Waffle House
Last inspected: Oct 13, 2025
39
Score
The Waffle House located at 2480 E Hwy 50 in Clermont, Florida, had a high-risk inspection on October 13, 2025, with a score of 39. This inspection identified 2 critical, 1 major, and 11 minor violations. Historical data indicates a pattern of mostly high-risk inspections across nine scored visits.
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Inspections
2
Critical latest
1
Major latest
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Minor latest
Inspection History
Oct 13, 2025
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 1 major violation. 11 minor violations.
39
Apr 10, 2025
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 2 major violations. 17 minor violations.
22
Jul 31, 2024
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 5 minor violations.
43
Feb 12, 2024
Routine - Food
1 minor violation.
95
Feb 9, 2024
Routine - Food
6 critical violations. 3 major violations. 8 minor violations.
20
Aug 4, 2023
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 2 major violations. 3 minor violations.
61
Feb 14, 2023
Routine - Food
4 critical violations. 1 major violation. 9 minor violations.
32
Nov 14, 2022
Routine - Food
5 minor violations.
78
Violations — Oct 13, 2025 Inspection
Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. -throughout the kitchen
36-34-5
Basic - Dead roaches on premises. -1 dead in dry storage area. Operator cleaned and sanitized. **Corrected On-Site**
35A-03-4
Basic - Drain cover(s) missing at dish machine. **Repeat Violation**
29-18-4
Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. -back door
35B-01-4
Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. -under shelves in dry storage, under ice machine and upright reach in cooler in kitchen **Repeat Violation**
36-73-4
Basic - Ice bucket not stored inverted between uses. **Corrected On-Site**
10-14-5
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. -gaskets and sides of upright reach in cooler in kitchen and all reach in coolers on front line. -exterior doors and handles of all reach in coolers -wall by back door is soiled.
23-03-4
Basic - Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. -open beverage above cooling hash browns in upright reach in cooler in kitchen. Operator removed. **Corrected On-Site**
12B-13-4
Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. -front line and upright reach in cooler in kitchen.
22-16-4
Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. -to go coffee cups by cooler in server area, operator placed lids on top to cover **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
25-06-4
Basic - Upright reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface, in kitchen
14-33-4
High Priority - Employee cracked raw shell eggs and then handled ready-to-eat food and/or clean equipment or utensils without washing hands. -cook cracked shell eggs then handled cooking utensils and touched cooler with no glove change/hand wash. Educated operator and employee, employee washed hands. **Corrected On-Site**
12A-27-4
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking. -eggs on cook line
03F-02-5
Intermediate - Proof of required state approved employee training not available for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. -operator has changed to Chez Pierre, State Food Safety, unable to obtain certificates from website.
53B-13-5
Priority (Critical)
Priority Foundation (Major)
Core (Minor)
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