PAPA JOHN'S PIZZA #1737

36088 EMERALD COAST PKWY, DESTIN, Okaloosa County. DBPR licence 5603312. 3 inspection visits from 2023-11-29 to 2026-01-05.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-01-05: routine inspection, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 2 basic violations

1 of 3routine 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

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	Basic	County avg	What was cited
2026-01-05	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	2	0.26	2 areas 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
2024-11-13	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	4	0.28	4 areas 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean 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
2023-11-29	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	0.39	2 areas 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 50 Current license properly displayed

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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.