MANATEES GRILL

573 SANTA ROSA BLVD, FT WALTON BEACH, Okaloosa County. DBPR licence 5603221. 7 inspection visits from 2023-08-29 to 2026-09-01.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-09-01: routine inspection, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic violations

2 of 6routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Okaloosa County average that year (4 had none)

1emergency closure recommended at an inspection since July 2023 (latest 2025-09-02)

0inspections 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
2026-09-01	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	0	0.27
2026-03-02	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	1	0.26	1 area 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2025-11-06	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	1	0.26	1 area 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
2025-09-03	Follow-up visit	Allowed to reopen DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Complied	0	1	0		1 area 52 False/misleading statements published or advertised relating to food/beverage
2025-09-02	Routine inspection	Emergency closure recommended DBPR: Emergency order recommended	1	2	2	0.26	5 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 52 False/misleading statements published or advertised relating to food/beverage
2025-04-01	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	4	0.28	4 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 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
2023-08-29	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	0	0.39	1 area 50 Current license properly displayed

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.