IHOP #36-244

High Priority - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Dishwasher (Chlorine 0ppm); Employee adjusted machine and retested at: Dishwasher (Chlorine 50ppm). Admin Complaint

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In reach-in prep cooler at end of cook-line: cheese (48F - Cold Holding); ham (49F - Cold Holding). Bins overfilled. Manager removed excess to lower reach-in cooler. Corrective Action Taken

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Plates next to fryer soiled with splashed food debris. Manager removed for cleaning. Corrective Action Taken Repeat Violation

Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Kitchen ceiling vents soiled with dust and mold accumulation. Repeat Violation

Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee coin purse on shelf over prep table at front line. Manager removed to office. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Pans wet nesting on shelf across from three compartment sink.

Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Cutting boards grooved. Ice buildup in reach-in freezer. Repeat Violation

Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Old label and residue on bins stored on shelf across from three compartment sink. Repeat Violation

High Priority - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Dishwasher (Chlorine 0ppm); Employee replaced sanitizer Dishwasher (Chlorine 50ppm). Corrected On-Site

High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. No vacuum breaker on hose side after splitter at mop sink.

Intermediate - Food manager certification expired. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/ Law CFM certification expired 7-1-2025.

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board soiled with mold-like substance. Repeat Violation

Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Food debris and wiping cloth in front hand wash sink.

Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No paper towels at dispenser across from three compartment sink. Employee replaced. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Kitchen ceiling vents soiled with dust and mold accumulation.

Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Ice buckets hanging not inverted or protected.

Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting boards grooved. Repeat Violation

Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee speaker on front prep table. Employee removed. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Ice buildup in reach-in freezer. Repeat Violation

Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Standing water from leaking a/c vent at ice machine.

Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Old label on stored bin under back prep table.

Basic - Utensils in poor condition. Spatula handle melted.

High Priority - Employee touched soiled apron/clothes and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Cook pulled up pants and donned gloves, then proceeded with food prep, while also pulling up shirt sleeve. District manager intervened and had cook wash hands and don clean gloves. Corrective Action Taken

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board soiled with mold-like substance. Repeat Violation

Intermediate - Required employee training expired for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Three current employees with expired food handler training certificates.

Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting boards grooved. Repeat Violation

Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee jacket and soiled apron hanging on corner of rack holding clean utensils. Regional manager moved to proper storage area. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Ice buildup in reach-in freezer. Repeat Violation

Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Front dipperwell @ 125F. Manager replaced water, then 148F. Corrected On-Site

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Waffle iron on cookline. Cutting board stained with mold-like substance. Floor-standing mixer head. Manager directed cleaning of mixer and waffle iron. Repeat Violation

Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. No quaternary ammonium test strips for three compartment sink or sani-buckets. Inspector provided test strips to manager. Manager then found full containers of test strips in office. Corrected On-Site

Intermediate - Warewashing machine not automatically dispensing the detergent and/or the sanitizer. Dish machine is not feeding sanitizer. Observed: chlorine - 0ppm.

Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Pans on upper shelf in storage room not inverted or protected.

Basic - Dishmachine not washing/rinsing properly. Must wash, rinse and sanitize all dishware, equipment and utensils in three-compartment sink until dishmachine is functioning properly. Dish machine is not feeding sanitizer. Observed: chlorine - 0ppm.

Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Phone and phone charging cable on prep table. Employee removed. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Cutting boards grooved.

Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Standing water on floor near ware washing area. Manager had employee mop. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Food stored on floor. Plastic containers of oil on cookline floor. Employee moved to shelf. Corrected On-Site

Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Grits ladle stored in water at 119F.

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Reach-in cooler gaskets soiled with food debris. Orange juice machine upper plate around nozzle soiled with mold-like substance. Employee cleaned.Repeat Violation Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Old label on stored clean food bin. Manager removed for recleaning. Corrective Action Taken

Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Coffee filters on front line not inverted or protected. Manager place in plastic bin. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Standing water in front reach-in cooler.

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Waffle iron on cookline. Cutting board stained with mold-like substance. Meat rack in clean storage area soiled with old food debris. Manager removed for cleaning. Floor-standing mixer head. Manager directed cleaning of mixer and waffle iron. Corrective Action Taken Repeat Violation

Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee phone on prep table. Manager removed. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Reach-in cooler gaskets soiled with food debris. Orange juice machine upper plate around nozzle. Repeat Violation

Basic - Utensils in poor condition. Two scoops with melted handles. Manager discarded. Corrective Action Taken

Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Wet mop in bucket not hanging to dry.

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Waffle iron on cookline. Floor-standing mixer head. Ice machine door and drip channel soiled with food debris. Repeat Violation

Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Ice buckets not inverted or protected. Manager flipped over. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Gaskets torn on ice machine.

Basic - In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Scoop handle submerged in grits.

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Reach-in cooler gaskets soiled with food debris. Orange juice machine upper plate around nozzle. Repeat Violation

Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Old labels on food bins in walk-in cooler and storage area. Repeat Violation

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Microwave interior soiled with food debris and grease accumulation. Mixer guard and upper plate soiled with old food debris. Old food debris on strainer hanging above mixer. Crevices around screws retaining cutting board of reach-in cooler. Waffle iron on cook-line. Juice dispenser nozzle. Upper plates of coffee machine at filter holder. Tea machine upper plates. Repeat Violation

Basic - Cleaned and sanitized equipment or utensils not properly stored. Canvas knife bag resting on clean bowls on cook-line.

Basic - Food stored on floor. Large plastic jug of liquid margarine on floor of cook line. Manager moved to shelf. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Reach-in cooler gaskets soiled. Underside of pass-through heat lamp rack. Repeat Violation

Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Old labels on stored pans across from three compartment sink.

Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Shorter reach-in cooler at end of cook-line. Repeat Violation

Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Sausage thawing in container of standing water in sink basin. Manager removed to cook. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Utensils in poor condition. Knife handle melted and deformed.

Basic - Vending machine exterior soiled. Repeat Violation

High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Eco lab chemical bottle by liquid butter jug on cooks line.

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Interior reach in coolers on cooks line. Reach in coolers shelving soiled on cooks line. Interior microwave on cooks line. Cutting board on reach in cooler the metal screws holding the board on is soiled. The waffle iron on cooks line. Repeat Violation

Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. At dish washing area. Operator placed towels at sink. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Cup on shelf with clean utensils at warewashing area.

Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Speaker on top of microwave.

Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Plastic containers oat the dish area.

Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Rusted shelves in reach in cooler next to reach in freezer. Repeat Violation

Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. In walk in cooler under shelves.

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Underside of the bottom pass through window on the cooks line side. The splash plates of the juice machine. Backside of milkshake machine. Repeat Violation

Basic - Open dumpster lid. Repeat Violation

Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. Plastic cups and boxes on floor in outside storage shed.

Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. On the cooks line.

Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. At the mop sink.

Portable fire extinguisher gauge in red zone. For reporting purposes only. In the recharge zone by front door.

High Priority - Employee cracked raw shell eggs and then handled ready-to-eat food and/or clean equipment or utensils without washing hands. Observed employee crack eggs and change gloves with no hand wash.

High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. At mop sink on the ends of splitter with hoses attached.

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Milkshake mixer. Microwave on cooks line toward the open end of the cooks line.

Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Handwash sink in women's restroom. Repeat Violation

Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Cutting board on cooks line with deep cut marks. One reach in cooler on cooks line with shelving that has rust pitted the surface.

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Reach in cooler on cooks line and walk in cooler gaskets soiled. Repeat Violation

Basic - Old food stuck to clean dishware/utensils. Waffle iron soiled on top shelf above dried goods.

Basic - Open dumpster lid. Repeat Violation

High Priority - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Observed 0ppm. Operator changed sanitizer bucket and primer line. 50 ppm. Corrected On-Site

Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Server area. Operator replaced new. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Coffee bottle on top of shelf above reach in cooler on cooks line. Operator moved. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Phone and wallet on cooler on cooks line holding raw shell eggs. Operator removed. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Plastic containers in dish area.

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Reach in cooler gasket on cooks line. Repeat Violation

Basic - Open dumpster lid. Repeat Violation

Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Cooler on cooks line.

Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. In bucket by mop sink.

Portable fire extinguisher gauge in red zone. For reporting purposes only. On the end of the cooks line.