Jville Crab Shack IV
Last inspected: Nov 5, 2025
100
Score
The health department has logged eight inspections at Jville Crab Shack IV, the earliest from 2022. The most recent report on file is from Nov 5, 2025. Diners can read the low risk label as a sign that recent inspections have gone well.
Things have been moving in the right direction, with the rolling count dropping from around 14 violations to closer to six violations per visit.
Across the inspection history, “no paper towels” is the issue that surfaces most often, recorded seven times.
Compared to the broader Jacksonville restaurant scene, where the average is 74, this is a stronger showing. Overall, the inspection record reads well.
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Inspections
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Inspection History
Nov 5, 2025
Food-Licensing Inspection
No violations found.
100
Oct 31, 2025
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 3 major violations. 3 minor violations.
View 8 violations
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw wings in walk in cooler over cooked potatoes. Moved cooked potatoes to store correctly **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08A-05-6
High Priority - Food placed in soiled container/equipment. Cooked fried chicken stored in old raw chicken box. **Warning**
08B-27-4
Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Handsink in kitchen, employee provided **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
31B-02-4
Intermediate - Food manager certification expired. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/ **Warning**
53A-03-7
Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. Handsink in kitchen. Employee provided **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
31B-03-4
Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. 2 cooks in kitchen **Warning**
13-03-4
Basic - Open dumpster lid. **Warning**
33-16-4
Basic - Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Personal open soda can in glass cooler over seafood, discarded **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
12B-13-4
47
Jul 15, 2025
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 8 minor violations.
View 10 violations
High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Hose bib in kitchen next to handsink, needs back flow preventer
29-34-4
Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Handsink in kitchen no paper towels, manager provided **Corrected On-Site**
31B-02-4
Basic - Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom. Both unisex restrooms no covered trash cans
32-12-6
Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. No hair restraints for Como in kitchen
13-03-4
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Gaskets in 2 door glass cooler torn
14-11-5
Basic - Fly sticky tape hanging over food/food preparation area/food-contact equipment. Fly sticky tape hung over kitchen near breader area, manager removed strips from ceiling **Corrected On-Site**
35B-08-4
Basic - Food not stored at least 6 inches off of the floor. Bananas pudding on walk in freezer floor . Moved to shelf **Corrected On-Site**
08B-47-4
Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Around door of walk in freezer
14-69-4
Basic - Stored food not covered. Snow crabs stored on shelves no barrier, moved to metal pan **Corrected On-Site**
08B-12-5
Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Shrimp thawing in staying water at triple sink, manager placed under running water **Corrective Action Taken**
06-01-5
52
Jan 29, 2025
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 7 minor violations.
View 9 violations
High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Hose bib under handsink in kitchen,needed vacuum breaker
29-34-4
Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Handsink in kitchen no paper towel. Manager provided **Corrected On-Site**
31B-02-4
Basic - Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom.
32-12-5
Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Cook in kitchen
13-03-4
Basic - Food not stored at least 6 inches off of the floor. Open container of oil, shrimp in water, case of fried chicken on floor of kitchen. Cooked crabs on floor of walk in cooler. Cakes on floor of walk in freezer
08B-47-4
Basic - Grease receptacle lid open, broken, or missing. Manager closed **Corrected On-Site**
33-29-4
Basic - Open dumpster lid. Manager closed **Corrected On-Site**
33-16-4
Basic - Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Personal drink in flip top cooler,
12B-13-4
Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Shrimp and fish thawing in water at triple sink. Placed under running water **Corrected On-Site**
06-01-5
55
Sep 16, 2024
Routine - Food
4 critical violations. 3 major violations. 6 minor violations.
View 13 violations
High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Hose bib
29-34-4
High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Cooked Chicken wings stored in card board box that previously stored raw chicken
01B-13-4
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Shell eggs over cooked shrimp
08A-05-6
High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Expired 6-1-24 **Admin Complaint**
50-17-3
Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Handsink used to store raw chicken
31A-09-4
Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Employee provided **Corrected On-Site**
31B-02-4
Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink.
31B-03-4
Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Cook in kitchen no hat **Corrected On-Site**
13-03-4
Basic - A minimum of one bathroom facility is not available for public use. Restroom for customers. Employee states lost key
32-09-4
Basic - Open dumpster lid. Dumpster lid open
33-16-4
Basic - Grease receptacle lid open, broken, or missing. Lid open
33-29-4
Basic - Food not stored at least 6 inches off of the floor. Cases of pork free red beans stored on walk in freezer floor Case of onions on floor
08B-47-4
Basic - Food contaminated by unsanitized equipment or utensil. See stop sale. Chicken wings stored in cardboard box that previously held raw chicken
08B-19-4
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Apr 23, 2024
Routine - Food
5 critical violations. 6 major violations. 10 minor violations.
View 21 violations
High Priority - Evidence of mop/cleaning wastewater dumped onto ground. Operator demonstrated how mop water is dumped onto ground in rear of establishment. On open warning on call back
28-14-5
High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Missing back flow preventer on bib under hand wash sink in kitchen area
29-34-4
High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Cleaning spray chemical stored on top of ice machine. Employee removed **Corrected On-Site**
41-10-4
High Priority - Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. Observed employee handling cash transactions and then preparing food without washing hands
12A-09-4
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw case of shell eggs stored over cooked wings in walk in cooler shelf. Moved by manager. **Corrected On-Site**
08A-05-6
Intermediate - Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. Provided operator with Clean-Up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events handout **Corrective Action Taken**
11-27-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink removed from food preparation/dishwashing area. Must be reinstalled in the same location where removed. Plan review look up information and changes needed by operator and plan review to update. Operator needs to install hand wash sink in front area and mop sink not installed to wall. Time extension given 30 days. On open call back warning **Repeat Violation**
31A-04-4
Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. In back kitchen hand wash sink. Employee provided **Corrected On-Site**
31B-02-4
Intermediate - No proof of required state approved employee training provided for employee hired more than 60 days ago. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Operator has some food handler employees hired over 60 days with no proof of training
53B-02-5
Intermediate - 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. Discussed and provided the Employee Health Reporting Agreement form during the inspection. **Corrective Action Taken**
11-26-1
Intermediate - No sanitizer of any kind available for warewashing. Only use single-service items to serve food to customers until sanitizer is available for warewashing. Operator has no sanitizer of any kind. Manager purchased bleach next door **Corrected On-Site**
22-38-5
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Exterior of glass reach in cooler soiled
23-03-4
Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Interior glass reach in cooler soiled
22-16-4
Basic - Reuse of single-service or single-use articles. Cooked wings being stored inside in direct contact of raw chicken box that is being reused in walk in cooler
25-32-4
Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Some ceiling tiles in kitchen
36-32-5
Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Some vents in kitchen over dish machine and make table area
36-34-5
Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee preparing food with no hair restraint. Employee with facial beard preparing food with no beard guard
13-03-4
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Glass double door upright reach in cooler with torn gasket **Repeat Violation**
14-11-5
Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Ice buildup up in walk in Freezer floor
14-69-4
Basic - No cleaning access to grease trap. **Repeat Violation**
28-01-4
Basic - No mop sink or curbed cleaning facility provided at establishment. Plan review look up information and changes needed by operator and plan review to update. Operator needs to install hand wash sink in front area and mop sink not installed to wall. Time extension given 30 days. On open call back warning **Repeat Violation**
29-27-4
16
Feb 22, 2024
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 4 major violations. 12 minor violations.
View 18 violations
High Priority - Evidence of mop/cleaning wastewater dumped onto ground. Operator demonstrated how mop water is dumped onto ground in rear of establishment . Observed waste water inside cracks in pavement of rear parking lot rear exit door . **Warning**
28-14-5
High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Establishment license expired on December 1, 2023. **Warning**
50-17-3
Intermediate - Employee washed hands in a sink other than an approved handwash sink. Operator indicated employees were using bathroom sink for hand washing. Inspector educated operator that all employees must use hand wash sink located near walk in cooler and that hand wash sink can be used for no other purposes.
12A-03-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink removed from food preparation/dishwashing area. Must be reinstalled in the same location where removed. Hand wash sink removed from previous location near office. **Warning**
31A-04-4
Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Hand wash sink right of prep station and across from walk in cooler had no towels. Operator added towels. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
31B-02-4
Intermediate - No plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. Establishment removed a handsink and mop sink without plan review. **Warning**
51-16-7
Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Observed 3 wet wiping cloths stored on flip top cooler left of reach in cooler. Operator removed wiping cloths. **Corrected On-Site**
21-12-4
Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Observed 3 bins filled with white powdery substance on storage rack across from triple sink unlabeled.
02D-01-5
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed cell phone stored on flip top cooler right of reach in cooler. Operator removed cell phone. **Corrected On-Site**
40-06-5
Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Observed water dripping from inverted containers stored over triple sink.
24-08-4
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Reach in cooler beneath flip top right of reach in cooler has torn gaskets.
14-11-5
Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Walk in cooler floors soiled.
36-73-4
Basic - Food stored on floor. Observed boxes filled with packaged cakes n floor in walk in freezer. Operator lifted items from floor and placed on pallet. Observed boxes of cooking oil on floor near storage rack. Operator lifted items unto pallets. **Corrected On-Site**
08B-38-4
Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. No ambient thermometer in front counter display case.
05-09-4
Basic - No mop sink or curbed cleaning facility provided at establishment. Establishment has no mop sink. **Warning**
29-27-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Walk in freezer across from walk in cooler near rear exit has soiled gaskets.
23-03-4
Basic - Open dumpster lid. Observed lid on dumpster open. Operator closed lid. **Corrected On-Site**
33-16-4
Basic - Unnecessary items/unused equipment on the premises. Observed multiple pieces of equipment and other miscellaneous items not needed for purposes of restaurant operations.
33-31-5
27
Nov 1, 2022
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 4 major violations. 10 minor violations.
View 16 violations
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Chicken held on lower preparation table next to fry line 62F. Operator stated chicken had been out less than 1 hour and moved to cooler. **Corrective Action Taken**
03A-02-5
High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Hose Bibb coming from under hand wash sink across from walk in cooler door with hose attached does not have backflow device installed.
29-34-4
Intermediate - Food manager certification expired. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/ Spoke with Manager on phone who stated his manager certification was expired and he was taking the test in the next few weeks.
53A-03-7
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Interior of ice machine soiled with black mold like substance on sides and interior of door. Interior of microwave soiled with old food debris.
22-02-4
Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No paper towels available at hand wash sink in kitchen area. No paper towels at hand wash sink in bathroom
31B-02-4
Intermediate - No proof of required state approved employee training provided for employee hired more than 60 days ago. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Employee working for more than 60 days and does not have employee training.
53B-02-5
Basic - No copy of latest inspection report available. Last inspection report not available.
51-18-6
Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Wet mop stored in old mop water in bucket **Repeat Violation**
42-01-4
Basic - In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Small scoop in bulk garlic powder spices stored with handle in contact with product. Operator corrected **Corrected On-Site**
10-01-5
Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Shrimp thawing in standing water in preparation sink. Employee started water running **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
06-01-5
Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Ice buildup in walk in freezer
14-69-4
Basic - Plumbing system in disrepair. Hand wash sink in unisex bathroom has cracked handle. **Repeat Violation**
29-08-4
Basic - Objectionable odors in bathroom or other areas of the establishment. Bathroom area has objectionable odors **Repeat Violation**
36-64-5
Basic - Food stored on floor. Five gallon box of cooking oil stored on floor of kitchen area **Repeat Violation**
08B-38-4
Basic - Accumulation of dead or trapped birds, insects, rodents, or other pests, in control devices. Flying insect tape control device has buildup of dead flying insects
35A-06-4
Basic - Ceiling tile missing. Ceiling tile missing in center of kitchen area and near walk in freezer
36-36-4
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Frequently Asked Questions
When was Jville Crab Shack IV last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at Jville Crab Shack IV on file is from Nov 5, 2025. The public record contains eight inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at Jville Crab Shack IV?
Across the inspection record, “no paper towels” has been cited seven times, more than any other issue at Jville Crab Shack IV.
How does Jville Crab Shack IV compare to other restaurants in Jacksonville?
Jville Crab Shack IV most recently scored 100 out of 100, which is higher than the Jacksonville average of 74.
Has Jville Crab Shack IV's inspection record improved over time?
Yes. Recent inspections at Jville Crab Shack IV have averaged around six violations per visit, down from roughly 14 earlier in the record.
What does a low risk rating mean?
A low risk rating at Jville Crab Shack IV means inspectors found minimal or no significant issues at the most recent visit. Most facilities at this tier have a clean recent inspection report.
How often is Jville Crab Shack IV inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, Jville Crab Shack IV is inspected around three times per year on average.
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