HAPPY CRAB
2115 E HILLSBOROUGH AVE UNIT 3 · TAMPA · Hillsborough County · FL 33610
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
25 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 6
12A-07-5High Priority – Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Observed female employee place gloves on and start working with food without washing hands.
01B-07-4High Priority – Food with mold-like growth. See stop sale. Observed canned of moldy tomatoes in walk in cooler, operator discarded.
41-05-4High Priority – Pesticide/insecticide labeled for household use only present in establishment. Observed household pesticide near hand washing sink by 3 compartment sink.
35A-09-4High Priority – Presence of insects, rodents, or other pests. Observed live maggots in the seating area of restaurant in the back right corner near the trash can. Employee discarded, cleaned and sanitized the area. **Corrected On-Site**
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed raw chicken over buckets of sauce, observed raw eggs over vegetables in walk in cooler, employee removed. **Corrected On-Site**
29-34-4High Priority – Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Hose on cook line missing vacuum breaker.
Intermediate 5
01C-02-4Intermediate – Establishment not maintaining clam/mussel/oyster tags for 90 days. Discussed with operator tags must be kept for 90 days after box of oysters is empty.
31A-09-4Intermediate – Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Observed cup with water inside of handwashing sink behind front counter, employee removed. Observed hand washing sink by 3 compartment sink not turned on, employee adjusted valves. **Corrected On-Site**
31B-03-4Intermediate – No soap provided at handwash sink. No soap at back hand washing sink by 3 compartment sink, no soap at back hand washing sink by cook line.
53A-14-4Intermediate – Person in charge unable to answer basic Food Code questions pertaining to safe operation of establishment. Person in charge unable to provide minimum cooking temperature for cooking shellfish.
02C-02-5Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Observed items in walk in cooler and reach in cooler not labeled
Basic 14
14-01-5Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed container with no handle in container of sugar and flour, employee removed.
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Observed employee drinks on prep table, employee removed and placed inside of separate bin. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
08B-49-4Basic – Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Observed employee personal food in walk in cooler on shelf with food items to be served to the public.
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed Employee phone on preparation table with sausage. Observed employee aprons on shelf with dry goods food, observed bag with employee shirts stored on top of cooking oil. Observed multiple packs of playing cards on dry goods shelf with canned food. Employee removed **Corrected On-Site**
24-08-4Basic – Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried – wet nesting. Wet nesting observed on bowls above 3 compartment sink.
33-15-4Basic – Garbage can located outside has no lid or lid open/broken. Shared dumpster, lid broken
14-69-4Basic – Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer.
10-17-4Basic – In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Observed knife stored in between reach in cooler and prep table.
10-01-5Basic – In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Observed in-use utensil with handle not above corn starch, employee placed handle above. **Corrected On-Site**
35B-02-4Basic – Insect control device installed over food preparation area.
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters soiled with food debris **Repeat Violation**
06-01-5Basic – Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Observed bag of chicken thawing on prep table, discussed with operator proper thawing procedures. Employee placed bag in walk in cooler **Corrected On-Site**
21-12-4Basic – Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Observed wet wiping cloth stored on prep table near rice cooker not in use, employee removed and placed inside sanitizer bucket. **Corrected On-Site**
02D-01-5Basic – Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Observed container of crab boil seasoning per operator not label in dry goods area with seasonings, employee labeled. **Corrected On-Site**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 22, 2026 7:46 AM.
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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.