INTERNATIONAL HOUSE OF PANCAKES - #36-117

3427 US 98 N, LAKELAND, Polk County. DBPR licence 6304007. 9 inspection visits from 2023-08-24 to 2026-08-04.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-08-04: complaint inspection, 2 high-priority, 1 intermediate, 2 basic violations

4 of 5routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Polk County average that year (1 had none)

0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023

3inspections prompted by a complaint

Every inspection visit

Newest first. Violations: high-priority / intermediate / basic. County average = high-priority violations at a first routine visit, Polk County, same fiscal year. Codes and descriptions are DBPR's; the inspector's written notes are on DBPR's site only.
Date	Visit	Result	High	Inter.	Basic	County avg	What was cited
2026-08-04	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	1	2		5 areas 01 Approved source 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
2026-02-03	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	2	0.40	4 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 50 Current license properly displayed
2025-07-31	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	3	0.40	2 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x3)
2025-02-25	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	2	0.39	3 areas 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 50 Current license properly displayed
2024-07-11	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	13	0.39	8 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x3) 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean (x4) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2)
2023-12-11	Complaint follow-up	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	1	1	5		6 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2023-12-08	Complaint inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	2	2	8		11 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2023-10-25	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	5		4 areas 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2)
2023-08-24	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	4	0.41	4 areas 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved

A routine inspection is one visit on one day. Inspectors in different counties record violations differently, so compare a count with its county average, not with a restaurant in another county. Nothing on this page is a rating. Source: DBPR inspection files, data as of 2026-11-09; DBPR's own record for this licence is the official one.