WAFFLE HOUSE #2333
2729 State Highway 16
Saint Augustine, Florida, 32092
Saint Johns County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★☆☆☆☆ (1.2/5)
Based on 4 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 3/26/2025
High Priority
3
Intermediate
0
Basic
4
Total
7
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 51-18-6:Basic - No copy of latest inspection report available.
- 31B-04-4:Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. In men's bathroom.
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Interior of cabinets under soda machines on cook line.
- 25-06-4:Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Not in use coffee filters sitting out on counter on cook line. No cover for tube of exposed to go cups at both ends of cook line. Repeat Violation
- 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. Employee cracked raw shell eggs with gloved hands, changed gloves, then continued to handle to go trays and clean plates that would not have any raw animal products placed on them without washing hands after changing gloves. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Plate of raw bacon stored over bag of jalapeños in reach in cooler by flattop grill on cook line, jalapeños moved. Corrected On-Site
- 41-27-4:High Priority - Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed. Both sanitation buckets on cook line reading over 100ppm, employees added water to buckets. **Corrective Action Taken**
Food safety inspection conducted on 3/26/2025 revealed 7 total violations (3 high priority, 0 intermediate, 4 basic).
Inspection on 10/16/2024
High Priority
4
Intermediate
0
Basic
6
Total
10
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. In reach in cooler next to warming unit on make line, employee bag next to customer food. Manager removed bag from cooler. Corrected On-Site
- 33-29-4:Basic - Grease receptacle lid open, broken, or missing. Grease receptacle lid open. Manager closed. Corrected On-Site
- 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Walk in freezer has ice build up around door frame.
- 25-06-4:Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. At to go drink sleeve next to flat top was not inverted. Manager inverted. Corrected On-Site
- 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered. Two tea urns not in use were not covered. Manager added covering. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
- 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. In reach in cooler by cash register, milk opened yesterday at 6am was not dated. Manager added date. Corrected On-Site
- 41-07-4:High Priority - Container of medicine improperly stored. Above in box soda dispenser next to manager office, bottle of Tylenol. Manager removed medicine. 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. Observed employee crack raw shell eggs then immediately handled clean dishes. Manager coached employee on proper hand washing. **Corrective Action Taken** Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 35A-02-6:High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observed one flying insect in kitchen area.
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Below flip top cooler on make line, waffle batter (45F - Cold Holding). Manager stated batter was in and out of refrigeration during rush this morning. At flip top cooler on make line, diced ham (48F - Cold Holding). Manager stated flip top was open and closed during rush. Manager moved ham to walk in cooler to lower temp. **Corrective Action Taken** Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
Food safety inspection conducted on 10/16/2024 revealed 10 total violations (4 high priority, 0 intermediate, 6 basic).
Inspection on 3/7/2024
High Priority
3
Intermediate
2
Basic
1
Total
6
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered. Multiple tea urns on cook line with tea not covered when not in use.
- 12A-25-4:High Priority - Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee touched hair with bare hands and handled full garbage bags then handle clean utensils without washing hands between tasks.
- 22-45-4:High Priority - Food-contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning, before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Multiple plates, cups, and utensils ran through dish machine that was not properly sanitizing, manager fixed machine and employees began to rerun dish through machine. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. waffle batter (44F - Cold Holding) in reach in cooler under waffle irons on cook line, per manager batter has been taken in and out of cooler for no more then 2 hours.
- 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. In use dish machine reading 149F, manager reset and ran machine multiple times, re tested at 164F. Corrected On-Site
- 27-16-4:Intermediate - Water with a temperature of at least 100 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. No hot water at hand wash station across from office.
Food safety inspection conducted on 3/7/2024 revealed 6 total violations (3 high priority, 2 intermediate, 1 basic).
Inspection on 10/2/2023
High Priority
1
Intermediate
1
Basic
6
Total
8
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 14-45-4:Basic - Cardboard used to line nonfood-contact shelves. Cardboard lining shelf in dry storage area for single service styrofoam containers. Operator removed the cardboard. Corrected On-Site
- 08B-49-4:Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. In the standup reach in cooler closest to the office area, employees beverages and food stored on top shelf in container over containers of hashbrowns. Discussed storing personal items on the bottom shelf. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 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 bag and personal items stored on and over soda syrup containers. Operator began relocating the employee personal items. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Reach in cooler on the main cook line by the grill has mold like substance build up on the door gaskets and where the door meets the cooler. Walk in cooler door gasket has build up of mold like substance. Hood filters over the grill with build up of grease in the corners.
- 21-11-4:Basic - Sanitizing solution for wiping cloths not free of food debris and visible soil. Wet wiping cloth stored on prep counter by the steam table. Employee relocated the wet wiping cloth. Corrected On-Site
- 25-05-4:Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. Container of single service drink cups stored on the floor of the dry storage area. Operator relocated the container of cups. Corrected On-Site
- 41-10-4:High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Chemical spray bottle stored at the front counter on shelf with sugar packets. Operator relocated the chemical spray bottle. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Brown cutting board stored hanging over the three compartment sink has build up of food residue staining. Operator stated going to replace the cutting board and that it's rarely used. **Corrective Action Taken** Repeat Violation
Food safety inspection conducted on 10/2/2023 revealed 8 total violations (1 high priority, 1 intermediate, 6 basic).