WAFFLE HOUSE # 2364

1228 TAMIAMI TRL, PUNTA GORDA, Charlotte County. DBPR licence 1802007. 6 inspection visits from 2023-10-17 to 2026-01-08.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-01-08: routine inspection, 1 high-priority, 1 intermediate, 1 basic violations

5 of 5routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Charlotte County average that year (0 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, Charlotte 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
2026-01-08	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	1	0.64	3 areas 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-08-21	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	1	0.64	2 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2)
2025-02-17	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	3	0.58	4 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2024-10-04	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	2	1		4 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 03 Food Out of Temperature 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
2024-03-05	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	7	2	5	0.75	11 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 11 Personnel with infections restricted 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly (x3)
2023-10-17	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	2	1	0.75	4 areas 11 Personnel with infections restricted 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils

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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.