PEPPERS MEXICAN GRILL AND CANTINA
2061 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR BLVD · PANAMA CITY · Bay County · FL 32405
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
13 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 7
22-41-4High 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 dish machine tested at 10ppm. Establishment to use kitchen dish machine until bar dish machine is repaired. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
50-17-3High Priority – Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Expired 6-1-24
08A-04-5High Priority – Raw animal food stored over or with unwashed produce. Raw pork stored over lemons in walk-in cooler. Manager moved pork at time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
35A-05-4High Priority – Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. 1 live on wall by steam table. **Warning**
28-13-5High Priority – Three compartment sink leaking on floor. Employee placed pan under sink to catch water. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Over filled pans on grill station make table: beef 45F, chicken 45F, at top of pan. per manager less than 1 hours. Employee split up products at time of inspection. New temps: raw beef 43F, raw chicken 43F, Long make table cooler: sour cream 62F, corn on the cob 61F, cooked beef 60F, per operator, less than 2 hours. Sent to freezer for rapid chilling at time of inspection. Cooked beef down to 44F, corn on the cob down to 45F, **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
41-10-4High Priority – Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Glass cleaner and wood polish stored over salt and pepper shakers. Manager. Over chemicals below salt and pepper shakers during inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
Intermediate 2
31B-02-4Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. At grill hand wash sink. Restocked at time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
31B-03-4Intermediate – No soap provided at handwash sink. At bar hand wash sink. Restocked at time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
Basic 4
36-03-4Basic – Cove molding at floor/wall juncture broken/missing. By dish pit.
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Plastic buckets and pans of quest sauce, enchilada sauce, raw shrimp stored on floor in walk-in cooler.
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Soiled walk-in cooler and freezer handles. **Repeat Violation**
03A-05-5Basic – Time/temperature control for safety food not maintained frozen solid in walk in freezer. **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 1, 2026 2:41 PM.
Violation category totals
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2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
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.