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FRIENDLYS

8600 VINELAND AVE STE 101, Orlando FL 32821 · 407-426-4766

Last inspected Jul 21, 2026 · 6 visits since April 2024

Licence typeRestaurant
Seats150
Risk levelRisk Level 2
LicenceSEA5816005
Grade history
JUL 24
JAN 25
JUL 25
JAN 26
JUL 26
▼ IMPROVING

5 inspections, climbing. The current grade is the best on record.

Worst finding on record
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 cook cut avocado without gloves. Cook put on gloves
High priority/09-01-4/Corrected On-Site
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Inspection history

6 visits, newest first

Jul 21, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

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

0 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 1 finding
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Sugar under coffee station
Basic/02D-01-5/Corrected On-Site
Jan 6, 2026Inspection 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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In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of time/temperature control for safety food and rim of the container. Sour cream in top of make table at front counter
Basic/10-06-5/Corrected On-Site
Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Cooler drawers under cookline
Basic/22-16-4
Jul 1, 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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Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Interior of freezers at front counter
Basic/23-03-4
Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. On cookline
Basic/22-16-4
Jan 17, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

1 High priority0 Intermediate5 Basic
Show 6 findings ▾
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 cook cut avocado without gloves. Cook put on gloves
High priority/09-01-4/Corrected On-Site
Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Ice bucket at ice machine
Basic/24-05-4/Corrected On-Site
Equipment in poor repair. Gasket at ice cream freezer next to milkshake machine falling off
Basic/14-11-5
Plumbing system in disrepair. Leaking at dump sink next to milkshake machine.handsink in kitchen next to walk-in cooler. At handwashing sink at dish. Triple sink across from mop sink
Basic/29-08-4
Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Top of make table at front counter. Low boy cooler next to coffee maker
Basic/22-16-4
Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Tested at 100ppm. Operator will refill
Basic/21-08-4/Corrective Action Taken
Jul 2, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation

Met inspection standards. 11 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

4 High priority2 Intermediate5 Basic
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Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 70 degrees Fahrenheit within 2 hours. cooked potatoes and peppers (98-80F - Cooling)3 hrs at 10:30. Operator will reheat to 165° and begin cooling process again
High priority/03D-01-5/Corrective Action Taken
Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Tested at zero ppm, sanitizer container empty.
High priority/22-41-4
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. liquid eggs (44-57F - Cold Holding); French toast batter (43-50F - Cold Holding) at cookline. Operator will replace with cold product
High priority/03A-02-5/Corrective Action Taken
Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. At mop sink
High priority/29-34-4
Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. cooked potatoes and peppers (98-80F - Cooling)3 hrs at 10:30. In deep container, full
Intermediate/03D-15-4
No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation/handling. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/
Intermediate/53A-05-6
Floor area(s) covered with standing water. At two compartment sink
Basic/36-22-4
In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. At salad make table
Basic/10-17-4/Corrected On-Site
Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Low boy next to coffee station
Basic/22-16-4
Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Salad lowboy front counter
Basic/29-49-6
Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. At mop sink
Basic/42-01-4/Corrected On-Site
Apr 9, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionLicensing Inspection

Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.

0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic

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.