RED LOBSTER #0458

326 SW MIRACLE STRIP PKWY, FORT WALTON BEACH, Okaloosa County. DBPR licence 5601928. 6 inspection visits from 2023-08-15 to 2024-02-15.

No inspection since 2024-02-15. The restaurant may have closed, moved or changed licence; DBPR's files do not say which.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2024-02-15: complaint inspection, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic violations

1 of 1routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Okaloosa County average that year (0 had none)

1emergency closure recommended at an inspection since July 2023 (latest 2023-12-19)

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
2024-02-15	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	0
2023-12-20	Complaint follow-up	Allowed to reopen DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Complied	0	0	0
2023-12-19	Complaint inspection	Emergency closure recommended DBPR: Emergency order recommended	0	0	0		1 area 28 Sewage and wastewater disposed properly
2023-08-17	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2023-08-16	Follow-up visit	More time given DBPR: Call Back - Extension given, pending	1	0	0		1 area 01 Approved source
2023-08-15	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	3	3	2	0.39	5 areas 01 Approved source (x3) 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 03 Food Out of Temperature 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2)

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