Inspection Report

Emergency Closure InspectionDBPR disposition: Emergency order recommended
Florida DBPR Inspection Report

ISTANBULFOODLOVERS LLC

550 MARY ESTER CUT OFF NW STE 13 · FORT WALTON BEACH · Okaloosa County · FL 32548

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateAugust 14, 2025
Inspection typeComplaint Full
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionEmergency order recommended
Resultfacility_temporarily_closed
Inspection number3649605
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID13468281
DBPR license5603379

Emergency Closure Summary

ClosedAugust 14, 2025 2:11 PM
StatusReopened after callback/compliance
ReopenedAugust 15, 2025 10:02 AM
Record basisDBPR weekly closure extract
Closure conditionRoach & fly activity

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
2 High Priority1 Intermediate1 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical4 Total

All DBPR Inspector Observations

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

High Priority 2

#2High Priority35A-02-7

High Priority – Live, small flying insects found: observed multiple small flying insects (too many to count and moving too fast) under the dish machine. **Warning**

Warning
#3High Priority35A-05-4

High Priority – Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found: observed 10 live roaches as evidenced in the following locations and quantities: 8 live on floor inside the hall going to the bathrooms; 2 live on floor in employee break area. **Warning**

Warning

Intermediate 1

#4Intermediate53B-01-5

Intermediate – No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233: observed there are no employee training records. General Manager states he has signed them up for training and they did not print out their certificates. **Warning**

Warning

Basic 1

#1Basic35A-03-4

Basic – Dead roaches on premises: observed 92 dead roaches in the following locations and quantities: 15 dead on floor at the entrance to the bathroom hall; 2 dead on floor under desk with ice machine on top of it; 1 dead on floor to right of desk with ice machine on top of it; 1 dead on floor behind the wicker room divider; 3 dead on floor by west back door; 1 dead on floor to right of the second reach-in freezer on the left; 1 dead on top shelf inside the second reach-in freezer on the left; 1 dead on floor just to the right of the door going from the wait station into the storage room; 2 dead on counter in the waiting room station; 2 dead on floor in front of the bar of the wait station; 1 dead on bottom shelf under the register; 1 dead on floor of the register area; 1 dead on floor to right of door going into the kitchen; 3 dead on bottom shelf of prep table across from the gyro cookers; 3 dead on floor in employee break area; 1 dead on top of gray hot water heater; 2 dead inside of box of garbanzo beans; 5 dead on floor under back table with bulgur on it; 4 dead on bottom shelf of table to right of the bulgur; 4 dead on table top and pans of the table with bulgur; 1 dead on bag of rice on bottom wire shelf; 10 dead on floor under wire shelf with rice; 3 dead on floor in back corner to left of east back door; 1 dead on floor under wire shelf with pans; 3 dead on pans on bottom shelf of dish rack; 3 dead on top of dish machine chemical buckets; 14 dead on floor behind reach-in cooler to left of three compartment sink; 1 dead on floor to left of door going into kitchen. **Warning**

Warning

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 10, 2026 2:27 AM.

Violation category totals
Category 36 · Floors, walls, ceilings, attached equipment and ventilation
3 observation(s)
Category 54 · Florida Clean Indoor Air Act
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.