PEPPERS MEXICAN GRILL AND CANTINA

2061 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR BLVD, PANAMA CITY, Bay County. DBPR licence 1304311. 14 inspection visits from 2023-10-23 to 2026-06-02.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-06-02: complaint inspection, 1 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 3 basic violations

4 of 4routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Bay County average that year (0 had none)

0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023

2inspections prompted by a complaint

Every inspection visit

Newest first. Violations: high-priority / intermediate / basic. County average = high-priority violations at a first routine visit, Bay County, same fiscal year. Codes and descriptions are DBPR's; the inspector's written notes are on DBPR's site only.
Date	Visit	Result	High	Inter.	Basic	County avg	What was cited
2026-06-02	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	3		4 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2026-04-09	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2026-04-08	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	5	5	10	0.78	13 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory (x2) 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x4) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x3) 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2) 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-08-04	Complaint follow-up	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2025-07-25	Complaint follow-up	More time given DBPR: Call Back - Extension given, pending	1	0	0		1 area 28 Sewage and wastewater disposed properly
2025-07-24	Complaint inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	4	2	3		9 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 28 Sewage and wastewater disposed properly 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2) 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 47 Electrical wiring - adequate, good repair (FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY)
2025-01-27	Licensing inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	7	2	8		9 areas 01 Approved source 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x5) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2)
2024-07-31	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2024-07-26	Follow-up visit	More time given DBPR: Call Back - Extension given, pending	1	0	1		2 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 28 Sewage and wastewater disposed properly
2024-07-25	Follow-up visit	More time given DBPR: Call Back - Extension given, pending	2	0	1		2 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 28 Sewage and wastewater disposed properly
2024-07-24	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	7	2	4	0.79	10 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 28 Sewage and wastewater disposed properly 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2) 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 50 Current license properly displayed
2024-02-19	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	4	3	3	0.65	8 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x2) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure 28 Sewage and wastewater disposed properly 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
2023-10-24	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2023-10-23	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	4	0	4	0.65	6 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2)

A routine inspection is one visit on one day. Inspectors in different counties record violations differently, so compare a count with its county average, not with a restaurant in another county. Nothing on this page is a rating. Source: DBPR inspection files, data as of 2026-11-09; DBPR's own record for this licence is the official one.