FIRST WATCH RESTAURANT #253
555 CYPRESS GARDENS BLVD, Winter Haven FL 33880 · 863-251-8433
Last inspected Feb 27, 2026 · 6 visits since September 2023
5 inspections within 12 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.
Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area.
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Inspection history
6 visits, newest first
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
Clean utensils or equipment stored in dirty drawer or rack. Operator removed all equipment to the dish machine area to be washed.
Open dumpster lid. Shared Operator closed lid
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. Evaporated milk
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cooks line manager discarded and placed new cutting boards out
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting.
Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Under servers station equipment, employee began cleaning during inspection
In-use lids for pots stored on equipment door handle between uses. Employee removed
In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Spoon at servers station in 59°, employee removed water
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Server station ice dumped in hand washing only sink. Operator removed ice from the hand washing sink.
Dirty dish pan stored with clean dishes. Operator removed dish to the dish machine area for washing.
Food stored on floor. Boxes of bread on the floor in walk-in freezer. Operator removed box from the floor.
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. In walk in cooler.
Single-service articles improperly stored on floor. Operator removed from the floor.
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee jackets and purses on the top drink mix packet's storage shelf. Operator removed items and placed in bin.
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Dirty Waffle machine stored on rack with clean dishes.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Operator removed dirty apron and dicer to appropriate areas for cleaning.
Equipment in poor repair. Bottom part of the oven metal piece hanging to the floor on the cook line.
Ice buildup in walk-in freezer around the door. Door will not close properly.
Interior of oven has accumulation of black substance grease/food debris 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.