OUTBACK CRABSHACK

OUTBACK CRABSHACK maintains a 3.0/5 food safety rating based on 6 health department inspections in ST AUGUSTINE. Recent inspections indicate some food safety concerns.

8155 CR 13 North
Florida, 32092
Ashley Oaks
Saint Johns County County

Overall Food Safety Rating

★★★☆☆ (3.0/5)
Based on 6 health inspection reports

All Inspection Reports

Inspection Date: 12/5/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 13585352

  • 31B-04-4:Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. No handwashing sign at bar hand sink.
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets on 3 door reach in cooler at outside bar are soiled. At outside service station, underplating around nozzles on soda machine is soiled. Repeat Violation
  • 21-08-4:Basic - Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Wiping cloth solution at outside bar tested at 0ppm quaternary ammonium. Manager found dispenser not all the way in the chemical. Solution remade and tested at 200ppm quaternary ammonium. Corrected On-Site
  • 22-41-4:High Priority - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Dishmachine in the bar tested at 0ppm chlorine. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
  • 29-37-4:High Priority - Spray hose at dish sink lower than flood rim of sink. Pre-rinse nozzle at dishmachine hangs below sink flood rim.
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed sausage at 47F and potatoes at 53F in walk in cooler. Employee states both left out for approximately 30 minutes. Both products moved to walk in freezer and approximately 20 minutes later sausage at 39F and potatoes at 38F. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 29-42-4:High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing/incorrectly installed at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. Vacuum breaker incorrectly installed at top of added splitter. Vacuum breaker missing on non-chemical side of hose with attached splitter.
  • 02C-03-5:Intermediate - Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Gallon of milk in server reach in cooler not dated. Per employee, milk opened on Wednesday(today is Friday) and employee labeled milk with open date. Corrected On-Site
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener blade has food debris.
  • 53B-02-5:Intermediate - No proof of required state approved employee training provided for employee hired more than 60 days ago. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Manager able to locate 5 proof of employee training out of approximately 50 employees. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
  • 31B-03-4:Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. No soap at inside and outside bars.
  • 03F-10-5:Intermediate - No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. Establishment holding proteins and house made ranch dressing on time controls. No written procedures available. Provided DBPR Form HR 5022-090.

Inspection Date: 12/5/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 13589635

  • N/A:No Violations Were Observed

Inspection Date: 10/3/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 13520488

  • N/A:No Violations Were Observed

Inspection Date: 9/15/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 10915387

  • 35A-03-4:Basic - Dead insects on premises. Approximately 3 dead flying insects inside beer reach in cooler at outside bar area.
  • 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. No cover for ice bin at outside bar next to entrance to bar that employees are using for drink ice, bin partially covered with large serving tray with the presence of flying insects at bar.
  • 33-20-4:Basic - Grease on the ground and/or pad around grease receptacle. Build up around dumpsters and back loading area/parking area next to drainage ditch with water that leads into river on other side of building. Repeat Violation
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. All soda gun holsters at both bars. Repeat Violation
  • 22-41-4:High Priority - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Dish machine at inside bar reading 0ppm after running multiple times. Warning
  • 08A-20-5:High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Raw chicken wings stored over raw beef hamburgers in walk in cooler, wings moved. Corrected On-Site
  • 53B-01-5:Intermediate - No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. The bartender at the outside bar has been working at establishment for over 1 year states they have a certification but it is not on site

Inspection Date: 4/15/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8848545

  • 13-04-4:Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. 1 employee putting food orders together at service window.
  • 36-73-4:Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Under triple sink at inside bar area.
  • 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Bag of sugar in server area inside kitchen, employee corrected during inspection. Corrected On-Site
  • 33-19-4:Basic - Garbage on the ground and/or pad around dumpster. Build up of grease and trash around dumpsters and water/flooded area behind dumpster.
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. All soda gun holsters at both bars.
  • 08B-17-4:Basic - Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Unwashed peppers over buckets of boiled eggs and pickles in walk in cooler. Unwashed raspberries over bags of washed spinach in walk in cooler. Employee began tot rearrange all items during inspection. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 29-03-4:Basic - Water draining onto floor surface. Leaking pipe and short pipe going into drain from hand wash station in outside server area causing water to drain on floor.
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. bags of raw shrimp and corn (47F - Cold Holding) sitting in overfilled container in top section of reach in cooler by walk in cooler in kitchen, per manager lid has been consistently open for several hours, lid closed. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 41-10-4:High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Soap with stored with bottles of condiments next to triple sink, soap moved. Corrected On-Site
  • 01C-03-4:Intermediate - Clam/mussel/oyster tags not marked with last date served. Most mussel and clam tags and some oyster tags missing date and mussel and oyster tags not kept in any particular order.
  • 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. At hand wash station next to cook line, employee corrected during inspection. Corrected On-Site

Inspection Date: 8/2/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8607894

  • N/A:No Violations Were Observed