GYRO CAFE
665 W 23 ST, Panama City FL 32405 · (850)747-8999
Last inspected May 13, 2026 · 6 visits since October 2023
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5 inspections within 12 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.
Time/temperature control for safety food required to be date marked is not date marked and time of opening/preparation cannot be determined. See stop sale. No date on opened jug of milk. Per manager, milk opened on undetermined date.
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Inspection history
6 visits, newest first
May 13, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority2 Intermediate3 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 5 findingsThe state's own report →
No proof of required state approved employee training provided for employee hired more than 60 days ago. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. One server on shift without proof of employee training.
Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Spray bottle containing multi-surface cleaner, per employee, not labeled. Employee labeled bottle at the time of inspection.
Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Two CO tanks not appropriately secured in the dry storage, next to drink syrups.
Ceiling tile missing over upright cooler in kitchen area.
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Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Standing water on lowboy adjacent to drink machine.
Oct 9, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation
Met inspection standards. 7 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority2 Intermediate4 Basic
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Time/temperature control for safety food required to be date marked is not date marked and time of opening/preparation cannot be determined. See stop sale. No date on opened jug of milk. Per manager, milk opened on undetermined date.
Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. No date on opened jug of milk. Per manager, milk opened on undetermined date. See stop sale.
Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Spray bottle of bleach on shelf near dish pit.
Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Around hood vent over fry area.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Drink on shelf over prep table near dish pit. Drink removed during inspection.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Cell phone on clean dish shelf. Cell phone removed from shelf during inspection.
Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Two cooks on line with no hair restraints. One cook obtained hair restraint during inspection.
May 1, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority1 Intermediate4 Basic
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No proof of required state approved employee training provided for employee hired more than 60 days ago. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. 1 prep cook and 1 server hired over 60 days with no food handler training.
Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance over prep area.
Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation in fry station.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Debris/residue on shelves under front counter tables.
Old food stuck to clean dishware/utensils. Observed tomato pieces on cleaned slicer. Dish washer cleaned slicer again during inspection.
Nov 13, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority1 Intermediate3 Basic
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Records/documents for required employee training do not contain all of the required information. Observed safe staff books for some employee with completed tests but certificate not filled out. Manager completed certificates at time of inspection.
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. No handle on sugar bin scoop.
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting board behind front counter.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Grease build up on ticket machine by fryer. Grease/sugar on sugar bid lid. Trash and food debris built up behind trash can at front counter.
Jan 12, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Feta cheese on make table 52F, per employee approximately 1 hour. Employee placed feta in colder unit and replaced with new feta from reach in.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Drink on shelf over clean pans by dish pit. Employee moved drink from area at time of inspection.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Grease/residue around reach in freezer door handles. Cleaned at time of inspection.
Upright reach in freezer has accumulation of food debris on bottom under gyro cones.
Oct 19, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
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Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee purses, jackets, lighter and cigarette on dry storage shelf with dressings, mints. All items segregated from food at time of inspection.
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.