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GRAND MARLIN RESTAURANT

5323 NORTH LAGOON DRIVE · PANAMA CITY BEACH · Bay County · FL 32408

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateAugust 4, 2023
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionInspection Completed – No Further Action
Resultmet_inspection_standards
Inspection number3357787
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID8377047
DBPR license1305723

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
1 High Priority3 Intermediate2 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical6 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

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

High Priority 1

#3High Priority03A-02-5

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Server reach in: milk 44F, per manger, employees left door open during setup. Milk moved to colder unit at time of inspection. **Corrective Action Taken**

Corrective Action Taken

Intermediate 3

#4Intermediate01C-03-4

Intermediate – Clam/mussel/oyster tags not marked with last date served. Observed tags for pre-shucked oysters marked with shucked date. Discussed with manager. Tags returned to stay with oysters in cooler and be marked for sale/serve date. **Corrective Action Taken**

Corrective Action Taken
#5Intermediate31A-11-4

Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Upstairs bar hand wash sink used as dump sink as evidenced by a perforated pan inside sink with garbage in pan. Manager used pan to designated dump sink at time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#6Intermediate31B-02-4

Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. At fry station hand wash sink, and prep area sink by fry station. Restocked at time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site

Basic 2

#1Basic22-20-5

Basic – Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Crushed ice machine at oyster bar, and large ice machine in back.

#2Basic23-03-4

Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Broken glass and other debris at bottom of glass storage cooler at bar. Mold like substance on chest freezer gasket.

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 24, 2026 12:27 PM.

Violation category totals
Category 1 · Approved food source
1 observation(s)
Category 3 · Time/temperature control for safety food
1 observation(s)
Category 22 · Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
1 observation(s)
Category 23 · Non-food-contact surfaces clean
1 observation(s)
Category 31 · Handwash sinks, supplies and signage
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.