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WAFFLE SHOPPE

533 E 6 ST, Panama City FL 32401 · 850-784-1550

Last inspected Dec 22, 2025 · 6 visits since August 2023

Licence typeRestaurant
Seats75
Risk levelRisk Level 2
LicenceSEA1301775
Grade history
JAN 24
JUL 24
JAN 25
JUL 25
DEC 25
▲ GETTING WORSE

5 inspections trending down, 14 points off where it started.

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.
Intermediate/11-27-4
Badges — 1 earned
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined

Awarded on the inspection record alone. What they mean →

Inspection history

6 visits, newest first

Dec 22, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

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

1 High priority2 Intermediate1 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 4 findings
Air gap between water supply inlet and flood rim of equipment/sink is less than one inch. Cook line hand sink.
High priority/29-44-4
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Dumping ice into employee hand sink on the front line.
Intermediate/31A-11-4
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Food items inside the walk in cooler.
Intermediate/02C-02-5
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Stacking cups in the waitress station.
Basic/24-08-4
Jul 18, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

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

0 High priority1 Intermediate1 Basic
Show 2 findings ▾
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Cook line. Employee placed towels at the hand sink.
Intermediate/31B-02-4/Corrected On-Site
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense diced potatoes cook line freezer.
Basic/14-01-5/Repeat Violation
Jan 8, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

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

2 High priority0 Intermediate2 Basic
Show 4 findings ▾
Employee rubbed hands together for less than 10-15 seconds while washing hands.
High priority/12A-17-4
Shell eggs in use or stored with cracks or broken shells. Walk in cooler,manager removed the crack egg.
High priority/01B-14-4/Corrected On-Site/Repeat Violation
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food inside the diced potato.
Basic/14-01-5
Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation,on the cook line. Cook put a restraint on.
Basic/13-03-4/Corrected On-Site
Jul 18, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

2 High priority1 Intermediate0 Basic
Show 3 findings ▾
Shell eggs in use or stored with cracks or broken shells. See stop sale. Employee removed crack shell egg.
High priority/01B-14-4/Corrected On-Site
Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitted added to hose bibb.
High priority/29-34-4
Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled,in the dish area. Manager placed name on the spray bottles.
Intermediate/41-17-4/Corrected On-Site
Jan 11, 2024Inspection 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 with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation.
Basic/13-03-4
Aug 21, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 7 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

1 High priority3 Intermediate3 Basic
Show 7 findings ▾
Employee cracked raw shell eggs and then handled ready-to-eat food and/or clean equipment or utensils without washing hands. Cook.
High priority/12A-27-4
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.
Intermediate/11-27-4
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Cook line hand sink. Manager put paper towels at employee hand sink.
Intermediate/31B-02-4/Corrected On-Site
Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled,top of dish machine.
Intermediate/41-17-4
Ice scoop handle in contact with ice., inside the ice bin in waitress station.
Basic/10-08-5
Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Observed coffee filters setting on the counter next to the coffee machine not protected from possible contamination.
Basic/25-06-4
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Powder sugar container not identified by name,back storage area.
Basic/02D-01-5/Repeat Violation

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.