BLUE IGUANA TACO BAR AND CANTINA

36178 EMERALD COAST PARKWAY, DESTIN, Okaloosa County. DBPR licence 5603599. 9 inspection visits from 2023-12-05 to 2026-08-18.

Corrected at follow-upLast visit, 2026-08-18: complaint follow-up, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic violations

3 of 5routine 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
2026-08-18	Complaint follow-up	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2026-08-17	Complaint inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	2	0	3		5 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained
2026-05-26	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	4	0.26	5 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2025-02-07	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2025-02-06	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	4	1	13	0.28	12 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 05 Thermometers provided and conspicuously placed 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x2) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x4) 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2) 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2024-07-11	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2024-07-09	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	3	3	10	0.28	10 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature (x3) 05 Thermometers provided and conspicuously placed 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x3) 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x3) 38 Lighting provided as required. Fixtures shielded
2024-03-14	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	3	12	0.39	11 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x3) 38 Lighting provided as required. Fixtures shielded 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2023-12-05	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	4	0.39	4 areas 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof

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.