International House Of Pancakes - #36-155, 1101 N Federal Hwy, Fort Lauderdale, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: INTERNATIONAL HOUSE OF PANCAKES - #36-155
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 1101 N Federal Hwy, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304
License #: 1619211
Total inspections: 15
Last inspection: 11/14/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

Disposition

  • Basic - Build-up of soil/debris on the floor under shelving in dry storage area. **Warning**
  • Basic - Case of Turkey stored on floor in walk-in freezer. Placed turkey on the shelf. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Basic - Cove molding at floor/wall juncture broken/missing. At the entrance to dry storage. **Warning**
  • Basic - Dead roaches on premises. Observed one dead roach on floor under dish machine, one dead roach behind ice machine, one dead roach under shelf in left hand corner in dry storage area. All dead roaches were removed **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Basic - Employee beverage container in dishware area does not have a lid or equivalent dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container. **Warning**
  • Basic - Floor under dishmachine area soiled. **Warning**
  • Basic - Food debris accumulated on kitchen floor under, between and on shelfs under cook equipment **Warning**
  • Basic - Grease accumulated under cooking equipment. **Warning**
  • Basic - Silverware/utensils and plates dried with a towel/cloth. **Warning**
  • Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated black debris in dishwashing area. **Warning**
  • Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated food debris in dish machine. **Warning**
  • Basic - Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. 0 ppm in wait area. Replaced with fresh sanitizer 200 ppm **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food prepared from/mixed with ingredient(s) at ambient temperature not cooled to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 4 hours. Buttermilk pancake batter prepared last night at 45°F. Egg Batter 43°F See stop sale. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cooled in quantity deeper than 4 inches. Egg and Buttermilk pancake Batter about 10 inches deep. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food covered while cooling. Egg and Buttermilk pancake batter covered in plastic containers in walk in cooler. **Warning**
11/14/2014Complaint FullWarning Issued
  • Basic - Grease accumulated under cooking equipment.
  • Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated black debris in dishwashing area.
10/10/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Case/container of batter stored on floor in walk-in freezer. Placed case on shelf **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Grease accumulated under frying equipment.
  • Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in 4 door holding unit at cook line .
  • High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature in reach-in cooler raw shell eggs over uncovered Batter. moved eggs on bottom shelf and the batter on a top shelf **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
5/28/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface. Outside of flip door at ice machine.
  • Basic - Food debris accumulated on kitchen floor. Under fryer.
  • Basic - Grease accumulated under cooking equipment. Under fryer.
  • Basic - Open dumpster lid. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food thawed at room temperature. Chicken
  • Basic - Soiled reach-in cooler gaskets. At cookline.
  • Basic - Walk-in cooler gaskets soiled with slimy/mold-like build-up.
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit.liquid eggs 55°F, chicken 55°F,
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (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. Butter not time marked less than 2 hours.
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. Sausage links on grill 110°F, placed them on the hot side of grill so they reached 150°F, **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. Raw shell eggs over uncovered batter. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue.to the right of cookline grill.
  • Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. At mop sink
12/26/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Employee personal items stored with or above food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Back pack in dish wash area.
  • Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Prep cook.
  • Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Salad unit not capable of keeping products at 41°F or less.
  • Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. At dish wash area. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Pecan scoop handle in contact with peacans. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on new set of gloves to work with food. Cook at cookline.
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit.Butter 73°F, sliced Tomatoes 57°F, French Toast Dip 57°F, sour cream 57°F,
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. Shell eggs over Sausage and Bacon. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine.
  • Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. At mob sink.
7/11/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - 2containers of Batter stored on floor in walk-in freezer. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation.
  • Basic - Leaking pipe at plumbing fixture under hand wash sink next to dish wash area.
  • Basic - Stored food not covered in walk-in freezer.Country fried steaks **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength.400 ppm.
  • Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled.In dish area . **Corrected On-Site**
2/1/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - butter 79 fahrenheit, cream cheese 52 degrees, butter in flip top 52 degrees placed in freezer. corrected on site 41 degrees. eggs 47 degrees sour cream 44 degrees.
  • dumpster lid open. corrected on site.
  • handle missing on microwave in cookline.
  • Critical - lemons not covered at waitress station. corrected on site.
  • Critical - observed gakets soiled reachin cookline. repeat.
  • wet wiping cloth at cookline, prep area and working station, dining room. corrected on site.
8/23/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Cold water not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. 0 ppm. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Hot water not provided/shut off at employee hand wash sink. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface. gaskets soiled at coolers. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface. soiled paper towel dispensers at prep area and cookline . Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed buildup of slime in the interior of ice machine. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed employee with no hair restraint. cook.
  • Observed employee with no hair restraint. server dispensing soup into bowl. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed encrusted, soiled material on slicer. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. used to store scrub pad in server's area.
  • Critical - Observed interior of microwave soiled. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed nonfood-contact equipment in poor repair, broken lid on batter storage container at cookline . Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. butter at 72 degrees under no temperature control at cookline . Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. sour cream at 62 degrees and butter at 45 degrees at server's station. Corrected On Site.
2/24/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Hot water not provided/shut off at employee hand wash sink. at cookline . Corrected On Site.
  • Observed build-up of mold-like substance on surface of nonfood-contact surface. at handwash sink in server's station.
  • Critical - Observed food-contact surfaces encrusted with grease and/or soil deposits. cutting board at cookline . Corrected On Site.
  • Observed gaskets with slimy/mold-like build-up. cookline cooler by griddle and by chest freezer . Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense ready-to-eat food. at sugar container . Corrected On Site.
  • Observed leaking pipe at plumbing fixture. at dishwashing machine .
  • Critical - Observed uncovered food in holding unit/dry storage area. beef and chicken at walkin freezer . Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed uncovered food in holding unit/dry storage area. onions at walkin cooler. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed wall soiled with accumulated black debris in dishwashing area. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. no changing of gloves from cracking eggs to sliding cooked hash browns on plate with gloved hand. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. sugar container . Corrected On Site.
8/30/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. sour cream and butter at 60 degrees at cookline cooler. Corrected On Site. volutarily discarded.
  • Critical. No conspicuously located thermometer in holding unit. cookline cooler. Corrected On Site.
  • Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed interior of microwave soiled. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed food-contact surfaces encrusted with grease and/or soil deposits. cutting board at cookline . Corrected On Site.
  • Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface. between equipment at cookline .
  • Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface. soap ,sanitizer, and paper dispensers soiled at cookline . Corrected On Site.
  • Observed gaskets with slimy/mold-like build-up. cookline cooler and VICTORY freezer .
  • Critical. Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. obstructed by cart with tv. Corrected On Site.
10/18/2010Complaint FullInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. spice container . Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. batter at 51 degrees . Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. butter at 52 degrees in server's station . Corrected On Site.iced down and portion in container cut in half.
  • Observed nonfood-contact equipment in poor repair. interior of chest freezer in disrepair
  • Critical. Observed buildup of slime in the interior of ice machine. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed residue build-up on nonfood-contact surface. handwash sink in kitchen . Corrected On Site.
  • Observed gaskets with slimy/mold-like build-up. VICTORY freezer and cooler at cookline . Corrected On Site.
  • Plumbing system in disrepair. dipperwell in server's area.
  • Critical. Observed handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. used as dump sink in server's station . Corrected On Site.
  • Observed ceiling in disrepair. water damaged ceiling tile in dining room area.
9/13/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. gritts flake container . Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. turkey at 44 degrees , chicken at 46. Corrected On Site. discarded.
  • Critical. Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. 58 butter. Corrected On Site. server's station
  • Critical. Potentially hazardous food not held at 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. sausage at 102 degrees . Corrected On Site. turned on warmer manager will discard food in 2 hrs.
  • Critical. Observed potentially hazardous food thawed at room temperature.
  • Critical. Observed improper horizontal separation of raw animal foods. raw beef next to and touching raw chicken. raw shrimp next to pasta at Victory freezer .
  • Critical. Observed uncovered food in holding unit/dry storage area. ice cream at chest freezer . Corrected On Site.
  • Observed in-use utensil used with moist food not stored in running water of sufficient velocity. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed employee engage in food preparation, handle clean equipment or utensils, or touch unwrapped single-service items, without washing hands. no handwashing after touching apron and putting on new pair of gloves. Corrected On Site. employee washed hands and put new pair of gloves on.
  • Critical. Observed interior of microwave soiled.
  • Observed residue build-up on nonfood-contact surface. inside of bus pans
  • Observed residue build-up on nonfood-contact surface. observed inside of cabinet under handwash sink in server's station soiled .
  • Observed gaskets with slimy/mold-like build-up. cookline cooler
  • Plumbing system in disrepair. dipperwell well in server's area not working properly .
  • Observed outside of grease trap not clean.
  • Critical. Observed small flying insects in dishwashing area.
  • Observed wall soiled with accumulated black debris in dishwashing area. by sprayer
11/18/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. butter at 63 degrees at cookline and 68 degrees at server's station. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. no glove change from handling raw foods to handling ready to eat foods Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed employee switch from working with raw food to ready-to-eat food without washing hands. from cracking raw eggs to handling ham without changing gloves and washing hands. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed employee engage in food preparation, handle clean equipment or utensils, or touch unwrapped single-service items, without washing hands. no handwashing after wiping forehead with hands and towel. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed employee engage in food preparation, handle clean equipment or utensils, or touch unwrapped single-service items, without washing hands. no handwashing before putting on new pair of gloves. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed an open beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. by dishwashing area.
  • Critical. Observed an open beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. by prep area near hobart mixer.
  • Observed employee with no hair restraint. cook
  • Critical. Observed buildup of slime in the interior of ice machine.
  • Observed build-up of grease on nonfood-contact surface. by fryers
  • Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface. cookline coolers
  • Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface. oven at cookline
  • Observed gaskets with slimy/mold-like build-up. throughout cookline coolers
  • Observed leaking pipe at plumbing fixture. at handwash sink by ice machine
  • Critical. No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees. dishwashing area
  • Critical. No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees. cookline
  • Observed wall soiled with accumulated black debris in dishwashing area.
  • Observed attached equipment soiled with accumulated grease. hood system
  • Observed personal care item stored with food. keys stored in prep area above 2 compartment sink.
7/28/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 2/16/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 9/5/2008Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action

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