THE OLIVE GARDEN ITALIAN RESTAURANT 1689

34970 EMERALD COAST PKWY, DESTIN, Okaloosa County. DBPR licence 5603486. 10 inspection visits from 2023-07-31 to 2026-09-09.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-09-09: complaint inspection, 1 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 2 basic violations

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

0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023

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
2026-09-09	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	2		3 areas 01 Approved source 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
2026-04-14	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	1		1 area 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
2026-04-14	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2026-02-12	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	0	2	2	0.26	3 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
2025-09-18	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	2	0.26	4 areas 01 Approved source 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
2025-05-30	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	1		1 area 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof
2025-02-10	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	2	0.28	2 areas 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 50 Current license properly displayed
2024-10-11	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	3	0.28	4 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 05 Thermometers provided and conspicuously placed 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils
2023-12-27	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	2	8	0.39	8 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2) 42 Premises maintained, free of litter, unnecessary articles. Cleaning and maintenance equipment properly stored. Kitchen restricted to authorized personnel
2023-07-31	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	6	0.39	5 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2) 42 Premises maintained, free of litter, unnecessary articles. Cleaning and maintenance equipment properly stored. Kitchen restricted to authorized personnel

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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.