WAFFLE HOUSE #2275
1718 S MISSOURI AVE, Clearwater FL 33756 · 727-421-5625
Last inspected Jul 27, 2026 · 7 visits since July 2023
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▼ IMPROVING
5 inspections trending up, 19 points better than where it started.
Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment.
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined
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Inspection history
7 visits, newest first
Jul 27, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority2 Intermediate2 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 4 findings
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris Cutting board in food prep area soiled with food build up in cracks
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. - beverage residue inside hand wash sink opposite office. Reviewed with manager hand wash sinks are for washing hands only
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable in the front line area.
Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. - to-go lids in dispenser not covered by beverage station. Manager covered dispenser of cups
Feb 4, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority1 Intermediate2 Basic
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Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Ice machine accumulated with pink substance in corner.
Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. Operator hung new license during inspection.
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting boards on cook line grooved.
Sep 11, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority0 Intermediate5 Basic
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Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable on the cook line and dish washing area.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed an employee cup in the reach in cooler on the cook line.
Ice buildup in walk-in freezer.
Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Observed the interior of the reach in cooler shelves on the cook line beginning to rust.
Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler on the cook line.
Jan 10, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority1 Intermediate0 Basic
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Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. - 47 F hash browns, cooked ham 50 F, cooked mushrooms 50 F in cooler next to cook line. Manager added ice under food containers, Recheck 41 F hashbrowns, 40 F cooked ham 43 F cooked mushrooms
Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment.
Jul 17, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 9 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority2 Intermediate5 Basic
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Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Raw shell eggs over raw sausage in reach in cooler next to grill. Reviewed with manager. Emailed to manager Safe refrigerator storage hand out DBPR Form HR 5030-098. Manager rearranged food
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cooked ham 47 F, cut lettuce 46 F, cut tomato 45 F in top section of reach in cooler next to grill. Manager placed food on ice. Temperatures taken three hours previously
Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment.
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Hand wash sink in front line area has a covering of 2 inch piece of metal bar. Reviewed with manager.
Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public in reach in cooler next to coffee maker. Manager relocated employee food
No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees in front line area
Open trashcan lid.
Utensils ( spatula ) in poor condition - handle not smooth and easily cleanable. Reviewed with manager
Water softener salt (food) stored in a location that is not clean and dry in dry storage area. Manager relocated salt
Jan 3, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority0 Intermediate4 Basic
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Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Raw shell eggs stored over open package of raw pork bacon in reach-in cooler next to flat-top grill. Operator removed eggs from above bacon.
Shell eggs in use or stored with cracks or broken shells. See stop sale. Reach-in cooler next to flat-top grill 14 raw shell eggs are cracked. Operator discarded eggs. Stop sale not warranted.
Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin.
Damaged/spoiled/recalled food not properly segregated. Reach-in cooler next to flat-top grill 14 raw shell eggs are cracked. Operator discarded eggs. Stop sale not warranted.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gasket on door of reach-in cooler next to soda machine is soiled.
Reach-in cooler next to flat-top grill interior have accumulation of soil residues.
Jul 6, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority1 Intermediate4 Basic
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Chlorine sanitizer used to sanitize clean in place equipment not at proper minimum strength. Do not use equipment not properly sanitized. 3 sanitizing chlorine sanitizing buckets located on cook line reading 0ppm. Operator replaced chlorine sanitizer buckets. Reading 50 ppm
No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. Holding raw shell eggs for time as a public health control without written procedures. Emailed operator written procedures. Operator filled out paperwork.
Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Personal food in stand-alone refrigerator near managers office not IDd. Operator labeled food
In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Knives on cook line stored between grill Operator removed knives.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Reach-in coolers on cook line gaskets soiled with food debris
Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Reach-coolers on cook line
This record follows the licence, not the owner. Restaurants change hands and the licence history normally does not, so an older entry may describe people who no longer run the place. Every inspection above links to the state's own report. Something wrong? Tell us.