DENNY'S #7510
610 44 AVE W · BRADENTON · Manatee County · FL 34207
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Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
14 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 5
09-01-4High 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. Observed server at wait station putting shredded cheddar cheese on top of plated food with bare hand. **Warning**
03A-02-4High Priority – Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. At single door hooded reach in cooler, Observed the following temperatures: whipped topping; Dairy (43-46°F – Cold Holding), butter ; Dairy (44-48°F – Cold Holding). Operator assessed more ice to pans. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
03B-01-5High Priority – Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. At wait station crock pot, observed potato soup; Plant Foods (111-114°F – Hot Holding. Operator reheated food to 201-204°F. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
35A-05-4High Priority – Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. Observed one live roach at base board at wall proximal to stove top on cook line, one live roach under dish machine, one live roach on floor behind bread rack at ware washing room, and three live roaches at cardboard boxes being used as an absorbent surface for grease near employee seating area. Operator killed all roaches except for roach behind equipment on cook line. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
12A-02-4High Priority – Server handled soiled dishes or utensils and then picked up plated food, served food, or prepared a beverage without washing hands. Operator advised server to wash hands after handling soiled dishes. Employee washed hands. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Basic 9
36-06-4Basic – Cardboard used on floor as anti-slip measure not replaced every day or when heavily soiled, whichever comes first. Operator discarded cardboard. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
25-10-4Basic – Coffee filters not stored in a protected manner to prevent contamination. **Warning**
36-24-5Basic – Damage to wall proximal to three compartment sink. Observed wall caving outward. **Warning**
35A-03-4Basic – Dead roaches on premises. Observed one dead roach on top of counter top oven proximal to kitchen entrance. Operator discarded roach. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
13-07-4Basic – Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. **Warning**
36-71-4Basic – Floor drains/drain covers heavily soiled. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
36-14-4Basic – Grease accumulated on kitchen floor and/or under cooking equipment **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
33-16-4Basic – Open dumpster lid. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
36-27-5Basic – Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust at dry storage area. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 11, 2026 2:00 AM.
Violation category totals
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
5 observation(s)
Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.