WAFFLE HOUSE
West Newberry Road
Gainesville, Florida, 32669
Alachua County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★½☆☆ (2.5/5)
Based on 3 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 1/8/2025
High Priority
0
Intermediate
0
Basic
0
Total
1
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- N/A:No Violations Were Observed
Food safety inspection conducted on 1/8/2025 revealed 1 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic).
Inspection on 12/5/2024
High Priority
2
Intermediate
2
Basic
5
Total
9
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 36-34-5:Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Ceiling vent in front of back door.
- 24-05-4:Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Plastic containers stored above three compartment sink. Manager turned containers over during inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
- 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drinks on kitchen prep table next to grit warmer.
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Gaskets for front counter reach-in coolers torn. **Repeat Violation**
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets for front counter reach-in coolers. **Repeat Violation**
- 22-57-6:High Priority - Heat strip failed to turn black to indicate the sanitization temperature of 160 degrees Fahrenheit was achieved on the dish surface and/or high temperature holding thermometer did not reach 160F. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired. Dish machine behind front counter, 154F. **Warning**
- 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 stored on cook line no time mark. Manager stated eggs placed on cook line at 8:30 am. Manager placed proper time mark on item. **Corrected On-Site**
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Nozzle of tea urn in wait station.
- 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Employee rinsed thermometer in front counter hand washing sink.
Food safety inspection conducted on 12/5/2024 revealed 9 total violations (2 high priority, 2 intermediate, 5 basic).
Inspection on 7/1/2024
High Priority
1
Intermediate
1
Basic
8
Total
10
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 36-34-5:Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Vent in dry storage area in front of walk-in cooler.
- 08B-49-4:Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Plate of cake in reach-in cooler across from office. Manager removed plate of cake from reach-in cooler. **Corrected On-Site**
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Front of kitchen ice machine, front covering peeling. Shelves in dry storage area rusty. **Repeat Violation**
- 33-19-4:Basic - Garbage on the ground and/or pad around dumpster. Old containers and buckets behind recycling container in corner of parking lot.
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets of stand up reach-in cooler next to cook line grill. Fan covers in walk-in cooler.
- 14-33-4:Basic - Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Stand up reach-in cooler next to cook line grill.
- 29-49-6:Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Reach-in cooler across from office.
- 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered. Sausage in walk-in freezer. Manager provided cover for sausage. **Corrected On-Site**
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Items stored in drawers of make station reach-in cooler: ham (51F - Cold Holding); cheese (49F - Cold Holding). Manager stated items placed in cooler two hours prior to temperature being taken. Manager voluntarily discarded items. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No paper towels at hand washing sink next to register area. Employee provided paper towels at hand washing sink. **Corrected On-Site**
Food safety inspection conducted on 7/1/2024 revealed 10 total violations (1 high priority, 1 intermediate, 8 basic).