PEPITOS CANTINA & GRILL

36112 EMERALD COAST PKWY, DESTIN, Okaloosa County. DBPR licence 5603400. 13 inspection visits from 2023-11-30 to 2026-09-17.

Corrected at follow-upLast visit, 2026-09-17: follow-up visit, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic violations

4 of 6routine 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

1inspections 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
2026-09-17	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2026-09-08	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	5	1	1	0.27	3 areas 01 Approved source (x3) 03 Food Out of Temperature (x3) 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated
2026-02-19	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	4	0.26	5 areas 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2025-09-22	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2025-09-18	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	2	3	4	0.26	7 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2) 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-07-29	Complaint follow-up	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	2	0	0		2 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature
2024-07-29	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	2	0	1		3 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
2024-07-26	Complaint inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	3	1	4		6 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
2024-07-26	Follow-up visit	Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended	2	0	1		3 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
2024-07-24	Follow-up visit	Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended	2	0	1		3 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
2024-07-23	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	3	3	11	0.28	10 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 05 Thermometers provided and conspicuously placed 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x3) 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean (x3)
2024-02-19	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	2	7	0.39	7 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x3) 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
2023-11-30	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	1	0.39	1 area 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored

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.