CRAFTY CRAB SEAFOOD
704 E BRANDON BLVD · BRANDON · Hillsborough County · FL 33511
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 2
22-41-4High 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. Tested twice at 0ppm. **Warning**
03B-01-6High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Marinara sauce held at 131F in hot holding unit. Checked at 1:21pm. Operator increased heat. Rechecked at 1:55, 147F **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Intermediate 7
01C-03-4Intermediate – Clam/mussel/oyster tags not marked with last date served. **Warning**
01C-02-4Intermediate – Establishment not maintaining clam/mussel/oyster tags for 90 days. **Warning**
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener blade has buildup of old food debris **Warning**
31A-09-4Intermediate – Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Steel wool observed in hand sink at end of cookline. Metal tray in hand sink near prep sink at end of cookline. Bar mats and bottle brush in hand sink at bar. **Warning**
31B-02-4Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Observed at hand sink near walk in coolers, at hand sink near soda fountain, and at hand sink in dish area. Operator replaced towels. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
01C-01-4Intermediate – No tag on/for original container of raw, in-shell clams/mussels/oysters. See stop sale. Harvest date on tag with open container of oysters dated 2/21/2024. Tag also has written date of 6/14/2025. **Warning**
02C-02-5Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. No date mark on cooked crawfish, cooked wings, cooked sliced sausage in walk in coolers. **Warning**
Basic 16
22-20-5Basic – Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. **Warning**
14-01-5Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl used as scoop in bag of Jasmine rice in storage area. **Warning**
23-24-4Basic – Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Observed on multiple handles throughout establishment. **Warning**
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Uncovered drink glass, covered drink glass on prep table at end of cookline. **Warning**
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Keys and AirPods on prep table at end of cookline. Cellphone on shelf over flip top cooler on cookline **Warning**
14-11-5Basic – Equipment in poor repair. Gasket torn on reach in freezer door at end of cookline. **Warning**
36-73-4Basic – Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Heavy food debris, grease, trash, single use items observed under and behind equipment throughout establishment. **Warning**
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Cooked shicken wings, raw chicken, pot of soup, pot of sauce on floor in walk in cooler. Case of raw chicken on floor in walk in freezer. **Warning**
33-23-4Basic – Grease receptacle/dumpster not on proper pad/nonabsorbent surface. **Warning**
14-69-4Basic – Ice buildup in walk-in freezer. **Warning**
10-08-5Basic – Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. At soda fountain ice bin **Warning**
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 handle touching food in open bag of flour. **Warning**
33-16-4Basic – Open dumpster lid. **Warning**
22-16-4Basic – Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Observed in bottom of reach in freezer at end of cookline. **Warning**
08B-12-5Basic – Stored food not covered. Cooked chicken wings and raw chicken in pans in walk in cooler uncovered. Containers of shrimp, crab and okra not covered in walk in freezer. Cooked lobster tails and king crab not covered in reach in freezer. Cooked crab clusters, salad mix and shelled oysters uncovered in reach in cooler. **Warning**
29-17-4Basic – Waste line missing at soda gun holster. **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 7, 2026 1:43 PM.
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Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.