Pinchers Crab Shack, 712 Duval St, Key West, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: Pinchers Crab Shack
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 712 Duval St, Key West, FL 33040
License #: 5428197
Total inspections: 5
Last inspection: 07/07/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

Disposition

  • Basic - Improper storage of maintenance equipment that interferes with cleaning. **Warning**
  • Basic - Unsealed concrete floor in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Small flying insects in bar area. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Non-pitting surface rust on food-contact equipment.Server station table **Warning**
07/07/2014Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Basic - Dusty ceiling tiles and/or air conditioning vent covers. **Warning**
  • Basic - Employee beverage container in a food preparation/clean dishware area does not have a lid and a straw or equivalent dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container. **Warning**
  • Basic - Improper storage of maintenance equipment that interferes with cleaning. **Warning**
  • Basic - In-use ice scoop stored on soiled surface between uses. **Warning**
  • Basic - In-use rice scoop/spoon stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
  • Basic - In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board. **Warning**
  • Basic - Unsealed concrete floor in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area. **Warning**
  • High Priority - All potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) foods in walk-in cooler cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to work with food. **Warning**
  • High Priority - 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. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Fresh garlic-in-oil/margarine/butter or product containing fresh garlic-in-oil/margarine/butter mixture held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit.109°f, 135°f **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety), commercially processed food reheating for hot holding not heated to a minimum temperature of 135 degrees Fahrenheit in all parts. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Small flying insects in bar area. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine.Both ice machines **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Cutting board(s) stained/soiled. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Non-pitting surface rust on food-contact equipment.Server station table **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Packaged food not labeled as specified by law.large white container, squeeze bottles **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Soil residue in food storage containers.Large white container **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Walk-in cooler not maintaining potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food at proper temperatures. Do not store potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food in this unit until the unit is capable of maintaining foods at 41 degrees Fahrenheit or colder. Foods in walk in placed on ice until repaired. **Warning**
07/03/2014Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Basic - Condensation or other drainage not disposed of according to law.WIC containing shellfish. Fan motor . **Warning**
  • Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. **Warning**
  • Basic - Shelf under preparation table soiled with food debris.Server station **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Incorrect chemical test kit provided for measuring the concentration of the sanitizer solution used in the dishmachine/glasswasher/potwasher. **Warning**
3/11/2014Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Basic - Condensation or other drainage not disposed of according to law.WIC containing shellfish. Fan motor . **Warning**
  • Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. **Warning**
  • Basic - Employee beverage container in a food preparation/clean dishware area does not have a lid and a straw or equivalent dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container.Coffee on prep table. **Warning**
  • Basic - Employee personal items stored with or above food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. **Warning**
  • Basic - Food stored outside. Potatoes **Warning**
  • Basic - Hood soiled with accumulated grease. **Warning**
  • Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer.Holding desserts. **Warning**
  • Basic - In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Basic - In-use tongs stored on oven door handle. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Basic - Leaking pipe at plumbing fixture.dishwash area. **Warning**
  • Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in cold holding unit. **Warning**
  • Basic - Shelf under preparation table soiled with food debris.Server station **Warning**
  • Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated food debris.Around kitchen. **Warning**
  • Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. **Warning**
  • Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.Kitchen area. **Warning**
  • Basic - Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength.cloths at server/coffee station. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to work with food. **Warning**
  • High Priority - 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. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Commercially processed ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Key lime pie **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Employee used handwash sink as a dump sink.Kitchen **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Around **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Incorrect chemical test kit provided for measuring the concentration of the sanitizer solution used in the dishmachine/glasswasher/potwasher. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue.Juices **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Manager lacking proof of food manager certification. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR's contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - No quaternary ammonium chemical test kit provided when using quaternary ammonium chemical sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine.3 comp sink **Warning**
1/7/2014Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • No Violations Were Observed
7/11/2013Food-Licensing InspectionInspection Completed - No Further Action

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