WAFFLE HOUSE #1527

5022 CAPITAL CIRCLE, TALLAHASSEE, Leon County. DBPR licence 4703005. 14 inspection visits from 2023-12-12 to 2026-05-20.

Corrected at follow-upLast visit, 2026-05-20: follow-up visit, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic violations

4 of 6routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Leon County average that year (2 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, Leon 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
2026-05-20	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2026-05-11	Follow-up visit	More time given DBPR: Call Back - Extension given, pending	1	0	0		1 area 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
2026-05-08	Follow-up visit	More time given DBPR: Call Back - Extension given, pending	1	0	0		1 area 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
2026-04-29	Follow-up visit	More time given DBPR: Call Back - Extension given, pending	1	0	0		1 area 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
2026-04-17	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	3	1	2	0.47	4 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x3) 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-09-24	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	2	0.47	3 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
2025-06-03	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	2	0.76	1 area 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed (x2)
2024-08-19	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2024-08-12	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	2	1	3	0.76	4 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained (x2) 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
2024-04-02	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2024-03-26	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	2	1	3	0.90	4 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 03 Food Out of Temperature 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2)
2024-01-23	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2023-12-15	Follow-up visit	More time given DBPR: Call Back - Extension given, pending	1	0	0		1 area 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
2023-12-12	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	1	1	0	0.90	2 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean

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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.