PEPPERS MEXICAN GRILL AND CANTINA

2061 North Cove Boulevard
Panama City, Florida, 32405
Bay County County

Overall Food Safety Rating

★★½☆☆ (2.8/5)
Based on 4 health inspection reports

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All Inspection Reports

Inspection on 7/31/2024

High Priority
0
Intermediate
0
Basic
0
Total
1
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards

Inspection Details:

  • N/A:No Violations Were Observed
Food Inspector #8841377
2024-07-31
★★★★★ 5.0/5
Food safety inspection conducted on 7/31/2024 revealed 1 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic).

Inspection on 7/26/2024

High Priority
1
Intermediate
0
Basic
1
Total
2
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required

Inspection Details:

  • 03A-05-5:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food not maintained frozen solid in walk in freezer. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-07-25: Items in freezer not frozen, operator states part needed to repair freezer is ordered. **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2024-07-26: Manager states part needed to repair walk-in should be in tomorrow. **Time Extended**
  • 28-13-5:High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Three compartment sink leaking on floor. Employee placed pan under sink to catch water. **Repeat Violation** **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-07-25: 3 compartment sink leaking not pans. Operator states plumber is on the way. **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2024-07-26: Per manager plumber has taken measurements and in preparing to fix leaky pipe. **Time Extended**
Food Inspector #8840031
2024-07-26
★★★☆☆ 3.0/5
Food safety inspection conducted on 7/26/2024 revealed 2 total violations (1 high priority, 0 intermediate, 1 basic).

Inspection on 7/25/2024

High Priority
2
Intermediate
0
Basic
1
Total
3
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required

Inspection Details:

  • 03A-05-5:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food not maintained frozen solid in walk in freezer. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-07-25: Items in freezer not frozen, operator states part needed to repair freezer is ordered. **Time Extended**
  • 28-13-5:High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Three compartment sink leaking on floor. Employee placed pan under sink to catch water. **Repeat Violation** **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-07-25: 3 compartment sink leaking not pans. Operator states plumber is on the way. **Time Extended**
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Over filled pans on grill station make table: beef 45F, chicken 45F, at top of pan. per manager less than 1 hours. Employee split up products at time of inspection. New temps: raw beef 43F, raw chicken 43F, Long make table cooler: sour cream 62F, corn on the cob 61F, cooked beef 60F, per operator, less than 2 hours. Sent to freezer for rapid chilling at time of inspection. Cooked beef down to 44F, corn on the cob down to 45F, **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-07-25: Long make table: sour cream 46F, corn on the cob 48F, sliced mozzarella cheese 49F, per operator approximately 1 hour. Employees iced product Grill make table: raw chicken 39F, raw beef 40F **Time Extended**
Food Inspector #8838796
2024-07-25
★½☆☆☆ 2.0/5
Food safety inspection conducted on 7/25/2024 revealed 3 total violations (2 high priority, 0 intermediate, 1 basic).

Inspection on 7/24/2024

High Priority
7
Intermediate
2
Basic
4
Total
13
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required

Inspection Details:

  • 36-03-4:Basic - Cove molding at floor/wall juncture broken/missing. By dish pit.
  • 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Plastic buckets and pans of quest sauce, enchilada sauce, raw shrimp stored on floor in walk-in cooler.
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Soiled walk-in cooler and freezer handles. **Repeat Violation**
  • 03A-05-5:Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food not maintained frozen solid in walk in freezer. **Warning**
  • 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. Bar dish machine tested at 10ppm. Establishment to use kitchen dish machine until bar dish machine is repaired. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
  • 50-17-3:High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Expired 6-1-24
  • 08A-04-5:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with unwashed produce. Raw pork stored over lemons in walk-in cooler. Manager moved pork at time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
  • 35A-05-4:High Priority - Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. 1 live on wall by steam table. **Warning**
  • 28-13-5:High Priority - Three compartment sink leaking on floor. Employee placed pan under sink to catch water. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Over filled pans on grill station make table: beef 45F, chicken 45F, at top of pan. per manager less than 1 hours. Employee split up products at time of inspection. New temps: raw beef 43F, raw chicken 43F, Long make table cooler: sour cream 62F, corn on the cob 61F, cooked beef 60F, per operator, less than 2 hours. Sent to freezer for rapid chilling at time of inspection. Cooked beef down to 44F, corn on the cob down to 45F, **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
  • 41-10-4:High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Glass cleaner and wood polish stored over salt and pepper shakers. Manager. Over chemicals below salt and pepper shakers during inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
  • 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. At grill hand wash sink. Restocked at time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
  • 31B-03-4:Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. At bar hand wash sink. Restocked at time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
Food Inspector #8791249
2024-07-24
★☆☆☆☆ 1.0/5
Food safety inspection conducted on 7/24/2024 revealed 13 total violations (7 high priority, 2 intermediate, 4 basic).