EMERALD WATERFRONT
8491 NAVARRE PKWY, Navarre FL 32566
Last inspected Jul 1, 2026 · 11 visits since May 2024
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.
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. License expired 6/1/25.
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Disciplinary actions
1 case · $400
| Case | Violation date | Final order | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6--2022019606 | Apr 19, 2022 | Jun 8, 2022 | $400 |
Inspection history
11 visits, newest first
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 5 recorded, 1 high priority.
Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Raw Oysters stored over cut lemons and in reach in cooler next to oyster prep area. Manager disposed of cut lemons during inspection.
Clam/mussel/oyster tags not marked with last date served. Some oyster tags not marked with last date served. Multiple tags marked are smudged/unreadable.
Raw or undercooked oysters offered and consumer advisory provided does not contain the required verbiage. Verbiage on menu contains general consumer advisory. Verbiage specific to raw oyster consumer advisory not on menu or posted in restaurant. Establishment posted proper verbiage during inspection.
Required employee training expired for all employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. All food handler certificates expired 5/2026.
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Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Ceiling vents throughout kitchen soiled with dust buildup. Air Curtain at rear kitchen door has dust buildup. Dust buildup on ceiling tiles over oyster prep area of kitchen.
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Dust and debris buildup on ceiling tiles throughout kitchen.
Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Wall behind dish-machine is soiled with black dust/debris buildup.
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 6 recorded, 2 high priority.
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Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. License expired 6/1/25.
Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Raw ground in house beef over reach fries in walk-in freezer.
Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Ceiling tiles soiled with dust in ware washing area.
Garbage on the ground and/or pad around dumpster. Observed boxes stacked along dumpster, oyster shells, and food debris on pad.
Open dumpster lid.
Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Walls under dishwasher soiled with mold-like substance.
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 3 recorded.
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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. Per operator, digital copies of food handler training were destroyed, and operator has been trying to recover lost files.
Ice buildup in walk-in freezer.
Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Wall behind dishwasher soiled with mold-like substance.
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 5 recorded, 3 high priority.
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Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Commercially reduced oxygen packaged salmon not opened before thawing.
Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. All food held overnight: sliced tomatoes 47f, mozzarella 45f, cooked cabbage 47f, pina colada sauce 49f, boo boom sauce 44f.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. All food held overnight: Reach-in coolers sliced tomatoes 47f, cooked cabbage 47f, pina colada sauce 49f. Walk-in cooler: mozzarella 45f, boo boom sauce 44f. See stop sale.
Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. Salmon in reduced oxygen packaging not opened before thawing. See stop sale.
Ice buildup in walk-in freezer.
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Ice buildup in walk freezer. No contamination of food items observed.
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 3 recorded, 2 high priority.
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Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Storage area / Back line Two Door Upright reach in cooler - Ambient 50F, cooked rice57/ 60, Whole lobsters 53, mozzarella cheese 68, cooked pasta 56F ( All overnight greater than 4 hrs. )
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Storage area / Back line Two Door Upright reach in cooler - Ambient 50F, cooked rice57/ 60, Whole lobsters 53, mozzarella cheese 68, cooked pasta 56F ( All overnight greater than 4 hrs. )
Ice buildup in walk-in freezer. Heavy Ice buildup observed All food packaged
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.