CRAFTY CRAB SEAFOOD
704 E BRANDON BLVD · BRANDON · Hillsborough County · FL 33511
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
11 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 1
50-17-3High Priority – Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. License expired 2-1-2025. Manager renewed license and new expiration is 2-1-2026. Manager printed and posted license **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Intermediate 7
02C-03-5Intermediate – Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Cooked crawfish, clams and sausage not dated in walk in cooler **Warning**
01C-02-4Intermediate – Establishment not maintaining oyster tags for 90 days. Operate stated they sell more oysters than what they had tags for. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Strainer stored in hand sink by dish area **Warning**
53A-01-7Intermediate – Manager or person in charge lacking proof of food manager certification. Ming Chen 1-3-2018, certificate expired and no other food manager on site **Warning**
31B-02-4Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. On cook line, server, back prep area or dish stations. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
01C-05-4Intermediate – oyster tags not maintained in chronological order according to the last date they were served in the establishment. **Warning**
01C-03-4Intermediate – oyster tags not marked with last date served. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
Basic 3
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Observed employee Dunkin cup on Cook line **Warning**
08B-12-5Basic – Stored food not covered. Observed container of cooked sausage in walk-in cooler not covered. **Warning**
06-01-5Basic – Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Bags of shrimp thawing in three compartment sink **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 10, 2026 11:58 AM.
Violation category totals
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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.