CEDAR RIVER SEAFOOD
900 S WALNUT ST
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★½☆☆ (2.6/5)
Based on 6 health inspection reports
All Inspection Reports
Inspection Date: 7/18/2025
Inspection #: 3643391
Inspection Date: 2/12/2025
Inspection #: Visit ID: 8890742
- 14-05-4:Basic - Cardboard used to line food-contact shelves. Cardboard lining prep counter by fryer for breading station. Repeat Violation
- 29-18-4:Basic - Drain cover(s) missing. Drain cover missing from floor drain in prep room.
- 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drinks on waitstation prep table used to roll silverware. Operator removed the drinks. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
- 13-04-4:Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee on cook line with no beard guard. Repeat Violation
- 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Ice buildup up on ground of walk in freezer.
- 10-07-4:Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Utensils in standing water at temperature of 89F on cookline.
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Accumulation of dust on cookline hood filters. Glass door reach in cooler door gaskets have debris build up. Backside of fryers by the exhaust have grease build up. Repeat Violation
- 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Hand wash sink in dish area used to store metal brushes for cleaning. Operator relocated from hand wash sink. Corrected On-Site
- 02C-02-5:Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Missing date marks for items in walk in cooler, had date marks but faded off tape. Operator had employee replaced date marking. Corrected On-Site
Inspection Date: 9/18/2024
Inspection #: Visit ID: 8890132
- N/A:No Violations Were Observed
Inspection Date: 9/16/2024
Inspection #: Visit ID: 8785934
- 14-05-4:Basic - Cardboard used to line food-contact shelves. Cardboard lining cook line prep table used for breading station.
- 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink over rolled silverware at the waitstation prep table. Operator relocated the beverage. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
- 13-04-4:Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee on cook line actively working with food with no beard guard.
- 24-08-4:Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. On the shelf of the storage room, clean plastic containers stacked while wet. Operator discussed with employee washing utensils. **Corrective Action Taken** Repeat Violation
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Walk in freezer ceiling leaking into catch bucket.
- 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. Bulk sugar container pitcher used as scoop with handle in direct contact with sugar. Operator relocated the pitcher handle. Corrected On-Site
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Cook line hood filters have dust build up. Waitstation soda dispenser has mold like substance behind the nozzles on the underside of the dispenser. Hand wash sink on cook line has build up of hardened flour on sink handles. Repeat Violation
- 25-32-4:Basic - Reuse of single-service or single-use articles. Reused plastic single service containers of oyster used to store condiments and other time/temperature control food for safety products in.
- 21-44-1:Basic - Sanitizer bucket stored with food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Sanitizer bucket between pass through and dish area stored on the floor.
- 03A-05-5:Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food not maintained frozen solid in a freezer. At time of inspection walk in freezer holding ambient air around 30F, inside walk in freezer sealed vacuum packaged raw fish not frozen solid but still frozen beginning to thaw. Raw steak and ground beef not frozen solid and stored in reach in freezer over night. Reduced oxygen packaged fish requires cutting open if thawing process continues. Operator called for maintenance. **Corrective Action Taken** Warning
- 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Bulk sugar container in waitstation with no label and reused single service container with seasoning not labeled. Operator labeled seasoning container. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 41-05-4:High Priority - Pesticide/insecticide labeled for household use only present in establishment. Multiple cans of raid pesticide in office area and at waitstation on bottom shelf. Discussed with operator. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 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. Inside the sliding door reach in cooler open container of milk from the previous morning not properly date marked. Operator placed date marker on open milk. Corrected On-Site
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener on prep line with debris build up on the blade. Repeat Violation
- 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No paper towels at dish area hand wash sink. Employee provided paper towels. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
- 31B-03-4:Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. No soap at prep area hand wash sink. Operator provided soap. Corrected On-Site
Inspection Date: 3/5/2024
Inspection #: Visit ID: 8453179
- 16-03-4:Basic - Accumulation of debris inside warewashing machine. Dish machine in ware washing area.
- 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink on wait station prep table in front of pass through window. Employee discarded drink. Corrected On-Site
- 24-08-4:Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Cups stored in wait station. Repeat Violation
- 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.
- 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered. Crab legs in walk-in freezer. Manager cover crab legs with plastic. Corrected On-Site
- 14-17-4:Basic - Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Walk-in cooler shelves.
- 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. Item in reach-in cooler across from wait station: green beans (91F - Cooling). Employee stated item was placed in cooler at 11:00 am, temperature taken at 3:15 pm.
- 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. Item in reach-in cooler across from wait station: green beans (91F - Cooling). Employee stated item was placed in cooler at 11:00 am, temperature taken at 3:15 pm.
- 12A-13-4:High Priority - Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee handled dirty dishes then proceeded to handle clean dishes without washing hands in ware washing area. Manager had employee wash hands. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Item in ice bath on prep table in wait station: sour cream (58F - Cold Holding). Manager stated item was placed in ice bath one hour prior to temperature being taken. Manager added ice to ice bath to cool sour cream to 41F. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 01B-38-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from ambient temperature to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within four hours. See stop sale. Item on prep table across from cook line: hush puppy mix (81F - Cooling). Employee stated item was prepared at 10:45 am, temperature taken at 3:00 pm.
- 03D-06-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food prepared from/mixed with ingredient(s) at ambient temperature not cooled to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 4 hours. Item on prep table across from cook line: hush puppy mix (81F - Cooling). Employee stated item was prepared at 10:45 am, temperature taken at 3:00 pm.
- 03B-01-6:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Item underneath heat lamp on prep table across from cook line fryers: fries (88F). Employee stated item placed underneath warmer twenty minutes prior to temperature being taken. Fries were voluntarily discarded. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Deflector plate inside of wait station ice machine. Water nozzle of wait station tea machine. Repeat Violation
- 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Brush stored in ware washing area hand washing sink. Employee removed brush. Corrected On-Site
- 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No soap and paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No soap at kitchen and wait station hand washing sinks. No paper towels at ware washing are hand washing sink.
- 02C-02-5:Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Pasta noodles in cook line reach-in cooler. Employee stated noodles were cooked the previous morning. Manager added proper date to noodles. Corrected On-Site
Inspection Date: 7/24/2023
Inspection #: Visit ID: 8384612
- 22-20-5:Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Ice machine with debris buildup. Repeat Violation
- 24-08-4:Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Cups in server area wet nesting.
- 36-73-4:Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floors under dishmachine, in hallway behind cookline with debris buildup. Cove molding separating from wall in hallway behind cookline. Damage to cove molding tiles in walk in freezer. Also, standing water by side door. Repeat Violation
- 08A-20-5:High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. In walk in cooler raw chicken stored over raw fish, person in charge moved to appropriate location. Corrected On-Site
- 29-34-4:High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Missing from hose bibb next to mop sink with green hose attached. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 53A-01-7:Intermediate - Manager or person in charge lacking proof of food manager certification. One manager on duty with no CFM.
- 53B-13-5:Intermediate - Proof of required state approved employee training not available for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. No proof of training for some employees during inspection.