Denny's #7954
8076 S Orange Ave, Orlando, FL 32809 · Permanent Food Service · License 5803466
What drove the grade
Vacuum breaker installed improperly at the splitter added to hose bibb.
How the score was calculated
- Starting score100
- Violations at the Jul 28 routine inspection2 high priority (no follow-up needed, 1 repeat), 8 basic (4 repeats)-20
- Safety score80
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Inspection history
1 inspection · 1 visitRoutine inspection
- First visitJul 28, 2026 No follow-up needed
Met the state's inspection standards; the inspector didn't need to come back. Any violations cited still count toward the grade.
10 violations found:
Official report, on the Florida DBPR websiteWhat the inspector cited
High priority2
Code 29, Plumbing and backflow prevention: Vacuum breaker installed improperly at the splitter added to hose bibb.
Repeat violation
Code 41, Chemicals and toxic substances: Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored.
U def counter next to cooking oil.
Basic8
Code 14, Food-contact surfaces designed and maintained: Equipment in poor repair.
2 Reach in hot boxes located on the cook line.
Code 23, Non-food contact surfaces clean: Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust.
Gaskets on low boy freezer located on the cook line. Shelves in dish area
Repeat violation
Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles.
Ice machine door.
Repeat violation
Code 29, Plumbing and backflow prevention: Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler.
Cooler located under cold table on the cook line.
Code 33, Garbage and refuse: Unnecessary items/unused equipment on the premises.
Old reach in cooler and coffee maker, located in dry storage area.
Repeat violation
Code 36, Floors, walls, ceilings and ventilation: Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair.
Leaking in the dish area.
Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance.
Located on the cook line.
Repeat violation
Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris.
Under equipment throughout establishment.
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
- Nonfood-contact surface
- Surfaces food doesn’t touch, such as the outsides of equipment, handles and door gaskets.
- Vacuum breaker, backflow
- Plumbing parts that keep dirty water, such as from a mop sink hose, from flowing back into the clean water supply.