INTERNATIONAL HOUSE OF PANCAKES 36-79
3101 W OAKLAND PARK BLVD, Oakland Park FL 33311 · 954.731.8249
Last inspected Feb 24, 2026 · 7 visits since July 2023
5 inspections within 8 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Observed no 2024 license.
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Inspection history
7 visits, newest first
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed dish washer touched dirty dishes then removed clean dishes from dish machine without washing hands and changing gloves Employee washed hands and changed gloves.
Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Observed wall next to Walk In Freezer soiled with black moldlike substance
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed milk shake spindle with food debris. Operator cleaned sanitized during inspection.
Exterior door on second floor has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside.
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. Operator replaced.
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Cove molding at floor/wall juncture broken/missing. Observed by kitchen door/ dish area.
Floor not cleaned when the least amount of food is exposed. Observed build up under dish machine area.
In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed spoon for chocolate milk stored in room temperature (73°F) standing water. Operator removed, cleaned, sanitized, and stored dry.
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink on cook line. Observed towel dispenser not functioning properly. Operator placed roll of towels nearby.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Observed portioned cheese, steak, cooked bacon. Per operator, All more than 24 hours, no date marks.
Dishmachine not washing/rinsing properly. Must wash, rinse and sanitize all dishware, equipment and utensils in three-compartment sink until dishmachine is functioning properly. Observed 0 ppm chlorine at dish machine.
Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Observed line cook, no hair restraint.
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Observed no 2024 license.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance. 1. Observed tomato slicer returned to clean shelf with food debris inside blades. 2. Observed green cutting board with mold like stains. Operator placed both in dish area for additional cleaning.
Hood ventilation system inadequate as evidenced by grease accumulation on walls/ceiling. Observed grease and dust buildup on cook line hood filters.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed buildup inside line cooks reach in cooler. Operator had cleaned during inspection.
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. Walk in cooler - Salmon 34F - reviewed proper procedures and operator opened packages.
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting.
Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Syrup on floor under bag in box shelf - upstairs.
Ice buildup in walk-in freezer - around condensing area.
Wiping cloth sanitizing solution other than chlorine, quaternary ammonia or iodine, not at proper minimum strength, not used according to label instructions. Sanitizer Bucket (Eco Lab - Smartpower 0ppm). Operator made new solution. 2.11ppm.
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