Waffle House
Last inspected: Feb 4, 2026
45
Score
The Waffle House located at 22 Nw 34Th Avenue in Ocala, FL, had a high-risk inspection on February 4, 2026, with a score of 45. This inspection identified 2 critical, 1 major, and 8 minor violations. Previous inspections for this facility have also largely resulted in high-risk classifications.
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Inspections
2
Critical latest
1
Major latest
8
Minor latest
Inspection History
Feb 4, 2026
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 1 major violation. 8 minor violations.
45
Aug 27, 2025
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 1 major violation. 4 minor violations.
47
Feb 17, 2025
Complaint Full
3 critical violations. 2 major violations. 8 minor violations.
33
Sep 11, 2024
Routine - Food
3 major violations. 5 minor violations.
58
Jun 14, 2024
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 1 major violation. 3 minor violations.
58
Dec 6, 2023
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 6 minor violations.
55
Jul 6, 2023
Routine - Food
4 critical violations. 5 minor violations.
43
Mar 15, 2023
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 4 major violations. 4 minor violations.
41
Aug 30, 2022
Routine - Food
7 critical violations. 4 major violations. 6 minor violations.
17
Violations — Feb 4, 2026 Inspection
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee cup of coffee in cooler over bin of butter. Manager moved. **Corrected On-Site**
12B-07-4
Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Employee energy drink on reach in cooler over bin of creamer.
08B-49-4
Basic - Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Female employee wearing bracelet while scooping ice.
13-07-4
Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Male employee cooking wearing a visor with long hair not restrained. Employee placed hair net over head during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
13-03-4
Basic - Grease receptacle lid open, broken, or missing. Lid open on receptacle located in dumpster area. **Repeat Violation**
33-29-4
Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Togo cups next to fountain machine not covered. Two containers with coffee filters not in bag or covered. All were covered.**Corrective Action Taken** **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
25-06-4
Basic - Storage of maintenance equipment/tools in areas that may result in cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens and/or single-service and single-use articles. Roll of trash bags in container with crackers and sugar packets. Moved during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
42-03-5
Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. One towel on wire rack over ketchup bottles. Placed in bucket during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
21-12-4
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/with unwashed produce. In walk in cooler: unwashed case of tomatoes on shelf over cases of raw bacon. Also, in walk in cooler: unwashed heads of lettuce on shelf over bags of chopped onions.
08A-04-5
High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Bottle of bleach on top of shelf containing bag in a box soda syrups. Moved during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
41-10-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Hand wash sink blocked with roll cart. Moved during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
31A-09-4
Priority (Critical)
Priority Foundation (Major)
Core (Minor)
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