InspectLens

Walton County

DBPR D6. In FY2024-25 restaurants here averaged 0.30 high-priority violations per routine inspection (Florida 0.98), number 63 of 67 counties from the highest. This is the baseline InspectLens compares Walton stores against.

0.30high-priority violations per routine inspection, FY2024-25, n = 804
0.30first-visit baseline used for scores, n = 711 inspections
0.3%routine inspections ending in an emergency order recommendation, FY2024-25

By fiscal year

00.90FY2016-17: 0.84 (n = 396)16-17FY2017-18: 0.60 (n = 484)17-18FY2018-19: 0.64 (n = 544)18-19FY2019-20: 0.78 (n = 684)19-20FY2020-21: 0.59 (n = 749)20-21FY2021-22: 0.90 (n = 796)21-22FY2022-23: 0.52 (n = 732)22-23FY2023-24: 0.24 (n = 719)23-24FY2024-25: 0.30 (n = 804)24-25FY2025-26: 0.28 (n = 776)25-26FY2026-27: 0.37 (n = 314) partial year26-27*
High-priority violations per routine inspection, Walton vs Florida. * = fiscal year in progress. Data as of 2026-11-09.
Fiscal yearWaltonRoutine inspections (n)FloridaFirst-visit baseline
FY2026-27*0.373141.040.40
FY2025-260.287760.980.29
FY2024-250.308040.980.30
FY2023-240.247191.000.26
FY2022-230.527321.040.58
FY2021-220.907961.051.16
FY2020-210.597490.950.75
FY2019-200.786840.940.98
FY2018-190.645441.020.95
FY2017-180.604841.060.90
FY2016-170.843961.141.17

Recent emergency closures in Walton

Latest 5 of 5 closures in DBPR's weekly extracts (2025-12-29 to 2026-11-06). Reasons are DBPR's own wording.
ClosedBusinessCityReason (DBPR)Re-opened
2026-10-20Rivero's Street DestinFreeportSewage leaks2026-10-21
2026-10-06PanhandlersSanta Rosa BeachRodent activity2026-10-08
2026-09-01Rivero's Street DestinFreeportSewage leaks2026-09-02
2026-08-21Bistrology LLCMiramar BeachRodent activity2026-08-22
2026-01-29Cowgirl Kitchen MarketSanta Rosa BeachRodent activity2026-01-30