violations?
Chili's Grill and Bar
845 E 23rd Street., Panama City
Routine Inspection on July 25
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
Six total violations, with one high-priority violation
High Priority - Employee rubbed hands together for less than 15 seconds while washing hands.
Cracker Barrel #749
520 E 23rd St., Panama City
Routine inspection on July 22
Follow-up inspection required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
Seven total violations, with two high-priority violations
High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Shredded lettuce at 47 degrees Fahrenheit, cheese slices at 46 degrees Fahrenheit, cooked rice at 57 degrees Fahrenheit, whipped butter at 71 degrees Fahrenheit.
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Lettuce at 47 degrees Fahrenheit, rice at 57 degrees Fahrenheit, cheese slices at 46 degrees Fahrenheit, whipped butter at 71 degrees Fahrenheit. Manager discarded all items during inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Fazolis-Panama City
2219 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Panama City
Routine inspection on July 21
Follow-up inspection required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
11 total violations, with one high-priority violation
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety, commercially processed food reheating for hot holding not heated to a minimum temperature of 135 degrees Fahrenheit in all parts. Lasagna temperature at 130 degrees Fahrenheit at 10:50 a.m. after 30 minutes in hot holding and second reheat. Rechecked at 11:55 a.m. temperature at 165 degrees Fahrenheit. **Corrective Action Taken**
Peppers Mexican Grill and Cantina
2061 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Panama City
Complaint inspection on July 24
Follow-up inspection required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
Nine total violations, with four high-priority violations
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 0 ppm chlorine. Operator fixed pump tube and primed machine, tested at 100ppm. **Corrected On-Site**
High Priority - Hand wash sink by grill station dripping on floor. three compartment sink pipes dripping on floor. Dish pit sprayer sink leaking on to floor. Manager placed pans under sinks during inspection. **Warning**
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. Cook line drawers: raw chicken at 51 degrees Fahrenheit, raw chorizo at 63 degrees Fahrenheit, and pork carnitas at 52 degrees Fahrenheit at 3:40 p.m., per manager items in unit since approximately 11:30 a.m. Raw shrimp in unit since noon per manager, 44-49 degrees Fahrenheit at 4:05 p.m. See stop sale.
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cook line drawers: raw chicken at 51 degrees Fahrenheit, raw chorizo at 63 degrees Fahrenheit, and pork carnitas at 52 degrees Fahrenheit at 3:40 p.m., per manager items in unit since approximately 11:30 a.m. See stop sale. Also in drawer, per manager since noon: raw shrimp at 52 degrees Fahrenheit, raw beef at 62 degrees Fahrenheit, cheese sticks at 52 degrees Fahrenheit, imitation crabmeat at 54 degrees Fahrenheit, cooked potatoes at 62 degrees Fahrenheit. Manager moved items to freezer for rapid chilling. New temperatures at 4:05 p.m.: raw beef at 41 degrees Fahrenheit, cheese sticks at 40 degrees Fahrenheit, cooked potatoes at 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Raw shrimp down to 44-49 degrees Fahrenheit at 4:05 p.m., see stop sale **Warning**
Peppers Mexican Grill and Cantina
2061 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Panama City
Complaint inspection on July 25
Follow-up inspection required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
One total violation, with one high-priority violation
High Priority − From initial inspection : High Priority - Hand wash sink by grill station dripping on floor. three compartment sink pipes dripping on floor. Dish pit sprayer sink leaking on to floor. Manager placed pans under sinks during inspection. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection on July 25: Operator working to get plumbing repaired. **Time Extended**
Rafael Pizzeria
12700 Front Beach Rd., Panama City Beach
Routine inspection on July 25
Follow-up inspection required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
13 total violations, with two high-priority violations
High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Expired June 1
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Mozzarella cheese on pizza make table counter at 48 degrees Fahrenheit, per manager less than one hour. Moved to reach in cooler during inspection. **Corrective Action Taken**
Sonic Drive-In #5602
11200 Hutchinson Blvd., Panama City
Routine inspection on July 22
Follow-up inspection required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
12 total violations, with three high-priority violations
High Priority - four live, small flying insects found in kitchen area. **Warning**
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. Upright fry cooler: hot dogs at 49 degrees Fahrenheit, sausage patties at 49 degrees Fahrenheit, per employee items in cooler over night, see stop sale.
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Upright fry cooler: hot dogs at 49 degrees Fahrenheit, sausage patties at 49 degrees Fahrenheit, per employee items in cooler over night, see stop sale.
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 July 21-27
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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 July 21-27, 2025. 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 July 21-27 inspections, and no violations were found.
Cracker Barrel #749, 520 E 23rd St., Panama City**
Firefly, 535 Richard Jackson Blvd. Unit G, Panama City Beach**
Sonic Drive-In #5602, 11200 Hutchinson Blvd., Panama City**
St. Andrews Slice House, 1127 1/2 Beck Ave., Panama City**
** Restaurants that failed an inspection and aced a follow-up inspection in the same week
Which Bay County restaurants were temporarily closed by inspectors?
These restaurants failed their July 21-27 inspections and were temporarily closed. Follow-up inspections are required.
St. Andrews Slice House
1127 1/2 Beck Ave., Panama City
Routine inspection on July 22
Facility temporarily closed: Operations ordered stopped until violations are corrected.
Four total violations, with two high-priority violations
High Priority - Operating with an expired division of hotels and restaurants license.
High Priority - Roach activity present as evidenced by 31 live roaches found in the following locations: 10 roaches on back wall around electrical conduit, 10 roaches on back side of stand up reach in cooler around motor area, one roach around stand up reach in cooler wheel casing and 10 live roaches underneath reach in cooler around the catch pan area. **Warning**
Which Bay County restaurants had high-priority violations?
Chili's Grill and Bar
845 E 23rd Street., Panama City
Routine Inspection on July 25
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
Six total violations, with one high-priority violation
High Priority - Employee rubbed hands together for less than 15 seconds while washing hands.
Cracker Barrel #749
520 E 23rd St., Panama City
Routine inspection on July 22
Follow-up inspection required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
Seven total violations, with two high-priority violations
High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Shredded lettuce at 47 degrees Fahrenheit, cheese slices at 46 degrees Fahrenheit, cooked rice at 57 degrees Fahrenheit, whipped butter at 71 degrees Fahrenheit.
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Lettuce at 47 degrees Fahrenheit, rice at 57 degrees Fahrenheit, cheese slices at 46 degrees Fahrenheit, whipped butter at 71 degrees Fahrenheit. Manager discarded all items during inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Fazolis-Panama City
2219 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Panama City
Routine inspection on July 21
Follow-up inspection required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
11 total violations, with one high-priority violation
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety, commercially processed food reheating for hot holding not heated to a minimum temperature of 135 degrees Fahrenheit in all parts. Lasagna temperature at 130 degrees Fahrenheit at 10:50 a.m. after 30 minutes in hot holding and second reheat. Rechecked at 11:55 a.m. temperature at 165 degrees Fahrenheit. **Corrective Action Taken**
Peppers Mexican Grill and Cantina
2061 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Panama City
Complaint inspection on July 24
Follow-up inspection required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
Nine total violations, with four high-priority violations
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 0 ppm chlorine. Operator fixed pump tube and primed machine, tested at 100ppm. **Corrected On-Site**
High Priority - Hand wash sink by grill station dripping on floor. three compartment sink pipes dripping on floor. Dish pit sprayer sink leaking on to floor. Manager placed pans under sinks during inspection. **Warning**
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. Cook line drawers: raw chicken at 51 degrees Fahrenheit, raw chorizo at 63 degrees Fahrenheit, and pork carnitas at 52 degrees Fahrenheit at 3:40 p.m., per manager items in unit since approximately 11:30 a.m. Raw shrimp in unit since noon per manager, 44-49 degrees Fahrenheit at 4:05 p.m. See stop sale.
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cook line drawers: raw chicken at 51 degrees Fahrenheit, raw chorizo at 63 degrees Fahrenheit, and pork carnitas at 52 degrees Fahrenheit at 3:40 p.m., per manager items in unit since approximately 11:30 a.m. See stop sale. Also in drawer, per manager since noon: raw shrimp at 52 degrees Fahrenheit, raw beef at 62 degrees Fahrenheit, cheese sticks at 52 degrees Fahrenheit, imitation crabmeat at 54 degrees Fahrenheit, cooked potatoes at 62 degrees Fahrenheit. Manager moved items to freezer for rapid chilling. New temperatures at 4:05 p.m.: raw beef at 41 degrees Fahrenheit, cheese sticks at 40 degrees Fahrenheit, cooked potatoes at 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Raw shrimp down to 44-49 degrees Fahrenheit at 4:05 p.m., see stop sale **Warning**
Peppers Mexican Grill and Cantina
2061 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Panama City
Complaint inspection on July 25
Follow-up inspection required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
One total violation, with one high-priority violation
High Priority − From initial inspection : High Priority - Hand wash sink by grill station dripping on floor. three compartment sink pipes dripping on floor. Dish pit sprayer sink leaking on to floor. Manager placed pans under sinks during inspection. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection on July 25: Operator working to get plumbing repaired. **Time Extended**
Rafael Pizzeria
12700 Front Beach Rd., Panama City Beach
Routine inspection on July 25
Follow-up inspection required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
13 total violations, with two high-priority violations
High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Expired June 1
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Mozzarella cheese on pizza make table counter at 48 degrees Fahrenheit, per manager less than one hour. Moved to reach in cooler during inspection. **Corrective Action Taken**
Sonic Drive-In #5602
11200 Hutchinson Blvd., Panama City
Routine inspection on July 22
Follow-up inspection required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
12 total violations, with three high-priority violations
High Priority - four live, small flying insects found in kitchen area. **Warning**
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. Upright fry cooler: hot dogs at 49 degrees Fahrenheit, sausage patties at 49 degrees Fahrenheit, per employee items in cooler over night, see stop sale.
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Upright fry cooler: hot dogs at 49 degrees Fahrenheit, sausage patties at 49 degrees Fahrenheit, per employee items in cooler over night, see stop sale.
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 July 21-27
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