Caribbean Reggae Grille in Destin

Caribbean Reggae Grille in Destin has been inspected 22 times since 2016, accumulating 54 violations—an average of 2.5 per inspection, below Florida's statewide average of 5.2. The facility has never been emergency-closed. Employee health reporting violations have emerged as a dominant pattern, cited in at least 5 inspections between 2023 and 2025, often at the high-priority level. Food contact surface violations appeared repeatedly across the same period. The most recent inspection on December 10, 2025 resulted in a Call Back - Complied disposition with zero violations, indicating correction of prior findings. The previous inspection on October 9, 2025 resulted in a Warning Issued disposition after 18 violations were documented, including high-priority violations for employee health reporting (3 instances), food contact surfaces (3 instances), and improper hand/arm washing and cooking temperatures. The October 2023 inspection generated a Warning Issued disposition for employee health reporting and food contact surface violations. This pattern of recurring employee health issues at high-priority severity, combined with recent compliance corrections, suggests management responsiveness to enforcement but ongoing operational challenges in staff health protocols and equipment sanitation.

Summary generated from Florida DBPR public inspection records.