Lower Grand Lagoon, Bay County

BIG EASY

8744 THOMAS DR, Lower Grand Lagoon, FL 32408

FoodSeating
Latest violations
3
1 Intermediate
Apr 7, 2026
City
Lower Grand Lagoon
County
Bay
Status
Current / Active
Inspections
5

Violation history

Florida violations grouped by priority level over time.

Inspection history

Florida inspections are violation-priority based, with high priority, intermediate, and basic counts shown separately.

Apr 7, 2026

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Intermediate: 1Basic: 2Total: 3

02C-02-5

Detail 24497586

Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Several pans containing New Orleans sauce, Crawfish sauce, and other prepared onsite items, prepared on 04/06/2026 not marked by 06/07/2026. Operator properly date marked items at the time of inspection. Corrected On-Site

28-02-4

Detail 24497587

Basic - Condensation or other drainage not disposed of according to law. AC unit leaking water in the kitchen, next to handwashing sink. Standing water in the area.

33-20-4

Detail 24497584

Basic - Grease on the ground and/or pad around grease receptacle.

45-02-4

Detail 24497585

Portable fire extinguisher gauge in red zone, next to back door area. For reporting purposes only.

Jan 21, 2026

Routine - Food

Call Back - Complied

No violations recorded for this inspection.

Jan 16, 2026

Routine - Food

Warning Issued

High Priority: 5Intermediate: 3Basic: 3Total: 11

22-41-4

Detail 24309162

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. Bar dishmachine tested at 10ppm chlorine. Dish machine primed and retested at 100ppm Corrected On-Site

08A-05-6

Detail 24309170

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw shell eggs over grits in the walk in cooler.

01B-02-5

Detail 24309164

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. Expo cooler: shrimp tasso sauce 54F at 4:20 per employee in cooler since 11:00am, see stop sale.

03A-02-5

Detail 24309172

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Expo cooler: shrimp tasso sauce 54F at 4:20 per employee in cooler since 11:00am, see stop sale. Jambalaya 67F, shrimp Alfredo 77F, butter 46F, per employee items in cooler approximately 90 minutes. Warning

35A-02-7

Detail 24309169

High Priority - Two live, small flying insects in the women's guest bathroom. Warning

02C-03-5

Detail 24309171

Intermediate - Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Half and half in the expo line lowboy opened for 48 hours per employee, without date marked based.

31A-11-4

Detail 24309165

Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Items stored in kitchen handwashing sink. Bar sink used as dump sink as evidenced by strainer with food and straws in it. All items removed during insoection Corrected On-Site

02C-08-5

Detail 24309168

Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened/prepared, frozen and then thawed and held at refrigeration temperature not properly date marked. Grit cakes pulled from freezer, not date marked based on pull date.

12B-02-4

Detail 24309166

Basic - Employee eating in a food preparation. Employee moved their food and finished eating in a different area. Corrected On-Site

08B-38-4

Detail 24309163

Basic - Food stored on floor. Case of fries stored on floor in the walk in freezer.

14-69-4

Detail 24309167

Basic - Ice buildup in walk-in freezer.

May 30, 2025

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 1Total: 1

03A-02-5

Detail 23800775

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Chicken Jambalaya 82F, New Orleans sauce 83F, Tasso sauce 81F, gravy 81F ( 5:09-6:40). Chef placed items in freezer to reduce temperatures and will place on ice. Corrective Action Taken

Dec 12, 2024

Food-Licensing Inspection

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Basic: 2Total: 2

51-13-4

Detail 23417421

Basic - No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted.

35B-03-4

Detail 23417420

Basic - Outer openings not protected with self-closing doors. Back door to kitchen.