WAFFLE HOUSE #650

5421 VILLAGE MARKET
Florida
Pasco County County

Overall Food Safety Rating

★★★☆☆ (3.2/5)
Based on 6 health inspection reports

All Inspection Reports

Inspection Date: 5/21/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 10841350

  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed soiled gaskets in the reach in coolers on the cook line. Manager started wiping down the gaskets. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 14-33-4:Basic - Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Manager is in the process of replacing shelves.
  • 29-49-6:Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-coolers in the front cook line.

Inspection Date: 2/19/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 10741944

  • 50-09-4:Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed.
  • 13-03-4:Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Manager cooking on line with no hair restraint. Corrected On-Site
  • 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Tear in gasket of big ice machine.
  • 35B-01-4:Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Back door of kitchen.
  • 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer along top of walk in cooler fan and bottom of freezer door.
  • 22-08-4:Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Debris build up around hot box under 3 compartment sink.
  • 33-11-4:Basic - Missing drain plug at dumpster.
  • 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 on front line.
  • 22-16-4:Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. By three compartment sink
  • 14-33-4:Basic - Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface next to cook line and grills.
  • 21-12-4:Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. On front line by coffee machines.
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Walk in cooler shelves.

Inspection Date: 12/12/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8719019

  • 22-20-5:Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Mold like substance inside ice machine in back kitchen
  • 08B-49-4:Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Employee ice cream stored in walkin freezer with sale food
  • 36-73-4:Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floor throughout back kitchen and cookline soiled with old food debris
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Old food debris build up inside reachin coolers on cookline and along gaskets of coolers
  • 12B-13-4:Basic - Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Employee drink stored in reachin cooler next to 3-compartment sink
  • 14-33-4:Basic - Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Inside reachin cooler in back kitchen
  • 21-07-4:Basic - Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Sanitizer tested at 400ppm Employee discarded, refilled, and tested at 100ppm Corrected On-Site
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. sausage (48 - Cold Holding); steak (46F - Cold Holding) in reachin cooler on cookline Employee placed in walk-in cooler Corrected On-Site

Inspection Date: 12/19/2023

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8459222

  • 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Observed employee drink stored on prep table
  • 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Observed ice build up along floor of walk-in freezer
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed old food build up inside reachin cooler on cookline
  • 21-12-4:Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Observed stored on prep table
  • 12A-13-4:High Priority - Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed server place dirty dishes in dish machine and then proceed to take food to customer Inspector requested that server wash hands and explained proper hand washing procedures to server

Inspection Date: 10/5/2023

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8458799

  • 22-20-5:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. - From follow-up inspection 2023-10-05: **Time Extended**
  • 29-39-4:Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Backflow preventer not inspected and serviced according to manufacturer's recommendations. Observed no backflow preventer. - From follow-up inspection 2023-10-05: **Time Extended**

Inspection Date: 7/31/2023

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8340794

  • 22-20-5:Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin.
  • 29-39-4:Intermediate - Backflow preventer not inspected and serviced according to manufacturer's recommendations. Observed no backflow preventer.
  • 11-26-1:Intermediate - No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses.