DENNY'S

DENNY'S in WINTER HAVEN has 6 health inspections on record with an overall food safety rating of 3.5/5. Food safety practices have remained consistent.

894 CYPRESS GARDENS BLVD

Overall Food Safety Rating

★★★½☆ (3.5/5)
Based on 6 health inspection reports

All Inspection Reports

Inspection Date: 10/15/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 13549006

  • 13-02-4:Basic - Employee with ineffective hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Server restraint was ineffective hair was in ponytail pass shoulders with hair swaying. Employee placed hair in bun. Corrected On-Site
  • 36-62-4:Basic - Light not functioning in area to front walk in freezer entrance
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Sides of the grills
  • 33-16-4:Basic - Open dumpster lid. Operator closed lid. Corrected On-Site
  • 22-16-4:Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Cook line Operator removed food debris and sanitized area. Corrected On-Site
  • 29-49-6:Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Cookline Operator removed standing water, cleaned and sanitized area. Corrected On-Site

Inspection Date: 7/24/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 13466946

  • 22-20-5:Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Operator cleaned and sanitized ice shield. Corrected On-Site
  • 32-07-5:Basic - Bathroom facility not clean. In women's restroom 1 of the three stalls. Operator cleaned and sanitized area. Corrected On-Site
  • 36-22-4:Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. In the mop sink room near mop sink but not in the mop sink Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Sides of the grill's equipment
  • 22-16-4:Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. On cook line and salad bar station. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

Inspection Date: 1/13/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8868916

  • 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Container cup of liquid on top of the cook line. Operator removed cup Corrected On-Site
  • 36-22-4:Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. In the mop sink room by the mop sink
  • 22-16-4:Basic - Reach-in cooler interior has accumulation of soil residues. In cooler on cook line on the right side
  • 06-01-5:Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. No running water on bag of meat in prep sink and removed to the cook line for refrigeration. Corrected On-Site

Inspection Date: 8/22/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8784540

  • 36-10-4:Basic - soiled floors behind grill.
  • 22-40-4:High Priority - Quaternary ammonium sanitizer in bucket not at proper minimum strength. Tested 0ppm replaced and new tested 200 ppm. Corrected On-Site

Inspection Date: 1/30/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8533713

  • 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Box of lemons on the floor in walk-in cooler. Operator removed from the floor. Corrected On-Site
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Cook line underneath grills.
  • 22-16-4:Basic - Reach-in cooler interior have accumulation of soil residues. Cook line
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Pooled eggs at 45 degrees. Operator placed ice underneath eggs with new temperature at 42 at 9:14 am. Corrected On-Site

Inspection Date: 10/23/2023

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8383012

  • 36-03-4:Basic - Cove molding at floor/wall juncture broken/missing. Repeat Violation
  • 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Cook line cabinet draws.
  • 36-73-4:Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Repeat Violation
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Side of the fryer on the cook line. Repeat Violation
  • 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw bacon over nacho mix in walk-in cooler. Operator removed raw bacon to the lower shelf below nacho mix. Corrected On-Site