WAFFLE HOUSE #541

3919 SW 40 BLVD, GAINESVILLE, Alachua County. DBPR licence 1101747. 8 inspection visits from 2023-10-02 to 2026-07-09.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-07-09: routine inspection, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 1 basic violations

1 of 7routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Alachua County average that year (5 had none)

0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023

0inspections prompted by a complaint

Every inspection visit

Newest first. Violations: high-priority / intermediate / basic. County average = high-priority violations at a first routine visit, Alachua County, same fiscal year. Codes and descriptions are DBPR's; the inspector's written notes are on DBPR's site only.
Date	Visit	Result	High	Inter.	Basic	County avg	What was cited
2026-07-09	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	1	1.25	1 area 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed
2026-01-21	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2026-01-20	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	0	2	3	1.40	4 areas 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure (x2) 32 Restrooms with self-closing doors, fixtures operate properly, facility clean, supplied with hand-soap, disposable towels or hand drying devices, tissue, covered waste receptacles 42 Premises maintained, free of litter, unnecessary articles. Cleaning and maintenance equipment properly stored. Kitchen restricted to authorized personnel
2025-09-29	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	3	1.40	4 areas 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean
2025-01-28	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	2	1.74	3 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
2024-10-04	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	3	1	1	1.74	3 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x3) 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
2024-01-24	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	3	1.73	4 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
2023-10-02	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	0	1.73	2 areas 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly

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A routine inspection is one visit on one day. Inspectors in different counties record violations differently, so compare a count with its county average, not with a restaurant in another county. Nothing on this page is a rating. Source: DBPR inspection files, data as of 2026-11-09; DBPR's own record for this licence is the official one.