WAFFLE HOUSE

8701 NE 136 AVE, LADY LAKE, Sumter County. DBPR licence 7000716. 5 inspection visits from 2025-03-05 to 2026-09-14.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-09-14: routine inspection, 1 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 2 basic violations

1 of 2routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Sumter 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, 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
2026-09-14	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	2	1.20	3 areas 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof
2026-05-07	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	4	0	2	1.06	5 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x2) 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 50 Current license properly displayed
2025-11-13	Complaint follow-up	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2025-09-08	Complaint inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	1	4	1		5 areas 05 Thermometers provided and conspicuously placed 11 Personnel with infections restricted (x2) 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-03-05	Licensing inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	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.