Soul Food Express
Last inspected: Jan 16, 2026
90
Score
Soul Food Express has been inspected nine times since 2022. Soul Food Express was last inspected on Jan 16, 2026. A low risk tier reflects an inspection that turned up minimal issues.
There hasn't been much movement either way: counts have stayed near three violations per visit across recent inspections.
“Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease” comes up most often, recorded four times in the inspection record.
Among Jacksonville restaurants, the typical score is 74; Soul Food Express is comfortably above that bar. Overall, the inspection record reads well.
9
Inspections
0
Critical latest
0
Major latest
2
Minor latest
Inspection History
Jan 16, 2026
Routine - Food
2 minor violations.
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Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gasket soiled on work top cooler.
23-03-4
Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Open pack of foil pans stored not inverted. Manager inverted. **Corrected On-Site**
25-06-4
90
Sep 11, 2025
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 1 minor violation.
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High Priority - 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. **Corrected On-Site**
08A-05-6
Intermediate - 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.
22-02-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters soiled with grease build up.
23-03-4
74
Apr 17, 2025
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 2 minor violations.
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High Priority - 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 **Corrected On-Site**
12A-16-4
Intermediate - Paper towel dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense paper towels. Paper towel near ware washing area not dispensing. Employee fixed it **Corrected On-Site**
31B-05-4
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. 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 **Corrected On-Site**
02D-03-4
Basic - 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 **Corrected On-Site**
06-01-5
70
Dec 6, 2024
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 1 major violation. 1 minor violation.
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Hands Clean and Properly Washed
FL-08
Supervisor/Person in Charge Present
FL-01
Required Records Available; Shellstock Tags/Labels
FL-14
Approved Thawing Methods Used
FL-31
64
Apr 18, 2024
Routine - Food
1 major violation. 2 minor violations.
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Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. No hand soap at hand wash sink, manager refilled soap **Corrected On-Site**
31B-03-4
Basic - Open dumpster lid. Employee closed lid **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
33-16-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Black debris on gasket of triple door cooler
23-03-4
82
Dec 1, 2023
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 3 minor violations.
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High Priority - 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 **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03F-02-5
Basic - Open dumpster lid.
33-16-4
Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Mop stored on floor
42-01-4
Basic - Food stored on floor. Bags of chicken in a grey bin stored on floor, employee properly stored chicken **Corrected On-Site**
08B-38-4
74
Dec 2, 2022
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 2 major violations. 5 minor violations.
View 8 violations
High Priority - 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. For Mac and cheese, mgr wrote time on **Corrective Action Taken**
03F-02-5
Intermediate - Chemical test kit not used to ensure proper sanitization of equipment and utensils when using a chemical sanitizer. For bucket
16-33-4
Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Wrote todays date instead of yesterday, mgr changed it **Corrected On-Site**
02C-02-5
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Shelf above bread by cook line, top of stove, fan in dining area,
23-03-4
Basic - Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. 0 ppm chl, employee changed it, 100 ppm **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
21-07-4
Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Scooping foods, he got a hat **Corrected On-Site**
13-03-4
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Gasket in reach in cooler by front counter and upright cooler
14-11-5
Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Under ice bin
36-73-4
55
Sep 23, 2022
Routine - Food
No violations found.
100
Sep 22, 2022
Complaint Full
No violations found.
100
Frequently Asked Questions
When was Soul Food Express last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at Soul Food Express on file is from Jan 16, 2026. The public record contains nine inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at Soul Food Express?
Across the inspection record, “nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease” has been cited four times, more than any other issue at Soul Food Express.
How does Soul Food Express compare to other restaurants in Jacksonville?
Soul Food Express most recently scored 90 out of 100, which is higher than the Jacksonville average of 74.
Has Soul Food Express' inspection record improved over time?
Results have been roughly steady. Inspections at Soul Food Express have averaged around three violations per visit across the recent record.
What does a low risk rating mean?
A low risk rating at Soul Food Express means inspectors found minimal or no significant issues at the most recent visit. Most facilities at this tier have a clean recent inspection report.
How often is Soul Food Express inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, Soul Food Express is inspected around three times per year on average.
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