Inspection Report

Florida DBPR Inspection Report
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WAFFLE HOUSE #2333

2729 SR 16 · SAINT AUGUSTINE · St. Johns County · FL 32092

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateMarch 7, 2024
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionInspection Completed – No Further Action
Resultmet_inspection_standards
Inspection number3395651
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID8514803
DBPR license6502226

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
3 High Priority2 Intermediate1 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical6 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

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

High Priority 3

#2High Priority12A-25-4

High Priority – Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee touched hair with bare hands and handled full garbage bags then handle clean utensils without washing hands between tasks.

#3High Priority22-45-4

High Priority – Food-contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning, before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Multiple plates, cups, and utensils ran through dish machine that was not properly sanitizing, manager fixed machine and employees began to rerun dish through machine. **Corrective Action Taken**

Corrective Action Taken
#4High Priority03A-02-5

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. waffle batter (44F – Cold Holding) in reach in cooler under waffle irons on cook line, per manager batter has been taken in and out of cooler for no more then 2 hours.

Intermediate 2

#5Intermediate22-56-4

Intermediate – Hot water sanitizing dishmachine final rinse not reaching proper temperature at manifold. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired. In use dish machine reading 149F, manager reset and ran machine multiple times, re tested at 164F. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#6Intermediate27-16-4

Intermediate – Water with a temperature of at least 100 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. No hot water at hand wash station across from office.

Basic 1

#1Basic08B-12-5

Basic – Stored food not covered. Multiple tea urns on cook line with tea not covered when not in use.

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 9, 2026 2:50 PM.

Violation category totals
Category 3 · Time/temperature control for safety food
1 observation(s)
Category 8 · Food protection and cross-contamination
1 observation(s)
Category 12 · Handwashing and hygienic practices
1 observation(s)
Category 22 · Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
2 observation(s)
Category 27 · Safe water source and hot/cold water under pressure
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.