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WAFFLE HOUSE #618

1515 51 AVE E, Ellenton FL 34222 · 941 723 1177

Last inspected Mar 5, 2026 · 6 visits since September 2023

Licence typeRestaurant
Seats40
Risk levelRisk Level 2
LicenceSEA5102640
Grade history
JAN 24
AUG 24
JAN 25
AUG 25
MAR 26
— STEADY

5 inspections within 9 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.

Badges — 2 earned
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined

Awarded on the inspection record alone. What they mean →

Inspection history

6 visits, newest first

Mar 5, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority0 Intermediate2 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 2 findings
Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. Observed last years license posted.
Basic/50-09-4
Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Observed the operator preparing food while wearing a watch. Operator removed their watch.
Basic/13-07-4/Corrected On-Site/Repeat Violation
Aug 19, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
Show 1 finding ▾
Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Observed food prep employee with watch on wrist while preparing food.
Basic/13-07-4/Repeat Violation
Jan 8, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
Show 1 finding ▾
Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Observed bracelets on food prep employee. Employee removed bracelets.
Basic/13-07-4/Corrected On-Site
Aug 26, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

1 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
Show 2 findings ▾
Employee touched soiled apron/clothes and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed food prep employee on egg station touch and adjust visor and go back to preparing food with no glove change or handwashing. Manager coached employee and she changed gloves and washed hands.
High priority/12A-28-4/Corrected On-Site
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Observed brown countertop cutting board grooved.
Basic/14-09-4
Jan 29, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.

0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Sep 18, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority0 Intermediate2 Basic
Show 2 findings ▾
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Observed brown cutting boards heavily grooved. New boards ordered.
Basic/14-09-4/Repeat Violation
Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Observed gap beneath rear exterior kitchen door.
Basic/35B-01-4

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.