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HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS

7474 W COLONIAL DR, Orlando FL 32818 · 407-290-2710

Last inspected Dec 8, 2025 · 3 visits since March 2024

Licence typeRestaurant
Seats50
Risk levelRisk Level 1
LicenceSEA5812314
Grade history
MAR 24
JAN 25
DEC 25
— STEADY

3 inspections within 11 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.

Worst finding on record
Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. sausage gravy (127F - Hot Holding). On buffet less than 4 hours. Provided time control forms.
High priority/03B-01-6
Badges — none earned
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined

Awarded on the inspection record alone. What they mean →

Disciplinary actions

1 case · $160

CaseViolation dateFinal orderAmount
4--2018012815Jan 29, 2018Apr 2, 2018$160

Inspection history

3 visits, newest first

Dec 8, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

1 High priority1 Intermediate3 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 5 findings
Displayed food not properly protected from contamination. Sneeze guard too high.
High priority/08B-02-4
Whole fruit displayed for self-service not wrapped and no utensils provided. Apples at buffet
Intermediate/08B-15-4
Cardboard used to line food-contact shelves. Storage shelves
Basic/14-05-4
Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Plates and bowls at buffet
Basic/25-06-4
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Unwrapped single-service utensils not presented so that only the handles are touched. Knives at buffet
Basic/25-02-4
The state's own report →
Jan 7, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority2 Intermediate3 Basic
Show 5 findings ▾
No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. Provided form and employees signed.
Intermediate/11-26-1/Corrected On-Site/Repeat Violation
Required employee training provided by a third-party employee training program and operator unable to provide original certificate for employees trained. Photo copies.
Intermediate/53B-09-4
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Coffee cup on the counter next to triple sink.
Basic/12B-07-4
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Cell phones. On the counter next to triple sink and n top of chest freezer.
Basic/40-06-5
Hole in or other damage to wall. Behind chest freezer
Basic/36-24-5
Mar 5, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

2 High priority1 Intermediate1 Basic
Show 4 findings ▾
Self-service buffet lacking adequate sneezeguards. Needs to be lowered.
High priority/08B-01-4
Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. sausage gravy (127F - Hot Holding). On buffet less than 4 hours. Provided time control forms.
High priority/03B-01-6
No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. Provided forms
Intermediate/11-26-1/Corrective Action Taken
No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. Refrigerator at buffet area
Basic/05-09-4

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.