CRACKER BARREL #479
CRACKER BARREL #479 has 6 health inspections on file for its DESTIN location, with an overall rating of 3.5/5. Recent inspections indicate some food safety concerns.
Last inspection: 2 weeks ago · 6 reports on file
Emerald Coast Parkway
Florida, 32541
Okaloosa County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★★½☆ (3.5/5)
Based on 6 health inspection reports
All Inspection Reports
2/23/2026· 2w ago
Visit ID: 13583028
Met Inspection Standards1 high, 4 basic
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Gasket to reach in cooler in wait station location in disrepair. Door does not shut all the way and gasket hanging off from door. Manager stated a work order has been placed to repair. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 36-22-4:Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water in walk in cooler.
- 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in reach walk-in freezer on floor and coming from ceiling near door. Manager stated a work ticket has been placed to repair. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 29-19-4:Basic - Standing water in floor drain/floor drain draining very slowly. Mop sink drain has standing water ( not draining). Manager stated a work ticket has been placed for repair/service. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 41-15-5:High Priority - Wiping cloth solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed stored in a location that could result in the cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Sani bucket- Sink and surface 1122ppm. Manager had employee correct solution to 700 ppm. Corrected On-Site
11/24/2025· 3mo ago
Visit ID: 10921924
Met Inspection Standards1 high
- 01B-14-4:High Priority - Shell eggs in use or stored with cracks or broken shells. See stop sale. Walk in cooler- shell eggs 40F. Observed 15 broken shell eggs mixed with whole shell eggs.
2/7/2025· 1y 1mo ago
Visit ID: 8773907
Met Inspection Standards2 basic
- 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Cell phone on prep table. Manager removed phone from food contact surface. Corrected On-Site
- 29-11-4:Basic - Water leaking from ceiling onto floor near salad station.
7/29/2024· 1y 7mo ago
Visit ID: 8841439
Met Inspection Standards3 high, 1 int, 4 basic
- 36-34-5:Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance near ice machine and in ware washing area.
- 13-07-4:Basic - Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Employee cracking shell eggs wearing a bracelet.
- 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Outer part of walk in freezer has ice build up around left side of door.
- 21-10-4:Basic - Soiled dry wiping cloth in use on cook line and stored on food contact surface at flat top.
- 12A-07-5:High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Employee cracking shell eggs with bare hands placed a glove on without washing hands and changed tasks to expo.
- 09-01-4:High Priority - 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. Employee working expo grabbed bacon off grill slap with bear hands and placed on dish to be served to guest. Manager asked employee to place a glove on hand. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 03B-01-6:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. On grill slab- sausage link 104F (11:00-11:30), reheat 179F. Corrected On-Site
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board soiled on cook line.
1/19/2024· 2y 1mo ago
Visit ID: 8474871
Met Inspection Standards1 basic
- 10-17-4:Basic - In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Knife stored between microwave and shelf. Employee removed knife and sent to ware washing. Corrected On-Site
8/16/2023· 2y 6mo ago
Visit ID: 8372864
Met Inspection Standards3 basic
- 36-34-5:Basic - Ceiling tiles over hand wash sink near ware washing area soiled. Repeat Violation
- 36-24-5:Basic - Wall over walk thru pass near hand wash sink and ware washing area in disrepair at joint. Wall in disrepair with small holes to left of hand wash sink on opposite wall of ware washing area. Repeat Violation
- 36-27-5:Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust behind flat top on cook line. Repeat Violation