Panama City Beach, Florida
Bay County · 436 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 436 graded restaurants, 62.2% 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 94.8 out of 100, based on 870 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 15 of 18CHATEAU LLC
12525 FRONT BEACH RD
BELLA ROMA TUSCAN GRILL
11535 HUTCHINSON BLVD
JUSSBUSS
8701 FRONT BEACH RD
SUBWAY
7714 FRONT BEACH RD
BANANA PEEL LODGE
12830 FRONT BEACH RD
WATAGWAN CUISINE
8813 FRONT BEACH RD
AURA SPRINGS CAFE
606-B COMMERCE DRIVE
DIRTY DICK'S CRABHOUSE
9800 FRONT BEACH RD
LEGACY GOLF CLUB
100 FAIRWAY CLUB
WAFFLE HOUSE #1092
17110 BACK BEACH ROAD
SALTWATER SOCIAL
606 B COMMERCE DR
SUBWAY # 11281
549 BECKRICH RD
MORNING MUNCHIES
606 B COMMERCE DRIVE
ZAXBY'S
9960 HUTCHISON BLVD
BEACHES COMEDY CLUB
493 N RICHARD JACKSON BLVD
HOMEWOOD SUITES
47 CHIP SEAL PKWY
TROPICAL JERK PARADISE
17184 FRONT BCH RD
SANDPIPER BEACON BEACH RESORT'S COCONUTS
17458 FRONT BEACH RD
RUSSELL JOYE
606-B COMMERCE DR
LA QUINTA INN & SUITES
7115 COASTAL PALMS BLVD
ATWELL SUITES
225 RICHARD JACKSON BLVD
NO NAME BAYSIDE BISTRO
111 W BEACH DR
MARCO'S PIZZA
16818 FRONT BEACH RD
NIC'S FLYING FRANKS
606 COMMERCE DR STE B
RAS CAFE
8905 FRONT BEACH RD
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.
