WAFFLE HOUSE #1403

2502 HWY 77 S, LYNN HAVEN, Bay County. DBPR licence 1304772. 7 inspection visits from 2023-08-30 to 2026-08-25.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-08-25: complaint inspection, 1 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 4 basic violations

2 of 5routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Bay County average that year (3 had none)

0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023

2inspections prompted by a complaint

Every inspection visit

Newest first. Violations: high-priority / intermediate / basic. County average = high-priority violations at a first routine visit, Bay 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
2026-08-25	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	4		4 areas 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed
2026-03-27	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	4	0.78	5 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 03 Food Out of Temperature 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 29 Plumbing installed and maintained
2025-09-30	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	0	0.78	2 areas 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2025-05-21	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	0	0.79	1 area 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
2025-01-08	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	1	0.79	3 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 45 Fire extinguishers - proper and sufficient (FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY)
2023-11-17	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	1		2 areas 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2023-08-30	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	2	0.65	2 areas 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed

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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.