DirtyFLRestaurant Inspection Data

INTERNATIONAL HOUSE OF PANCAKES - 36-181

West Alsobrook Street
Florida, 33563
Hillsborough County County

Overall Food Safety Rating

★☆☆☆☆ (1.3/5)
Based on 4 health inspection reports

All Inspection Reports

Inspection Date: 3/24/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8889275

  • 51-11-4:Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Tank outside not secure
  • 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored above food. Jacket on soda boxes. Jacket removed. Corrected On-Site
  • 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Multiple plastic lids cracked. Shelving in tall reach in cooler rusting.
  • 36-73-4:Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Concrete outside back door soiled with grease. Repeat Violation
  • 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in walk-in freezer.
  • 22-08-4:Basic - Interior of microwave has accumulation of food debris. Microwave on cook line.
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters soiled. Exterior of toasters soiled with food debris. Repeat Violation
  • 33-16-4:Basic - Open dumpster lid. Corrected On-Site
  • 08B-17-4:Basic - Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Unwashed bananas over hashbrowns in walk in cooler. Repeat Violation
  • 03D-01-5:High Priority - Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 70 degrees Fahrenheit within 2 hours. Waffle batter made with melted butter at 7:13 70F at 10:06.
  • 12A-29-4:High Priority - Employee touched soiled surface and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Dish washer put gloved hands in pockets then handled clean dishes. Manager discussed proper hand washing with employee. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 08A-17-6:High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature when stored in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Commercially packaged raw chicken over portioned raw shrimp in walk in freezer. Chicken moved. Corrected On-Site
  • 01B-02-5:High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Waffle batter made with melted butter at 7:13 70F at 10:06.
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Portioned sour cream 51F at front counter. Manager moved to reach in cooler. **Corrective Action Taken** Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Inside bottom of reach in cooler on cook line has food debris.
  • 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Ice in hand sink in dish machine area.
  • 27-16-4:Intermediate - Water with a temperature of least 85 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. Water in employee bathroom 76F.

Inspection Date: 9/13/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8785800

  • 36-73-4:Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Under equipment on cook line.
  • 51-13-4:Basic - No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted. Manager posted Corrected On-Site
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. In between flat top grill and table on cook line. Repeat Violation
  • 08B-17-4:Basic - Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Box of unwashed lemons stored over washed and cut lemons in walk in cooler. Box of unwashed tomatoes stored over cut fruit in walk in cooler.
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. pumpkin pancake batter (58F - Cold Holding) in reach in cooler on cook line, per manager batter has been consistently taken in and out of cooler for several hours and batter is usually used up with 4 hours, manager placed all batters in use on time control. **Corrective Action Taken** Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
  • 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. At hand wash station at far end of cook line.
  • 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. All time/temperature controlled for safety foods in the steam well on the cook line missing from written procedures, manager corrected during inspection. Corrected On-Site

Inspection Date: 3/5/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8439646

  • 24-08-4:Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. At prep table, metal pan stacked before air drying. Operator moved to dish to be washed. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. At dessert station in wait station, interior of microwave has rust/chipped finish.
  • 14-38-4:Basic - Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. At dish area, one plastic container cracked. Operator discarded. Corrected On-Site
  • 33-29-4:Basic - Grease receptacle lid open, broken, or missing. At dumpster enclosure, grease receptacle lid open. Employee closed. Corrected On-Site
  • 10-07-4:Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. At sit station by pass thru window, utensils in standing water at 116f. Operator made new container of water above 135f. Corrected On-Site
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Table below flattop has build up. Repeat Violation
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In top section of flip top reach-in cooler at pancake station, cut melon (45F - Cold Holding). Cut melon in closed cup stored above chill line. Operator moved to walk-in cooler, retemp below 41f. Corrected On-Site
  • 29-42-4:High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. At mop sink, splitter has backflow preventer on hose to chemical dispensers, missing on non chemical dispenser side.

Inspection Date: 7/7/2023

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8384456

  • 36-73-4:Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Under flat top grill on cook line.
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Top of tables directly underneath flat top grills on cook line. Repeat Violation
  • 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. Dish machine reading approximately less then 50ppm, employee replaced sanitizer bucket for machine and ran machine several times, retested at 100ppm Corrected On-Site
  • 41-10-4:High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Squeeze bottle of soap stored next to container of liquid butter on lower shelf of prep table in prep area, manager removed soap. Corrected On-Site