INTERNATIONAL HOUSE OF PANCAKES 36-174
1270 East Brandon Boulevard
Brandon, Florida, 33511
Hillsborough County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★½☆☆ (2.8/5)
Based on 6 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 12/18/2024
High Priority
0
Intermediate
1
Basic
8
Total
9
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 12B-12-5:Basic - Employee drinking from an unenclosed beverage container in a food preparation/clean dishware area and the container does not have a dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container. Manager discarded. Corrected On-Site
- 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Purse in box of ketchup packs. Employee removed. Corrected On-Site
- 13-03-4:Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee put on hair net. Corrected On-Site
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Gaskets torn on reach in coolers at cookline Repeat Violation
- 36-01-4:Basic - Floor not cleaned when the least amount of food is exposed. Food debris on floor throughout kitchen. Repeat Violation
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Door handles and gaskets soiled on reach in coolers on cookline. Food buildup under soda fountain nozzles. Food buildup on stand mixer. Repeat Violation
- 21-44-1:Basic - Sanitizer bucket stored with food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Observed on prep table on cookline. Employee removed. Corrected On-Site
- 08B-17-4:Basic - Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Unwashed tomatoes over pickles in walk in cooler. Manager moved pickles. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
- 31A-09-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Towel in front hand sink. Manager removed. Corrected On-Site
Food safety inspection conducted on 12/18/2024 revealed 9 total violations (0 high priority, 1 intermediate, 8 basic).
Inspection on 8/12/2024
High Priority
0
Intermediate
2
Basic
1
Total
3
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 14-11-5:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Observed shelving in walk in cooler being supported by metal food pans. Observed broken handle on microwave. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-08-12: **Time Extended**
- 03F-10-5:Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. The written procedure is incomplete, no name, title, signature, or date signed. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-08-12: **Time Extended**
- 53B-09-4:Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Required employee training provided by a third-party employee training program and operator unable to provide original certificate for employees trained. Employee wallet card certificates were not original documents Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-08-12: **Time Extended**
Food safety inspection conducted on 8/12/2024 revealed 3 total violations (0 high priority, 2 intermediate, 1 basic).
Inspection on 8/9/2024
High Priority
6
Intermediate
4
Basic
9
Total
19
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 16-21-4:Basic - Accumulation of debris on exterior of warewashing machine. Observed on top of dish machine Warning
- 36-34-5:Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Observed ceiling air vents in storage area with mold-like substance. Warning
- 28-02-4:Basic - Condensation or other drainage not disposed of according to law. Observed drain line at bottom rear of ice machine draining directly onto the floor Warning
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Observed shelving in walk in cooler being supported by metal food pans. Observed broken handle on microwave. Warning
- 36-01-4:Basic - Floor not cleaned when the least amount of food is exposed. Observed food debris throughout the kitchen and dishwashing areas Warning
- 22-08-4:Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Observed in both microwaves at cook line Warning
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed food debris on all gaskets at all reach in refrigerators and freezers at cook line. Observed buildup of debris under soda fountain heads in server area. Warning
- 33-16-4:Basic - Open dumpster lid. Observed IHOP garbage in open shared dumpster Warning
- 08B-17-4:Basic - Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Observed cases of unwashed produce stored over containers of ready-to-eat food in walk in cooler Warning
- 22-41-4: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. Chlorine tested twice at 0 ppm. Warning
- 12A-27-4:High Priority - Employee cracked raw shell eggs and then handled ready-to-eat food and/or clean equipment or utensils without washing hands. Observed cook cracking shell eggs, did not change gloves or wash hands before performing other tasks Warning
- 22-35-5:High Priority - Food preparation sink has soil/old food residue. Observed mold-like substance at prep sink Warning
- 35A-02-6:High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observed 1 live fly in server station. Observed 1 live fly in hall near restrooms. Observed 1 live fly in stockroom. Observed 1 live fly in dining area. Warning
- 01B-02-5:High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Observed a case of individual butter packs in server area not held under refrigeration. Butter temperature was 74°F. Employee stated the butter had been out of the refrigerator for over 5 hours Warning
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed sliced tomatoes at 55°F, diced tomatoes at 48°F, ham at 47°F, butter packs at 74°F. Warning
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observe food debris built up on mixer head. Employee cleaned the debris off the mixer Corrected On-Site Warning
- 03F-10-5:Intermediate - No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. The written procedure is incomplete, no name, title, signature, or date signed. Warning
- 53B-09-4:Intermediate - Required employee training provided by a third-party employee training program and operator unable to provide original certificate for employees trained. Employee wallet card certificates were not original documents Warning
- 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Observed spray bottle without label in cabinet at server area Warning
Food safety inspection conducted on 8/9/2024 revealed 19 total violations (6 high priority, 4 intermediate, 9 basic).
Inspection on 12/13/2023
High Priority
0
Intermediate
1
Basic
6
Total
7
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 23-24-4:Basic - Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles.
- 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Server areas Repeat Violation
- 36-73-4:Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris.
- 25-05-4:Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. Case of Togo containers in floor, office door Repeat Violation
- 36-50-4:Basic - Unclean building components, attachments or fixtures. Coolers, equipment soiled throughout kitchen
- 42-01-4:Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Repeat Violation
- 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Server area, dispenser not working
Food safety inspection conducted on 12/13/2023 revealed 7 total violations (0 high priority, 1 intermediate, 6 basic).
Inspection on 9/20/2023
High Priority
0
Intermediate
0
Basic
1
Total
1
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 14-69-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Observed on freezer fan Warning - From follow-up inspection 2023-09-20: **Time Extended**
Food safety inspection conducted on 9/20/2023 revealed 1 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 1 basic).
Inspection on 8/25/2023
High Priority
4
Intermediate
1
Basic
5
Total
10
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Observed employee drinks store on prep table on cookline ,service line, and back prep table Corrected observed employees remove and place in proper area Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Warning
- 12B-02-4:Basic - Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. Observed employee eating meal on service line Warning
- 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Observed on freezer fan Warning
- 25-05-4:Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. Observed a box of Togo Boxes stored on floor in dry storage Corrected -observed employee place on shelf Corrected On-Site Warning
- 42-01-4:Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Observed stored in mop bucket Corrected observed employee invert mop Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Warning
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed turkey (48F - Cold Holding); cut tomatoes (47F - Cold Holding); ham (50F - Cold Holding) on reachin cooler on cookline Observed manager voluntarily discard Warning
- 01B-19-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food controlled by time and required to be marked with the use by time is not marked and the required time of disposal cannot be determined. See stop sale. Observed pooled eggs kept on time temped 75 degrees F on cookline, 2 cups of pancake batter stored on cookline with no time make temped at 70 degrees F Warning
- 03F-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. See stop sale. Observed pooled eggs kept on time temped 75 degrees F on cookline , 2 cups of pancake batter stored on cookline with no time make temped at 70 degrees F Warning
- 03B-01-6:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed sausage gravy (125F - Hot Holding) on steam table on cookline Observed manager reheat to 166 degrees F **Corrective Action Taken** Warning
- 11-27-4:Intermediate - Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. Emailed to operator Corrected observed manager print and post Corrected On-Site Warning
Food safety inspection conducted on 8/25/2023 revealed 10 total violations (4 high priority, 1 intermediate, 5 basic).