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Mixed Health Record
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WAFFLE HOUSE #2083 in JACKSONVILLE currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 81 out of 100 — a C grade — a noticeable pattern of violations across recent inspections. This restaurant has one inspection on record from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on August 21, 2026. Across those visits, inspectors documented 13 total violations — 2 critical, 2 major, 9 minor.
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The latest inspection on August 21, 2026 shows 13 observation rows: 2 critical, 2 major, and 9 minor.
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Inspection History
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- Disposition: Warning Issued
- [08A-11-5] Raw animal food stored over canned/bottled drinks. In two door reach in cooler at end of cookline line, raw shell eggs over cans of tomato juice and containers of milk.
- [21-17-4] Clean linens stored on floor. Bags of clean linen stored on the floor by bulk ice bin. Operator began relocating.
- [25-05-4] Single-service articles improperly stored. Box of single service carry out container lids stored on the floor in front of the hand wash sink in back prep area.
- [29-03-4] Water draining onto floor surface. Mid cook line soda ice bin has bucket placed under ice well to catch run off water, bucket to catch water over full and leaking to floor.
- [41-15-5] Wiping cloth solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed stored in a location that could result in the cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Sanitizer solution at end of cookline at over 200ppm chlorine, strip bleached back to white. Employee reset to 100ppm.
- [16-46-4] Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Old labels on clean plastic containers over three compartment sink.
- [22-16-4] Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Interior of two door reach in cooler at end of cookline has food debris and spilled liquid build up at base of cooler. Interior of bulk ice bin has rust build up on deflector plate corners.
- [10-06-5] In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of time/temperature control for safety food and rim of the container. Hashbrowns scoop handle buried in product in cookline reach in cooler. Operator relocated.
- [14-33-4] Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Glass door reach in cooler for the waitstation has rust pitting the surface of the shelves.
- [12B-07-4] Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink stored on shelf over bagged bread.
- [53B-05-5] Required employee training expired for all employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. At time of inspection all employee food handler training expired.
- [23-03-4] Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Cookline hood filters with grease build up forming. Food debris at end of cookline between grill area and reach in cooler.
- [53A-05-6] No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation/handling. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/ Five food handling employees present with no certified food manager present.
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