Inspection Report

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CRACKING CRAB

5100 9 AVE F645 · PENSACOLA · Escambia County · FL 32504

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateOctober 31, 2024
Inspection typeComplaint Full
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionWarning Issued
Resultfollow_up_required
Inspection number3566044
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID10708151
DBPR license2706517

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
4 High Priority0 Intermediate2 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical6 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

6 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.

High Priority 4

#3High Priority08A-02-6

High Priority – Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer – not all products commercially packaged. Raw chicken, removed from original package, stored over originally packaged cooked scallops in walk/in freezer near kitchen entrance. **Warning**

Warning
#4High Priority08A-05-6

High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw shrimp, stored in cups, stored on top of cooked crab legs in reach-in cooler. Operator removed crab legs and stored them in walk-in cooler during inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteRepeat ViolationWarning
#5High Priority08A-17-6

High Priority – Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature when stored in a freezer – not all products commercially packaged. Raw chicken, removed from original package, stored over raw fish and ribs in walk-in freezer. **Warning**

Warning
#6High Priority01B-13-4

High Priority – Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Observed mold like substance touching ice in ice machine.

Stop Sale

Basic 2

#1Basic22-20-5

Basic – Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Observed mold like substance touching ice in ice machine. See stop sale.

Stop Sale
#2Basic14-69-4

Basic – Ice buildup in wall-in freezer.

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 22, 2026 12:45 PM.

Violation category totals
Category 1 · Approved food source
1 observation(s)
Category 8 · Food protection and cross-contamination
3 observation(s)
Category 14 · Food-contact and nonfood-contact surface design/maintenance
1 observation(s)
Category 22 · Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
1 observation(s)

Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.