THE BOATHOUSE OYSTER BAR
288 B HARBOR BLVD · DESTIN · Okaloosa County · FL 32541
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
8 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 4
12A-07-5High Priority – Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Main kitchen cook left cook line and returned multiple times without washing hands before putting on gloves to engage in food handling.
35A-02-6High Priority – Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. 4-5 small flying insects observed in main kitchen and ware wash area. **Warning**
01B-02-5High Priority – Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. ROP tuna located on main kitchen make bar observed in ROP fully thawed. Packaging states that the product must remain frozen . Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Pre shucked oysters located in oyster upright cooler. 46/50/47F greater than 4 hrs. **Warning**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Pre shucked oysters located in oyster upright cooler. 46/50/47F greater than 4 hrs. See stop sale **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
Intermediate 2
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Oyster cook station cutting boards stained
01C-07-4Intermediate – Raw, in-shell clams/mussels/oysters from different original containers mixed together prior to preparation for service. Two batches of shell stock contained in same ice bin at oyster shucking station. **Repeat Violation**
Basic 2
06-09-1Basic – Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. ROP tuna located on main kitchen make bar observed in ROP fully thawed. Packaging states that the product must remain frozen .
35B-05-4Basic – Outer openings not protected during operation and vermin and/or environmental cross contamination present. Main kitchen doors open with small flying insects observed in kitchen ware wash area. Kitchen doors closed during the inspection by Owner / Operator. **Corrective Action Taken**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 22, 2026 12:40 PM.
Violation category totals
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.