WAFFLE MONKEY BONITA BEACH
27975 OLD 41 RD, Bonita Springs FL 34135 · 239-325-0024
Last inspected Apr 1, 2026 · 6 visits since September 2023
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Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Pooled eggs were stored in a pitcher on a wire shelf directly above boxes of bacon.
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Inspection history
6 visits, newest first
Apr 1, 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 — 3 findings
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee coffee cup on prep table next to bananas.
Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation.
Propane tank (larger than 2.7 lb. water capacity/1 lb. gas capacity) located inside of the building. For reporting purposes only. Propane tank in corner in back dish area.
Aug 19, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority0 Intermediate2 Basic
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Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Sunglasses in old Reach-in-cooler near back door, personal bag over clean utensils by Dish Machine. All items properly stored.
Missing drain plug at dumpster.
Jan 13, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority1 Intermediate1 Basic
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Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Observed Operator handling a bead bun with bare hands while preparing to make a sandwich for a guest. Operator donned gloves.
Non-food grade paper/paper towel used as liner for food container. Paper towels were being used in maketable pans for sliced tomatoes and sliced turkey. Operator removed and is now using deli paper.
Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Handwashing sink in the dish area blocked by a cart and trash can.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils on the cook line. Inspector moved to designated storage.
Jul 12, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
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Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Shell eggs held at room temperature on the cook line. Operator has Time as a Public Health Control form - not yet filled out. Operator stated eggs had been out less than three hours and returned to cold holding. Explained the requirement for holding Time/Temperature Controlled for Safety Food at room temperature. shell eggs (76F - ambient)
Feb 9, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
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Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Observed food handler plating ready-to-eat waffles with bare hands. Discussed bare hand contact. Employee washed hands and donned gloves
Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Pooled eggs were stored in a pitcher on a wire shelf directly above boxes of bacon.
Sep 14, 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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Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. cracked pooled shell eggs (64F - Cold Holding); waffle batter with eggs (45F - Cold Holding); shell eggs(room temperature) (45F) in Reach-in-cooler on cook line, in open top on top if pans. Items were out approximately two hours per operator. Discussed Time as a public health control and printed form for operator.
Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Hand washing sink in dish area blocked by cart and trash can. Corrected on site
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee bags in multiple locations in kitchen near food or food prep equipment. Corrected on site
Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Cook wearing watch and bracelets.
Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. on cook line
Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor. In front counter area. 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.