BEACHCOMBER TIKI HUT
17101 FRONT BEACH ROAD, Panama City Beach FL 32413 · 850 233 3600
Last inspected Dec 10, 2025 · 4 visits since August 2023
3 inspections within 12 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.
Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Observed employee cutting fruit for bar drinks with bare hands.
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Inspection history
4 visits, newest first
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 7 recorded.
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Manager or person in charge lacking proof of food manager certification and no other certified food service manager employed at this location. No certification for tiki bar supervisor Brittney Fuller.
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash bar sink. Paper towels placed in area at time of inspection.
Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin.
Clean equipment/utensils not stored at least 6 inches above the floor. Ice bucket on floor.
Clean ice bucket not stored inverted or in a protected manner.
Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Grease and food debris on floor under grill and fryer.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Knife handles soiled.
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed hand wash sink with dishes in it.
Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Observed unlabeled spray bottle with pink liquid.
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Observed employee cutting fruit for bar drinks with bare hands.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed soda gun holster with mold like substance.
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed hand wash sink with dish in it.
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.
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Observed cutting board with deep grooves that is no longer cleanable.
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.