THE JUICY CRAB

Name: THE JUICY CRAB
Address: 13150 CITY STATION DRIVE, JACKSONVILLE, FL, 32218, US
Rating: 74.9

13150 CITY STATION DRIVE, JACKSONVILLE, FL 32218

License #2614052

🦞 Seafood ℹ️

74.9 Grade C / 100

Mixed Health Record

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Latest inspection

December 18, 2025 · 16 findings · 2 critical

Routine - Food

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THE JUICY CRAB in JACKSONVILLE currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 74.9 out of 100 — a C grade — a noticeable pattern of violations across recent inspections. This restaurant has been inspected 9 times from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on December 18, 2025. Across those visits, inspectors documented 60 total violations — 9 critical, 12 major, 39 minor.

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August 1, 2025

The latest inspection on December 18, 2025 shows 16 observation rows: 2 critical, 3 major, and 11 minor.

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Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
[22-20-5] Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. In wait station, interior back wall of ice machine has black mold-like substance. Also, at bar in keg beer reach-in cooler, bottom soiled with residue.
[29-18-4] Drain cover(s) missing. In prep area, floor drain by back door missing cover.
[12B-07-4] Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. At cook line, employee drink on upper shelf over reach-in cooler. Employee moved.
[40-06-5] Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. At dry storage area, umbrella stored on single use paper trays. Manager moved umbrella. At wait station, cell phone on reach-in cooler counter. Phone moved.
[36-73-4] Floors, walls and/or ceilings soiled/has accumulation of debris. At cook line, floor under fryers has grease build up. At dish area, floor under counters has build up of debris. At wait station, multiple ceiling vents have dust build up.
[33-19-4] Garbage on the ground and/or pad around dumpster. At dumpster area, build up of unbagged trash and leaves.
[14-42-4] Hood filter missing from automatic fire suppression/exhaust system. At cook line, no hood filters over fryers.
[22-08-4] Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. At prep area, interior of microwave soiled with splatter residue.
[23-03-4] Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. At cook line, reach-in freezer gaskets have build up of food debris. In prep area, shelves by back door soiled with residue.
[33-16-4] Open dumpster lid. One lid open on dumpster. Manager closed.
[42-01-4] Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. At outside mop sink, mop stored in mop bucket with dirty water.
[41-10-4] Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. At wait station pass thru area, spray bottle of Awesome stored on shelf with togo bags and towelettes. Manager moved spray bottle.
[41-18-4] Warewashing sanitizing solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed. At Bar Triple Sink (Quaternary 500+ppm). Manager added water to sink, retest at 300ppm.
[22-02-4] Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. In prep area, interior walls of multiple bulk seasoning containers have build up of seasoning residue.
[31B-03-4] No soap provided at handwash sink. At prep area, no soap at handwash sink. Manager supplied.
[41-17-4] Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. At prep area, pump spray with chemical not labeled. At bar, spray bottle of Fabulouso not labeled.

Disposition: Warning Issued
[22-20-5] Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. At wait station, interior of door and walls have stains.
[40-06-5] Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. At cook line, employee cell phone on shelf above reach-in cooler. Phone moved.
[14-11-5] Equipment in poor repair. At cook line, reach-in freezer not closing completely.
[36-22-4] Floor area(s) covered with standing water. At dry storage area in back kitchen, standing water on floor. At cook line by fry area, standing water on floor. At entrance to wait station, standing water on floor.
[36-73-4] Floors, walls and/or ceilings soiled/has accumulation of debris. At cook line, floors under equipment and tables have build up. In walk-in freezer in walk-in cooler, floor has build up. At bar, floor under equipment has build up.
[22-08-4] Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. In prep area, interior of microwave soiled.
[23-03-4] Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. At fry station, exterior of bulk flour container soiled. At fry station, hood filters have build up of grease and dust. At wait station ice machine, exterior of door soiled. At wait station soda machines, bottom of soda heads have mold-like substance.
[16-46-4] Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. At prep area on clean dish shelves, multiple containers have residue from labels.
[29-49-6] Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. At cook line, standing water in bottom section of flip top reach-in cooler.
[06-01-5] Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Snow crab and fish in sink in prep area, thawing in standing water. Items moved to cooler.
[01B-02-5] Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. In walk-in cooler, green mussels (57F - Cold Holding); crawfish (56F - Cold Holding); black mussels (47F - Cold Holding); sausage (48F - Cold Holding); Dungeness crab (48F - Cold Holding); snow crab (47F - Cold Holding); shrimp (48F - Cold Holding); boiled eggs (47F - Cold Holding); shell eggs (50F - Cold Holding); oysters (47F - Cold Holding); shrimp (48F - Cold Holding); wings (48F - Cold Holding);. All items in walk-in cooler overnight. Observed ice build up on condenser unit. Ambient temperature 50f.
[03A-02-5] Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In walk-in cooler, green mussels (57F - Cold Holding); crawfish (56F - Cold Holding); black mussels (47F - Cold Holding); sausage (48F - Cold Holding); Dungeness crab (48F - Cold Holding); snow crab (47F - Cold Holding); shrimp (48F - Cold Holding); boiled eggs (47F - Cold Holding); shell eggs (50F - Cold Holding); oysters (47F - Cold Holding); shrimp (48F - Cold Holding); wings (48F - Cold Holding); milk (47F - Cold Holding); cut cabbage (49F - Cold Holding). All it Terms except milk and cut cabbage in cooler overnight. Observed ice build up on back of condenser unit. Ambient temperature 50f.
[22-02-4] Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. At bar, nozzle of soda gun has build up.
[31B-03-4] No soap provided at handwash sink. Handwash sink in prep and handwash sink at dish area, no soap. Manager supplied.

Disposition: Warning Issued
[12B-07-4] Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. At cook line, employee drink on shelf above flip top reach-in cooler. Operator discarded.
[24-08-4] Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. In prep area, plastic containers stacked before air drying. Operator moved containers to air dry.
[36-73-4] Floors, walls and/or ceilings soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floor in walk-in freezer, next to walk-in cooler, soiled.
[23-03-4] Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. At outside mop sink, inside of sink has build up.
[22-16-4] Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. At bar, interior bottom of keg beer cooler has build up.
[29-49-6] Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. At cook line, standing water in bottom section of flip top reach-in cooler. Operator cleaned.
[21-12-4] Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. At cook line, wet towel on reach-in cooler shelf. Operator moved to bucket.
[09-01-4] Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. At cook line, employee putting seafood into bag used hand with no glove to guide items. Operator spoke to employee, he washed hands and put on gloves.
[29-42-4] Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. At outside mop sink, splitter added, missing back flow preventers on both ends.
[11-26-1] 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. One employee present, hired 1 month, no proof available of employee responsibilities. Emailed operator DBPR form 5030-103. Operator printed, explained to,employee and had him sign.
[41-17-4] Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. At bar, spray bottle identified as Fabuloso not labeled. Operator labeled.