Waffle House 1953

22913 Panama City Beach Pkwy, Panama City Beach, FL 32413 · Permanent Food Service · License 1305475

C
Grade C
Safety score 75 of 100
Latest visit: Oct 20, 2026 (3 weeks ago)

What drove the grade

Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition.High priority, repeat · fixed by the Oct 20 follow-up · 7 other violations

How the score was calculated

  • Starting score100
  • Violations at the Oct 6 routine inspection
    6 high priority (fixed by the Oct 20 follow-up, 2 repeats), 2 basic (1 repeat)
    -25
  • Safety score75

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Inspection history

1 inspection · 2 visits

Routine inspection

8 violations found · Inspector came back once
  1. Follow-up visitOct 20, 2026 Fixed at follow-up

    The inspector came back and found the problems fixed.

    All earlier violations corrected.

    Official report, on the Florida DBPR website
  2. First visitOct 6, 2026

    Problems were found that had to be fixed. The inspector will come back to check.

    8 violations found:

    • 6 High priority
    • 2 Basic
    What the inspector cited

    High priority6

    • Code 01, Approved source; food safe and unadulterated: Food contaminated by employees/consumers and operator continued to serve food.

      See stop sale. Observed employees cracking raw shell eggs with gloved hands , wiping gloved hands on aprons and then plating a waffle and cookies sausage onto plate to plated with same gloved hands.

      Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition.

      Waffle and cooked sausage.

      Repeat violation

    • Code 12, Handwashing and hygienic practices: Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food.

      Observed employee cooking food on grill/flattop change gloves with out washing hands.

      Employee dried hands on clothes/apron/soiled towel after washing.

      Observed employees After cracking shell eggs with gloves on both employees rubbed hands on aprons. Had discussion with manager.

      Employee cracked raw shell eggs and then handled ready-to-eat food and/or clean equipment or utensils without washing hands.

      Observed an employee cracking a shell egg with gloves on then pulled plate and scraped cooked sausage onto plate with same soiled gloved hand. Observed an employee crack a shell egg wiped hands on apron then pulled a plate and picked up waffle and placed on plate with same gloved hand.

    • Code 22, Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized: Heat strip failed to turn black to indicate the sanitization temperature of 160°F was achieved on the dish surface and/or high temperature holding thermometer did not reach 160°F.

      Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired. Observed high temp thermometer at 112.9, employee cleaned it out re checked temperature 141.9

      Repeat violation

    Basic2

    • Code 14, Food-contact surfaces designed and maintained: Ice buildup in reach walk-in freezer at front bottom of door and in door frame.

    • Code 22, Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized: Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin in corners of chute.

      Repeat violation

    Official report, on the Florida DBPR website

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

Ready-to-eat food
Food eaten without further cooking, such as salads, sandwiches, deli meats and cooked dishes.
Stop sale
An order that the food can’t be sold or served.

Most cited

Handwashing and hygienic practices3
Approved source; food safe and unadulterated2
Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized2
Food-contact surfaces designed and maintained1