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Waffle House, Inc. #1641 received an A, scoring 94 out of 100, in a Gwinnett County food-service inspection on Oct 21, 2026. The official report lists three findings. [1]
The inspector observed a lighter stored on the shelf with the clean dishes over the flat top grill. [2]
The report states: “1,2,4Observed metal pans stored as clean, stacked wet.” [3]
A separate finding described storage drawer under the grill, storing clean dishes, had a buildup of food debris. [4]
Showing 3 of 3 findings
Observed a lighter stored on the shelf with the clean dishes over the flat top grill. Poisonous or toxic materials shall be stored so they cannot contaminate food, equipment, utensils, linens, and single-service and single-use articles by: 1. Separating the poisonous or toxic materials by spacing or partitioning; (P) and 2. Locating the poisonous or toxic materials in an area that is not above food, equipment, utensils, linens, and single-service or single-use articles. (P) Corrective Actions: The litter was moved to an area not over food or clean dishes.
Code .07(6)(c)
Observed a lighter stored on the shelf with the clean dishes over the flat top grill. Poisonous or toxic materials shall be stored so they cannot contaminate food, equipment, utensils, linens, and single-service and single-use articles by: 1. Separating the poisonous or toxic materials by spacing or partitioning; (P) and 2. Locating the poisonous or toxic materials in an area that is not above food, equipment, utensils, linens, and single-service or single-use articles. (P) Corrective Actions: The litter was moved to an area not over food or clean dishes.Official report · Item 8-2B ↗
1,2,4Observed metal pans stored as clean, stacked wet. Clean equipment and utensils shall be stored in a self-draining position that allows air drying and covered or inverted. (C) Corrective Actions: The metal pans were stored in a self-drying position.
Code .05(10)(e)
1,2,4Observed metal pans stored as clean, stacked wet. Clean equipment and utensils shall be stored in a self-draining position that allows air drying and covered or inverted. (C) Corrective Actions: The metal pans were stored in a self-drying position.Official report · Item 14B ↗
Observed storage drawer under the grill, storing clean dishes, had a buildup of food debris. Nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment shall be kept free of an accumulation of dust, dirt, food residue, and other debris. (C) Corrective Actions: The drawers were cleaned.
Code .05(7)(a)2,3
Observed storage drawer under the grill, storing clean dishes, had a buildup of food debris. Nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment shall be kept free of an accumulation of dust, dirt, food residue, and other debris. (C) Corrective Actions: The drawers were cleaned.Official report · Item 15C ↗
Correction and repeat labels quote the report. An absent label leaves correction status unknown; a deadline does not confirm a correction.
Gwinnett County · Oct 21, 2026
02 / Same facility ↗Official inspection historyAvailable records for this official facility
03 / How scoring works ↗Georgia’s food-service rulesScores and findings describe the dated inspection, not current operating conditions. A correction deadline does not establish whether an issue remained unresolved afterward.
Findings quote the official report captured . “Corrected on site” and “repeat” reflect explicit report markers. “COS” and “CA” in the inspector’s notes refer to corrections and corrective actions; an instruction to act is not proof that it was completed.
History links the same official facility ID within the issuing authority and may omit intervening inspections. Same-day results have no inferred sequence. Report excerpts follow source order, not a severity ranking.
This report comes from Gwinnett County. History includes only this authority’s exact facility ID.
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