Old Florida Fish House
33 Herons Watch Way, Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32459 · Permanent Food Service · License 7601906
What drove the grade
Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength.
How the score was calculated
- Starting score100
- Violations at the Sep 29 complaint inspection2 high priority (fixed on the spot, 1 repeat), 5 basic-13
- Safety score87
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Inspection history
1 inspection · 1 visitComplaint inspection
- First visitSep 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.
7 violations found:
Official report, on the Florida DBPR websiteWhat the inspector cited
High priority2
Code 22, Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized: Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength.
Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Observed mechanical dish machine with 0ppm chlorine reading. Operator primed machine with 100ppm chlorine reading during inspection.
Fixed on the spotRepeat violation
Code 41, Chemicals and toxic substances: Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored.
Observed container of glass cleaner and oven cleaner stored on shelf beside food. Observed a bottle of dish cleaner stored on top of ice bin. Operator moved chemicals during inspection.
Fixed on the spot
Basic5
Code 08, Food protection and cross-contamination: Food stored on floor.
Observed mahi stored on floor in walk-in freezer.
Code 14, Food-contact surfaces designed and maintained: Ice buildup in walk-in freezer.
Code 23, Non-food contact surfaces clean: Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust.
Observed black mild-like substance on multiple reach-in cooler door gaskets.
Code 36, Floors, walls, ceilings and ventilation: Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance.
Observed dust on ceiling vent above cook line, black mold-like substance on ceiling around vents and on vents in ware washing area, and accumulation of dust on ceiling fan in ware washing area.
Code 40, Employee personal belongings: Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items.
Observed employee purse stored beside microwave in kitchen, employee drinks stored on shelf above prep table in kitchen.
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
- Nonfood-contact surface
- Surfaces food doesn’t touch, such as the outsides of equipment, handles and door gaskets.