WAFFLE HOUSE
22 Northwest 34th Avenue
Ocala, Florida, 34475
Marion County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★½☆☆☆ (1.8/5)
Based on 2 health inspection reports
All Inspection Reports
Inspection on 2/17/2025
High Priority
3
Intermediate
2
Basic
9
Total
15
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 36-36-4:Basic - Ceiling tile missing. Above ice machine. **Repeat Violation**
- 24-06-4:Basic - Clean utensils or equipment stored in dirty drawer or rack. Utensils in drawers with food debris inside.
- 08B-49-4:Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Employee food on shelf over creamers in reach in cooler near fountain.
- 24-08-4:Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Glasses wet nested in fountain area.
- 10-04-5:Basic - In-use utensil for non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored in a clean, protected location. Ice scoop on top of ice bin on lid. Manager says bin is deep cleaned every two weeks. Manager removed. **Corrected On-Site**
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Exterior of drawers in cookline soiled with food debris. Gaskets of reach in cooler soiled with food debris.
- 16-48-4:Basic - Old food stuck to clean dishware/utensils. Food debris on clean pans near triple sink.
- 12B-13-4:Basic - Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Employee drink in reach in cooler . Manager moved. **Corrected On-Site**
- 25-09-4:Basic - Single-service items for customer self-service not properly protected to prevent contamination. Cups with no cover. **Repeat Violation**
- 12A-07-5:High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Female employee entered kitchen from dining area, put on gloves and put waffle batter on iron without washing hands. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
- 01A-03-4:High Priority - Food prepared in a private home. See stop sale. Bottle of jam in homemade jam in reach in cooler near fountain machine.
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In reach in cooler at front counter: tomatoes 43F-45F. Ham 43F-47F. Items were placed in deeper metal pans.
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Interior of reach in cooler soiled with food debris.
- 53B-03-5:Intermediate - Required employee training provided by an unapproved provider. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Four certificates provided are Servsafe.
- 45-02-4:Portable fire extinguisher gauge in red zone. For reporting purposes only. Near office.
Food safety inspection conducted on 2/17/2025 revealed 15 total violations (3 high priority, 2 intermediate, 9 basic).
Inspection on 9/11/2024
High Priority
0
Intermediate
3
Basic
5
Total
8
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 36-36-4:Basic - Ceiling tile missing. Ceiling tile missing over ice machine.
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Ice buildup on cooling unit in walk-in freezer. Cutting board grooved.
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Cookline mixer soiled with old food debris and mold-like substances.
- 12B-13-4:Basic - Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Employee drink in reach-in cooler.
- 25-06-4:Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Cups in tubes on cookline not inverted or protected.
- 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. Gallon container of milk in reach-in cooler not date-marked.
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. White upper deflector plate in ice machine soiled with mold-like substances.
- 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No paper towels at back hand wash sink. Manager restocked. **Corrected On-Site**
Food safety inspection conducted on 9/11/2024 revealed 8 total violations (0 high priority, 3 intermediate, 5 basic).