Little Joe's Cafe by Akel's
Last inspected: Feb 3, 2026
70
Score
Inspectors have visited Little Joe's Cafe by Akel's nine times, with records going back to 2022. The most recent report on file is from Feb 3, 2026. A medium risk rating points to a few notable findings at the last inspection, though nothing severe.
Recent inspections have found fewer violations than earlier ones, averaging around four violations lately and about eight violations before that.
Looking across the full record, “ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled” is the recurring theme, flagged seven times.
Restaurants in Jacksonville average 74, so Little Joe's Cafe by Akel's trails the local norm. Nothing in the record is alarming, but there's room to improve.
9
Inspections
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Critical latest
1
Major latest
5
Minor latest
Inspection History
Feb 3, 2026
Routine - Food
1 major violation. 5 minor violations.
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Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Hand sink blocked by mop bucket and materials. Employee moved items from in front of hand sink. **Corrected On-Site**
31A-09-4
Basic - Ceiling tile missing. Ceiling tile missing above hand sink. **Repeat Violation**
36-36-4
Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Dust on ceiling tiles. **Repeat Violation**
36-34-5
Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. A few wet clean dishes stacked on shelf in ware washing area.
24-08-4
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Gasket torn on double door cooler. **Repeat Violation**
14-11-5
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gasket soiled on freezer door.
23-03-4
70
Sep 24, 2025
Food-Licensing Inspection
2 major violations.
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Intermediate - Incorrect chemical test kit provided for measuring the concentration of the sanitizer solution used in the three-compartment sink and/or dishmachine. Operator uses chlorine sanitizer, has quat test strips.
16-32-5
Intermediate - No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products. Operator has a digital meat thermometer. Explained requirements for probe thermometer.
05-08-4
82
Aug 25, 2025
Routine - Food
1 major violation. 3 minor violations.
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Intermediate - Required employee training expired for all employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. All employee certificates expired 6/2/25 **Warning**
53B-05-5
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Torn gasket on reach in cooler.
14-11-5
Basic - Ceiling tile missing. Missing above hand wash sink. **Repeat Violation**
36-36-4
Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Dust on ceiling tiles.
36-34-5
78
Mar 31, 2025
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 4 minor violations.
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High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Chemical cleaner spray bottle stored on non solid shelf above loaves of bread, employee moved spray bottle **Corrected On-Site**
41-10-4
Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Wet clean dishes stacked on shelf in ware washing area, manager removed wet dishes and placed them where they can air dry. **Corrected On-Site**
24-08-4
Basic - Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Two cracked lids on prepped food items in the flip top cooler **Repeat Violation**
14-38-4
Basic - Ceiling tile missing. Ceiling tile missing above hand wash sink
36-36-4
Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Dust on ceiling tiles **Repeat Violation**
36-34-5
70
Oct 8, 2024
Routine - Food
6 minor violations.
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Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Dust on vents and ceiling tiles **Repeat Violation**
36-34-5
Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cut marks on cutting board where bread is stored **Repeat Violation**
14-09-4
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee hat stored with dry storage items under prep table **Repeat Violation**
40-06-5
Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Wet clean dishes stacked on shelf near triple sink **Repeat Violation**
24-08-4
Basic - Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Cracked lid on meatballs
14-38-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gasket soiled on reach in freezer **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
74
Apr 11, 2024
Routine - Food
3 major violations. 11 minor violations.
View 14 violations
Intermediate - Menu does not identify which items contain raw or undercooked animal foods covered by the consumer advisory. Roast beef, all American and park avenue is marked on displayed menu on wall but not on paper to go menus. Employee put asterisks next to all three items on paper menus during inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
02B-01-5
Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Desserts, fruits and pasta not date marked in customer self service cooler. Tuna not date marked in reach in double door cooler, manager wrote date marking on tuna. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation**
02C-02-5
Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Unlabeled spray bottle with yellow solution, employee discarded spray bottle **Corrected On-Site**
41-17-4
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee cell phone stored on shelf above prep table with single service items, keys stored on prep table by toaster. Employee moved personal items **Corrected On-Site**
40-06-5
Basic - Bathroom door left open other than during cleaning or maintenance. Women's rest room door
32-02-4
Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Co2 tank not secured in mop closet **Repeat Violation**
51-11-4
Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Dust on ceiling in kitchen area **Repeat Violation**
36-34-5
Basic - Cove molding at floor/wall juncture broken/missing. Cove molding missing under hand wash sink next to prep table **Repeat Violation**
36-03-4
Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cut marks on butting board where bread is stored. **Repeat Violation**
14-09-4
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Multiple beverages stored on prep table, employee discarded beverages during inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
12B-07-4
Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. No hair restraint on both employees preparing food items one employee put on a hat during inspection.
13-03-4
Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Wet clean dishes stacked on shelf above triple sink, employee rearranged dishes so they can air dry **Corrected On-Site**
24-08-4
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Torn gasket on cooler where sandwiches are prepped
14-11-5
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Dust on shelf and wires above prep table
23-03-4
43
Jul 17, 2023
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 2 major violations. 6 minor violations.
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High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Raw beef stored with muffins and bread, manager properly stored food items during inspection **Corrected On-Site**
08A-02-6
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener blade is soiled with debris, employee cleaned can opener during inspection **Corrected On-Site**
22-02-4
Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Potato salad prepared on Friday no date marking, employee date marked potato salad **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
02C-02-5
Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cut marks on White cutting board where meat slicer is located
14-09-4
Basic - Cove molding at floor/wall juncture broken/missing. Cove molding missing under hand wash sink on cooks line
36-03-4
Basic - 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. Cooked pastas a s cut watermelon in clear door coolers in dining area
02D-03-4
Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Vents and cords are dusty
36-34-5
Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Food debris on bottom of upright cooler **Repeat Violation**
22-16-4
Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. One co2 tank is attached to machine the second co2 tank is not secured in kitchen area.manager properly secured co2 tanks **Corrected On-Site**
51-11-4
52
Jan 17, 2023
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 2 major violations. 7 minor violations.
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Certified Food Manager Identification
FL-02
Hands Clean and Properly Washed
FL-08
Food Obtained from Approved Sources
FL-11
Food Received at Proper Temperature
FL-12
Food in Good Condition, Safe, and Unadulterated
FL-13
Required Records Available; Shellstock Tags/Labels
FL-14
Food Contact Surfaces Clean and Sanitized
FL-22
Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
FL-23
Hot and Cold Water Available; Adequate Pressure
FL-25
Lighting Adequate; Required Shields in Place
FL-36
41
Jul 13, 2022
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 3 major violations. 6 minor violations.
View 11 violations
High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. On 6-1-22
50-17-2
High Priority - Employee cracked raw shell eggs and then handled ready-to-eat food and/or clean equipment or utensils without washing hands. Mgr cracked egg then grabbed cooked sausage, explained to him and he washed hands, discarded sausage **Corrected On-Site**
12A-27-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Spatula and can lid, mgr moved it **Corrected On-Site**
31A-11-4
Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Roast cooked on Monday, mgr placed date on **Corrected On-Site**
02C-02-5
Intermediate - Water with a temperature of at least 100 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. Employee turned it on, handsink by triple sink **Corrected On-Site**
27-16-4
Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Also wall, triple sink area **Repeat Violation**
36-34-5
Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Preparing food **Repeat Violation**
13-03-4
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Gasket pulled out in prep unit, gasket in upright cooler is torn, **Repeat Violation**
14-11-5
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Cart in kitchen
23-03-4
Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Shelves in upright cooler **Repeat Violation**
22-16-4
Basic - Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Faucet in handsink by triple sink
29-11-4
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Frequently Asked Questions
When was Little Joe's Cafe by Akel's last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at Little Joe's Cafe by Akel's on file is from Feb 3, 2026. The public record contains nine inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at Little Joe's Cafe by Akel's?
Across the inspection record, “ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled” has been cited seven times, more than any other issue at Little Joe's Cafe by Akel's.
How does Little Joe's Cafe by Akel's compare to other restaurants in Jacksonville?
Little Joe's Cafe by Akel's most recently scored 70 out of 100, which is lower than the Jacksonville average of 74.
Has Little Joe's Cafe by Akel's inspection record improved over time?
Yes. Recent inspections at Little Joe's Cafe by Akel's have averaged around four violations per visit, down from roughly eight earlier in the record.
What does a medium risk rating mean?
A medium risk rating at Little Joe's Cafe by Akel's means the most recent inspection turned up a handful of issues that the health department wrote up but did not classify as critical.
How often is Little Joe's Cafe by Akel's inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, Little Joe's Cafe by Akel's is inspected around three times per year on average.
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