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WAFFLE HOUSE, INC. #1696 received an A, scoring 93 out of 100, in a Gwinnett County food-service inspection on Nov 4, 2026. The official report lists two findings. [1]
Inspection purpose: Routine
The inspector observed ice machine with heavy black mold-like accumulation inside. [2]
The inspector also observed an employee food items and drinks stored above food for facility in reach-in cooler. [3]
Showing 2 of 2 findings
Observed ice machine with heavy black mold-like accumulation inside. **SECOND CONSECUTIVE VIOLATION** Equipment food-contact surfaces and utensils shall be clean to sight and touch. (Pf) Corrective Actions: Ice machine was drained and cleaned.
Code .05(7)(a)1
Observed ice machine with heavy black mold-like accumulation inside. **SECOND CONSECUTIVE VIOLATION** Equipment food-contact surfaces and utensils shall be clean to sight and touch. (Pf) Corrective Actions: Ice machine was drained and cleaned.Official report · Item 4-2B ↗
Observed employee food items and drinks stored above food for facility in reach-in cooler. Areas designated for employees to eat, drink, and use tobacco shall be located so that food, equipment, linens, and single-service and single-use articles are protected from contamination. (C) Corrective Actions: Items were moved to lower shelving.
Code .07(4)(b)
Observed employee food items and drinks stored above food for facility in reach-in cooler. Areas designated for employees to eat, drink, and use tobacco shall be located so that food, equipment, linens, and single-service and single-use articles are protected from contamination. (C) Corrective Actions: Items were moved to lower shelving.Official report · Item 17D ↗
Correction and repeat labels quote the report. An absent label leaves correction status unknown; a deadline does not confirm a correction.
Gwinnett County · Nov 4, 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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