INTERNATIONAL HOUSE OF PANCAKES -36#178
West Alsobrook Street
Florida, 33563
Hillsborough County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★½☆☆☆ (1.5/5)
Based on 4 health inspection reports
All Inspection Reports
Inspection Date: 4/21/2025
Inspection #: Visit ID: 10710450
- 36-34-5:Basic - Cookline ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance.
- 10-17-4:Basic - In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Operator removed.
- 10-02-4:Basic - In-use utensil not stored on a clean portion of food preparation or cooking equipment. Tongs at front counter stored in soiled container. Ooerator Removed l Corrected On-Site
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Dish machine racks soiled with grime.
- 33-16-4:Basic - Open dumpster lid.
- 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. 10 ppm chlorine . Operator corrected to 100 ppm.
- 01B-02-5:High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. See Stop,Sale .
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Front counter sour cream (47F - Cold Holding)/ more than 4 hours ; instructed operator to discard . **Corrective Action Taken**
- 03F-04-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food held using time as a public health control not discarded at the end of the 4-hour/6-hour period. See stop sale. Sausage gravy 117F in steam table , more than 4 hours, operator discarded. Corrected On-Site
- 29-42-4:High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet.
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Waffle maker soiled with food debris .
- 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink, by three compartment sink. Corrected On-Site
- 31B-03-4:Intermediate - No soap provided at women's bathroom handwash sink. Corrected On-Site
Inspection Date: 11/1/2024
Inspection #: Visit ID: 8725843
- 06-09-1:Basic - Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. Vacuum packaged Turkey breast , thawed.
- 36-34-5:Basic - Cook line ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance.
- 14-33-4:Basic - Cook line reach in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.
- 08B-39-4:Basic - Raw fruits/vegetables not washed prior to preparation. Onions not washed prior to slicing, , Educated operator. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 01B-13-4:High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. See Stop Sale.
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cook line make table unit diced ham (43-50F - Cold Holding)3 hours . Operator filled pass ,fill line. Operator reduced amount . **Corrective Action Taken**
- 53B-14-5: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. Patricia B 8-11-2024.
Inspection Date: 2/9/2024
Inspection #: Visit ID: 8501308
- 14-33-4:Basic - Cookline reach in cooler -in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Repeat Violation
- 36-22-4:Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water, by ice machine, Corrected On-Site
- 29-49-6:Basic - Standing water in bottom of kitchen reach-in-cooler. Repeat Violation
- 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. Food worker at cookline cracked eggs, with gloved hands and continued to handle food without washing hands after changing gloves. Educated operator. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cook line make table. Bags of cream cheese (43-50F - Cold Holding)//10 minutes. Operator reduced amount and placed inside cold holding unit. Cookline cold holding unit, shredded hash browns (48F-Cold Holding)10 minutes ; Operator recently returned to unit. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 03C-96-4:Intermediate - Establishment conducts non-continuous cooking of raw animal foods without monitoring and documenting initial heating time and temperature, cooling times and temperatures, cold holding temperature and final cooking temperature. Blanched bacon.
Inspection Date: 9/15/2023
Inspection #: Visit ID: 8347420
- 24-06-4:Basic - Clean utensils or equipment stored in dirty container tongs at front counter Corrected On-Site
- 50-09-4:Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed.
- 13-03-4:Basic - FOD Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Corrected On-Site
- 36-34-5:Basic - Front counter Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance.
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Sides of fryers soiled with grease, grime and food debris,
- 14-33-4:Basic - Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.p, at front counter dessert station.. Repeat Violation
- 29-49-6:Basic - Standing water in bottom of kitchen lowboy reach-in-cooler. Corrected On-Site
- 53B-13-5:Intermediate - Proof of required state approved employee training not available for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233.