RIGGIN'S CRABHOUSE
607 RIDGE RD · LANTANA · Palm Beach County · FL 33462-1523
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
7 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 2
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. On counter: Raw shrimp (60F – Cold Holding); whole shell clams (80F – Cold Holding); tall stainless cook line reach in cooler: cooked crab (46F – Cold Holding); cooked chicken wings (51F – Cold Holding); raw shrimp (47F – Cold Holding); grill drawers: cooked ribs (46F – Cold Holding); sliced cheese (46F – Cold Holding);wait station flip top cooler: butter (49F – Cold Holding); ice bath: blue cheese dressing (45F – Cold Holding) Per operator, not prepared or portioned today. Per operator, out of temperature for approximately 1.5 hours. Operator moved products to walk in cooler and or added ice bags to product. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
03B-01-6High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Ambient temperature: cooked crabs (80F – Hot Holding); seafood dredge (milk) (76F – Hot Holding) ; by grill: barbecue sauce (peppersand onions) (99F – Hot Holding); on top of steamer: cooked rice (103F – Hot Holding) Per operator, products out of temperature for approximately 1.5 hours. Operator decided to use time control. Operator placed time stamp for remaining 2.5 hours. Time control procedure emailed to operator. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
Intermediate 4
01C-05-4Intermediate – Clam/mussel/oyster tags not maintained in chronological order according to the last date they were served in the establishment. For clams, mussels and oysters. **Warning**
03D-15-4Intermediate – Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. on counter: crab sauce (tomato base) (124F – Cooling) at 1:53; cooling since 1:38 – 111F at 2:22 – At current rate of cooling product will not reach 70F within 2 hours. ; clam chowder (56F – Cooling) at 1:55; cooling since 1:25 – 56F at 2:25 – At current rate of cooling product will not reach 41F within 6 hours. Observed on counter with cooling wands and or ice bath. Operator placed products in reach in freezer to quick chill. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
31B-03-4Intermediate – No soap provided at handwash sink. At bar hand wash sink. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
41-17-4Intermediate – Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Surface cleaner spray bottle no label at bar. Operator labeled spray bottle. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
Basic 1
21-07-4Basic – Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Sanitizer Bucket (Chlorine 10ppm) Operator added more chlorine. Rechecked 100ppm. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 13, 2026 6:57 PM.
Violation category totals
1 observation(s)
3 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
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.