JUICY CRAB
8106 Blanding Boulevard
Jacksonville, Florida, 32244
Duval County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★★☆☆ (3.0/5)
Based on 8 health inspection reports
All Inspection Reports
Inspection Date: 4/21/2025
Inspection #: Visit ID: 8871767
- 22-20-5:Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Interior of left ice machine has mold-like substance. Employee began cleaning interior of ice machine. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. In container of rice on shelf next to walk-in cooler, to go bowl used as scoop. Manager removed to go bowl from product. Corrected On-Site
- 50-09-4:Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. Current license displayed expired June 2024.
- 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. On prep table next to reach in cooler where raw oysters are stored, two employees cell phones on table. Manager removed cell phones. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
- 24-08-4:Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. On upper shelf right of dish machine, pans stacked before properly air drying.
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Multiple gaskets throughout kitchen torn and filled with caulking.
- 10-20-4:Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs stored on door handle of stove next to wok station. Manager removed tongs from handle. Corrected On-Site
- 10-01-5:Basic - In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. In between dish machine and triple sink, container of rice has handle of scoop in product. Manager removed handle of scoop from product. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters above fryers and wok station have build up of grease. Also, on drink machine in server area around soda nozzles are soiled. Repeat Violation
- 33-16-4:Basic - Open dumpster lid. Dumpster lids open. Manager stated trash company was there this morning dumping the trash. Repeat Violation
- 21-03-4:Basic - Wet wiping cloths stored in detergent and sanitizer mixed together. Sanitizer bucket in server area is made with soap and water and no sanitizer.
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In reach in cooler across from wok station, container of raw lobster stored on shelf above cooked crab. Manager had employee move raw lobster out of cooler. Corrected On-Site
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In walk-in cooler, noodles (48F - Cold Holding). Manager stated the noodles were out on cook line for some orders then placed back into walk-in cooler. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 03B-01-6:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. On stove in pan over burner, boiled egg (112F - Hot Holding). Manager had employee turn heat on stove up. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 53B-14-5:Intermediate - Required employee training expired for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Employee Tin Bing training expired 2023. Manager unable to verify if individual still works at establishment or not.
Inspection Date: 11/20/2024
Inspection #: Visit ID: 10724140
- N/A:No Violations Were Observed
Inspection Date: 8/26/2024
Inspection #: Visit ID: 8792137
- 35A-03-4:Basic - Dead roaches on premises. Observed one dead roach under dish machine in kitchen. Manager discarded. Corrected On-Site
- 14-71-4:Basic - Duct tape used to repair nonfood-contact surface. Two reach in cooler door handles on make line have duct tape. Repeat Violation
- 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. On prep table next to standing reach in cooler where oyster are kept, employee phone and drink. Manager removed both. Corrected On-Site
- 36-17-5:Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Floor tiles at server station have broken tiles. Repeat Violation
- 10-01-5:Basic - In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. In container of Cajun seasoning in back storage room, scooper handle in direct contact with product. Manager lifted out of product. Corrected On-Site
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Two portable fans on ground in kitchen have excess dust build up. Around soda nozzles at server station drink dispenser have soda build up. Repeat Violation
- 33-16-4:Basic - Open dumpster lid. Dumpster lid open. Repeat Violation
- 25-06-4:Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. To go containers above prep table not inverted. Manager inverted Corrected On-Site
- 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered. At server station, in use tea urns uncovered. Manager added lids. Corrected On-Site
- 50-17-3:High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. License expired 6/1/24. Admin Complaint
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In flip top reach in cooler by make line, raw lobster tail (51F - Cold Holding); cooked sausage (48F - Cold Holding). Both items in cooler for approximately 3 hours. Manager moved to below reach in cooler to lower temperature. **Corrective Action Taken** Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 29-34-4:High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. At mop sink outside back door, splitter on green hose does not have vacuum breaker. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
Inspection Date: 1/12/2024
Inspection #: Visit ID: 8590203
- N/A:No Violations Were Observed
Inspection Date: 1/11/2024
Inspection #: Visit ID: 8390982
- 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Multiple plastic bowls used to scoop food and seasonings throughout kitchen. All bowls removed and discarded. Corrected On-Site
- 24-05-4:Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Two blue ice buckets stored in ice machine in kitchen. Buckets inverted. Corrected On-Site
- 14-71-4:Basic - Duct tape used to repair nonfood-contact surface. Interior of walk in cooler door. Exterior of reach in coolers in middle of kitchen. Black utility cart handle.
- 08B-49-4:Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Multiple items in both walk in cooler and reach in coolers in kitchen.
- 24-08-4:Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Plastic cups in server station in dining area.
- 36-17-5:Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Tile in server station by ice bin is cracked.
- 36-73-4:Basic - Floors, walls, and/or ceilings soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floor under bar top in dining area. Repeat Violation
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Pump mechanism by soda dispenser in server station. Repeat Violation
- 33-16-4:Basic - Open dumpster lid. Dumpster outside of establishment.
- 03D-01-5:High Priority - Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 70 degrees Fahrenheit within 2 hours. On cook line in kitchen, two pans of cooked potatoes 101F. Potatoes began cooling three hours prior. Potatoes discarded. See stop sale. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 01B-36-5:High Priority - Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 70 degrees Fahrenheit within two hours and from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within six hours. See stop sale. Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 70 degrees Fahrenheit within 2 hours. On cook line in kitchen, two pans of cooked potatoes 101F. Potatoes began cooling three hours prior. Potatoes discarded. See stop sale.
- 22-50-4:High Priority - Food-contact surfaces sanitized with a quaternary ammonium solution not exposed to the sanitizer solution for at least 30 seconds. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Bartender washing glassware in bar is only exposing glassware to one second of sanitizer. Manager coached employee on proper ware washing procedures. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 14-15-4:High Priority - Nonfood-grade containers used for food storage - direct contact with food. Rice on shelf near walk in cooler. Bulk seasonings in dry storage area of kitchen.
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In reach in cooler on cook line, raw shrimp stored over ready to eat crab. In reach in cooler by fryers, raw fish and raw shrimp stored over ready to eat onions. Items moved and stored correctly. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In flip top reach in cooler, clams, mussels, lobster and crawfish 51F. All items placed into service approximately 2.5 hours prior. All items moved to walk in cooler to cool. Inspector notes heavy ice build up in side reach in cooler. **Corrective Action Taken** Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 29-34-4:High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Missing on outside faucet at end of splitter where gray hose is attached. Missing on faucet at end of cook line where green hose is attached.
- 11-27-4:Intermediate - Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. No written plan available. Inspector emailed Form 5030-104 (Clean Up Instructions for Vomitting/Diarrhea). **Corrective Action Taken**
Inspection Date: 9/18/2023
Inspection #: Visit ID: 8449915
- N/A:No Violations Were Observed
Inspection Date: 7/20/2023
Inspection #: Visit ID: 8448864
- 23-03-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime, mold like substance, or dust. On pump to soda machine in server area in dining area. On pump to soda machine in server area in dining area. On soda lines under sinks at bar area. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2023-07-20: 60 day callback from original inspection **Time Extended**
Inspection Date: 7/19/2023
Inspection #: Visit ID: 8447689
- 35A-03-4:Basic - Dead roaches on premises. 3 dead roaches in dry storage area by walk in freezer, employees cleaned up all dead roaches. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
- 36-73-4:Basic - Floor/walls/ceilings soiled/has accumulation of debris. On floor and walls around pump to soda machine in server area in dining area. Warning
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime, mold like substance, or dust. On pump to soda machine in server area in dining area. On pump to soda machine in server area in dining area. On soda lines under sinks at bar area. Warning
- 22-39-4:High Priority - Chlorine sanitizer in sanitation bucket not at proper minimum strength. In server area in dining area, employee remade 100ppm Corrected On-Site
- 35A-02-6:High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Approximately 3 live flying insects around soda machine pump in server area in dining area.
- 50-17-3:High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Expired 6/1/2023
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw shrimp stored over cooked crab legs in reach in cooler on cook line, employee rearranged both items Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. milk wash (45F - Cold Holding) in melted ice bath on secondary cook line, per employee milk was placed out no more then 3 hours prior, employee replaced ice. raw oysters (58F - Cold Holding) in standing reach in cooler by office in kitchen, per manager oysters are thawed, prepped, and proteomes into trays and discarded after four hours, but oysters are not on written procedures nor do they have time markings, manager placed oysters on time control. raw shrimp (45F - Cold Holding); raw mussels (45F - Cold Holding); sausage (46F - Cold Holding); raw clams (46F - Cold Holding); cooked lobster tail (52F - Cold Holding); cooked crawfish (46F - Cold Holding); raw calamari (46F - Cold Holding) in flip top reach in cooler on main cook line, per employee lids and door's consistently opened for no more then 1 hour, ice bags placed on all items. **Corrective Action Taken** Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 03F-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking. On chicken wings held in secondary cook line, employee corrected during inspection. Corrected On-Site
- 03B-01-6:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. boiled potatoes (98F - Hot Holding); corn on the cob (106F,116F,131F - Hot Holding); boiled eggs (129F - Hot Holding) all items sitting in pans on stove top on main cook line with stove top turned off, per employee all items have been sitting on stove for 2 hours, burners turned back on to reheat all items. **Corrective Action Taken** Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 01C-05-4:Intermediate - Clam/mussel/oyster tags not maintained in chronological order according to the last date they were served in the establishment. Pile of oyster tags kept in large plastic bin in back storage area.
- 03D-15-4:Intermediate - Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. cooked potatoes (99F - Cooling, 1 hour later 96F); boiled eggs (59F - Cooling, 1 hour later 58F) potatoes in stacked over filled metal pans and eggs in covered plastic containers that where moved to walk in cooler when inspector arrived for inspection. After second temp all items moved to walk in freezer. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 53B-14-5:Intermediate - Required employee training expired for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. 3 expired
- 31B-06-4:Intermediate - Soap dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense soap. In men's bathroom, employee corrected during inspection. Corrected On-Site