IHOP RESTAURANT
4000 TAMIAMI TRAIL · SARASOTA · Sarasota County · FL 34231
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
8 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 1
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed raw shell eggs stored over liquid pasteurized egg in the 4-door reach in cooler on the cook line.
Intermediate 1
27-05-5Intermediate – Handwash sink does not provide water through a mixing valve or combination faucet. Observed no cold water at the handwashing sink near the dish area. Observed water temperature at 160F.
Basic 6
25-06-4Basic – Coffee filters not stored inverted or protected from contamination in dry storage. The operator covered the coffee filters. **Corrected On-Site**
06-09-1Basic – Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. Observed thawed salmon not removed from reduced oxygen packaging with label indicating to remove from packaging prior to thawing. The operator discarded the salmon. **Corrected On-Site**
29-18-4Basic – Drain cover missing in the mop sink. **Repeat Violation**
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed an employee cell phone stored on a food preparation surface on the server exposed to line. The cell phone was properly stored. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
35B-03-4Basic – Outer openings not protected with self-closing doors. Observed the self-closing device at the rear exit near dry storage in disrepair.
29-49-6Basic – Standing water in bottom of the 4 -door reach-in-cooler on the cook line. **Repeat Violation**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 21, 2026 1:40 PM.
Violation category totals
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2 observation(s)
1 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.