Panama City Beach, Bay County

SALTWATER GRILL

11040 HUTCHISON BLVD, Panama City Beach, FL 32407

FoodSeating
Latest violations
7
1 High Priority
May 26, 2026
City
Panama City Beach
County
Bay
Status
Current / Active
Inspections
8

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.

May 26, 2026

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 1Intermediate: 1Basic: 5Total: 7

01B-17-5

Detail 24593583

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food required to be date marked is not date marked and time of opening/preparation cannot be determined. See stop sale. Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Cartons of half and half, scrambled egg mix and liquid egg yolks in walk in cooler, and whole Greek yogurt on dessert station not date marked after opening, and date could not be determined.

02C-03-5

Detail 24593581

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. Cartons of half and half, scrambled egg mix and liquid egg yolks in walk in cooler, and whole Greek yogurt on dessert station not date marked after opening, and date could not be determined. See stop sale.

22-16-4

Detail 24593584

Basic - Both bar reach-in cooler interior have some buildup in the bottom.

14-01-5

Detail 24593582

Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Ramekin in croutons' container on salad dressing station.

13-07-4

Detail 24593580

Basic - Multiple employees wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms, like watches, bracelets and rings with stones, while engaging in food preparation.

08B-12-5

Detail 24593585

Basic - Stored food not covered. Cut open pineapple in produce walk in cooler not covered.

29-11-4

Detail 24593586

Basic - Water leaking from pipe in handwashing sink adjacent to salad station. Operator fixed pipe at the time of inspection. Corrected On-Site

Mar 25, 2026

Routine - Food

Call Back - Complied

No violations recorded for this inspection.

Mar 16, 2026

Routine - Food

Call Back - Extension given, pending

Intermediate: 1Total: 1

02B-01-5

Detail 24444350

Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Menu does not identify which items contain raw or undercooked animal foods covered by the consumer advisory. Raw items on sushi menu not marked. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2026-01-16: 58 days remaining on 60-day callback. Time Extended - From follow-up inspection 2026-01-20: 54 days remaining on 60-day callback. Time Extended - From follow-up inspection 2026-03-16: New menu pages printed, not yet placed in menu jackets Time Extended

Jan 20, 2026

Routine - Food

Call Back - Extension given, pending

Intermediate: 1Total: 1

02B-01-5

Detail 24312730

Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Menu does not identify which items contain raw or undercooked animal foods covered by the consumer advisory. Raw items on sushi menu not marked. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2026-01-16: 58 days remaining on 60-day callback. Time Extended - From follow-up inspection 2026-01-20: 54 days remaining on 60-day callback. Time Extended

Jan 16, 2026

Routine - Food

Call Back - Extension given, pending

High Priority: 1Intermediate: 1Total: 2

03A-02-5

Detail 24309063

High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Fry station: lobster 45F, grit cakes 49F, Cole slaw 52F, feta 52F, Grill: New York strips 47F, grouper 48F, lamb 52F, per manager all items out for less than 1 hour. Items transferred to colder unit during inspection. Cooked shrimp in sushi cooler 48F, per employee item in cooler over night, sees top sale. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2026-01-16: Grill cooler temperatures: grouper 38F, New York Strip 42F, lamb chops 43F. Sushi station: cooked onions 37F. Fry station: lobster 43F, feta cheese 54F, grit cakes 46F, fish dip 44F. Per employee items in cooler approximately 20 minutes. Time Extended

02B-01-5

Detail 24309062

Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Menu does not identify which items contain raw or undercooked animal foods covered by the consumer advisory. Raw items on sushi menu not marked. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2026-01-16: 58 days remaining on 60-day callback. Time Extended

Jan 14, 2026

Routine - Food

Warning Issued

High Priority: 3Intermediate: 3Basic: 2Total: 8

01B-24-5

Detail 24304173

High Priority - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening/preparation. Imitation crab meat opened 1-3-26, not used by 1-14-26. See stop sale.

01B-02-5

Detail 24304170

High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Sushi upright: cooked shrimp 48F, per employee item in cooler over night, sees top sale.

03A-02-5

Detail 24304176

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Fry station: lobster 45F, grit cakes 49F, Cole slaw 52F, feta 52F, Grill: New York strips 47F, grouper 48F, lamb 52F, per manager all items out for less than 1 hour. Items transferred to colder unit during inspection. Cooked shrimp in sushi cooler 48F, per employee item in cooler over night, sees top sale. Warning

02B-01-5

Detail 24304171

Intermediate - Menu does not identify which items contain raw or undercooked animal foods covered by the consumer advisory. Raw items on sushi menu not marked. Warning

53B-14-5

Detail 24304177

Intermediate - Required employee training expired for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Observed expired certificate for Shanique.

27-16-4

Detail 24304175

Intermediate - Water with a temperature of least 85 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. Hand wash sink in west server station, maximum temp 66F.

13-03-4

Detail 24304172

Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. 2 cooks with out hair restraints. Cooks obtained hair restraints during inspection. Corrected On-Site

23-03-4

Detail 24304174

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Build up around gasket area of reach in coolers in sauté and desert stations. Spillage around edges of ice bin at bar.

May 30, 2025

Complaint Full

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Intermediate: 1Basic: 2Total: 3

02B-01-5

Detail 23800716

Intermediate - Menu does not identify which items contain raw or undercooked animal foods covered by the consumer advisory. Manager is in process of adding asterisks to raw or under cooked items on menu and will reprint menus. Corrective Action Taken

08B-38-4

Detail 23800717

Basic - Food stored on floor. Bin of bread dough stored on floor in walk in cooler.

08B-12-5

Detail 23800718

Basic - Stored food not covered. Breaded chicken stored in walk in freezer not covered. Crab cakes cooling in walk in cooler not covered.

Apr 2, 2025

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 1Intermediate: 2Basic: 7Total: 10

29-34-4

Detail 23680566

High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Mop sink.

41-17-4

Detail 23680564

Intermediate - Employee soap bottle not labeled located in the bar area.

22-02-4

Detail 23680562

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener blade and the oven on the cook line and cutting board on the cook line.

22-20-5

Detail 23680565

Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine by the office.

36-36-4

Detail 23680558

Basic - Ceiling tile missing,in the waitress station.

36-24-5

Detail 23680557

Basic - Hole in or other damage to wall,underneath employee hand sink heading into waitress station close to the bar.

31B-04-4

Detail 23680561

Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees in the bar area employee hand sink.

33-38-4

Detail 23680559

Basic - No waste receptacle installed at handwash sink provided with disposable towels. Employee hand sink by the mop sink.

23-03-4

Detail 23680563

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters.

16-46-4

Detail 23680560

Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning,in the drying area.