4C BBQ BAR & GRILL
1045 US HWY 331 S UNIT G, Defuniak Springs FL 32435
Last inspected Sep 3, 2025 · 7 visits since August 2023
This licence isn't in DBPR's current active file, which usually means the business has closed, been sold, or let the licence lapse. Everything below belongs to this licence, not to whoever may be trading here now. The history stays public because it is a public record.
5 inspections, swinging between A and C. Consistency is the problem here, not any single visit.
Plumbing system in disrepair: Private lift station that pushes the sewage from the restaurant to the city owned lift station has breaks in the line.
Awarded on the inspection record alone. What they mean →
Disciplinary actions
2 cases · $920
| Case | Violation date | Final order | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6--2024042385 | Jun 19, 2024 | Aug 20, 2024 | $520 |
| 6--2015009964 | Feb 24, 2015 | Mar 26, 2015 | $400 |
Inspection history
7 visits, newest first
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
Equipment drain line draining into handwash sink. AC line draining in handwash sink at kitchen entrance.
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl without handle stored inside seasoning in kitchen.
Ceiling tile missing. Several ceiling tile missing in dry storage area.
Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Chicken thawing in standing water in dishwashing area. Operator placed in walk-in cooler during inspection.
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Equipment in poor repair. Walk-in freezer.
Interior of refrigerator or freezer in disrepair/has exposed insulation. Observed chest freezer with broken lid exposing insulation.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed hood vents with accumulation of grease.
Unsealed concrete floor in food preparation, food storage, warewashing area or bathroom- throughout kitchen.
Met inspection standards. 8 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Observed skirt and walls of ice machine with accumulation of debris.
Floor not cleaned when the least amount of food is exposed. Observed floor under oven adjacent to walk-in cooler with accumulation of debris. Observed floor in kitchen with accumulation of grease.
Hole in or other damage to wall. Observed wall beside mechanical dish machine in disrepair.
Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Observed ice buildup in walk-in freezer.
Interior of refrigerator or freezer in disrepair/has exposed insulation. Observed chest freezer with broken lid exposing insulation.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed hood vents with accumulation of grease.
Unsealed concrete floor in food preparation, food storage, warewashing area or bathroom.
Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Observed wall around mechanical dishwasher with accumulation of black mold-like substance. Observed wall above steam table with accumulation of dust. Observed wall behind grill with accumulation of grease and dust.
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
Ordered shut on the spot. 2 violations recorded, 1 of them the tier the state says can make you ill. A reinspection is required before this kitchen may reopen.
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Raw sewage on ground of establishment: Private lift station that feeds the gray water from the kitchen only to the city owned lift station has three breaks in it. One break is near the retention pond and there is sewage on the ground near it. The second break is behind 4C BBQ. The third break is near the south east corner of the building and there is sewage on the ground. Owner of the building has spoken with the city. He has a plumber on site that is looking for the breaks and repairing them as he finds them. The building owner is getting workers to go and get some limestone to put on the ground.
Plumbing system in disrepair: Private lift station that pushes the sewage from the restaurant to the city owned lift station has breaks in the line.
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Ceiling tile missing, in dining room.
Met inspection standards. 9 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Container of medicine improperly stored. Observed Wound wash, peroxide, pain relief spray stored beside meat slicer on prep table.
Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment. Observed buildup of black mold like substance on inside lid above milk wash at fry station make table.
Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom. Observed all waste receptacles in ladies room without lids.
Ice buildup in walk-in freezer.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed buildup of dust on fan guards in walk-in cooler.
Stored food not covered. Observed smoked meats stored uncovered in walk-in cooler.
Unsealed concrete floor in food preparation, food storage, warewashing area or bathroom. Unsealed concrete throughout kitchen.
Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Observed grease buildup on wall behind grill/cook line.
Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle, under hand wash sink at bar.
This record follows the licence, not the owner. Restaurants change hands and the licence history normally does not, so an older entry may describe people who no longer run the place. Every inspection above links to the state's own report. Something wrong? Tell us.