Inspection Report

Florida DBPR Inspection Report
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WAFFLE HOUSE #2044

7652 MERRILL ROAD · JACKSONVILLE · Duval County · FL 32277

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateJanuary 23, 2026
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionInspection Completed – No Further Action
Resultmet_inspection_standards
Inspection number3608983
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID10896286
DBPR license2614880

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
1 High Priority1 Intermediate6 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical8 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

8 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.

High Priority 1

#7High Priority28-14-5

High Priority – Evidence of cleaning wastewater dumped onto ground. Hood filters being cleaned outside with water and chemicals flowing on the ground into grass , manager agreed to clean inside

Intermediate 1

#8Intermediate02C-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. Rehydrated hash-browns missing date marking

Basic 6

#1Basic33-29-4

Basic – Grease receptacle lid open, broken, or missing. Lid on grease receptacle broken unable to close

#2Basic14-69-4

Basic – Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Ice around freezer door, door frozen shut had to break the ice to open door

#3Basic10-17-4

Basic – In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Multiple knives stored between lid of reach in cooler, manager removed knives **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#4Basic16-38-5

Basic – Inaccurate/damaged temperature and/or pressure gauge(s) on dishmachine. Dishwasher gauge broken unable to determine rinse temperature

#5Basic23-03-4

Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Fan covers in walk in cooler soiled with dust

#6Basic29-11-4

Basic – Water leaking from pipe. Reach in Cooler leaking water unto lids of food containers

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 14, 2026 8:47 AM.

Violation category totals
Category 3 · Time/temperature control for safety food
1 observation(s)
Category 11 · Employee health knowledge / ill employees
1 observation(s)
Category 15 · No longer used
1 observation(s)
Category 17 · No longer used
1 observation(s)
Category 24 · Storage/handling of clean equipment and utensils
1 observation(s)
Category 29 · Plumbing, mop sink, filters and backflow prevention
1 observation(s)
Category 30 · No longer used
1 observation(s)
Category 34 · No longer used
1 observation(s)

Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.