WAFFLE HOUSE #618

1515 51 AVE E, ELLENTON, Manatee County. DBPR licence 5102640. 7 inspection visits from 2023-09-18 to 2026-09-28.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-09-28: routine inspection, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 1 basic violations

1 of 7routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Manatee County average that year (6 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, Manatee 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	Basic	County avg	What was cited
2026-09-28	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	0.99	1 area 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored
2026-03-05	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	2	0.78	2 areas 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 50 Current license properly displayed
2025-08-19	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	0.78	1 area 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints
2025-01-08	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	0.89	1 area 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints
2024-08-26	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	0.89	2 areas 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
2024-01-29	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	0.97
2023-09-18	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	2	0.97	2 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof

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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.