Dennys Rest 9597
12100 W Sunrise Blvd, Plantation, FL 33323 · Permanent Food Service · License 1618821
What drove the grade
Live, small flying insects found.
How the score was calculated
- Starting score100
- Violations at the Oct 14 routine inspection4 high priority (fixed before it reopened Oct 15), 1 basic-13
- Emergency closure on Oct 14, reopened Oct 15Counts 20 for 30 days after reopening, 10 until 90 days, then nothing-20
- Safety score67
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Inspection history
1 inspection · 2 visitsRoutine inspection
- Follow-up visitOct 15, 2026 Reopened after closure
The inspector came back, found the problems fixed and allowed the business to reopen.
All earlier violations corrected.
Official report, on the Florida DBPR website - First visitOct 14, 2026 Emergency closure
Conditions were a danger to public health, so the business was ordered to close immediately. It can't reopen until an inspector confirms the problems are fixed.
5 violations found:
Official report, on the Florida DBPR websiteWhat the inspector cited
High priority4
Code 03, Food out of temperature: Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135°F.
In the kitchen on the flat top grill, cooked sausage (115-125°F - Hot Holding). The sausage was reheated and was being hot held for later service. The sausage has been hot holding less than 3 hours. The sausage was moved to a hotter location to reheat to 165°F to hot hold.
Fixed on the spot
Code 08, Food protection and cross-contamination: Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food.
In the walk in cooler, commercially packaged raw chicken was stored over commercially packaged raw T-bone steaks. The manager moved to store properly.
Fixed on the spot
Code 35, Insects, rodents, pests and animals: Live, small flying insects found.
4 live small flying insects found on the wall on the clean side of the dishwasher table.
Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found.
Approximately 10 live roaches found in the dishwasher area, on the floor and on the wall behind the dishwasher.
Basic1
Code 35, Insects, rodents, pests and animals: Dead roaches on premises.
3 dead roaches found on the floor under the clean side of the dishwasher table.
Reading this report
Priority levels
- High priority The problems most likely to make someone sick directly.
- Intermediate Could lead to a high-priority problem if not fixed.
- Basic Best practices and general upkeep.
Terms in the inspectors’ reports
- Time/temperature control for safety food
- Food that has to be kept hot, at 135°F or above, or cold, at 41°F or below, to stay safe: meat, seafood, eggs, dairy, cooked rice and beans, cut melons and the like.
- Ready-to-eat food
- Food eaten without further cooking, such as salads, sandwiches, deli meats and cooked dishes.