First Watch Restaurant #253
555 Cypress Gardens Blvd, Winter Haven, FL 33880 · Permanent Food Service · License 6308575
What drove the grade
Clean utensils or equipment stored in dirty drawer or rack.
How the score was calculated
- Starting score100
- Violations at the Oct 19 routine inspection2 basic (1 repeat)-3
- Safety score97
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Inspection history
1 inspection · 1 visitRoutine inspection
- First visitOct 19, 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.
2 violations found:
Official report, on the Florida DBPR websiteWhat the inspector cited
Basic2
Code 24, Clean equipment storage and air drying: Clean utensils or equipment stored in dirty drawer or rack.
Dirty hotel pan stored with clean hotel pan, operator removed hotel pan wash, rinse and sanitized in dish machine.
Fixed on the spotRepeat violation
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting.
Employee removed containers from wet nesting in dish storage
Fixed on the spot
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
- Wet nesting
- Stacking dishes or containers before they have dried, which traps moisture where germs can grow.