IHOP 36-218
408 E BEARSS AVE · TAMPA · Hillsborough County · FL 33613
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
16 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 5
35A-02-8High Priority – Live, small flying insects found. 1 fly cookline landing on ceiling. 1 fly on storage shelf in dish area.
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw beef stored over cooked bacon in walk-in cooler. Raw Steak tips stored over cooked chicken in reach in cooler on cook line across from griddle station. Raw steak over pasteurized eggs in reach in cooler across from griddle station. Operator placed swapped all food items to correct storage issues. **Corrected On-Site**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. whipped butter (54 – Cold Holding) in reachin cooler across from soda station in servers station. Operator stated butter was pulled at 8am and placed in cooler. Operator placed butter in walk-in cooler. Re-temp around 30 min Later at 46F. **Corrective Action Taken**
03F-02-5High 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. Butter missing time stamp. Operator stated he took out butter at 9am. Operator placed sticker on butter. **Corrected On-Site**
03B-01-6High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. sausage (134F – Hot Holding) on cookline stored over grill top. Operator utilized food item before inspector could get second temp.
Intermediate 4
53B-15-4Intermediate – Employee has not received adequate training related to their assigned duties as evidenced by lack of general knowledge in performing their assigned duties. Dish washer lacked knowledge of how to proper test the PPM of the dish machine when asked to test sanitizer on the dish machine.
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Microwave soiled with old food debris on cook line across from griddle station. Operator cleaned microwave. Mixer machine soiled with old food debris on interior of machine. **Corrective Action Taken**
31A-09-4Intermediate – Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Hand sink blocked by utensil holder. Manager removed. **Corrected On-Site**
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed food debris inside hand sink next to soda bin station.
Basic 7
22-20-5Basic – Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Pink slim like substance inside ice machine located in back kitchen
36-34-5Basic – Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Observed ceiling tiles soiled with dust in storage room adjacent to manager office.
14-09-4Basic – Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. White cutting board in dish storage area grooved and stained.
24-08-4Basic – Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried – wet nesting. Plastic containers wet nesting in dish pit.
14-11-5Basic – Equipment in poor repair. 3 spatulas containing burn marks stored on hanging rack above 3-compartment sink.
36-73-4Basic – Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Old food debris along floor in walk-in freezer. Old food debris under grill tops on cook line.
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Old food debris inside reachin freezer on cook line adjacent to grill top. Ice machine filter soiled with dust and debris.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 13, 2026 1:27 PM.
Violation category totals
3 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
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.