WAFFLE HOUSE #2294
12201 US 19, Hudson FL 34667 · 727-858-2525
Last inspected Aug 3, 2026 · 9 visits since November 2023
5 inspections, climbing. The current grade is the best on record.
Presence of insects, rodents, or other pests. Observed 10 live small crawling insects to the right of the handwash station in the rear of the kitchen crawling on cart and through sleeve of lids. Operator discarded lids and started to clean and sanitize area, eliminating small crawling insects.
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Inspection history
9 visits, newest first
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. The reach-in refrigerator on the right side, by the hot holding unit, has water at the bottom. The operator cleaned up the water.
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. The fan guard in the walk-in cooler is soiled with a mold-like substance.
Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. The operator add more chlorine. Sanitizer Bucket (Chlorine 10ppm); Sanitizer Bucket recheck (Chlorine 50ppm)
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Shell eggs in use or stored with cracks or broken shells. See stop sale. Observed cracked egg in the reach in cooler.
No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/wiping cloths. Test strips are expired.
A nonfood-contact surface in the walk-in cooler is soiled with a dust and mold-like substance. The fan in the walk-in cooler.
Garbage on the ground around the dumpster.
Ice buildup in walk-in freezer.
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In drop in cooler at front line - diced ham (46F - Cold Holding), operator moved to freezer, all other foods at proper temp. Recheck 41F
Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Bucket at front counter 10 ppm, corrected to 50 ppm
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 2 recorded, 1 high priority.
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Presence of insects, rodents, or other pests. Observed 10 live small crawling insects to the right of the handwash station in the rear of the kitchen crawling on cart and through sleeve of lids. Operator discarded lids and started to clean and sanitize area, eliminating small crawling insects.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed hood system soiled with accumulation of grease and food debris.
Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 2 recorded.
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Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Observed handwash sink to the right of the warewashing area off the cook line area with a metal bar across the sink. Discussed with operator in depth.
Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine.
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.