INTERNATIONAL HOUSE OF PANCAKES # 36-128
US Highway 27 North
Florida, 33870
Highlands County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★½☆☆ (2.7/5)
Based on 4 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 4/14/2025
High Priority
0
Intermediate
0
Basic
4
Total
4
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 13-04-4:Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Observed an employee without a beard guard.
- 35B-01-4:Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Observed a gap on the bottom of the back door. Repeat Violation
- 36-17-5:Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Observed floor tiles in front of dish machine chipped and broken.
- 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Observed ice buildup up on the walk in freezer door making it difficult to close.
Food safety inspection conducted on 4/14/2025 revealed 4 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 4 basic).
Inspection on 8/16/2024
High Priority
1
Intermediate
0
Basic
2
Total
3
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 36-34-5:Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Ceiling vents above the dishwasher soiled.
- 35B-01-4:Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Back exit of the establishment.
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw beef stored over containers of pasteurized eggs in the walk in cooler. Manager removed the eggs. Corrected On-Site
Food safety inspection conducted on 8/16/2024 revealed 3 total violations (1 high priority, 0 intermediate, 2 basic).
Inspection on 12/13/2023
High Priority
2
Intermediate
0
Basic
3
Total
5
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 13-04-4:Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Cook preparing foods without beard gaur.
- 33-16-4:Basic - Open dumpster lid. Manager closed. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
- 08B-17-4:Basic - Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Observed cut wrapped melon stored with unwashed melon in walk-in cooler. Manager placed cut wrapped melon on shelf with ready to eat foods. Corrected On-Site
- 50-17-3:High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license.
- 41-10-4:High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Observed pump soap dispenser stored over loose gloves and clean plates at cookline. Manager discarded gloves and moved soap. Observed ecolab spray chemical stored next to and on shelf with oil and single service items. Manager removed chemical. Corrected On-Site
Food safety inspection conducted on 12/13/2023 revealed 5 total violations (2 high priority, 0 intermediate, 3 basic).
Inspection on 8/14/2023
High Priority
1
Intermediate
1
Basic
4
Total
6
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 13-07-4:Basic - Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Observed waitstaff dipping ice and wearing wrist band and stoned rings. Employee removed and washed hands. Corrected On-Site
- 13-04-4:Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Cook on line no beard guard.
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed computer components used by cooks while wearing gloves, heavily soiled with food debris. Manager had employee clean and sanitize components. Corrected On-Site
- 33-16-4:Basic - Open dumpster lid. Manager instructed employee to close dumpster. Corrected On-Site
- 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. Butter at front counter. Manager discarded and placed new butter container with time. Corrected On-Site
- 31B-06-4:Intermediate - Soap dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense soap. Soap dispenser broken at dishwash area unable to easily dispense soap. Corrected On-Site
Food safety inspection conducted on 8/14/2023 revealed 6 total violations (1 high priority, 1 intermediate, 4 basic).