CJ CRAB HOUSE AND SEAFOOD
5892 NORWOOD AVE · JACKSONVILLE · Duval County · FL 32208
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
16 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 5
50-17-3High Priority – Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. License expired 6/1/2024 **Admin Complaint**
08A-02-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer – not all products commercially packaged. In walk-in freezer, open case of raw chicken stored on case of raw shrimp. Operator moved chicken to bottom shelf. **Corrected On-Site**
01B-02-5High Priority – Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. In kitchen stand up reach-in cooler with stainless steel doors, crabs (57F – Cold Holding). Employee steed crabs in cooler overnight. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In kitchen stand up reach-in cooler with stainless steel doors, crabs (57F – Cold Holding); shell eggs (50F – Cold Holding); boiled eggs (49F – Cold Holding). Employee stated all eggs received 1.5 hours earlier, crabs in cooler overnight. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
41-10-4High Priority – Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Storage by walk-in freezer, can of WD-40 stored next to bag of flour. Operator moved. **Corrected On-Site**
Intermediate 1
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Multiple reach in coolers in kitchen. Ice deflector and interior sides in ice machine in kitchen. Interior of microwaves at front counter. **Repeat Violation**
Basic 10
32-04-4Basic – Bathroom located inside establishment not completely enclosed with tight-fitting, self-closing doors. Restroom doors near rear exit of establishment **Repeat Violation**
36-73-4Basic – Floors, walls and/or ceilings soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floor under equipment at front counter. Floor throughout back kitchen area. Floor in both restrooms in establishment. Floor under triple sink in kitchen. Floor in walk-in freezer. Wall under triple sink in kitchen. Walls in walk-in cooler. Multiple ceiling tiles in kitchen. **Repeat Violation**
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. At front counter area, scoop on one seasoning container has handle touching product. **Repeat Violation**
05-09-4Basic – No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. Missing in multiple reach in coolers in kitchen. **Repeat Violation**
51-18-6Basic – No copy of latest inspection report available.
14-47-4Basic – Nonfood-contact equipment exposed to splash/spillage not constructed of materials that are corrosion resistant, non-absorbent, smooth and easily cleanable. Walk in cooler shows rust at bottom. Walk in freezer door threshold is rusted. Mop sink in kitchen is cracked. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Multiple handles for reach in coolers and walk-in cooler in kitchen. Door slides on front counter reach-in coolers.
12B-13-4Basic – Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. In kitchen, open drink in glass door reach-in cooler.
06-01-5Basic – Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. In kitchen, turkey necks thawing in sink in standing water. Employee turned on water. **Corrected On-Site**
21-12-4Basic – Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. At front counter, wet towel on counter at microwaves
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 24, 2026 12:59 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.