Inspection Report

Florida DBPR Inspection Report
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IHOP 36-80

1241 S FEDERAL HWY · FT. LAUDERDALE · Broward County · FL 33316

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateSeptember 21, 2026
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionInspection Completed – No Further Action
Resultmet_inspection_standards
Inspection number3717197
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID13755690
DBPR license1608735

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
2 High Priority0 Intermediate5 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical7 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

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

High Priority 2

#6High Priority12A-07-5

High Priority – Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Employee wearing gloves open a bag of raw beef, then changed gloves and grabbed portioned peppers and a clean spatula, using same gloves. After manager educated employee on proper hand wash procedures, employee discarded gloves, washed hands and put in new pair of gloves. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#7High Priority08A-05-6

High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Two compartments freezer- bags of raw salmon over portioned precooked chicken tenders. Employee placed raw salmon under precooked tenders. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site

Basic 5

#1Basic36-32-5

Basic – Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. 3 ceiling tiles with water damage I. Dinning room area and coffee station.

#2Basic08B-49-4

Basic – Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Walk in cooler, bag of employee food not labeled. Manager removed , placed in a separate container with an employee label. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#3Basic22-16-4

Basic – Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Expo station-lower cooler- bottom shelf- build up of rust like substance.

#4Basic14-33-4

Basic – Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. 4 compartment reach in cooler- rusted shelves.

#5Basic25-06-4

Basic – Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Open bag of coffee filters no inverted. Employee inverted **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**

Corrected On-SiteRepeat Violation

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 22, 2026 11:47 AM.

Violation category totals
Category 8 · Food protection and cross-contamination
2 observation(s)
Category 12 · Handwashing and hygienic practices
1 observation(s)
Category 14 · Food-contact and nonfood-contact surface design/maintenance
1 observation(s)
Category 22 · Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
1 observation(s)
Category 25 · Single-service and single-use items
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.