Columbus, Muscogee County

Waffle House

1326 VETERANS PKWY COLUMBUS, GA 31901

Food
Latest score
100
Mar 19, 2026
City
Columbus
County
Muscogee
Inspections
6

Score history

Inspection scores over time for this facility.

Inspection history

Georgia inspection history is score-based, with violations grouped under each recorded inspection.

Mar 19, 2026

Routine

Score: 1000 violations
No violations recorded for this inspection.

Sep 12, 2025

Routine

Score: 902 violations

6-1B - proper hot holding temperatures

Regulation: 511-6-1.04(6)(f) - time/temperature control for safety; hot holding (p)

9 ptsCorrected: YesRepeat: No

Observed 1 container of sausage gravy in front area and 1 container of grits in back area hot held below 135 degrees. (see temperature log) Rule: f) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food, Hot and Cold Holding. Except during preparation, cooking, or cooling, or when time is used as the public health control, time/temperature control for safety food shall be maintained at 41°F (5°C) or below or 135°F (57°C) or above, except that roasts cooked to a temperature and for a time specified in subsection (5)(a)2 of this Rule and reheated using the same temperature and time conditions as cooking may be held at a temperature of 130°F (54°C) or above. P Corrective action: PIC discarded.

15B - warewashing facilities: installed, maintained, used; test strips

Regulation: 511-6-1.05(3)(h),(i),(j) - temperature measuring device, manual warewashing; sanitizing solutions, testing device (pf)

1 ptsCorrected: NoRepeat: No

Observed facility without irreversible registering temperature indicator for hot water sanitizing dish washing machine. Rule: In hot water mechanical warewashing operations, an irreversible registering temperature indicator shall be provided and readily accessible for measuring the utensil surface temperature. Pf

Mar 20, 2025

Routine

Score: 961 violation

4-2B - food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized

Regulation: 511-6-1.05(6)(n) - manual and mechanical warewashing equipment, chemical sanitization-temperature, ph, concentration, hardness (p,pf)

4 ptsCorrected: YesRepeat: No

Observed the sanitizer bucket reading 200 ppm on the chlorine test strip scale. A chemical sanitizer used in a sanitizing solution for a manual or mechanical operation at contact times specified under subsection (8)(b)3 of this Rule shall meet the requirements specified in DPH Rule 511-6-1-.07(6)(g), shall be used in accordance with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)-registered label use instructions P, and shall be used as follows:

  1. A chlorine solution shall have a minimum temperature based on the concentration and pH of the solution as listed in the following chart; P

Concentration Range Minimum Temperature

MG/L PH 10 or less oF (oC) PH 8 or less oF (oC)

25-49 120 (49) 120 (49)

50-99 100 (38) 75 (24)

100 55 (13) 55 (13) COS PIC made a new saitizer bucket that was in the correct range.

Sep 19, 2024

Routine

Score: 1000 violations
No violations recorded for this inspection.

Mar 5, 2024

Routine

Score: 1000 violations
No violations recorded for this inspection.

Jun 22, 2023

Routine

Score: 1000 violations
No violations recorded for this inspection.