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WAFFLE HOUSE

44209 HWY 27, Davenport FL 33896

Last inspected Apr 16, 2026 · 6 visits since August 2023

Licence typeRestaurant
Seats38
Risk levelRisk Level 2
LicenceSEA6308813
Grade history
JAN 24
DEC 24
MAY 25
NOV 25
APR 26
— STEADY

5 inspections within 13 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.

Worst finding on record
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. Provided a copy.
Intermediate/11-27-4/Corrected On-Site
Badges — 1 earned
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined

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Inspection history

6 visits, newest first

Apr 16, 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
Grease receptacle lid open, broken, or missing. Operator closed lid
Basic/33-29-4/Corrected On-Site
Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Cook line right next to the grill operator cleans and sanitized area.
Basic/22-16-4/Corrected On-Site
Nov 7, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

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

1 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
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Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Coached employee that they must wash their hands prior to putting gloves on. Employee then washed hands prior to putting gloves on.
High priority/12A-07-5/Corrected On-Site
Single-service articles improperly stored. Observed box of bowls being stored on the floor in dry storage area. Manager placed boxes on a crate off the floor. Observed coffee filters not being stored in box with lid. Manager put coffee filters in container with lid.
Basic/25-05-4/Corrected On-Site
May 1, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

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

0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Dec 17, 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
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Wiping cloth solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed stored in a location that could result in the cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Employee dumped two sanitizer buckets on cook line. Employee retested sanitizer bucket at 100ppm.
High priority/41-15-5/Corrected On-Site
Single-service articles improperly stored. Employee removed Single service containers from floor in front of office.
Basic/25-05-4/Corrected On-Site
Jan 16, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

1 High priority1 Intermediate2 Basic
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Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. Employee cracked shell egged and proceeded to touch cooked ham. Coached employee on proper hand washing procedures.
High priority/12A-09-4
No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. Provided and or reviewed the 2017 food code changes, Big 6 Foodborne Illnesses, up for vomit and diarreal events handout.
Intermediate/11-26-1/Corrective Action Taken
Open dumpster lid.
Basic/33-16-4
Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. On prep tables throughout kitchen.
Basic/21-12-4/Corrected On-Site
Aug 2, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

2 High priority1 Intermediate1 Basic
Show 4 findings ▾
Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Diced ham 50 F
High priority/01B-02-5
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Diced ham 50F. Reach in cooler on the cook line. The manager discarded the product.
High priority/03A-02-5
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. Provided a copy.
Intermediate/11-27-4/Corrected On-Site
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Interior of the cabinet on the cook line soiled with food. The manager cleaned the cabinet by removing the accumulated food.
Basic/23-03-4/Corrected On-Site

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.