ISTANBULFOODLOVERS LLC

550 MARY ESTER CUT OFF NW STE 13, FORT WALTON BEACH, Okaloosa County. DBPR licence 5603379. 15 inspection visits from 2023-08-07 to 2026-08-13.

Corrected at follow-upLast visit, 2026-08-13: follow-up visit, 2 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 1 basic violations

3 of 6routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Okaloosa County average that year (3 had none)

2emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023 (latest 2025-11-12)

3inspections 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
2026-08-13	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	2	0	1		1 area 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x3)
2026-08-12	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	3	1	2	0.27	4 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x3) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2026-01-12	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	2		3 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 32 Restrooms with self-closing doors, fixtures operate properly, facility clean, supplied with hand-soap, disposable towels or hand drying devices, tissue, covered waste receptacles 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2025-11-13	Complaint follow-up	Allowed to reopen DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Complied	0	0	0
2025-11-12	Complaint inspection	Emergency closure recommended DBPR: Emergency order recommended	2	0	1		1 area 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x3)
2025-10-20	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	0	0.26
2025-10-20	Complaint follow-up	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2025-08-15	Complaint follow-up	More time given DBPR: Call Back - Extension given, pending	0	1	0		1 area 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-08-14	Complaint inspection	Emergency closure recommended DBPR: Emergency order recommended	2	1	1		2 areas 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x3) 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-05-28	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2025-05-27	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	4	3	5	0.28	9 areas 01 Approved source 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory (x2) 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 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 50 Current license properly displayed 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-01-29	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	3	0	2	0.28	5 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 50 Current license properly displayed
2024-01-23	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	0	0.39
2023-10-10	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2023-08-07	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	0	1	2	0.39	3 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification

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.