WAFFLE HOUSE #2053
720 CAGAN VIEW ROAD · CLERMONT · Lake County · FL 34714
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
13 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 3
12A-27-4High Priority – Employee cracked raw shell eggs and then handled ready-to-eat food and/or clean equipment or utensils without washing hands. -cook cracked shell eggs, touched cooler doors and spatula, then handled raw pork without changing gloves or washing hands. Educated operator and employee, employee washed hands. Recommended operator use sher-mitts **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. -raw pork stored next to fully cooked T-bone steak in walk in cooler. Operator moved t-bone to ready to eat shelf. **Corrected On-Site**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. -ham (56-57F – Cold Holding); commercially processed mushrooms (54F – Cold Holding) hash browns (52F – Cold Holding), make table on cook line, held less than four hours per operator. Moved to walk in cooler for quick chill. Operator placed work order for make table. ham 54F commercially processed mushrooms 54F hash browns (52F – Cold Holding) Repeat Violation** **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
Intermediate 2
02C-03-5Intermediate – 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 in reach in cooler by beverage station
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. -interior of reach in coolers on cook line **Repeat Violation**
Basic 8
23-24-4Basic – Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles on cook line.
24-06-4Basic – Clean utensils or equipment stored in dirty crate by triple sink. Operator removed lids to be washed and to replace crates.* **Corrective Action Taken** **Corrective Action Taken**
14-74-7Basic – Cold holding equipment not maintained in good repair. Do not store time/temperature control for safety food in this unit until the unit is repaired. -top of make table unit on cook line
08B-49-4Basic – Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. -employee food bin on top shelf of reach in cooler above restaurant food. Operator moved to bottom shelf. **Corrected On-Site**
13-07-4Basic – Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. -employees cooking, running food, and making drinks were wearing bracelets and watches. Operator educated employees, they removed jewelry. **Corrected On-Site**
14-11-5Basic – Equipment in poor repair. -brown cutting boards on cook line and by triple sink.
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. -gaskets on reach in coolers on cook line and walk in cooler -underside of coffee machine **Repeat Violation**
14-33-4Basic – Reach-in cooler shelves on cook line with rust that has pitted the surface.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 12, 2026 10:01 PM.
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Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.