Inspection Report

Florida DBPR Inspection Report
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CRAFTY CRAB

9511 WESTVIEW DR · CORAL SPRINGS · Broward County · FL 33076

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateSeptember 3, 2025
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionAdministrative complaint recommended
Resultfollow_up_required
Inspection number3612284
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID10901002
DBPR license1625215

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
5 High Priority4 Intermediate6 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical15 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

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

High Priority 5

#7High Priority41-07-4

High Priority – Container of medicine improperly stored. Bottle of ibuprofen and package of DayQuil cough stored on expo line next to crockpot prep area. Operator reorganized. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#8High Priority01B-07-4

High Priority – Food with mold-like growth. 3 boxes of corn with mold-like growth stored in walk in cooler. See stop sale.

Stop Sale
#9High Priority08A-05-6

High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw chicken wings stored above ready to eat cooked pasta and whole milk in cook line reach in. Raw lobster tail stored above ready to eat cooked crab legs in walk in cooler. Operator reorganized. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Corrected On-SiteRepeat ViolationAdmin Complaint
#10High Priority03A-02-5

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. cooked kielbasa (53F – Cold Holding) not prepared or portioned today stored in bin on top of fill/cooling line in flip top cooler. Per operator, item was moved from walk in cooler less than 2 hours ago. Operator moved items back to walk in cooler to chill. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Corrective Action TakenRepeat ViolationAdmin Complaint
#11High Priority03E-04-5

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety, commercially processed food in the process of reheating for hot holding for more than 2 hours has not reached 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Commercially processed marinara (117F – Reheating for 1/2 hour at 1:50, 118F at 2:50) reheating in expo line crockpot will not reach 135F within the required 2 hour window at current reheat rate. Operator placed pot on stove to accelerate reheating rate. **Corrective Action Taken**

Corrective Action Taken

Intermediate 4

#12Intermediate03D-15-4

Intermediate – Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. cooked potatoes (53F – Cooling for 3 hours at 2:10, 53F at 3:00) cooling in overfilled bin in walk in cooler. Operator placed items in freezer to accelerate cooling rate.

#13Intermediate22-02-4

Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener blade on expo line heavily soiled with food debris build up. Operator cleaned. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Corrected On-SiteRepeat ViolationAdmin Complaint
#14Intermediate31B-02-4

Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink in expo line area and triple sink area.

#15Intermediate31B-03-4

Intermediate – No soap provided at handwash sink in warewashing area and triple sink area.

Basic 6

#1Basic12B-07-4

Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee beverages stored on expo line and kitchen prep table. Operator removed. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#2Basic40-06-5

Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee cellphone stored on kitchen prep table.

#3Basic08B-38-4

Basic – Food stored on floor. Boxes of crawfish stored on floor of walk in freezer.

#4Basic21-12-4

Basic – Multiple wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses throughout kitchen prep areas.

#5Basic25-05-4

Basic – Single-service articles improperly stored. Boxes of unwrapped straws stored on bar in customer eating areas. Operator moved items behind bar **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Corrected On-SiteRepeat ViolationAdmin Complaint
#6Basic02D-01-5

Basic – Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Working container of flour not labeled at kitchen cook line. Operator labeled. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Corrected On-SiteRepeat ViolationAdmin Complaint

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 22, 2026 7:46 AM.

Violation category totals
Category 2 · Original container, labeling, date marking and consumer advisory
1 observation(s)
Category 3 · Time/temperature control for safety food
1 observation(s)
Category 4 · Facilities maintain proper food temperature
3 observation(s)
Category 9 · Bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat food / AOP
2 observation(s)
Category 13 · Clothing, hair restraints, jewelry and fingernails
1 observation(s)
Category 22 · Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
1 observation(s)
Category 23 · Non-food-contact surfaces clean
1 observation(s)
Category 26 · No longer used
1 observation(s)
Category 32 · Bathrooms
2 observation(s)
Category 41 · Chemicals and toxic substances
1 observation(s)
Category 42 · Cleaning and maintenance equipment
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.