DirtyFLRestaurant Inspection Data

DENNY'S

West Flagler Street
Hialeah, Florida, 33174
Miami-Dade County County

Overall Food Safety Rating

★★½☆☆ (2.5/5)
Based on 6 health inspection reports

All Inspection Reports

Inspection Date: 4/1/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 10809963

  • 36-73-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floors and walls soiled on cook line Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-04-01: **Time Extended**
  • 23-03-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. All shelves and exterior of equipment are soiled on cook line Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-04-01: **Time Extended**
  • 22-16-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. All reach in coolers, reach in freezers, and drawers are soiled Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-04-01: **Time Extended**

Inspection Date: 3/31/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 10734905

  • 13-03-4:Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee put hat on Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 36-73-4:Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floors and walls soiled on cook line Warning
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. All shelves and exterior of equipment are soiled on cook line Warning
  • 22-16-4:Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. All reach in coolers, reach in freezers, and drawers are soiled Warning
  • 09-01-4:High Priority - Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. As inspector was standing in front waiting for manager cook put toast on plate with bare hands to be served to customer, server took plate to customer before inspector could address, discussed with cook proper procedure for ready to eat food. Warning
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. sausage (52F - Cold Holding); raw sausage (49F - Cold Holding); salmon (53F - Cold Holding); raw beef (47F - Cold Holding) in walk in cooler, manager states temperature was around 43F within the last 4 hours when he took temperature, he noticed it wasn't blowing cold so called repair company, repair person is here now working on cooler, manager iced all food in walk in cooler during inspection **Corrective Action Taken** Repeat Violation Warning

Inspection Date: 12/4/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8779068

  • 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Inside brown sugar. Manager removed 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. Phone on cutting board. Manager moved. Corrected On-Site
  • 36-17-5:Basic - Floor tiles missing At cook line.
  • 36-11-4:Basic - Floors not maintained smooth and durable. Floors not constructed to be easily cleanable due to deep grout at cook line. Repeat Violation
  • 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer front line. Repeat Violation
  • 24-14-4:Basic - Knife at cook line in ticket holder. Manager moved Corrected On-Site
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cook line deli cooler sliced turkey (47F - Cold Holding) Put in reach in freezer Retemp sliced turkey (41F - Cold Holding) Corrected On-Site
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Fryer baskets soiled heavy food debris.manager took to wash during inspection. Corrected On-Site

Inspection Date: 5/17/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8675708

  • 36-11-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Floors not maintained smooth and durable. Observed missing floor grout, broken tiles on cook line and broken cove molding in mop room Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-05-17: **Time Extended**
  • 14-13-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Food-contact surface not smooth and easily cleanable. Observed wooden peg board made with compressed wood fibers on cook line Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-05-17: **Time Extended**

Inspection Date: 5/16/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8559123

  • 08B-49-4:Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Observed employee cheese on shelf above milk. Manager put in segregated container Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 36-11-4:Basic - Floors not maintained smooth and durable. Observed missing floor grout, broken tiles on cook line and broken cove molding in mop room Warning
  • 14-13-4:Basic - Food-contact surface not smooth and easily cleanable. Observed wooden peg board made with compressed wood fibers on cook line Warning
  • 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer around fans on cook line. Warning
  • 36-64-5:Basic - Objectionable odors on cook line due to grey water from floor drain. Warning
  • 28-26-5:High Priority - Observed wastewater backing up slowly through floor drain on cook line. Observed employee walking through grey water and unable to be isolated. Manager snaked line and line is now clear. Manager got wet vac and is cleaning up grey water. Ran other sinks and observed no other backups. All cook line floors have been cleaned and sanitized Corrected On-Site Admin Complaint
  • 11-26-1:Intermediate - No proof provided that some food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. Manager has one new hire and unable to verify new employee acknowledged it. Warning

Inspection Date: 11/27/2023

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8377774

  • 12B-09-5:Basic - Employee chewing gum while preparing food or while in a food prep/food storage/warewashing area. Dishwasher chewing gum, employee discarded gum Corrected On-Site
  • 13-04-4:Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee put beard guard on Corrected On-Site
  • 13-03-4:Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee put hat on Corrected On-Site
  • 05-09-4:Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. In cooler on cook line across from grill
  • 29-49-6:Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Cooler under grill
  • 22-49-4:High Priority - Dishmachine not sanitizing properly. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Chlorine sanitizer at 0ppm, manager primed the sanitizer for dish machine, sanitizer now at 100ppm Corrected On-Site
  • 12A-25-4:High Priority - Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee put beard guard on then touched clean lid for pan without washing hands or changing gloves Employee put hat on the continued to do dishes without changing gloves or washing hands Discussed with manager proper hand washing
  • 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. Dishwasher handling dirty dishes then handling clean dishes without changing gloves or washing hands, discussed proper hand washing procedures with manager
  • 01B-02-5:High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Shell eggs
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. -shell eggs (62F - Cold Holding) sitting on cook line, see stop sale, manager did not get temperature of shell eggs today -Sliced ham (47F-Cold Holding) top rail of cooler on cook line, cook put ice bag on product