Thai Chef Restaurant

301 Cherry St, Panama City, FL 32401

Passed · Jan 8, 2026 Directions
88
Good BiteKarma score 88 out of 100
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 4 of 4 graded inspections since 2024.
  • Last inspected Jan 8, 2026: passed with 6 violations.
  • No critical violations in the last two years.
  • Keeps coming up: Non-food contact surfaces clean, cited 4 times, plus 2 other repeat issues.

Inspection history 4 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Passed Jan 8

    Routine Inspection

    6 violations
    • Minor Employee health knowledge; ill/symptomatic employee present
    • Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
    • Minor Food protection, cross-contamination
    • Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
    • Minor Time/temperature control foods properly thawed
    • Minor Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils; air drying
  3. 2025
  4. Passed Sep 25

    Routine Inspection

    4 violations
    • Minor Food management certification valid / employee training verification
    • Minor Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
    • Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
    • Minor Food and food equipment thermometers provided and accurate
  5. Passed Feb 25

    Routine Inspection

    4 violations
    • Minor Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
    • Minor Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
    • Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
    • Minor Food protection, cross-contamination
  6. 2024
  7. Passed Aug 16

    Routine Inspection

    3 violations
    • Minor Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
    • Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
    • Minor In use food dispensing utensils properly stored

Nearby

BiteKarma scores around Thai Chef Restaurant, which is the dark pin. Zoom in to see the dots' scores, and tap a pin marked + to see everything at that address.

  1. 98 Beach Drive Social 0.3 mi
  2. 97 Sunrise Cafe and Bakery Downtown 0.6 mi
  3. 95 Bayou Joe's Marina & Grill 0.6 mi
  4. 91 Indigo Hotel Restaurant 0.6 mi
  5. 93 Sticky Fingers Screamery & Lounge 0.7 mi