WHALES TAIL BEACH GRILL

1373 E HWY 98, DESTIN, Walton County. DBPR licence 7600372. 10 inspection visits from 2023-07-18 to 2026-10-08.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-10-08: routine inspection, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 3 basic violations

2 of 5routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Walton County average that year (3 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, Walton 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
2026-10-08	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	3	0.40	3 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2026-03-16	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	4	5	0.29	7 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 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 50 Current license properly displayed 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x2)
2025-08-08	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2025-08-06	Follow-up visit	More time given DBPR: Call Back - Extension given, pending	1	0	0		1 area 03 Food Out of Temperature
2025-08-05	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	1	2	12	0.29	11 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x3) 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 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-04-21	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	2	2	0.30	6 areas 01 Approved source 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-09-20	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	7	0.30	6 areas 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x3)
2024-05-17	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	0
2023-08-04	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	5		4 areas 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 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2)
2023-07-18	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	2	6		7 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 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.