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INTERNATIONAL HOUSE OF PANCAKES # 36-128

INTERNATIONAL HOUSE OF PANCAKES # 36-128 located in SEBRING has undergone 6 health department inspections, achieving a 3.2/5 overall safety rating. Recent inspections indicate some food safety concerns.

Last inspection: 2 months ago · 6 reports on file

US Highway 27 North
Florida, 33870
Highlands County County

Overall Food Safety Rating

★★★☆☆ (3.2/5)
Based on 6 health inspection reports

All Inspection Reports

12/22/2025· 2mo ago

Visit ID: 13489183

Met Inspection Standards

1 int, 2 basic

  • 24-08-4:Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Observed stack of small pans with water in between and not air drying properly in back of kitchen.
  • 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Observed walk in freezer door not closing properly, operator worked on the door to close it. Corrected On-Site
  • 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. Observed whipped butter at front counter, time marked but with no written plan, printed a copy out for the operator. Corrected On-Site

8/11/2025· 7mo ago

Visit ID: 10874233

Met Inspection Standards

3 basic

  • 13-04-4:Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Observed employee without a beard guard, employee put one on. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
  • 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Observed gasket on walk in cooler door torn.
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed gaskets on reach in coolers soiled with food debris in front area.

4/14/2025· 11mo ago

Visit ID: 8862674

Met Inspection Standards

4 basic

  • 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.

8/16/2024· 1y 6mo ago

Visit ID: 8777203

Met Inspection Standards

1 high, 2 basic

  • 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

12/13/2023· 2y 3mo ago

Visit ID: 8471856

Met Inspection Standards

2 high, 3 basic

  • 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

8/14/2023· 2y 7mo ago

Visit ID: 8375727

Met Inspection Standards

1 high, 1 int, 4 basic

  • 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