CRAFTY CRAB
1491 NW 40 AVE #9-12, LAUDERHILL, FL 33313
License #1625665
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Solid Health Score
How is this score calculated? →CRAFTY CRAB in LAUDERHILL currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 89.9 out of 100 — a B grade — generally clean with some minor or moderate violations on record. This restaurant has 2 inspections on record from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on February 3, 2026. Across those visits, inspectors documented 13 total violations — 4 critical, 2 major, 7 minor.
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Inspection History
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- Inspection Completed - No Further Action
- [24-05-4] Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. At kitchen, ice buckets not inverted. Operator corrected.
- [29-34-4] Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. No vacuum breaker at hose Bibb with hose attached.
- [03B-01-6] Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. At cook line, melted butter (81F - Hot Holding), operator stated item held overnight. Operator discarded item.
- [21-09-4] Wet wiping cloths used for occasional spills on equipment food- and nonfood-contact surfaces not clean. At cook line, soiled wiping cloth used on surfaces. Operator removed cloth.
- [08B-38-4] Food stored on floor. At dry storage, liquid margarine stored on floor. Operator moved item to shelf.
- [02C-02-5] Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. At reach in cooler, several cooked items-Boiled eggs, cooked shellfish prepared onsite and held over 24 hours not date marked. Operator dated all items.
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