Whispers Oyster Bar and Crab House
8206 Philips Hwy 7, Jacksonville, FL 32256
How the BiteKarma score works
Each routine inspection starts at 100 and loses 7 points for every critical violation and 2 for every other one, half again as much when the same problem was cited at one of the two inspections before. A failed inspection counts as 69 at most. The score averages the five newest routine inspections, with the most recent counting most, and stays below 70 for 90 days after a fail unless the restaurant passes again. 90 and up is excellent, 80s good, 70s fair, and below 70 poor.
At a glance
- Keeps coming up: Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized, cited 7 times, plus 15 other repeat issues.
- Passed 3 of 15 graded inspections since 2024.
- Last inspected Dec 30, 2025: failed with 17 violations, 4 critical.
- 34 critical violations in the last two years.
Inspection history 15 visits
- 2025
- Failed Dec 30
Complaint Inspection
17 violations, 4 critical
- Critical Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
- Critical Approved source
- Critical Employee health knowledge; ill/symptomatic employee present
- Critical Food protection, cross-contamination
- Minor Cleaning and maintenance equipment
- Minor Lighting provided as required; fixtures shielded or bulbs protected
- Minor Time/temperature control foods properly thawed
- Minor Food management certification valid / employee training verification
- Minor Hand wash sinks, hand washing supplies and hand wash sign
- Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
- Minor Plumbing installed and maintained; mop sink; water filters; backflow prevention
- Minor Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
- Minor No presence or breeding of insects/rodents/pests; no live animals; outer openings protected
- Minor Chemicals/toxic substances
- Minor Employee personal belongings
- Minor Single-service and single-use items
- Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
- Failed Nov 5
Callback Reinspection
2 violations, 1 critical
- Critical Hand wash sinks, hand washing supplies and hand wash sign
- Minor No presence or breeding of insects/rodents/pests; no live animals; outer openings protected
- Failed Oct 29
Complaint Inspection
3 violations, 1 critical
- Critical Hand wash sinks, hand washing supplies and hand wash sign
- Minor No presence or breeding of insects/rodents/pests; no live animals; outer openings protected
- Minor Water source safe, hot (100°F) and cold under pressure
- Passed Sep 23
Callback Reinspection
No violations
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