Waffle House #793
Last inspected: Feb 11, 2026
61
Score
The health department has logged 12 inspections at Waffle House #793, the earliest from 2022. On Feb 11, 2026, the health department conducted the most recent visit. Diners should read medium risk as a signal that some issues exist but aren't extreme.
Violation counts have held steady across recent visits, averaging around four violations each.
Across the inspection history, “accumulation of black/green mold-like substance” is the issue that surfaces most often, recorded six times.
Waffle House #793's latest score of 61 falls below the Fort Myers average of 80. The full record sits in fairly typical territory for a working restaurant.
12
Inspections
3
Critical latest
0
Major latest
1
Minor latest
Inspection History
Feb 11, 2026
Complaint Full
3 critical violations. 1 minor violation.
View 4 violations
Employee Health Policies Present
FL-03
Equipment Adequate to Maintain Product Temperature
FL-29
Proper Sanitizer Contact Time and Concentration
FL-33
Wiping Cloths Properly Used and Stored
FL-41
61
Dec 2, 2025
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 2 minor violations.
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Hands Clean and Properly Washed
FL-08
Equipment Adequate to Maintain Product Temperature
FL-29
Lighting Adequate; Required Shields in Place
FL-36
70
Oct 18, 2024
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 2 minor violations.
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High Priority - Server handled soiled dishes or utensils and then picked up plated food, served food, or prepared a beverage without washing hands. Observed server clearing tables and washing dishes switch to serving plates, drink and clean utensils, no handwash. Discussed with server proper handwashing techniques, server washed hands before continuing work. **Corrective Action Taken**
12A-02-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Under cook line grill, surfaces around utensil storage drawers soiled with accumulated food debris. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Open dumpster lid. Operator closed lid. **Corrected On-Site**
33-16-4
78
Aug 16, 2024
Routine - Food
No violations found.
100
Aug 15, 2024
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 4 minor violations.
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High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Approximately 75 in cabinet under soda machine on front line closest to kitchen. 10 on walls by front entrance near bathrooms. 20 on walls of bathroom hallways. **Warning**
35A-02-6
High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Also left of egg grill reach-in cooler bottom: diced ham (52F - Cold Holding); sliced ham (54F - Cold Holding); sliced yellow cheese (52F - Cold Holding) overnight per operator. See stop sale. **Warning**
01B-02-5
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Left of egg grill reach-in cooler top: diced ham (49F - Cold Holding); sliced yellow cheese (55F - Cold Holding); sliced tomatoes (50F - Cold Holding); sliced ham (54F - Cold Holding) for less than 1 hour per operator. Operator iced down foods for quick cooling. *corrective action taken* Also left of egg grill reach-in cooler bottom: diced ham (52F - Cold Holding); sliced ham (54F - Cold Holding); sliced yellow cheese (52F - Cold Holding) overnight per operator. See stop sale. **Warning**
03A-02-5
Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Rust and mold like substance in ice machine at back of kitchen. **Warning**
22-20-5
Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Dust on ceiling above front counter, cook line. **Warning**
36-34-5
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee bags stored on top of Bibb in box soda storage in back of kitchen. **Warning**
40-06-5
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Shelves under drink station front of kitchen with debris. Slime and standing water under drink station shelving closest to kitchen. **Warning**
23-03-4
52
Nov 29, 2023
Routine - Food
4 minor violations.
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Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin in back of kitchen. Repeat 9/27/2023. **Repeat Violation** **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2023-11-29: **Time Extended**
22-20-5
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Grease receptacle not on proper pad/nonabsorbent surface. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2023-11-29: **Time Extended**
33-23-4
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Interior of refrigerator in disrepair. Ripped gasket at bottom of reach-in cooler across from office. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2023-11-29: **Time Extended**
14-36-5
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. In walk-in cooler observed unwashed onions and lettuce over ready-to-eat bottled drinks. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2023-11-29: **Time Extended**
08B-17-4
82
Nov 28, 2023
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 6 minor violations.
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High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Cook line right side tall reach-in cooler, raw ground beef and pork over raw whole muscle beef and sliced raw pork bacon. **Warning**
08A-20-5
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cook line left reach-in cooler top part drop in area: sliced tomatoes (54F - Cold Holding); ham (54F - Cold Holding); cut lettuce (58F - Cold Holding); sliced cheese (55F - Cold Holding) for 2 and a half hours per operator. Provided operator time as a public health control form and spoke with operator about options for cooler. **Warning**
03A-02-5
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drinks by register over bottles of syrup, next to drink machine by ice bin far right service line. **Warning**
12B-07-4
Basic - Grease receptacle not on proper pad/nonabsorbent surface. **Warning**
33-23-4
Basic - Interior of refrigerator in disrepair. Ripped gasket at bottom of reach-in cooler across from office. **Warning**
14-36-5
Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers over cook line. **Warning**
38-07-4
Basic - Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. In walk-in cooler observed unwashed onions and lettuce over ready-to-eat bottled drinks. **Warning**
08B-17-4
Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin in back of kitchen. Repeat 9/27/2023. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
22-20-5
55
Sep 28, 2023
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 2 minor violations.
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High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb next to handwash sink on front cook line. Also hose bibb at mop sink outside back exit. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2023-09-27: **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2023-09-28: **Time Extended**
29-34-4
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin in back kitchen. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2023-09-27: **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2023-09-28: **Time Extended**
22-20-5
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Walk-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2023-09-27: **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2023-09-28: **Time Extended**
22-16-4
78
Sep 27, 2023
Routine - Food
4 critical violations. 1 major violation. 4 minor violations.
View 9 violations
High Priority - Employee cracked raw shell eggs and then handled ready-to-eat food and/or clean equipment or utensils without washing hands. Observed egg cook crack raw shell eggs and then cut ready-to-eat sandwich, no handwash or glove change. Spoke with manager about proper handwashing techniques on a cook line serving raw eggs. Manager discussed with employees and employee washed hands before returning to work.**Corrective Action Taken** **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
12A-27-4
High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Entrance to back kitchen by bread rack, 18 observed. Hallway leading to bathrooms 5 observed. By triple sink and three door cooler back kitchen, 30 observed. Door to cook line back kitchen near handwash sink, 15 observed. At far front of cook line 16 observed. In men's bathroom 10 observed. In women's restroom 3 observed. By jukebox and on wall at entrance to dining room, 15 observed. Also in back dry store room bread rack, observed 5 small flying insects on bread buns inside bag. See stop sale. **Warning**
35A-02-6
High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. In back dry store room bread rack, observed 5 small flying insects on bread buns inside bag. **Warning**
01B-13-4
High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb next to handwash sink on front cook line. Also hose bibb at mop sink outside back exit. **Warning**
29-34-4
Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink in back kitchen. **Warning**
31B-02-4
Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin in back kitchen. **Warning**
22-20-5
Basic - Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers.in back prep kitchen multiple open employee beverages in three door reach-in cooler. 2 in cook line reach-in cooler near entrance to prep kitchen on cook line. **Warning**
12B-13-4
Basic - Walk-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. **Warning**
22-16-4
Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water under dishwashing machine on cook line. **Warning**
36-22-4
41
Mar 28, 2023
Routine - Food
No violations found.
100
Jan 31, 2023
Complaint Full
3 critical violations. 3 major violations. 4 minor violations.
View 10 violations
High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Employee handle raw sausage changed gloves no hand washing. Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee handle dirty dishes and then handle clean dishes no hand washing. Educated operator on proper hand washing.
12A-07-5
High Priority - Heat strip failed to turn black to indicate the sanitization temperature of 160 degrees Fahrenheit was achieved on the dish surface and/or high temperature holding thermometer did not reach 160F. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired. Observed dishwasher at 147F.
22-57-6
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed ham (54F - Cold Holding); hash browns (48F - Cold Holding). **Repeat Violation**
03A-02-5
Intermediate - Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment.
11-27-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed container in hand washing sink by dishwasher. **Repeat Violation**
31A-11-4
Intermediate - No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses.
11-26-1
Basic - Dumpster rusted out on side.
33-12-4
Basic - Floor and wall junctures not coved in food preparation/storage/warewashing areas or bathroom. Observed storage room back wall entrance cove molding in disrepair and hole in wall.
36-08-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed end corner of grill near meat reach in cooler-in kitchen line with food debris accumulation **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Observed wet cloth on kitchen counter.
21-12-4
39
Sep 23, 2022
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 4 minor violations.
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High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed diced tomatoes less than 2 hours (50F - Cold Holding); diced ham less than 2 hours (48F - Cold Holding.In reach in cooler next to grill.
03A-02-5
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed container in Hand washing sink next to dishwasher machine.Operator removed container. **Corrected On-Site**
31A-11-4
Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin.
22-20-5
Basic - Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Observed employee wearing jewelry while handling food.
13-07-4
Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Observed one employee without hair restraint. Employee wore cap. **Corrected On-Site**
13-03-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed next to grill and in between meat reach in cooler with grease accumulation. And reach in coolers gaskets and exterior food debris residue.
23-03-4
64
Frequently Asked Questions
When was Waffle House #793 last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at Waffle House #793 on file is from Feb 11, 2026. The public record contains 12 inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at Waffle House #793?
Across the inspection record, “accumulation of black/green mold-like substance” has been cited six times, more than any other issue at Waffle House #793.
How does Waffle House #793 compare to other restaurants in Fort Myers?
Waffle House #793 most recently scored 61 out of 100, which is lower than the Fort Myers average of 80.
Has Waffle House #793's inspection record improved over time?
Results have been roughly steady. Inspections at Waffle House #793 have averaged around four violations per visit across the recent record.
What does a medium risk rating mean?
A medium risk rating at Waffle House #793 means the most recent inspection turned up a handful of issues that the health department wrote up but did not classify as critical.
How often is Waffle House #793 inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, Waffle House #793 is inspected around four times per year on average.
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