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NameWAFFLE HOUSE ERWIN
Address596 A. EAST JACKSON BLVD.
 
City/State/ZIP
ERWIN NC 28339
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyHarnett
Inspection Date 6/30/2026
Final Score @ Grade
93 A
General Comments

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
16 1.50 Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized Yes No No 4-601.11 (A) Equipment, Food-Contact Surfaces, Nonfood Contact Surfaces, and Utensils (Pf) 4-602.11 Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces and Utensils - Frequency (P) Clean the exterior surfaces of the ice guard on the ice machine. Food contact surfaces are to be clean.. Food contact surfaces are to be clean.
28 1 Toxic substances properly identified stored & used Yes No No 7-201.11 Separation - Storage (P) Multiple chemicals found stored beside single service articles and utensils. Ensure chemicals are not stored on or in the direction of any single serve, utensils or food contact items. Windex, GH38 and cleaner all removed and placed in chemical storage where no contamination would occur. Chemicals are to be stored correctly and placed where no contamination will occur. All spray bottles removed from areas where contamination could occur. CDI.
38 0 Insects & rodents not present; no unauthorized animals Yes No No 6-501.111 Controlling Pests (Pf) 6-501.112 Removing Dead or Trapped Birds, Insects, Rodents and other Pests (C) Eliminate flies. Flies observed in the restaurant. Continue using fly strips and control measures to reduce and eliminate. Contact pest control servicer if needed. Remove dead flies from lines and exterior surfaces.
40 0.50 Personal cleanliness No No No 2-303.11 Prohibition - Jewelry (C) Employees working on the cook line observed wearing watches and wrist jewerly. Ensure cook line employees working in food service areas are not wearing jewelry that is prohibited. Remove when working in food service areas.
45 0.50 Single-use & single-service articles: properly stored & used No No No Single serve plates and food containers found stored on surfaces in need of cleaning. Store in a clean location throughout. It is recommended the single use food containers be moved to a shelf in the dry storage area to minimize potential contamination. 4-903.11 (A) and (C) Equipment, Utensils, Linens and Single-Service and Single-Use Articles - Storing (C)
47 0.50 Equipment, food & non-food contact surfaces approved, cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used No No No Replace worn and ripped gaskets on the condiment cooler, reachin's and the 4 door reach-in. Loose 4 door handle panels observed in need or repair. Leak observed under the counter drink station. Handles of two door reach-in replaced with non-NSF or equivalent repair. Replace rusty racks in the walk-in-cooler and above the 3 comp sink. Equipment is to be in good repair. 4-501.11 Good Repair and Proper Adjustment - Equipment (C)
48 0.50 Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained & used; test strips Yes No No 4-501.14 Warewashing Equipment, Cleaning Frequency (C) Clean the underside surface of the ware wash dish machine sliding line and upper housing. Build-up observed along the upper ceiling. Ware washing equipment is to be clean.
49 1 Non-food contact surfaces clean No No No 4-601.11 (B) and (C) Equipment, Food-Contact Surfaces, Nonfood Contact Surfaces, and Utensils (C) 4-602.13 Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) Clean the counter lines and area under all hot holding units. Clean the top make line unit and the apwwidth hot holding vats that were found dirty. Clean the exterior of the ice machine with observed corrosion. Clean the entire cook line and prep line area including the interior and exterior portions of equipment, reach ins, fridges, pull out drawers and cabinets. Clean the hood vent line, top shelf above the hood and exterior surfaces. Clean the Delfield exterior fridge facings and where any spatter is observed from food drippage and runoffs on the inside. Clean the interior low flooring inside all coldholds with debris and standing condensation inside in each unit. Clean the condiment cooler along the lid and back ledge. Clean the door jams and reachin interior portions of all cold holds, reachin's and pull out holds . es under the wash lines. Clean the drink station compartment area and inside each reachin removing build-up. Clean both holding bin areas along the cabinets where the trash cans are stored along the make line. Clean the prep sink area in the rear, walls, vats and underside vats. Clean the surfaces and lines under the pull out drawers under the griddle line. Clean the inside of the 2 Delfied and remove build-up and runoffs. Clean the outside exterior surfaces on all equipment, reachins, and cook line surfaces. Clean the upper and lower cook line surfaces. Clean the cold hold/fridges door jams, gaskets and exterior portions. . Clean the shelf under the cook line /griddle areas with observed grease leakage running on the lower shelf. Clean the shelves, racks and drawers holding utensils. Clean the lower cabinets under the drink station on the inside with previously discussed build-up. Clean the interior vat area on the hot holding units . Clean the underside of the shelf holding the plates along the edges and underside facing. Clean the trail along the glass bin holding sliding trail. Clean the hot holding units vats cold make line vat and hot holding. Clean the make line boards along the make line along the holding braces and hinges. Clean and remove build-up from the entire surface along the make and cook line. tables, drawer door jams, gaskets and hinges. Clean pull out drawers along the makelines. Clean along groves on the cook line and prep table prep board. Clean the lower portion of the hashbrown/egg holding fridge and the interior section including the doors, flooring, walls and hinge areas. Clean the walk in cooler walls, flooring, compressor fan guards and edges along the walls. Clean the vent filter covers and the light fixtures.
54 0.50 Garbage & refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained No No No 5-501.113 Covering Receptacles (C) 5-501.115 Maintaining Refuse Areas and Enclosures (C) Keep the dumpster sliding doors and lids closed and clean the area outside of the receptacles. Dumpster lids found inverted and unable to be properly closed. Contact the waste control provider and request for a dumpster with sealed tight lids and a drain cap. Drain cap missing 5-501.114 Using Drain Plugs (C)
55 1 Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean No No No Floor tile broken and/or missing in main kitchen area creating an area where water stands. Grout receding and/or missing creating cleaning obstacle. Re-grout floors. Clean the floors throughout along the walls, under equipment and in kitchen/storage areas. Clean the walk-in-cooler floors. Repair the walk-in-cooler door threshold panel. Clean the ceiling tile and light fixtures. 6-501.12 Cleaning, Frequency and Restrictions (C)