Inspection Report

Florida DBPR Inspection Report
Warning

BIG EASY

8744 THOMAS DR · PANAMA CITY BEACH · Bay County · FL 32408

Restaurant history →

Inspection Summary

Inspection dateJanuary 16, 2026
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionWarning Issued
Resultfollow_up_required
Inspection number3626532
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID10921767
DBPR license1305344

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
5 High Priority3 Intermediate3 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical11 Total
MEMBER-ONLY COMPARISON

See what changed since the last inspection.

Sign in or create a free account to browse without ads and see newly cited, repeated, and no-longer-cited violation categories.

Unlock comparison

All DBPR Inspector Observations

11 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.

High Priority 5

#4High Priority22-41-4

High Priority – 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. Bar dishmachine tested at 10ppm chlorine. Dish machine primed and retested at 100ppm **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#5High Priority08A-05-6

High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw shell eggs over grits in the walk in cooler.

#6High Priority01B-02-5

High Priority – Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Expo cooler: shrimp tasso sauce 54F at 4:20 per employee in cooler since 11:00am, see stop sale.

Stop Sale
#7High Priority03A-02-5

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Expo cooler: shrimp tasso sauce 54F at 4:20 per employee in cooler since 11:00am, see stop sale. Jambalaya 67F, shrimp Alfredo 77F, butter 46F, per employee items in cooler approximately 90 minutes. **Warning**

WarningStop Sale
#8High Priority35A-02-7

High Priority – Two live, small flying insects in the women's guest bathroom. **Warning**

Warning

Intermediate 3

#9Intermediate02C-03-5

Intermediate – Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Half and half in the expo line lowboy opened for 48 hours per employee, without date marked based.

#10Intermediate31A-11-4

Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Items stored in kitchen handwashing sink. Bar sink used as dump sink as evidenced by strainer with food and straws in it. All items removed during insoection **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#11Intermediate02C-08-5

Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened/prepared, frozen and then thawed and held at refrigeration temperature not properly date marked. Grit cakes pulled from freezer, not date marked based on pull date.

Basic 3

#1Basic12B-02-4

Basic – Employee eating in a food preparation. Employee moved their food and finished eating in a different area. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#2Basic08B-38-4

Basic – Food stored on floor. Case of fries stored on floor in the walk in freezer.

#3Basic14-69-4

Basic – Ice buildup in walk-in freezer.

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 15, 2026 7:25 AM.

Violation category totals
Category 2 · Original container, labeling, date marking and consumer advisory
1 observation(s)
Category 3 · Time/temperature control for safety food
2 observation(s)
Category 4 · Facilities maintain proper food temperature
1 observation(s)
Category 9 · Bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat food / AOP
2 observation(s)
Category 13 · Clothing, hair restraints, jewelry and fingernails
1 observation(s)
Category 15 · No longer used
1 observation(s)
Category 23 · Non-food-contact surfaces clean
1 observation(s)
Category 32 · Bathrooms
1 observation(s)
Category 36 · Floors, walls, ceilings, attached equipment and ventilation
1 observation(s)

Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.