WAFFLE HOUSE #547

7954 NE 8 WAY, WILDWOOD, Sumter County. DBPR licence 7000178. 10 inspection visits from 2023-08-08 to 2026-10-08.

Warning: inspector to returnLast visit, 2026-10-08: routine inspection, 0 high-priority, 1 intermediate, 0 basic violations

3 of 7routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Sumter County average that year (1 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, Sumter 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
2026-10-08	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	0	1	0	1.20	1 area 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2026-04-22	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	2	1.06	3 areas 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
2025-12-09	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	4	1.06	6 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 11 Personnel with infections restricted 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2025-07-07	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	1	0		1 area 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure
2025-06-18	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	1	2	0	1.70	2 areas 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure (x2)
2024-11-25	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	1	0	1.70	3 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof
2024-03-12	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2024-02-29	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	2	0	0	1.12	2 areas 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
2023-08-14	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	1	1		2 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2023-08-08	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	2	3	2	1.12	7 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 11 Personnel with infections restricted 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure 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.