WAFFLE HOUSE #1929

2217 THOMAS DR, PANAMA CITY, Bay County. DBPR licence 1305452. 7 inspection visits from 2023-08-15 to 2026-04-22.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-04-22: complaint inspection, 1 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 3 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

1inspections 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
2026-04-22	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	3		3 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2025-11-21	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	2	0.78	2 areas 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof
2025-02-10	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	0	2	0.79	3 areas 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x2) 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
2024-08-02	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	2	0.79	2 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
2024-01-17	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	1	0.65	1 area 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof
2023-08-23	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2023-08-15	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	2	2	1	0.65	5 areas 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification

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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.