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DENNY'S

4442 US 19 S · NEW PORT RICHEY · Pasco County · FL 34652

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateMarch 31, 2025
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionWarning Issued
Resultfollow_up_required
Inspection number3573369
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID10734905
DBPR license6100484

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
2 High Priority0 Intermediate4 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical6 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

6 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.

High Priority 2

#5High Priority09-01-4

High Priority – Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands – food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. As inspector was standing in front waiting for manager cook put toast on plate with bare hands to be served to customer, server took plate to customer before inspector could address, discussed with cook proper procedure for ready to eat food. **Warning**

Warning
#6High Priority03A-02-5

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. sausage (52F – Cold Holding); raw sausage (49F – Cold Holding); salmon (53F – Cold Holding); raw beef (47F – Cold Holding) in walk in cooler, manager states temperature was around 43F within the last 4 hours when he took temperature, he noticed it wasn't blowing cold so called repair company, repair person is here now working on cooler, manager iced all food in walk in cooler during inspection **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**

Corrective Action TakenRepeat ViolationWarning

Basic 4

#1Basic13-03-4

Basic – Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee put hat on **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#2Basic36-73-4

Basic – Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floors and walls soiled on cook line **Warning**

Warning
#3Basic23-03-4

Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. All shelves and exterior of equipment are soiled on cook line **Warning**

Warning
#4Basic22-16-4

Basic – Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. All reach in coolers, reach in freezers, and drawers are soiled **Warning**

Warning

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 12, 2026 11:41 AM.

Violation category totals
Category 3 · Time/temperature control for safety food
1 observation(s)
Category 9 · Bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat food / AOP
1 observation(s)
Category 13 · Clothing, hair restraints, jewelry and fingernails
1 observation(s)
Category 22 · Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
1 observation(s)
Category 23 · Non-food-contact surfaces clean
1 observation(s)
Category 36 · Floors, walls, ceilings, attached equipment and ventilation
1 observation(s)

Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.