DENNY'S
4677 Keiber Boulevard
Florida, 33870
Highlands County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★☆☆☆ (2.3/5)
Based on 3 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 4/16/2025
High Priority
0
Intermediate
0
Basic
2
Total
2
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 14-09-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting boards front counter roll top reach in cooler. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2025-04-16: **Time Extended**
- 29-49-6:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Sliding glass door reach in cooler in the front counter area. **Repeat Violation** **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2025-04-16: **Time Extended**
Food safety inspection conducted on 4/16/2025 revealed 2 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 2 basic).
Inspection on 4/15/2025
High Priority
4
Intermediate
0
Basic
4
Total
8
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 14-09-4:Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting boards front counter roll top reach in cooler. **Warning**
- 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee phone stored on a preparation table on the cook line. Employee removed the phone. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
- 22-16-4:Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Interior of the reach in coolers on the right side of the cook line and the sliding glass door reach in cooler in the front counter area soiled. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
- 29-49-6:Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Sliding glass door reach in cooler in the front counter area. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
- 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. Employee handled a wet vac then a clean sheet pan without washing their hands. Employee removed the pan to be sanitized and washed their hands. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
- 12A-02-4:High Priority - Server handled soiled dishes or utensils and then picked up plated food, served food, or prepared a beverage without washing hands. Server handled dirty dishes then clean glassware without washing their hands. Employee removed the glassware to be sanitized and washed their hands. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
- 01B-02-5:High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. All the following items were stored in the table top reach in cooler on the cook line between the grills Ham (54F - Cold Holding); Sausage (53F - Cold Holding); Cut tomatoes (53F - Cold Holding); Cooked onions (52F - Cold Holding); Cheddar cheese (54F - Cold Holding); Cooked peppers (53F - Cold Holding). Manager stated the items were stored in the reach in cooler for more than 4 hours. Manager discarded the items. **Warning**
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. All the following items were stored in the table top reach in cooler on the cook line between the grills Ham (54F - Cold Holding); Sausage (53F - Cold Holding); Cut tomatoes (53F - Cold Holding); Cooked onions (52F - Cold Holding); Cheddar cheese (54F - Cold Holding); Cooked peppers (53F - Cold Holding). Manager stated the items were stored in the reach in cooler for more than 4 hours. Manager discarded the items. **Warning**
Food safety inspection conducted on 4/15/2025 revealed 8 total violations (4 high priority, 0 intermediate, 4 basic).
Inspection on 8/1/2024
High Priority
2
Intermediate
0
Basic
4
Total
6
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters on the exhaust hood on the cook line soiled. Floor fan on the cook line soiled. Shelves under all the equipment on the cook line soiled. Both the stove tops in the cook line area soiled.
- 22-16-4:Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Interior of the slide glass reach in cooler in the wait station area solid.
- 29-49-6:Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Both the reach in cooler on the right side of the cook line have standing water in the bottom.
- 14-17-4:Basic - Walk-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.
- 12A-11-4:High Priority - Employee used the bathroom and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands upon returning to employee area. Employee used the bathroom (stated they washed their hands in the bathroom) then returned to work on the cook line without a washing the hands outside of the bathroom. Employee washed their hands. ** **Corrected On-Site**
- 29-42-4:High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. **Repeat Violation**
Food safety inspection conducted on 8/1/2024 revealed 6 total violations (2 high priority, 0 intermediate, 4 basic).