WAFFLE HOUSE #258
4840 POWERLINE RD · FORT LAUDERDALE · Broward County · FL 33309
Inspection Summary
Emergency Closure Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
17 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 6
22-57-5High Priority – Heat strip failed to indicate the sanitization temperature of 160 degrees Fahrenheit was achieved on the dish surface. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
03D-05-4High Priority – Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cooked/heated yesterday/on a previous day not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within a total of 6 hours. Food has been cooling overnight. See stop sale. Observed 6 approximately 10" deep closed cartons of rehydrated hash brown potatoes made on 11/27/17 have a temperature range of 45-49°F. **Warning**
35A-09-4High Priority – Presence of insects, rodents, or other pests. Observed live ants on the floor outside the walk-in cooler. **Warning**
35A-05-4High Priority – Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. Observed approximately 10 inside a cabinet on the back wall on the cooks line. 1 inside another cabinet on the cooks line on the back wall. 4 more inside a cabinet on the back wall under a soda machine. **Warning**
35A-23-4High Priority – Roach excrement and/or droppings present. Observed roach excrement and a roach egg sack on a shelf inside a cabinet on the cooks line. **Warning**
01B-03-4High Priority – Stop Sale issued due to adulteration of food product. Observed water from a reachin cooler condenser dripping onto uncovered raw Park sausage patties. Observed 3 containers of hashbrown potatoes with holes in the bottom of the container in soiled standing water in a reach-in cooler. **Warning**
Intermediate 2
22-28-4Intermediate – Interior of reach-in cooler to the left of the grills soiled with accumulation of food residue. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
31B-03-4Intermediate – No soap provided at handwash sink behind the front counter. Soap dispenser is empty. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
Basic 9
23-06-4Basic – Build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface. Observed a build-up of old food inside cabinets on the cooks line. **Warning**
24-06-4Basic – Clean utensils or equipment stored in dirty drawer or rack. Observed clean utensils stored in soiled containers in 4 drawers under the grills. The drawers are also soiled. **Warning**
08B-49-4Basic – Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Observed a Tupperware container of employee food stored in a hot hot box that has customer food in it. The employee food was removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
36-41-4Basic – Fan cover in reach-in cooler has accumulation of dust or debris. Observed the fan guard in the 4 door upright reach-in cooler behind the front counter is soiled. **Warning**
36-73-4Basic – Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Observed the floor is heavily soiled in the dry food storeroom. **Warning**
23-07-4Basic – Gaskets with slimy/mold-like and food build-up in the reach-in cooler drawers to the left of the grills. **Warning**
27-10-4Basic – No hot running water at mop sink. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
29-49-5Basic – Observed standing water in bottom of 4 door upright reach-in cooler behind the front counter. Observed a water build-up in the bottom of the Delfield reach-in cooler in the rear of the store. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
29-11-4Basic – Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Observed water dripping onto food in the 4 door upright reach-in cooler behind the front counter. **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 11, 2026 2:27 AM.
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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.