Florida Food Grade

The Crack of Dawn Cafe

550 Mary Esther Cut Off NW Unit 11, Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548 · Permanent Food Service · License 5604234

Official report for the latest visit, on the Florida DBPR website
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Grade A
Safety score 98 of 100
Latest visit: Jul 29, 2026

What drove the grade

Ceiling tile missing.Basic, repeat

How the score was calculated

  • Starting score100
  • Violations at the Jul 29 routine inspection
    1 basic (1 repeat)
    -2
  • Safety score98

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Inspection history

1 inspection · 1 visit

Routine inspection

1 violation found
  1. First visitJul 29, 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.

    1 violation found:

    • 1 Basic
    What the inspector cited

    Basic1

    • Code 36, Floors, walls, ceilings and ventilation: Ceiling tile missing.

      Ceiling tile over back door missing. Ceiling tile over walk in cooler warped/not seated properly.

      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.

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Most cited

Floors, walls, ceilings and ventilation1