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RED CRAB SEAFOOD

Based on 7 health inspections, RED CRAB SEAFOOD in OCALA has earned a 2.7/5 food safety rating. Recent inspections indicate some food safety concerns.

Southwest 19th Avenue Road
Ocala, Florida, 34474
Marion County County

Overall Food Safety Rating

★★½☆☆ (2.7/5)
Based on 7 health inspection reports

All Inspection Reports

Inspection Date: 9/22/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 10906506

  • 16-03-4:Basic - Accumulation of debris inside warewashing machine. Dish machine in back of kitchen.
  • 36-34-5:Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Ceiling vents above cook line and server prep area
  • 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drinks on reach-in freezer across from cook line. Manager removed drinks during inspection. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
  • 24-08-4:Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Containers stored above three compartment sink. Repeat Violation
  • 35B-08-4:Basic - Fly sticky tape hanging over food/food preparation area/food-contact equipment. Fly sticky tapes hanging throughout the kitchen. Manager had employees pull tapes down during inspection. Corrected On-Site
  • 14-38-4:Basic - Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Containers stored above three compartment sink.
  • 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Soda boxes on floor in storage room in front of walk-in cooler.
  • 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Reach-in freezer across from cook line. Repeat Violation
  • 10-07-4:Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Rice utensils in wait station, 88F.
  • 38-07-4:Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. Light fixture above three compartment sink.
  • 33-11-4:Basic - Missing drain plug at dumpster. Dumpster behind building.
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood vents above cook line. Fan covers in walk-in cooler. Area behind soda nozzles of wait station soda machine. Repeat Violation
  • 33-16-4:Basic - Open dumpster lid. Dumpster behind building.
  • 25-06-4:Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. To go containers stored on kitchen shelf. Manager turned containers over. Corrected On-Site
  • 29-49-6:Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Beer reach-in cooler in bar area.
  • 12A-07-5:High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Employee entered kitchen from outside and put on gloves before handling seafood on cook line without washing hands. Manager had employee wash hands and change gloves. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Item stored in reach-in cooler next to cook line: shrimp (45F - Cold Holding). Manager stated shrimp placed in cooler one hour prior to temperature being taken. Manager placed shrimp in reach-in freezer to reduce temperature to 41F. Item stored in reach-in cooler across from cook line: crab (57F - Cold Holding). Manager stated crab placed in cooler one hour prior to temperature being taken. Manager placed crab in reach-in freezer to reduce temperature to 41F. **Corrective Action Taken** 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. Items stored in pass through window between kitchen and server station: potatoes (95F - Hot Holding); eggs (103F - Hot Holding). Manager stated potatoes and eggs placed in window one hour prior to temperature being taken.
  • 01C-10-4:Intermediate - Clams/mussels/oysters tag removed from original container prior to container being emptied. Oysters stored in reach-in cooler across from cook line.
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Door to kitchen ice machine. Cutting board on reach-in cooler next to cook line. Soda gun in bar area.
  • 31A-09-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Hand washing sink next to back door blocked by rolling rack. Employee removed rolling rack during inspection. Corrected On-Site

Inspection Date: 3/31/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 10809032

  • N/A:No Violations Were Observed

Inspection Date: 3/28/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8871660

  • 22-20-5:Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Interior of ice bin under drink dispenser has mold like substance. Repeat Violation
  • 16-21-4:Basic - Accumulation of debris on exterior of warewashing machine. Top of dishmachine soiled with debris and food.
  • 24-27-4:Basic - Clean equipment/dishware/utensils stored next to handwash/food preparation sink exposed to splash. Ice scoop at server station stored under soap dispenser and subjects to splash. Manager removed scoop
  • 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Open drinks stored on prep tale next to served plate. Repeat Violation
  • 13-03-4:Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Multiple male employees on cook line with no hair restraint.
  • 24-08-4:Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Clean stacked Equipment drink cups at server station not properly air-dried, and stored wet on clean ware rack resulting in wet nesting.
  • 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Upright Reach in freezer on cook line has ice build up.
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters soiled with grease. Repeat Violation
  • 29-11-4:Basic - Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Leaking water pipe behind dishmachine
  • 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Container of food removed ( salt ) from original container not labeled with name of contents. Manager had container labeled Corrected On-Site
  • 35A-02-7:High Priority - Live, small flying insects found. Two small flies around server drink dispenser.
  • 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Two carton of raw eggs stored above cooked eggs in walk-in-cooler. Manager moved raw shelled eggs Corrected On-Site
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. The following items and cold holding temperatures in the flip-top make table cooler at end of cook line : COLD HOLDING fish 48F; Squid 50F; Shrimp 48F -items had been in flip-top make table cooler for 3 hours. Manager placed items in walk-in-cooler Warning

Inspection Date: 8/26/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8772912

  • 36-06-4:Basic - Cardboard used on floor as anti-slip measure not replaced every day or when heavily soiled, whichever comes first. Soiled cardboard on floor in kitchen
  • 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drinks above prep table in kitchen
  • 31B-04-4:Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. No hand wash sink sign at hand wash sink in kitchen and dishwash area. Manager placed sign. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Mold like substance on the underside of the non food contact surface of the nozzles on the soda dispensing machine at server station. Repeat Violation
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Mold like substance on the inside food contact surface of the nozzles on the soda gun dispensing machine at bar. Employee cleaned nozzle Corrected On-Site
  • 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Hand wash sink at server station had ice in hand wash sink

Inspection Date: 4/12/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8645242

  • N/A:No Violations Were Observed

Inspection Date: 4/2/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8568028

  • 51-11-4:Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Observed Carbon dioxide tanks not adequately secured in closet.
  • 12B-02-4:Basic - Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. Observed employee eating on cookline, and employee food on cutting board at flip-top make table cooler on cookline.
  • 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Observed two boxes of snow crabs and three boxes of mussels stored on floor in walk-in-freezer. Repeat Violation
  • 10-14-5:Basic - Ice bucket not stored inverted or in a protected manner between uses. Observed ice bucket used to transport ice not stored inverted or in a protected manner by ice machine. Repeat Violation
  • 31B-04-4:Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Observed no hand wash sign at hand wash sink at dishwash area and server area.
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed mold like substance on the underside of the non food contact surface of the nozzles on the soda dispensing machine at server station.
  • 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Observed container of food removed (flour) from original container not labelled with name of contents. Repeat Violation
  • 01B-02-5:High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Observed in walk-in-cooler two boxes of chicken wings at 46F and four gallons of milk at 48F. All items had been in the walk-in-cooler overnight
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed in walk-in-cooler two boxes of chicken wings at 46F and four gallons of milk at 48F. All items had been in the walk-in-cooler overnight Warning
  • 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 and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. See stop sale. Observed butter on cookline at 57F, manager advised that butter had been out for one hour.
  • 31A-09-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Observed hand wash sink at bar blocked with two cases of bottled drinks.

Inspection Date: 12/6/2023

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8371958

  • 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed Bowl or container with no handle used to dispense food (flour). Manager replaced bowl with scoop. Corrected On-Site
  • 13-03-4:Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Observed male employee on cook line with no hair restraint.
  • 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Observed box of corn coblette stored on floor in walk-in-freezer
  • 10-14-5:Basic - Ice bucket not stored inverted or in a protected manner between uses. Observed ice bucket used to transport ice not stored inverted or in a protected manner by ice machine. Manager inverted ice buckets Corrected On-Site
  • 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Observed ice build up behind cooling unit in walk-in-freezer
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed hood filters on cookline soiled with accumulation of grease. Manager called company to have hood filters cleaned. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered. Observed in walk-in-cooler wings not covered and in reach in freezer on cook line Observed fries not covered
  • 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Observed container of food removed ( flour ) from original container not labeled with name of contents. Manager labeled container Corrected On-Site
  • 31A-09-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Observed hand wash sink by back door blocked by rack. Manager removed rack Corrected On-Site
  • 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Observed no paper towels at hand wash sink by server station. Manager restocked paper towel dispenser Corrected On-Site