WAFFLE HOUSE #2158

Name: WAFFLE HOUSE #2158
Address: 4459 W HILLSBOROUGH AVE, TAMPA, FL, 33614, US
Rating: 92.5

4459 W HILLSBOROUGH AVE, TAMPA, FL 33614

License #3917556

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92.5 Grade B / 100

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WAFFLE HOUSE #2158 in TAMPA currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 92.5 out of 100 — a B grade — generally clean with some minor or moderate violations on record. This restaurant has 2 inspections on record from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on January 30, 2026. Across those visits, inspectors documented 11 total violations — 1 critical, 3 major, 7 minor.

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Inspections on file

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The latest inspection on January 30, 2026 had no critical findings, but inspectors still documented 3 major and 4 minor violations.

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DBPR

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Inspection timeline

Inspection History

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[02C-03-5] Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Milk inside front line reach in cooler not dated. Manager added date at time of inspection.
[11-27-4] Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. Manager posted vomit clean up sign at time of inspection.
[51-13-4] No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted. Manager posted sign at time of inspection.
[22-20-5] Accumulation of black mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine.
[08B-49-4] Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Yogurt and milk inside front line reach in cooler not identified or segregated. Manager segregated personal foods at time of inspection.
[25-05-4] Single-service articles improperly stored. Box of single service insulated cups stored on floor adjacent to ice machine. Manager relocated box of cups to an approved location during time of inspection.
[03F-10-5] No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. No plan for raw shell eggs on front line cook. A form has been provided to the manager at time of inspection.

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