Hip Hop Seafood and Chicken

1079 Mason Ave, Daytona Beach, FL 32117 · Permanent Food Service · License 7407961

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Grade A
Safety score 91 of 100
Latest visit: Sep 24, 2026 (6 weeks ago)

What drove the grade

Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41°F.High priority · fixed by the Sep 14 follow-up · 6 other violations

How the score was calculated

  • Starting score100
  • Violations at the Sep 10 routine inspection
    1 high priority (fixed by the Sep 14 follow-up), 5 basic
    -8
  • Violations at the Sep 24 complaint check
    1 basic
    -1
  • Safety score91

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Inspection history

2 inspections · 3 visits

Latest inspection

Complaint check

1 violation found
  1. First visitSep 24, 2026 No follow-up needed

    Met the state's inspection standards; the inspector didn't need to come back. Any violations cited still count toward the grade.

    1 violation found:

    • 1 Basic
    What the inspector cited

    Basic1

    • Code 36, Floors, walls, ceilings and ventilation: Objectionable odors in bathroom and hallway leading to bathroom.

    Official report, on the Florida DBPR website

Earlier inspections 1

A92Routine inspection6 violations, 1 high priority · 1 follow-up visit Fixed at follow-up
  1. Follow-up visitSep 14, 2026 Fixed at follow-up

    The inspector came back and found the problems fixed.

    All earlier violations corrected.

    Official report, on the Florida DBPR website
  2. First visitSep 10, 2026

    Problems were found that had to be fixed. The inspector will come back to check.

    6 violations found:

    • 1 High priority
    • 5 Basic
    What the inspector cited

    High priority1

    • Code 03, Food out of temperature: Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41°F.

      -fish 47°f, shrimp 45°f, gizzards 46°f, fish 46°, chicken 45°f in reach in cooler. Operator stated items in cooler less than two hours. Moved from walk in cooler this morning.

    Basic5

    • Code 02, Labeling, date marking and consumer advisory: Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name.

      -breadings and flour unlabeled.

    • Code 08, Food protection and cross-contamination: Stored food not covered.

      -containers of raw fish and shrimp in walk in cooler.

    • Code 12, Handwashing and hygienic practices: Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers.

    • Code 14, Food-contact surfaces designed and maintained: Food storage container lid cracked.

      -lid on corn meal cracked.

    • Code 35, Insects, rodents, pests and animals: Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside.

    Official report, on the Florida DBPR website

Reading this report

Priority levels

  • High priority The problems most likely to make someone sick directly.
  • Intermediate Could lead to a high-priority problem if not fixed.
  • Basic Best practices and general upkeep.

Terms in the inspectors’ reports

Time/temperature control for safety food
Food that has to be kept hot, at 135°F or above, or cold, at 41°F or below, to stay safe: meat, seafood, eggs, dairy, cooked rice and beans, cut melons and the like.

Most cited

Labeling, date marking and consumer advisory1
Food out of temperature1
Food protection and cross-contamination1
Handwashing and hygienic practices1
Food-contact surfaces designed and maintained1
Insects, rodents, pests and animals1
Floors, walls, ceilings and ventilation1