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WAFFLE HOUSE #536

WAFFLE HOUSE #536 located in BALDWIN has undergone 6 health department inspections, achieving a 1.7/5 overall safety rating. Food safety practices have remained consistent.

Waffle House Road
Jacksonville, Florida, 32218
Duval County County

Overall Food Safety Rating

★½☆☆☆ (1.7/5)
Based on 6 health inspection reports

All Inspection Reports

Inspection Date: 8/14/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 10921926

  • 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink cup on top shelf of rack closest to office above bread. Manager removed drink. Also, employee drink on metal rack next to ice machine over top of single service to go cup lids. Manager removed drink. Corrected On-Site
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Multiple gaskets throughout kitchen soiled. Also, on both soda machines around soda nozzles soiled. Employee pulled off nozzles and cleaned underside of machine. **Corrective Action Taken** Repeat Violation
  • 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In walk-in cooler, raw beef steaks stored on shelf above box of fully cooked sausage. Manager moved fully cooked sausage to top shelf above raw food. Corrected On-Site
  • 01B-14-4:High Priority - Shell eggs in use or stored with cracks or broken shells. In reach in cooler to right of cook line, 1 raw shell egg stored in basket with cracked shell. Manager voluntarily discarded. Corrected On-Site
  • 53B-14-5:Intermediate - Required employee training expired for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Eight employees food handler training expired April 6 2025. Manager stated they are in the process to get all employees certified through new company.

Inspection Date: 3/5/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8854442

  • 22-20-5:Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Interior ledge of ice machine has build up of mold-like substance.
  • 51-18-6:Basic - No copy of latest inspection report available. Manager on duty unable to log into email to find last inspection.
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Multiple gaskets on reach in coolers on cook line soiled. Also, on cook line the left soda machine has build up around soda nozzles.
  • 25-06-4:Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. On cook line to the right off the grill to go cups in sleeve do not have cover on top. Manager placed lid over sleeve to protect to go cups. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
  • 35A-02-7:High Priority - Live, small flying insects found 1 live flying insect on cook line around grill.
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. On cook line in reach in cooler, cut tomatoes (44F - Cold Holding). Manager stated the tomatoes were placed in reach in cooler about 2 hours proir. Manager shut lid to help bring down to temperature. **Corrective Action Taken** Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
  • 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. On front line hanging on shelf next to handwash sink, spray bottle of green chemical not labeled. Manager labeled bottle. Corrected On-Site

Inspection Date: 8/8/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8756445

  • 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee phone on counter where clean silverware is stored. Manager removed. Corrected On-Site
  • 33-16-4:Basic - Open dumpster lid. Dumpster lid open.
  • 25-06-4:Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. At far left end of prep area of make line, to go containers not inverted. Manager inverted. Coffee filter on counter of make line not inverted. Manager inverted. Corrected On-Site
  • 12A-17-4:High Priority - Employee rubbed hands together for less than 10-15 seconds while washing hands. Observed employee handle dirty dishes, washed hands for approximately 5 seconds. Manager coached employee on proper handwashing techniques.
  • 01B-02-5:High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. At flip top reach in cooler on make line, diced ham (48F - Cold Holding); sliced tomatoes (48F - Cold Holding). Manager unsure how long items have been in cooler/out of temperature. Manager voluntarily discarded product.
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. At flip top reach in cooler on make line, diced ham (48F - Cold Holding); sliced tomatoes (48F - Cold Holding). Manager unsure how long items have been in cooler/out of temperature. Manager voluntarily discarded product.
  • 03F-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking. Eggs are kept on time at make line. No time marking upon entering establishment. Manager added date marking. Corrected On-Site
  • 02C-03-5:Intermediate - Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Milk in reach in cooler on make line opened three days prior was not dated. Manager dated. Corrected On-Site

Inspection Date: 3/19/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8634360

  • N/A:No Violations Were Observed

Inspection Date: 3/18/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8514881

  • 24-05-4:Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Blue ice bucket by ice machine in back prep area.
  • 12B-12-5:Basic - Employee drinking from an unenclosed beverage container in a food preparation/clean dishware area and the container does not have a dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container. Employee soda cup on ledge by grill in kitchen. Drink discarded. Corrected On-Site
  • 10-06-5:Basic - In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of time/temperature control for safety food and rim of the container. Scoop for rehydrated hash browns in flip top cooler near grill. Scoop moved and stored correctly. Corrected On-Site
  • 12B-13-4:Basic - Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Employee opened drinks in reach in cooler by manager office.
  • 21-12-4:Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Wet wiping cloth on counter near register in kitchen area. Cloth moved and stored correctly. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
  • 21-07-4:Basic - Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Silver pan for sanitizer solution near register tested 0ppm. Solution discarded. Corrected On-Site
  • 12A-27-4:High Priority - Employee cracked raw shell eggs and then handled ready-to-eat food and/or clean equipment or utensils without washing hands. Cook on cook line cracked raw shelled eggs, bear eggs with spoon, and immediately handled clean pan handle and spatula without washing hands. Manager coached employee on proper hand washing procedures. **Corrective Action Taken** Repeat Violation Warning
  • 12A-07-5:High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Cook working on grill handled raw bacon with gloved hands, removed gloves and placed new gloves on without washing hands. Manager coached employee on proper hand washing procedures. Warning
  • 12A-12-4:High Priority - Employee switched from working with raw food to ready-to-eat food without washing hands. Cook working on grill handled raw bacon with gloves hands, placed bacon on grill, and immediately handled pan of cooked scrambled eggs without washing hands. Manager coached employee on proper hand washing procedures. **Corrective Action Taken** Warning
  • 41-10-4:High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Spray bottle containing yellow chemical cleaner stored on shelf next to to go cups by manager's office. Bottle moved and stored correctly. Corrected On-Site
  • 22-56-4:Intermediate - Hot water sanitizing dishmachine final rinse not reaching proper temperature at manifold. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired. High temperature dish machine was tested three times (137F, 149F, 154F). Dish machine drained and reset. Dish machine tested once more 162F. Corrected On-Site
  • 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Hand washing sink across from manager's office.

Inspection Date: 10/2/2023

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8367216

  • 50-09-4:Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. Old license posted in office.
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Around pump of soda machine in cabinet closest to office.
  • 25-06-4:Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. One metal tube with to go cups inside does not have a cover. Repeat Violation
  • 21-12-4:Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Multiple wet cloths throughout front line area.
  • 22-39-4:High Priority - Chlorine sanitizer in sanitation bucket not at proper minimum strength. Two out of the three sanitation buckets at the front line reading 0ppm, buckets remade to 100ppm. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
  • 28-14-5:High Priority - Evidence of mop/cleaning wastewater dumped onto ground. Stings from mop heads in bare ground area outside by back door to kitchen and mop hanging to dry over bare ground in same location.
  • 03F-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. See stop sale. Time on board over grill for raw shell eggs dated 12-5pm yesterday, manager corrected during inspection. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Admin Complaint