Florida Food Grade

Down Island Restaurant

2780 US Highway 98 W, Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32459 · Permanent Food Service · License 7602296

Official report for the latest visit, on the Florida DBPR website
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Grade A
Safety score 98 of 100
Latest visit: Oct 21, 2026 (2 weeks ago)

What drove the grade

Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler- beside fryers.Basic, repeat

How the score was calculated

  • Starting score100
  • Violations at the Oct 21 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 visitOct 21, 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 29, Plumbing and backflow prevention: Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler- beside fryers.

      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

Plumbing and backflow prevention1