CHAPALA AUTHENTIC MEXICAN RESTAURANT AND GRILL

1027 JOHN SIMS PKWY, NICEVILLE, Okaloosa County. DBPR licence 5600768. 12 inspection visits from 2023-12-13 to 2026-05-15.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-05-15: routine inspection, 0 high-priority, 2 intermediate, 2 basic violations

2 of 4routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Okaloosa County average that year (2 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, Okaloosa 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
2026-05-15	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	2	2	0.26	4 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2026-02-10	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2026-02-06	Follow-up visit	More time given DBPR: Call Back - Extension given, pending	1	0	0		1 area 03 Food Out of Temperature
2026-02-05	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	1	1	2	0.26	4 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure
2024-10-07	Complaint follow-up	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2024-10-04	Complaint inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	9	5	8		16 areas 01 Approved source 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 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 (x2) 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 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 (x2)
2024-07-11	Complaint follow-up	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2024-07-10	Complaint follow-up	More time given DBPR: Call Back - Extension given, pending	1	0	0		1 area 03 Food Out of Temperature
2024-07-09	Complaint inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	1	0	4		5 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2024-03-12	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2024-03-05	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	2	1	5	0.39	7 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 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)
2023-12-13	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	4	0.39	5 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 49 Flammable/combustible materials - properly stored (FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY)

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.