CEDAR RIVER SEAFOOD OF CRYSTAL RIVER

Name: CEDAR RIVER SEAFOOD OF CRYSTAL RIVER
Address: 1935 SE US HWY 19, CRYSTAL RIVER, FL, 34429, US
Rating: 68.9

1935 SE US HWY 19, CRYSTAL RIVER, FL 34429

License #1900917

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68.9 Grade F / 100

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CEDAR RIVER SEAFOOD OF CRYSTAL RIVER in CRYSTAL RIVER currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 68.9 out of 100 — an F grade — a serious pattern of repeat or critical violations. This restaurant has been inspected 5 times from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on May 1, 2026. Across those visits, inspectors documented 22 total violations — 7 critical, 3 major, 12 minor.

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The latest inspection on May 1, 2026 included 4 critical violations, 2 major, and 8 minor.

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[08B-38-4] Food stored on floor. Boxed soda syrup on floor in server station.
[01B-13-4] Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. On ice at cookline: Three packages of salmon, five packages of grouper, two packages of mahi, and six packages of snapper thawed inside reduced oxygen packaging. The fish is completely thawed. The packages do have a label indicating the fish must be removed from packaging prior to thawing. Inside walk-in cooler: Four five-gallon buckets containing salmon, grouper, mahi, and salmon thawed inside reduced oxygen packaging. The fish is completely thawed. The packages do have a label indicating the fish must be removed from packaging prior to thawing.
[33-19-4] Garbage on the ground and/or pad around dumpster. Trash scattered on ground around dumpster.
[36-50-4] Unclean building components, attachments or fixtures. 1. Floors inside walk-in cooler and walk-in freezer soiled with food debris. 2. Standing water on floor around keg cooler in bar area.
[33-31-5] Unnecessary items/unused equipment on the premises. Discarded reach-in cooler and table near dumpster.
[35A-02-7] Live, small flying insects found. Five flies flying in kitchen near ice machine.
[22-02-4] Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. 1. Nozzles on fountain machine in server station soiled with mold-like substance. 2. Bottom edge of deflector plate inside ice machine soiled with mold-like substance.
[03F-02-5] Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking. Fried okra, hush puppies, and fries indicated ad being held using time instead of temperature and held at cookline missing time marks. Employee at cookline stated all items have been held at room temperature for 10 minutes and added the proper date marks during this inspection.
[35A-03-4] Dead roaches on premises. 1. One dead roach on floor in kitchen near entrance. 2. One dead roach on floor in kitchen behind ice machine. 3. One dead roach on floor in kitchen in hallway. 4. One dead roach on floor in kitchen below prep sink.
[31B-02-4] No soap and/or paper towels/mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No soap or towels at handwash sink at cookline. An employee replenished both during this inspection.
[29-08-4] Plumbing system in disrepair. Pipe below handwash sink near warewash area disconnected from sink.
[29-34-4] Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. 1. Backflow prevention device missing at hose connection near dish machine. 2. Backflow prevention device missing after splitter added to outdoor mop sink.
[10-20-4] In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs hanging from oven door handle at cookline.
[06-09-1] Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. On ice at cookline: Three packages of salmon, five packages of grouper, two packages of mahi, and six packages of snapper thawed inside reduced oxygen packaging. The fish is completely thawed. The packages do have a label indicating the fish must be removed from packaging prior to thawing. Stop sales issued. Inside walk-in cooler: Four five-gallon buckets containing salmon, grouper, mahi, and salmon thawed inside reduced oxygen packaging. The fish is completely thawed. The packages do have a label indicating the fish must be removed from packaging prior to thawing. Stop sales issued.

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