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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 Okaloosa County restaurant inspections site.
Here’s the breakdown for recent health inspections in Okaloosa County, Florida, for the week of Sept. 1-7, 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 Okaloosa County restaurant inspection site.
Which Okaloosa County restaurants got perfect scores on their health inspections?
These restaurants met all standards during their Sept. 1-7 inspections and no violations were found.
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Tiki Hut, 1110 Santa Rosa Blvd., Fort Walton Beach
** Restaurants that failed an inspection and aced a follow-up inspection in the same week
Which Okaloosa County restaurants were temporarily closed by inspectors?
These restaurants failed their Sept. 1-7 inspections and were temporarily closed. Follow-upinspections are required.
573 Santa Rosa Blvd., Fort Walton Beach
Routine Inspection on Sept. 2
Facility Temporarily Closed: Operations ordered stopped until violations are corrected.
5 total violations, with 1 high-priority violation
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High Priority – 35A-04-4 Observed: Rodent activity present as evidenced by rodent droppings found. Observed seventeen rodent droppings on the dish machine located in the kitchen. Fifteen rodent droppings observed on top of the dish machine. Two rodent droppings on lower frame of the dish machine. Rodent droppings removed and area cleaned during the inspection. Reference: 509.221(7) FS: The operator of any establishment licensed under this chapter shall take effective measures to protect the establishment against the entrance and the breeding on the premises of all vermin. Any room in such an establishment infested with such vermin shall be fumigated, disinfected, renovated, or other corrective action taken until the vermin are exterminated. Priority: High Priority **Warning**
Which Okaloosa County restaurants did not pass the first inspection?
109 A Racetrack Rd, Fort Walton Beach
Routine Inspection on Sept. 2
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
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High Priority – Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license: observed license expired on June 01, 2025. Owner/Operator paid his fees during the inspection. Inspector attempted to update in the iPad but the update is not yet available to verify. **Admin Complaint**
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 Northwest Florida Daily News: Fort Walton Beach/Destin area restaurant/food truck inspections: Sept. 1-7, 2025
