THE DANCING CRAB
884 W SR 436 · ALTAMONTE SPRINGS · Seminole County · FL 32714
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
14 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 2
50-17-3High Priority – Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. -DBPR food service license expired 4/1/24. **Warning**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. -clams, mussels (55-62F – Cold Holding); sausage (52F – Cold Holding) in cook line reach-in unit that is not working. Product brought from walk-in cooler less than 4 hours ago. Ice bath insufficient. – sour cream (65F – Cold Holding); potatoes (61F – Cold Holding); corn (52F – Cold Holding) on counter in kitchen. No written time plan, no time marks. Product out of refrigeration approx 2.5 hours. Provided written time plan for operator. -shrimp (44F – Cold Holding); squid (46F – Cold Holding); cooked egg (46F – Cold Holding); fish (46F – Cold Holding); cooked potatoes (46F – Cold Holding) in walk-in cooler. Freezer door opened for temperature recovery in walk-in cooler. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
Intermediate 7
01C-03-4Intermediate – Clam/mussel/oyster tags not marked with last date served. -approximately half the tags kept do not have last date served written on tag. **Warning**
31A-04-4Intermediate – Handwash sink removed from/has no running water in a food preparation/dishwashing area. Must be reinstalled/repaired in the same location where removed. **Warning**
53A-01-7Intermediate – Manager or person in charge lacking proof of food manager certification. **Warning**
31B-02-4Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. -paper towels not dispensing at 1st hand wash sink inside kitchen. **Warning**
53B-01-5Intermediate – No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. **Warning**
11-26-1Intermediate – No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. **Warning**
03F-10-5Intermediate – No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. -filled out written plan for operator. **Warning**
Basic 5
14-74-7Basic – Cold holding equipment not maintained in good repair. Do not store time/temperature control for safety food in this unit until the unit is repaired. -4 cold hold units in kitchen not working/working properly. **Warning**
50-09-4Basic – Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. **Warning**
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. -cook line hand wash sink handles soiled. **Warning**
14-17-4Basic – Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. -rust on shelves in walk-in cooler. **Warning**
02D-01-5Basic – Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. -bucket of bulk sugar. **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 7, 2026 2:43 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.