Cava Mezze Grill
15620 Panama City Beach Pkwy Ste 200, Panama City Beach, FL 32413 · Permanent Food Service · License 1305640
What drove the grade
Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135°F.
How the score was calculated
- Starting score100
- Violations at the Jul 30 routine inspection2 high priority (1 no follow-up needed, 1 fixed on the spot)-6
- Safety score94
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Inspection history
1 inspection · 1 visitRoutine inspection
- First visitJul 30, 2026 No follow-up needed
Met the state's inspection standards; the inspector didn't need to come back. Any violations cited still count toward the grade.
2 violations found:
Official report, on the Florida DBPR websiteWhat the inspector cited
High priority2
Code 03, Food out of temperature: Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135°F.
Hot holding: steak 110°F, per manager item heated and placed in hot well approximately 10 minutes ago. Voluntarily discarded during inspection.
Comminuted meat not reaching a minimum internal temperature of 155°F for 17 seconds or equivalent time/temperature combination as specified in cooking chart.
Lamb meat balls final temp 147°F. Employee continued cooking product to 190°F,
Fixed on the spot
Reading this report
Priority levels
- High priority The problems most likely to make someone sick directly.
- Intermediate Could lead to a high-priority problem if not fixed.
- Basic Best practices and general upkeep.
Terms in the inspectors’ reports
- Time/temperature control for safety food
- Food that has to be kept hot, at 135°F or above, or cold, at 41°F or below, to stay safe: meat, seafood, eggs, dairy, cooked rice and beans, cut melons and the like.