The Crack of Dawn Cafe
550 Mary Esther Cut Off Nw Unit 11, Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548
How the BiteKarma score works
Each routine inspection starts at 100 and loses 7 points for every critical violation and 2 for every other one, half again as much when the same problem was cited at one of the two inspections before. A failed inspection counts as 69 at most. The score averages the five newest routine inspections, with the most recent counting most, and stays below 70 for 90 days after a fail unless the restaurant passes again. 90 and up is excellent, 80s good, 70s fair, and below 70 poor.
At a glance
- Passed 6 of 6 graded inspections since 2024.
- Last inspected Jul 29, 2026: passed with 1 violation.
- Keeps coming up: Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented, cited 4 times, plus 1 other repeat issue.
- 1 critical violation in the last two years.
Inspection history 6 visits
- 2026
- Passed Jul 29
Routine Inspection
1 violation
- Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
- Passed Mar 3
Routine Inspection
3 violations
- Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
- Minor Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
- Minor Single-service and single-use items
- 2025
- Passed Sep 23
Routine Inspection
3 violations
- Minor Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
- Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
- Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
- Passed Feb 19
Callback Reinspection
No violations
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