CRACKER BARREL #749

520 E 23 ST, PANAMA CITY, Bay County. DBPR licence 1305782. 19 inspection visits from 2023-08-10 to 2026-08-27.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-08-27: complaint inspection, 0 high-priority, 1 intermediate, 0 basic violations

4 of 5routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Bay County average that year (1 had none)

0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023

7inspections 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
2026-08-27	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	0		1 area 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2026-08-07	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	0	5		6 areas 09 Foods handled with minimum contact 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed (x2) 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2026-08-03	Complaint follow-up	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2026-07-29	Complaint follow-up	More time given DBPR: Call Back - Extension given, pending	0	1	0		1 area 03 Food Out of Temperature
2026-07-28	Complaint inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	3	2	1		4 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature (x3) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2026-07-21	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	2	4		6 areas 05 Thermometers provided and conspicuously placed 11 Personnel with infections restricted 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed
2026-07-15	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	4		4 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils (x2) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2026-01-21	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	1		1 area 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated
2026-01-12	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	4	4	0.78	7 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 11 Personnel with infections restricted 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 42 Premises maintained, free of litter, unnecessary articles. Cleaning and maintenance equipment properly stored. Kitchen restricted to authorized personnel 50 Current license properly displayed
2025-07-23	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2025-07-22	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	2	0	5	0.78	7 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 29 Plumbing installed and maintained
2025-01-14	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	4	1	1		5 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2024-12-04	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2024-12-03	Follow-up visit	More time given DBPR: Call Back - Extension given, pending	1	0	0		1 area 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
2024-12-02	Follow-up visit	More time given DBPR: Call Back - Extension given, pending	1	0	0		1 area 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
2024-11-25	Follow-up visit	More time given DBPR: Call Back - Extension given, pending	1	0	0		1 area 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
2024-11-22	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	1	4	0	0.79	4 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2023-12-22	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	4	1	2	0.65	5 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature (x3) 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2023-08-10	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	0	0.65	1 area 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking

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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.