DENNY'S
894 CYPRESS GARDENS BLVD, Winter Haven FL 33880 · 214.819.3800
Last inspected Jul 8, 2026 · 7 visits since October 2023
5 inspections within 5 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Pooled eggs at 45 degrees. Operator placed ice underneath eggs with new temperature at 42 at 9:14 am.
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Inspection history
7 visits, newest first
Met inspection standards. 7 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
Bathroom facility in disrepair. Men restroom is out of order. Three working toilets in women's restroom, manager escorts the men to women restroom to make sure there no women are in the restroom before use,
Ceiling tile missing. Dining room
Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Mop sink area- ceiling dripping water, bin placed under ceiling.
Ice buildup walk-in freezer.
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Light shield damaged/in disrepair. Dry storage
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Back panel of soda dispenser front counter Sides of the grill on cook line Cook line stove top
Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler-Salad cooler by front house recipe book front. Operator cleaned and sanitized reach in cooler.
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Employee with ineffective hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Server restraint was ineffective hair was in ponytail pass shoulders with hair swaying. Employee placed hair in bun.
Light not functioning in area to front walk in freezer entrance
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Sides of the grills
Open dumpster lid. Operator closed lid.
Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Cook line Operator removed food debris and sanitized area.
Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Cookline Operator removed standing water, cleaned and sanitized area.
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Operator cleaned and sanitized ice shield.
Bathroom facility not clean. In women's restroom 1 of the three stalls. Operator cleaned and sanitized area.
Floor area(s) covered with standing water. In the mop sink room near mop sink but not in the mop sink
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Sides of the grill's equipment
Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. On cook line and salad bar station.
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Container cup of liquid on top of the cook line. Operator removed cup
Floor area(s) covered with standing water. In the mop sink room by the mop sink
Reach-in cooler interior has accumulation of soil residues. In cooler on cook line on the right side
Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. No running water on bag of meat in prep sink and removed to the cook line for refrigeration.
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Quaternary ammonium sanitizer in bucket not at proper minimum strength. Tested 0ppm replaced and new tested 200 ppm.
soiled floors behind grill.
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Pooled eggs at 45 degrees. Operator placed ice underneath eggs with new temperature at 42 at 9:14 am.
Food stored on floor. Box of lemons on the floor in walk-in cooler. Operator removed from the floor.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Cook line underneath grills.
Reach-in cooler interior have accumulation of soil residues. Cook line
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw bacon over nacho mix in walk-in cooler. Operator removed raw bacon to the lower shelf below nacho mix.
Cove molding at floor/wall juncture broken/missing.
Equipment in poor repair. Cook line cabinet draws.
Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Side of the fryer on the cook line.
This record follows the licence, not the owner. Restaurants change hands and the licence history normally does not, so an older entry may describe people who no longer run the place. Every inspection above links to the state's own report. Something wrong? Tell us.