BTW BURGERS TACOS WAFFLES

Among Lake County restaurants, BTW BURGERS TACOS WAFFLES ranks near the top for cleanliness — safer than 92% of Lake County restaurants we grade, with an A grade at 98/100.

Its latest inspection on March 3, 2026 cited 2 basic violations. Diners give it 4.4 across 1,038 reviews. It's a American spot in Tavares. Menus here flag options for vegetarian diners.

A · 98/100 · safer than 92% of Lake County restaurants we grade

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Restaurant details

Health grade
A (98/100)
Violations
2 total — 2 basic
Address
115 E MAIN ST, Tavares, FL
Cuisine
American
Categories
American restaurant, Restaurant
Price
$20–30
Rating
4.4 stars (1038 reviews)
Seats
157
Phone
(352) 508-9287
Website
Official website
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Community Rating

Reviews via Google
4.4 Community-sourced rating 1,038 reviews
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What diners say — our read

Recent diners are rating this place better than the back catalogue suggests. Reviewers who mention service rate this place 4.1 on average — it is working in the restaurant’s favour. Whether food comes out hot follows at 21% of reviews, where ratings average 1.8.

If you had to pick one number to represent this corpus it would be 5, the most frequently given rating (11 reviews). Behind those, what it costs is raised in 21% of reviews (3.0 average). Of the 19 rated reviews, 12 sit at four stars or better and 5 at two or below.

The health record runs ahead of the reviews. The last DBPR inspection returned an A (98/100) with 2 basic violations. DBPR last walked in on March 3, 2026. That puts it ahead of 92% of graded kitchens in Lake County. The citations behind that grade include floors, walls, ceilings clean & maintained.

This is a listing where the two measures each tell half the story. Everything above is computed from the 19 reviews reproduced below.

Our own analysis of 19 reviews for this restaurant, set against its Florida DBPR inspection record. How we calculate grades →

  • June 28, 2026

    The server, Bryan, was fantastic! Very personable and attentive.

  • June 28, 2026

    My wife and I stopped by today and grabbed lunch. I had the Taco Duo and she had the All American Burger. As always, the food was excellent. However, this time I’m also giving a 5-star rating on our server Bryan. Not once did he let our drinks get low and he was very engaging to talk to. We love bringing our business to BTW in Tavares!!

  • June 28, 2026

    Bryan was amazing one of the best staffs ever

  • June 28, 2026

    Bryan was great!

  • June 27, 2026

    Great meals - Brian was great!

  • June 27, 2026

    Overpriced, take your business elsewhere. Also, they won't accept cash orders to go, so you must go wait the 30 minutes it takes for every order to come up in person. Funny considering they'll gladly take your cash to park in their lot if there's an event going on. Tavares would be better off without this business.

  • June 26, 2026

    The staff is super friendly and the turkey burger was delicious!

  • June 26, 2026

    Great food

  • June 25, 2026

    Food was amazing as always, my mother and I loved it and service was immaculate Anika and Serenity were helpful and provided a great experience

  • June 17, 2026

    I'll start off be saying the service was fantastic. Unfortunately for us the burgers and fries tasted like they came from the frozen section at Food Depot. Food had no flavor and our food was barely warm. Total waste of $56.00 😡.

  • June 7, 2026

    Quite unexpected. The curiosity room was cool

  • June 5, 2026

    Food was absolutely amazing. I'm so incredible as well. Although the price are on the upper point, it's a good once in awhile restaurant to go.

  • May 9, 2026

    Service was awesome! Fish tacos were Amazing! Burgers were top notch also!

  • May 8, 2026

    If you have any type of peanut allergy you can not eat here. We were informed this evening that everything is cross-contaminated. Very disappointing!!

  • May 7, 2026

    Cheese curds very oily like the oil was not hot enough when they put them im. My secret lover which is their red velvet waffle with berries didn't taste like anything barely any Nutella on it just a lot of whip cream. The gringo tacos weren't to good either. The yolo burger was ok-ish and so was the grilled cheese sandwich. The cokes were flat, pink lemonade was like water. The tater tots were good. Place looks nice and I had high hopes but definitely won't be going back to BTW. ☹️

  • May 4, 2026

    Atmosphere in the bar area is Alice in Wonderland themed and very cute. Food was delicious but overpriced. Being served a $30 meal (hamburger and macaroni and cheese) on a paper-covered metal tray and paper cup with plastic utensils felt incongruous. Wait staff varied. Our original waitress forgot to deliver one drink order completely, and was not attentive or visible for most of the remainder of our meal. The other waitress seemed to be doing double duty covering all tables, proving why tip-sharing is a travesty.

  • May 1, 2026

    The staff was sooo over the top!!! Autumn 🍂 thank you for your hard work as well as the rest of the team!!! Polite,great smiles,great tasting food and good jams!!!!

  • April 22, 2026

    We came here for lunch and overall it was a decent experience. The atmosphere is beautiful and really adds to the vibe. I ordered an Irish burger, and while it tasted good, I felt like for $25 I expected a bit more in terms of portion or value. The fries were a little overcooked, so they came out pretty crunchy with each bite.

  • April 19, 2026

    BTW is normally one of our favorite restaurants but tonight it was awful, we got there around 8:30 it took forever to get our drinks and when the food came out it was cold, the charro beans were awful and cold, the waffle fries weren’t fresh it was if they were sitting around for awhile and flimsy , I ordered the chicken sandwich and it was so salty that I couldn’t even eat it and I tried because I was starving but couldn’t get it down, the chicken was tender but the batter was so salty. Hopefully this was a case of the cook just having an off night. We’ll try it again in the future because like I said It was one of our go to spots.

Overall Score

65 / 100

  • Health inspection grade 40/40
    Grade A
  • Dietary transparency 3/20
    1 option listed
  • Community rating 18/20
    4.4★ average
  • Hidden-gem status 0/10
    Not flagged
  • Track record 4/10
    Stable, 0% clean

Composite score from health grade, dietary options, ratings, and inspection record — distinct from the state-derived health grade.

Opening hours

Monday
Closed
Tuesday
11 AM to 9 PM
Wednesday
11 AM to 9 PM
Thursday
11 AM to 9 PM
Friday
11 AM to 10 PM
Saturday
12 to 10 PM
Sunday
12 to 4 PM

Inspection history

The following records are from Florida DBPR public inspection records, most recent first.

  1. March 3, 2026 · Routine - Food

    Inspection Completed - No Further Action

    0 high-priority · 0 intermediate · 2 basic

    • 36 — Floors, walls, ceilings clean & maintained; proper ventilation (×2)
  2. August 5, 2025 · Routine - Food

    Inspection Completed - No Further Action

    0 high-priority · 0 intermediate · 1 basic

    • 14 — Food-contact & nonfood-contact surfaces properly designed/maintained

This grade is calculated by us from Florida DBPR public inspection records — Florida does not issue official grades. How we calculate it →

Data last updated: March 3, 2026