JOANIE'S BLUE CRAB CAFE

39395 TAMIAMI TRAIL E, OCHOPEE, Collier County. DBPR licence 2102041. 8 inspection visits from 2023-10-17 to 2026-10-27.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-10-27: routine inspection, 1 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 2 basic violations

3 of 7routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Collier County average that year (3 had none)

0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023

0inspections prompted by a complaint

Every inspection visit

Newest first. Violations: high-priority / intermediate / basic. County average = high-priority violations at a first routine visit, Collier County, same fiscal year. Codes and descriptions are DBPR's; the inspector's written notes are on DBPR's site only.
Date	Visit	Result	High	Inter.	Basic	County avg	What was cited
2026-10-27	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	2	1.15	3 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
2026-02-03	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	3	1.00	4 areas 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 32 Restrooms with self-closing doors, fixtures operate properly, facility clean, supplied with hand-soap, disposable towels or hand drying devices, tissue, covered waste receptacles (x2) 50 Current license properly displayed 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-08-28	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	2	0	1.00	3 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-05-08	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	1	1.08	1 area 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2024-11-18	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	1	1.08	1 area 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
2024-04-01	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	1		1 area 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
2024-02-01	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	1	3	1	0.90	5 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 11 Personnel with infections restricted 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2023-10-17	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	2	1	0.90	3 areas 11 Personnel with infections restricted 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed

A routine inspection is one visit on one day. Inspectors in different counties record violations differently, so compare a count with its county average, not with a restaurant in another county. Nothing on this page is a rating. Source: DBPR inspection files, data as of 2026-11-09; DBPR's own record for this licence is the official one.