RICK'S CRAB TRAP
178 EGLIN PKWY, Fort Walton Beach FL 32548 · 850-664-0110
Last inspected May 20, 2026 · 7 visits since December 2023
5 inspections trending up, 19 points better than where it started.
Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cook line grill make bar- sliced tomatoes 62, house made pico 60, sliced cheese 60/61, lettuce 61, shredded cheese 61F All over 4 hrs.
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Inspection history
7 visits, newest first
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
Clam/mussel/oyster tags not marked with last date served. Observed 4 tags stored between tags dated 4/12/26 and 04/19/26 not date.
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Carbon dioxide/helium tanks under front bar area not adequately secured.
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Clam/mussel/oyster tags not marked with last date served.
Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured.
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Ingredient bin in kitchen.
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Cove molding at floor/wall juncture broken/missing. Cove molding broken in walk-in cooler by walk-in freezer.
Food stored on floor. Frozen peanuts stored on floor in walk-in freezer. Operator corrected storage during inspection.
Stored food not covered. In reach-in freezer on cook line: crabs, oysters, and hotdogs uncovered during inspection. Operator corrected storage during inspection.
Unsealed floor in food preparation, food storage, warewashing area or bathroom. Unsealed wood used as flooring in walk-in freezer.
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 3 recorded, 2 high priority.
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Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cook line grill make bar- sliced tomatoes 62, house made pico 60, sliced cheese 60/61, lettuce 61, shredded cheese 61F All over 4 hrs.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cook line grill make bar- sliced tomatoes 62, house made pico 60, sliced cheese 60/61, lettuce 61, shredded cheese 61F All over 4 hrs. See stop sale Walk in # 1 - Gumbo 47F, Crab soup 47F, cheese 46F Less than 4 hrs per KM Placed in ice bath to facilitate rapid cooling
Cold holding equipment not maintained in good repair. Do not store time/temperature control for safety food in this unit until the unit is repaired. Cook line grill make bar / cooler Ambient 60F + at time of the inspection.
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Clam/mussel/oyster tags not marked with last date served: Several tags over the last three month period do not have dates on them for the last oyster sold from that particular batch.
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