Waffle House #806
Last inspected: Feb 5, 2026
95
Score
Inspectors have visited Waffle House #806 nine times, with records going back to 2022. Waffle House #806 was last inspected on Feb 5, 2026. A low risk tier reflects an inspection that turned up minimal issues.
The picture has gotten worse over the last few visits, with the average climbing from around four violations to closer to six violations.
The most common issue across all inspections has been “nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease”, showing up seven times.
Restaurants in Palm Bay average 76, so Waffle House #806 is doing better than most peers. The full record sits in fairly typical territory for a working restaurant.
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Inspection History
Feb 5, 2026
Routine - Food
1 minor violation.
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Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets on four door reach in cooler near griddle gaskets soiled with food debris.
23-03-4
95
Sep 2, 2025
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 2 major violations. 8 minor violations.
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High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food held using time as a public health control not discarded at the end of the 4-hour/6-hour period. See stop sale. Shelled eggs still out for use 15 minutes after time. **Corrected On-Site**
03F-04-5
High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Stop sale of shelled eggs, operator corrected on site. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
01B-02-5
Intermediate - Jug containing toxic substance not labeled. Located in back of store near sink.
41-17-4
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. Danyel, Wade, and Chance did not have proof of training but have completed the Waffle House approved training.
53B-13-5
Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Ice machine has solid surface on both side walls.
22-20-5
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Hat and bandana stored by finished cooked grits. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
40-06-5
Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. White buckets stored inverted over back triple sink with standing water in the handles.
24-08-4
Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Back door has open gap at the bottom.
35B-01-4
Basic - In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of time/temperature control for safety food and rim of the container. Scope laying in hash browns. **Corrected On-Site**
10-06-5
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Trash compartment under toasters soiled with debris. Gaskets on the reach in cooler at the griddle soiled. Reach in cooler has spilled batter on bottom of cooler.
23-03-4
Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Standing in reach in cooler near griddle. **Repeat Violation**
29-49-6
Basic - Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Two bucket were at 0ppm. **Corrected On-Site**
21-07-4
41
Jan 29, 2025
Routine - Food
4 critical violations. 2 minor violations.
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High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Hash browns rehydrated yesterday at 5:00pm current temp 50F
01B-02-5
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. half and half 50 F - cold holding; re-temp of half and half 45 F - cold holding; hash browns 50F **Corrective Action Taken**
03A-02-5
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food prepared from/mixed with ingredient(s) at ambient temperature not cooled to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 4 hours. Hash browns rehydrated yesterday at 5:00pm current temp 50F
03D-06-5
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw steak over smoked bacon in walk-in fridge, moved by manager **Corrected On-Site**
08A-05-6
Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Double door cooler across from office
29-49-6
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee jacket on bread rack and bread bag, jacket removed by manager **Corrected On-Site**
40-06-5
50
Aug 21, 2024
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 1 minor violation.
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High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. 1 small live flying insect in kitchen area. Did not land on food Back door open during delivery
35A-02-6
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood fan has grease build up
23-03-4
82
Feb 8, 2024
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 6 minor violations.
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High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit: two pans of grits temped at 110F. Suggested rapid reheat, operator discarded on own accord. Found that someone had unplugged the steamer. **Corrected On-Site**
03B-01-6
Basic - Accumulation of black mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine and bin at soda machine
22-20-5
Basic - Equipment in poor repair: gaskets on standing reach-in coolers torn.
14-11-5
Basic - Hood filters with accumulated grease, beginning to drip. Gaskets soiled with old food debris on reach-in coolers next to soda machine and flat top Under soda machine soiled with mildew like substance **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Reach-in cooler next to flat top has shelves with rust that has pitted the surface **Repeat Violation**
14-33-4
Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler next to flat top **Repeat Violation**
29-49-6
Basic - Wet wiping cloths not stored in sanitizing solution between uses near coffee maker **Corrected On-Site**
21-12-4
64
Jul 26, 2023
Routine - Food
1 major violation. 3 minor violations.
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Intermediate - - From initial inspection : 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. -No employee reporting agreements - From follow-up inspection 2023-07-26: **Time Extended**
11-26-1
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. -gaskets on multiple coolers soiled -Interior of reach in cooler soiled **Repeat Violation** - From follow-up inspection 2023-07-26: **Time Extended**
23-03-4
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. - From follow-up inspection 2023-07-26: **Time Extended**
14-33-4
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Unsealed concrete floor in food preparation, food storage, warewashing area or bathroom. -Unsealed floor in front of grill - From follow-up inspection 2023-07-26: **Time Extended**
36-02-5
78
Jul 25, 2023
Routine - Food
4 critical violations. 2 major violations. 6 minor violations.
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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. Set up triple sink **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
22-57-6
High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. 3 live flying insects in back storage area
35A-02-6
High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Raw hamburger Patties 7 total at 50F chocolate milk (50F - Cold Holding) Cookline waffle batter mix times 5 (47F - Cold Holding)
01B-02-5
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. milk (48F - Cold Holding) suggested rapid chill, operator had out for order. Kept in Reach in over night, operator discarded hamburger raw (50F - Cold Holding); chocolate milk (50F - Cold Holding) Cookline sliced tomatoes (47F - Cold Holding); sliced cheese (54F - Cold Holding); cooked mushrooms (48F - Cold Holding); Retemped at sliced tomatoes 39F, sliced cheese 40F, cooked mushrooms 38F 6 tubs waffle batter (47F - Cold Holding) made on July 23rd see stop sale raw shelled egg ambient air (51F - Cold Holding) see stop sale kept in cooler over night. Coolers running at ambient air of 50 in need of service for reach in next to grill and cookline unit. Do not store any food that is temperature control in these units **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
03A-02-5
Intermediate - Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. -Undated open milks **Repeat Violation**
02C-03-5
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. -No employee reporting agreements
11-26-1
Basic - Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. -Wiping cloth at 25ppn for chlorine **Repeat Violation**
21-07-4
Basic - Unsealed concrete floor in food preparation, food storage, warewashing area or bathroom. -Unsealed floor in front of grill
36-02-5
Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. **Repeat Violation**
29-49-6
Basic - Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.
14-33-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. -gaskets on multiple coolers soiled -Interior of reach in cooler soiled **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Ambient air thermometer not located in the coolest part of the hot holding unit.
05-04-4
33
Mar 3, 2023
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 2 major violations. 5 minor violations.
View 10 violations
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 and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. See stop sale. Operator placed waffle batter on counter at 9:00am no time mark **Corrected On-Site**
03F-02-5
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. milk (48F - Cold Holding); raw chicken (46F - Cold Holding). Found in reach in cooler operator had door open and milk out, suggested rapid chill on items. Ambient air of cooler 44F. Retemped milk (43F - Cold Holding). **Corrective Action Taken** **Corrective Action Taken**
03A-02-5
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. Use heat strip, did not turn black. Operator had secondary measuring device only temped at 136F. Operator set up triple sink for sanitizer and calling repairman. Repairman showed up during inspection corrected issue with machine Dishwasher (Temperature 176F) **Corrected On-Site**
22-57-6
Intermediate - Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Multiple undated opened milk
02C-03-5
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.
53B-13-5
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Torn gasket on upright cooler. **Repeat Violation**
14-11-5
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gasket soiled on reach in
23-03-4
Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. Gloves in dry storage on ground
25-05-4
Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. First reach in cooler on line **Repeat Violation**
29-49-6
Basic - Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Tested chlorine sanitizer at 00ppm. Operator replaced chlorine sanitizer bucket at 50ppm**Corrective Action Taken** **Corrected On-Site**
21-07-4
41
Oct 3, 2022
Routine - Food
3 minor violations.
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Hands Clean and Properly Washed
FL-08
Required Records Available; Shellstock Tags/Labels
FL-14
Equipment Adequate to Maintain Product Temperature
FL-29
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Frequently Asked Questions
When was Waffle House #806 last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at Waffle House #806 on file is from Feb 5, 2026. The public record contains nine inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at Waffle House #806?
Across the inspection record, “nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease” has been cited seven times, more than any other issue at Waffle House #806.
How does Waffle House #806 compare to other restaurants in Palm Bay?
Waffle House #806 most recently scored 95 out of 100, which is higher than the Palm Bay average of 76.
Has Waffle House #806's inspection record improved over time?
No. Recent inspections at Waffle House #806 have averaged around six violations per visit, up from roughly four earlier in the record.
What does a low risk rating mean?
A low risk rating at Waffle House #806 means inspectors found minimal or no significant issues at the most recent visit. Most facilities at this tier have a clean recent inspection report.
How often is Waffle House #806 inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, Waffle House #806 is inspected around three times per year on average.
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