INTERNATIONAL HOUSE OF PANCAKES # 36-128
600 N US HWY 27, Sebring FL 33870 · 863.382.8870
Last inspected Jul 21, 2026 · 7 visits since August 2023
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JUL 26
— STEADY
5 inspections within 7 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license.
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined
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Inspection history
7 visits, newest first
Jul 21, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority0 Intermediate4 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 4 findings
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Observed stack of pans in back of kitchen with water in between and not air drying properly.
Food stored on floor. Observed container of pickles on the floor in walk in cooler, operator placed on shelf.
Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Observed ice buildup up in corner of walk in freezer.
Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Observed standing water in reach in cooler across from grill.
Dec 22, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority1 Intermediate2 Basic
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No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. Observed whipped butter at front counter, time marked but with no written plan, printed a copy out for the operator.
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Observed stack of small pans with water in between and not air drying properly in back of kitchen.
Equipment in poor repair. Observed walk in freezer door not closing properly, operator worked on the door to close it.
Aug 11, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority0 Intermediate3 Basic
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Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Observed employee without a beard guard, employee put one on.
Equipment in poor repair. Observed gasket on walk in cooler door torn.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed gaskets on reach in coolers soiled with food debris in front area.
Apr 14, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority0 Intermediate4 Basic
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Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Observed an employee without a beard guard.
Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Observed a gap on the bottom of the back door.
Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Observed floor tiles in front of dish machine chipped and broken.
Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Observed ice buildup up on the walk in freezer door making it difficult to close.
Aug 16, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority0 Intermediate2 Basic
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Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw beef stored over containers of pasteurized eggs in the walk in cooler. Manager removed the eggs.
Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Ceiling vents above the dishwasher soiled.
Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Back exit of the establishment.
Dec 13, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority0 Intermediate3 Basic
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Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license.
Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Observed pump soap dispenser stored over loose gloves and clean plates at cookline. Manager discarded gloves and moved soap. Observed ecolab spray chemical stored next to and on shelf with oil and single service items. Manager removed chemical.
Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Cook preparing foods without beard gaur.
Open dumpster lid. Manager closed.
Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Observed cut wrapped melon stored with unwashed melon in walk-in cooler. Manager placed cut wrapped melon on shelf with ready to eat foods.
Aug 14, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority1 Intermediate4 Basic
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Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. See stop sale. Butter at front counter. Manager discarded and placed new butter container with time.
Soap dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense soap. Soap dispenser broken at dishwash area unable to easily dispense soap.
Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Observed waitstaff dipping ice and wearing wrist band and stoned rings. Employee removed and washed hands.
Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Cook on line no beard guard.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed computer components used by cooks while wearing gloves, heavily soiled with food debris. Manager had employee clean and sanitize components.
Open dumpster lid. Manager instructed employee to close dumpster.
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.