SOUL FOOD EXPRESS
1227 E 21 ST, Jacksonville FL 32206 · 6340018
Last inspected Jan 16, 2026 · 6 visits since December 2023
5 inspections within 18 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.
Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. No time marking on crab cakes stored near register, manager wrote time marking
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Disciplinary actions
1 case · $400
| Case | Violation date | Final order | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5--2022060938 | Sep 22, 2022 | Jan 20, 2023 | $400 |
Inspection history
6 visits, newest first
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gasket soiled on work top cooler.
Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Open pack of foil pans stored not inverted. Manager inverted.
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Egg wash stored over vegetables in reach in cooler, manager properly stored food items.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener blade is soiled with food debris. Manager cleaned can opener blade.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters soiled with grease build up.
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Observed employee handling cash at register and then preparing food and handling to go containers without washing hands. Employee washed hands
Paper towel dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense paper towels. Paper towel near ware washing area not dispensing. Employee fixed it
Label on a food item prepared and packaged onsite for customer self-service does not include product identity/description, date product was packaged and name and address of the establishment that prepared and packaged the food. Grab and go Non-TCS desserts on front counter missing all label requirements. Employee removed from front counter as grab and go and place in back on reach in cooler. Operator will create labels in future
Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Raw pork chop stored thawing under prep table at 34F. Employee place in reach in cooler
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Observed: Shell eggs in use or stored with cracks or broken shells. See stop sale. Two cracked shell eggs on tray stored in cooler.
Observed: Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Bread stored with individually wrapped Cornish hens, manager properly stored Cornish hens during inspection
Priority: Intermediate-Observed: Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Filled water for sanitizer solution from hand wash sink Reference: 5-205.11(B) FC: (B) Using a Handwashing Facility. A handwashing sink may not be used for purposes other than handwashing.
Priority: Basic-5 Observed: Equipment in poor repair. Torn gasket on upright reach in cooler
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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No soap provided at handwash sink. No hand soap at hand wash sink, manager refilled soap
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Black debris on gasket of triple door cooler
Open dumpster lid. Employee closed lid
Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 4 violations recorded, 1 high priority.
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Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. No time marking on crab cakes stored near register, manager wrote time marking
Food stored on floor. Bags of chicken in a grey bin stored on floor, employee properly stored chicken
Open dumpster lid.
Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Mop stored on floor
This record follows the licence, not the owner. Restaurants change hands and the licence history normally does not, so an older entry may describe people who no longer run the place. Every inspection above links to the state's own report. Something wrong? Tell us.