WAFFLE HOUSE #2498

7660 SW HWY 200, OCALA, Marion County. DBPR licence 5203259. 4 inspection visits from 2025-04-23 to 2026-03-26.

Referred for possible fineLast visit, 2026-03-26: routine inspection, 3 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 3 basic violations

2 of 2routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Marion County average that year (0 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, Marion 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
2026-03-26	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	3	3	1.76	5 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 42 Premises maintained, free of litter, unnecessary articles. Cleaning and maintenance equipment properly stored. Kitchen restricted to authorized personnel
2025-09-16	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	1	0		1 area 03 Food Out of Temperature
2025-09-11	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	7	9	1.76	12 areas 01 Approved source (x2) 03 Food Out of Temperature (x3) 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2025-04-23	Licensing inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0

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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.