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DENNY'S

35649 US HWY 27 N, Haines City FL 33844 · 863-422-2223

Last inspected Oct 6, 2025 · 6 visits since July 2023

Licence typeRestaurant
Seats150
Risk levelRisk Level 2
LicenceSEA6307953
Grade history
FEB 24
DEC 24
APR 25
AUG 25
OCT 25
▲ GETTING WORSE

5 inspections, one direction. The current grade is the worst on record.

Worst finding on record
Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment.
Intermediate/11-27-4/Corrected On-Site
Badges — 1 earned
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined

Awarded on the inspection record alone. What they mean →

Inspection history

6 visits, newest first

Oct 6, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation

Met inspection standards. 10 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

3 High priority1 Intermediate6 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 10 findings
Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. After cracking shelled egg.
High priority/12A-07-5
Stop Sale issued due to adulteration of food product. Hair in ice machine bin.
High priority/01B-03-5
Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Sausage 123F 117F
High priority/03B-01-6
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Ice machine with hair in ice bin
Intermediate/22-02-4
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Bathroom facility not clean. Men's bathroom.
Basic/32-07-5
Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom.
Basic/32-12-6
Garbage on the ground and/or pad around dumpster. Large amount of bag trash on ground from restaurant and convenience store.
Basic/33-19-4
Grease on the ground and/or pad around grease receptacle.Large amount of grease on ground
Basic/33-20-4
Grease receptacle lid open, broken, or missing. Lid open
Basic/33-29-4
Water filter not located to facilitate disassembly for periodic servicing and cleaning. Date 7/17
Basic/29-30-4
The state's own report →
Aug 7, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority1 Intermediate1 Basic
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Unable to dispense soap at handwash sink. First sink entering the kitchen. The manager poured some soap in a cup to use.
Intermediate/31B-03-4/Corrected On-Site
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gasket on the non working reach in cooler across from the walk in cooler is soiled with food debris.
Basic/23-03-4
Apr 22, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority0 Intermediate2 Basic
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Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. On dish storage. Operator removed label.
Basic/16-46-4/Corrected On-Site
Silverware/utensils stored upright with the food-contact surface up. Forks at the three compartment sink next to the sanitizer sink. Operator inverted silverware.
Basic/24-18-4/Corrected On-Site
Dec 11, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority1 Intermediate1 Basic
Show 2 findings ▾
Soap dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense soap. At the end of the Cook line. Operator replaced soap
Intermediate/31B-06-4/Corrected On-Site
Equipment in poor repair. Gaskets strips on cook line. Proof of new gaskets to be put in.
Basic/14-11-5/Corrective Action Taken
Feb 15, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority0 Intermediate2 Basic
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Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Reach in cooler on cook line to the right of service window.
Basic/22-16-4
Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Avocados in reach in cooler with stickers on them. Operator removed avocados.
Basic/08B-17-4/Corrected On-Site
Jul 12, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority1 Intermediate0 Basic
Show 1 finding ▾
Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment.
Intermediate/11-27-4/Corrected On-Site

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.