HOTEL EFFIE
1 GRAND SANDESTIN BLVD · MIRAMAR BEACH · Walton County · FL 32550
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2 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 1
03G-04-5High Priority – – From initial inspection : High Priority – Fish not held frozen before, during and after being packaged onsite using a reduced oxygen packaging method. See stop sale. Walk in freezer Halibut 3/8, tuna 1/3. Applied heat then ice bath then ROP then froze per chef. Repeat violation from 10/24/25. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint** – From follow-up inspection 2025-03-13: Walk in cooler- grouper 35F stored over ice in ROP 3 bags dates 2/28 and 3/9. See stop sale. Repeat violation from 10/24/24 and 3/12/25. **Time Extended**
Intermediate 1
03G-50-1Intermediate – – From initial inspection : Intermediate – Operator is doing a special process, conducting reduced oxygen packaging, cooking time/temperature control for safety food to a time and temperature combination lesser than those in the Food Code or operating a molluscan shellfish tank for human consumption without a HACCP plan approved by the Division of Hotels and Restaurants. Walk in cooler-AMBIENT 38F- ROP- all raw- Chicken w skins 3/12, chicken wings 2/11, pulled chicken 12/21, duck breast 3/11, chicken breast 3/6, NY strip beef 2/28, chicken thigh/ breast 3/8, beef filet 2/20. Walk in freezer- Frozen- ROP- prime rib 12/1, chicken 1/17, halibut 3/8, stuffed quail 1/3, tuna 1/3, NY strip beef 9/30, scallops 1/3, she crab soup 12/14, sauce 1/17. Cold hold near expo and wait station- upright cooler- ROP raw beef filet (date 2/2 ). See stop sale. **Warning** – From follow-up inspection 2025-03-13: Observed: walk in cooler- grouper 35F stored over ice in ROP bag date marked 2/28 and 3/9. See stop sale. Repeat violation from 3-12-25. **Time Extended**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 13, 2026 12:49 PM.
Violation category totals
2 observation(s)
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