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GULF OKALOOSA ISLAND

1284 MARLER AVE, Fort Walton Beach FL 32548 · 850-387-1300

Last inspected May 11, 2026 · 6 visits since September 2023

Licence typeRestaurant
Seats300
Risk levelRisk Level 2
LicenceSEA5604058
Grade history
OCT 23
SEP 24
MAY 25
DEC 25
MAY 26
— STEADY

5 inspections within 18 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.

Worst finding on record
Live, small flying insects found Observed approximately 5 live flies in the following location. 3 live flies on wall in back kitchen. 2 live flies on wall on make line in kitchen.
High priority/35A-02-7
Badges — 1 earned
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Inspection history

6 visits, newest first

May 11, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 1 finding
Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public - upright hot holding cabinet.
Basic/08B-49-4
Dec 17, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
Show 1 finding ▾
Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Tanks behind kitchen not chained up, Kitchen manager chained tanks to wall during inspection.
Basic/51-11-4/Corrected On-Site
May 14, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

2 High priority0 Intermediate2 Basic
Show 4 findings ▾
Live, small flying insects found Observed approximately 5 live flies in the following location. 3 live flies on wall in back kitchen. 2 live flies on wall on make line in kitchen.
High priority/35A-02-7
Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking. Blanch fries on fryer station. Operator stated that items was pulled 1.5hrs ago.
High priority/03F-02-5
Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured.
Basic/51-11-4
In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Utensil inside container of water, water temperature 96/97f.
Basic/10-07-4
Sep 9, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.

0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Oct 16, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation

Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.

0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Sep 27, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.

0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic

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.