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GYRO CAFE

Health inspection records show GYRO CAFE in PANAMA CITY has 5 inspections with a food safety rating of 3.4/5. Recent inspections indicate some food safety concerns.

665 West 23rd Street
Panama City, Florida, 32405
Bay County County

Overall Food Safety Rating

★★★☆☆ (3.4/5)
Based on 5 health inspection reports

All Inspection Reports

Inspection Date: 10/9/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 13539159

  • 36-34-5:Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Around hood vent over fry area.
  • 12B-07-4:Basic - 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. Corrected On-Site
  • 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 clean dish shelf. Cell phone removed from shelf during inspection. Corrected On-Site
  • 13-03-4:Basic - 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.
  • 01B-17-5:High Priority - 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.
  • 02C-03-5:Intermediate - 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.
  • 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Spray bottle of bleach on shelf near dish pit.

Inspection Date: 5/1/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 10719259

  • 36-34-5:Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance over prep area.
  • 13-03-4:Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation in fry station.
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Debris/residue on shelves under front counter tables.
  • 16-48-4:Basic - Old food stuck to clean dishware/utensils. Observed tomato pieces on cleaned slicer. Dish washer cleaned slicer again during inspection. Corrected On-Site
  • 53B-02-5:Intermediate - 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.

Inspection Date: 11/13/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8744767

  • 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. No handle on sugar bin scoop.
  • 14-09-4:Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting board behind front counter.
  • 23-03-4:Basic - 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. Repeat Violation
  • 53B-10-4:Intermediate - 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. Corrected On-Site

Inspection Date: 1/12/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8531350

  • 12B-07-4:Basic - 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. Corrected On-Site
  • 23-03-4:Basic - 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. Corrected On-Site
  • 22-16-4:Basic - Upright reach in freezer has accumulation of food debris on bottom under gyro cones.
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - 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. **Corrective Action Taken**

Inspection Date: 10/19/2023

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8363162

  • 40-06-5:Basic - 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. Corrected On-Site