Inspection Report

Florida DBPR Inspection Report
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WAFFLE HOUSE #2391

4611 SE MARICAMP RD · OCALA · Marion County · FL 34480

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateAugust 4, 2023
Inspection typeComplaint Full
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionAdministrative complaint recommended
Resultfollow_up_required
Inspection number3379698
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID8463113
DBPR license5203045

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
6 High Priority2 Intermediate10 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical18 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

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

High Priority 6

#11High Priority12A-28-4

High Priority – Employee touched soiled apron/clothes and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Female employee placed hands in pockets and continued to refill drink without washing hands. **Warning**

Warning
#12High Priority35A-02-6

High Priority – Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Two live flies in kitchen area.

#13High Priority08A-05-6

High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In reach in cooler at front counter: raw ground beef on shelf over ready to eat ham steaks. Also, raw animal food not separated based on cooking temperature requirements. In reach in cooler at front counter: ground pork sausage stored on shelf over bacon.

#14High Priority01B-02-5

High Priority – Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Butter blend packets 62F, 67F, and 68F on roll cart at front counter

Stop Sale
#15High Priority03A-02-5

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Butter blend packets 67F, and 68F on roll cart at front counter. Stop sale issued. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Repeat ViolationAdmin ComplaintStop Sale
#16High Priority41-27-4

High Priority – Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed. Sanitizer chlorine over 200 ppm in sanitizer bucket at front counter. Manager refreshed then 100 ppm.

Intermediate 2

#17Intermediate02C-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. Sausage gravy made yesterday with no date mark.

#18Intermediate53B-10-4

Intermediate – Records/documents for required employee training do not contain all of the required information. Several certificates missing information including CFM number name, dates of expiration and dates of training.

Basic 10

#1Basic24-05-4

Basic – Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Clean plates on shelf over dish machine not protected from customer contamination at front counter.

#2Basic12B-07-4

Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Opened bottle of water on shelf over waffle batter in reach in cooler. Employee drink on prep table in front of tea urns. Employee drink on top of case of napkins. **Repeat Violation**

Repeat Violation
#3Basic40-06-5

Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Phone on shelf over hotbox in back room. Purse on top of bag in a box sodas. Used apron on top of of bag in a box soda.

#4Basic36-63-4

Basic – Exhaust/ventilation hood system not designed to prevent grease or condensation from dripping onto food, clean equipment and utensils, and single-service items. Grease dripping under hood filters on cookline. **Warning**

Warning
#5Basic36-73-4

Basic – Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Discarded gloves, napkins and food debris on floor at front counter.

#6Basic08B-38-4

Basic – Food stored on floor. Jugs of butter on floor at front counter.

#7Basic10-14-5

Basic – Ice bucket/shovel stored improperly between uses. Ice bucket on rack in front of ice machine. Manager flipped. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#8Basic23-03-4

Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Around doors of reach in coolers near gaskets soiled. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**

Repeat ViolationWarning
#9Basic35B-05-4

Basic – Outer openings not protected during operation and vermin and/or environmental cross contamination present. Back door cracked open.

#10Basic25-09-4

Basic – Single-service items for customer self-service not properly protected to prevent contamination. Coffee filters on top of coffee mugs not protected. No lids over cups at two fountain areas. **Repeat Violation**

Repeat Violation

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 24, 2026 12:24 PM.

Violation category totals
Category 1 · Approved food source
1 observation(s)
Category 2 · Original container, labeling, date marking and consumer advisory
1 observation(s)
Category 3 · Time/temperature control for safety food
1 observation(s)
Category 8 · Food protection and cross-contamination
2 observation(s)
Category 10 · In-use food dispensing utensils
1 observation(s)
Category 12 · Handwashing and hygienic practices
2 observation(s)
Category 23 · Non-food-contact surfaces clean
1 observation(s)
Category 24 · Storage/handling of clean equipment and utensils
1 observation(s)
Category 25 · Single-service and single-use items
1 observation(s)
Category 35 · Pest control / insects / rodents / animals / outer openings
2 observation(s)
Category 36 · Floors, walls, ceilings, attached equipment and ventilation
2 observation(s)
Category 40 · Employee personal belongings
1 observation(s)
Category 41 · Chemicals and toxic substances
1 observation(s)
Category 53 · Food manager certification / employee training verification
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.