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How the BiteKarma score works
Each routine inspection starts at 100 and loses 7 points for every critical violation and 2 for every other one, half again as much when the same problem was cited at one of the two inspections before. A failed inspection counts as 69 at most. The score averages the five newest routine inspections, with the most recent counting most, and stays below 70 for 90 days after a fail unless the restaurant passes again. 90 and up is excellent, 80s good, 70s fair, and below 70 poor.
At a glance
- Passed 7 of 7 graded inspections since 2024.
- Last inspected Oct 28, 2026: passed with 15 violations, 5 critical.
- Keeps coming up: Time and temperature control for safety foods, cited 6 times, plus 23 other repeat issues.
- #1 in Cocoa's Hall of Shame, among the lowest BiteKarma scores in the city.
- 14 critical violations in the last two years.
Inspection history 7 visits
- 2026
- Passed Oct 28
Routine Inspection
15 violations, 5 critical
- Critical Time and temperature control for safety foods
- Critical Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
- Critical Food protection, cross-contamination
- Critical Approved source
- Critical Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
- Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
- Minor Chemicals/toxic substances
- Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
- Minor Lighting provided as required; fixtures shielded or bulbs protected
- Minor No presence or breeding of insects/rodents/pests; no live animals; outer openings protected
- Minor Time/temperature control foods properly thawed
- Minor Food management certification valid / employee training verification
- Minor Dishwashing facilities; chemical test kit(s); gauges
- Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
- Minor Hand wash sinks, hand washing supplies and hand wash sign
- Passed May 14
Routine Inspection
19 violations, 2 critical
- Critical Time and temperature control for safety foods
- Critical Food protection, cross-contamination
- Minor No presence or breeding of insects/rodents/pests; no live animals; outer openings protected
- Minor Employee health knowledge; ill/symptomatic employee present
- Minor Clean clothes; hair restraints; jewelry; painted/artificial fingernails
- Minor Lighting provided as required; fixtures shielded or bulbs protected
- Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
- Minor Chemicals/toxic substances
- Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
- Minor Hand wash sinks, hand washing supplies and hand wash sign
- Minor Plumbing installed and maintained; mop sink; water filters; backflow prevention
- Minor Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
- Minor Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
- Minor Approved source
- Minor Wiping cloths; clean and soiled linens; laundry facilities
- Minor Employee personal belongings
- Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
- Minor Dishwashing facilities; chemical test kit(s); gauges
- Minor Single-service and single-use items
- Passed Feb 11
Routine Inspection
14 violations, 4 critical
- Critical Time and temperature control for safety foods
- Critical Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
- Critical Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
- Critical Food protection, cross-contamination
- Minor Employee health knowledge; ill/symptomatic employee present
- Minor Plumbing installed and maintained; mop sink; water filters; backflow prevention
- Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
- Minor No presence or breeding of insects/rodents/pests; no live animals; outer openings protected
- Minor Clean clothes; hair restraints; jewelry; painted/artificial fingernails
- Minor Unwrapped or time/temperature control food not re-served
- Minor Employee personal belongings
- Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
- Minor Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
- Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
- 2025
- Passed Aug 5
Routine Inspection
21 violations, 2 critical
- Critical Time and temperature control for safety foods
- Critical Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
- Minor Hand wash sinks, hand washing supplies and hand wash sign
- Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
- Minor Dishwashing facilities; chemical test kit(s); gauges
- Minor Clean clothes; hair restraints; jewelry; painted/artificial fingernails
- Minor Plumbing installed and maintained; mop sink; water filters; backflow prevention
- Minor Food and food equipment thermometers provided and accurate
- Minor Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils; air drying
- Minor Approved source
- Minor Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
- Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
- Minor No presence or breeding of insects/rodents/pests; no live animals; outer openings protected
- Minor Chemicals/toxic substances
- Minor Cleaning and maintenance equipment
- Minor Employee personal belongings
- Minor Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
- Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
- Minor Garbage and refuse; premises maintained
- Minor Bathrooms
- Minor In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
Nearby
BiteKarma scores around CS Waffles 524 Cocoa, which is the dark pin. Zoom in to see the dots' scores, and tap a pin marked + to see everything at that address.