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IHOP 36-245

778 BEAL PKWY NW STE 100 · FORT WALTON BEACH · Okaloosa County · FL 32547

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateAugust 13, 2025
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionWarning Issued
Resultfollow_up_required
Inspection number3614520
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID10903954
DBPR license5604245

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
4 High Priority1 Intermediate1 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 4

#2High Priority08A-02-6

High Priority – Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer – not all products commercially packaged: open box of raw battered cod fillets on shelf over open box of fully cooked biscuits. Assistant General Manager moved the biscuits to another shelf. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#3High Priority08A-05-6

High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food: pan of Philly steak meat in pan over package of fully cooked pot roast in walk-in cooler. Assistant General Manager moved the pot roast to a higher shelf. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#4High Priority02C-01-5

High Priority – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food marked with a date that exceeds 7 days after opening/preparation: some of the date mark stickers that come out of the machine, shredded cheddar cheese for example) has the date it was pre-portioned and then seven calendar days for use by date. EXAMPLE: shredded cheddar cheese prep date 08/10/2025, use by date 08/17/2025.

#5High Priority03F-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: observed cooked sausage links 68° F and shredded potatoes 87° F being held on the cook line for use in omelettes. Cook states both items have been there for 2 hours. Crepes tempted to 52° F. Cook states held for 1 hour. There is no time mark.

Intermediate 1

#6Intermediate53B-05-5

Intermediate – Required employee training expired for all employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233: establishment use SafeStaff for its training. All expired in 07/2025. **Warning**

Warning

Basic 1

#1Basic21-08-4

Basic – Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength: buckets of quatrenary amonium sanitizer tested to 0ppm. Assistant General Manager had an employee make new buckets of sanitizer. Retested to 200ppm. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 2, 2026 12:41 PM.

Violation category totals
Category 3 · Time/temperature control for safety food
1 observation(s)
Category 4 · Facilities maintain proper food temperature
1 observation(s)
Category 9 · Bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat food / AOP
2 observation(s)
Category 22 · Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
1 observation(s)
Category 54 · Florida Clean Indoor Air Act
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.