HUNTS OYSTER BAR
1150 Beck Avenue
Panama City, Florida, 32401
Bay County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★★☆☆ (3.4/5)
Based on 11 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 4/3/2025
High Priority
0
Intermediate
1
Basic
8
Total
9
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 32-12-6:Basic - Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom. Upstairs employee restroom Manager trash can with lid in the upstairs employee restroom. Corrected On-Site
- 13-03-4:Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Shucking oysters.
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Observed reach in cooler door on the cook line in disrepair once open door falls off the bracket.
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Cooking oil on stockroom floor and bucket of garlic and bucket of blackened seasoning. Observed liquid margarine on the cook line floor. Observed posted mix on the floor next to ice machine upstairs kitchen. Manager removed all items of the floor and stored them correctly. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
- 10-12-5:Basic - In-use ice scoop stored on top of the ice machine soiled surface between uses,upstairs kitchen area. Employee removed ice scoops and stored them correctly. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
- 31B-04-4:Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Oyster bar hand sink and seafood prep area and cook line. Observed no hand signs upstairs bar area and upstairs kitchen area and upstairs bathroom. Manager placed signs at all employee hand sinks. Corrected On-Site
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters on cook line.
- 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Corn meal container not labeled on the cook line. Manager placed name on the container. Corrected On-Site
- 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed towels inside employee hand sink upstairs oyster bar area. Employee removed towels from the hand sink. Corrected On-Site
Food safety inspection conducted on 4/3/2025 revealed 9 total violations (0 high priority, 1 intermediate, 8 basic).
Inspection on 1/7/2025
High Priority
0
Intermediate
1
Basic
5
Total
6
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Door handle on beer walk-in broken. Repeat Violation
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Containers of shrimp on floor on walk-in cooler, box of beef and box of ribs on floor in walk-in freeze. Employee removed all items from floor at time of inspection. Corrected On-Site
- 10-12-5:Basic - In-use ice scoop stored on soiled surface between uses. Ice scoop stored on top of dusty ice machine. Manager sent scoop to dish for washing and relocating. Corrected On-Site
- 10-17-4:Basic - In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Knives stored between grill cooler and wall. Employee removed knives at time of inspection. Corrected On-Site
- 10-20-4:Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handles on cook line between uses. Employees removed tongs and stored properly at time of inspection. Corrected On-Site
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Residue/food on slicer blade guard. Manager had item cleaned at time of inspection. Corrected On-Site
Food safety inspection conducted on 1/7/2025 revealed 6 total violations (0 high priority, 1 intermediate, 5 basic).
Inspection on 9/20/2024
High Priority
0
Intermediate
0
Basic
0
Total
1
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- N/A:No Violations Were Observed
Food safety inspection conducted on 9/20/2024 revealed 1 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic).
Inspection on 7/22/2024
High Priority
0
Intermediate
0
Basic
0
Total
1
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- N/A:No Violations Were Observed
Food safety inspection conducted on 7/22/2024 revealed 1 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic).
Inspection on 7/22/2024
High Priority
3
Intermediate
1
Basic
5
Total
9
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Release knob broken on inside of walk-in beer cooler. Repeat Violation
- 35B-01-4:Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Side door to kitchen.
- 36-08-4:Basic - Floor and wall junctures not coved in food preparation/storage/warewashing areas or bathroom. Under dish pit, oyster bar.
- 36-64-5:Basic - Objectionable odor on front line.
- 36-27-5:Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Under oyster bar.
- 22-41-4:High Priority - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Tested at 0ppm. Employee connected new chlorine to machine. Retested at 50ppm. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
- 50-17-3:High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Expired 6-1-24
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Ice bath: raw shrimp 48F, per employee less than 2 hours. Placed in freezer for rapid chilling at time of inspection. New temp after 30 mins 41F Corrected On-Site
- 53B-05-5:Intermediate - Required employee training expired for all employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Observed 4 cooks, 4 server, 3 oyster shuckers, 2 barback/food runners. Warning
Food safety inspection conducted on 7/22/2024 revealed 9 total violations (3 high priority, 1 intermediate, 5 basic).
Inspection on 5/22/2024
High Priority
0
Intermediate
1
Basic
0
Total
1
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 51-14-7:Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - No plan review submitted and approved - bar area added. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. Outside bar with beer tap and ice chest with canned and bottled beers. Renovations underway for entire establishment, major construction underway. Walk-in cooler removed and being relocated, increased square footage. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2023-12-18: Plans not submitted, construction still ongoing, approximately 4 months til completion. **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2024-02-16: No plans received by plan review, remodel still in progress. **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2024-03-20: Operator states plans have been completed, has not submitted them, construction still underway. **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2024-05-22: Plans submitted and approved, plans lacking downstairs bar and outside bar layouts. **Time Extended**
Food safety inspection conducted on 5/22/2024 revealed 1 total violations (0 high priority, 1 intermediate, 0 basic).
Inspection on 3/20/2024
High Priority
1
Intermediate
2
Basic
5
Total
8
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Drink on shelf over hush puppies. Employee moved drink underneath hush puppies. 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 stored on gloves. Employee removed cell phone. Corrected On-Site
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Walk-in cooler inside release knob broken. Repeat Violation
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Cases of corn on walk-in floor. Manager moved items off floor at time of inspection. Corrected On-Site
- 36-24-5:Basic - Rotten wood around oyster bar hand wash sink. Repeat Violation
- 22-41-4:High Priority - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Tested at 0ppm. Machine primed and ran again. Tested at 50ppm. Corrected On-Site
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener blade soiled. Employee cleaned at time of inspection. Corrected On-Site
- 51-16-7:Intermediate - No plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. Outside bar with beer tap and ice chest with canned and bottled beers. Renovations underway for entire establishment, major construction underway. Walk-in cooler removed and being relocated, increased square footage. This violation is being addressed on an inspection from 10-17-24.
Food safety inspection conducted on 3/20/2024 revealed 8 total violations (1 high priority, 2 intermediate, 5 basic).
Inspection on 3/20/2024
High Priority
0
Intermediate
1
Basic
0
Total
1
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 51-14-7:Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - No plan review submitted and approved - bar area added. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. Outside bar with beer tap and ice chest with canned and bottled beers. Renovations underway for entire establishment, major construction underway. Walk-in cooler removed and being relocated, increased square footage. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2023-12-18: Plans not submitted, construction still ongoing, approximately 4 months til completion. **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2024-02-16: No plans received by plan review, remodel still in progress. **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2024-03-20: Operator states plans have been completed, has not submitted them, construction still underway. **Time Extended**
Food safety inspection conducted on 3/20/2024 revealed 1 total violations (0 high priority, 1 intermediate, 0 basic).
Inspection on 2/16/2024
High Priority
0
Intermediate
1
Basic
0
Total
1
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 51-14-7:Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - No plan review submitted and approved - bar area added. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. Outside bar with beer tap and ice chest with canned and bottled beers. Renovations underway for entire establishment, major construction underway. Walk-in cooler removed and being relocated, increased square footage. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2023-12-18: Plans not submitted, construction still ongoing, approximately 4 months til completion. **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2024-02-16: No plans received by plan review, remodel still in progress. **Time Extended**
Food safety inspection conducted on 2/16/2024 revealed 1 total violations (0 high priority, 1 intermediate, 0 basic).
Inspection on 12/18/2023
High Priority
0
Intermediate
1
Basic
0
Total
1
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 51-14-7:Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - No plan review submitted and approved - bar area added. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. Outside bar with beer tap and ice chest with canned and bottled beers. Renovations underway for entire establishment, major construction underway. Walk-in cooler removed and being relocated, increased square footage. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2023-12-18: Plans not submitted, construction still ongoing, approximately 4 months til completion. **Time Extended**
Food safety inspection conducted on 12/18/2023 revealed 1 total violations (0 high priority, 1 intermediate, 0 basic).
Inspection on 10/17/2023
High Priority
2
Intermediate
1
Basic
4
Total
7
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 06-09-1:Basic - Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged tuna bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. In reach in by breading station.
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Knob on inside of beer walk-in cooler broken.
- 35B-01-4:Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Back door to kitchen. Repeat Violation
- 36-24-5:Basic - Rotten wood around oyster bar handwash sink.
- 41-07-4:High Priority - Container of medicine improperly stored. Small ice chest container insulin above salads in upright 3 door cooler. Manager moved to bottom shelf of beer walk-in. Corrected On-Site
- 22-43-4:High Priority - Quaternary ammonium sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Tested at 0ppm. Employee made new solution tested at 200ppm. Corrected On-Site
- 51-14-7:Intermediate - No plan review submitted and approved - bar area added. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. Outside bar with beer tap and ice chest with canned and bottled beers. Renovations underway for entire establishment, major construction underway. Walk-in cooler removed and being relocated, increased square footage. Warning
Food safety inspection conducted on 10/17/2023 revealed 7 total violations (2 high priority, 1 intermediate, 4 basic).