Panama City Beach, Florida
Bay County · 421 restaurants
Panama City Beach is the Panhandle's tourism powerhouse, and its 350+ restaurants are built to serve the massive seasonal influx of spring breakers, summer vacationers, and snowbirds. Front Beach Road and Thomas Drive are lined with Gulf seafood restaurants, beach bars, and familiar chains. Beyond the tourist strip, the area's growing year-round community is slowly pushing the food scene toward more diverse, locally rooted dining options.
Data on this page
InspectFL turns public DBPR inspection records into city-level score trends, grade breakdowns, and restaurant history so this page is useful for comparison, not just a list of names.
How to use this city page
Start with the citywide grade mix, then use filters to narrow by category, grade, or inspection dates before opening the full restaurant record.
What the citywide data means
Panama City Beach's grade mix looks fairly mixed, so this page is best used to narrow the list before checking each restaurant's full record.
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About Dining in Panama City Beach
Of Panama City Beach's 420 graded restaurants, 64.8% earned an A grade — roughly in line with statewide averages. Currently, 0.5% of restaurants hold a failing F grade, representing 2 establishments with significant health violations. The average InspectFL Health Score across Panama City Beach is 95.0 out of 100, based on 819 inspections on record.
What Inspectors Look For
Florida DBPR inspectors evaluate restaurants on food temperature control, employee hygiene, pest activity, and equipment cleanliness. Violations are categorized as critical (immediate health risk), major (significant concern), or minor (procedural issue). Learn more about how grades work.
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Restaurants
Page 12 of 17FIRST WATCH #6027
11160 PANAMA CITY BEACH PKWY STE 407
LITTLE CAESARS PIZZA
8017 FRONT BEACH RD
POMPANO JOE'S BAY COUNTY
16202 FRONT BEACH RD
SABORA CART
606-B COMMERCE DR
CHINA COAST
10100 HUTCHISON BLVD STE 104
FLAMINGO JO'S BEACH BAR
13500 FRONT BEACH ROAD
JAKE`S WAYBACK BURGERS
15750 PANAMA CITY BEACH PKWY BLD 200
MCDONALDS PIER PARK
15497 PANAMA CITY BEACH PKWY
THE PANCAKERY
13800 PANAMA CITY BEACH PKWY, STE 110 D
SALTY GOAT SALOON
13006 FRONT BEACH RD
SHANE'S RIB SHACK
10100 HUTCHINSON BLVD STE 101 A&B
SUGAR SAND TIKI
11807 FRONT BEACH ROAD
SUNRISE CAFE & BAKERY
10616 FRONT BEACH ROAD
PATCHES PUB AND GRILL
4723 THOMAS DR
DICKEY'S BARBEQUE PIT
100 S PIER PARK DR STE 125
WENDY'S OLD FASHIONED HAMBURGERS
8720 THOMAS DR
CHILIS
15640 PANAMA CITY BEACH PKWY
JERSEY MIKE'S SUBS
15750 PANAMA CITY BEACH PARKWAY, SUITE 240
PANERA BREAD #1028
101 BLUEFISH DRIVE STE 100
RED ROBIN GOURMET BURGERS
100 BLUE FISH DRIVE #100
THE OLIVE GARDEN ITALIAN RESTAURANT #1774
15701 PANAMA CITY BEACH PKWY
ANDY'S FLOUR POWER CAFÉ AND BAKERY
2629 THOMAS DR
CAVA MEZZE GRILL
15620 PANAMA CITY BEACH PKWY STE 200
CULVERS OF PANAMA CITY BEACH
11501 PANAMA CITY BEACH PARKWAY
SWEET FROG PREMIUM FROZEN YOGURT
15500 PANAMA CITY BEACH PKWY
Important context for city pages
City pages are comparison tools built from public Florida DBPR inspection data. They help surface local patterns quickly, but they are not official government rankings and they should not replace reading the individual restaurant page before making a decision.
