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PAPIS CAFE & GRILL

723 EGLIN PKWY NE, Fort Walton Beach FL 32547 · 850-855-9645

Last inspected May 18, 2026 · 6 visits since September 2023

Licence typeRestaurant
Seats75
Risk levelRisk Level 2
LicenceSEA5604200
Grade history
FEB 24
DEC 24
MAY 25
FEB 26
MAY 26
▲ GETTING WORSE

5 inspections, one direction. The current grade is the worst on record.

Worst finding on record
Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Hot hold- white rice 129F (2:30-3:30). Employee turned up dial at steam well to raise temperature of rice.
High priority/03B-01-6/Corrective Action Taken
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Inspection history

6 visits, newest first

May 18, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

1 High priority2 Intermediate3 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 6 findings
Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Hot hold- white rice 129F (2:30-3:30). Employee turned up dial at steam well to raise temperature of rice.
High priority/03B-01-6/Corrective Action Taken
Chemical test kit not used to ensure proper sanitization of equipment and utensils when using a chemical sanitizer. 3 compartment sink- chlorine 200 ppm. Employee corrected solution to 200 ppm.
Intermediate/16-33-4/Corrective Action Taken
No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Provided establishment with chlorine test kit.
Intermediate/16-37-1/Corrected On-Site
Food stored on floor. Case of plantains/Bananas on floor in kitchen.
Basic/08B-38-4
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Unsealed concrete floor in food preparation, food storage, warewashing area or bathroom. Ware washing location floors not sealed.
Basic/36-02-5
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Portioned beef stored in upright freezer not labeled.
Basic/02D-01-5
The state's own report →
Feb 6, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

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

0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
May 6, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

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

0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Dec 11, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

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

0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Feb 29, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

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

0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Sep 8, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation

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

1 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Show 1 finding ▾
Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged: - containers of raw chicken on shelf in reach-in freezer over buns. Owner moved the chicken to a lower shelf.
High priority/08A-02-6/Corrected On-Site

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.