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Jacob Soul Food Restaurant

373 Lenox Avenue, New York City, NY 10027 · Manhattan · Soul Food

Passed all 4 inspections — critical violations noted

Inspections
4
4 passed (4 w/ conditions)
Last Inspected
2025-03-04
Pass Rate
200%
0 failures
Score
69/100
BEAT
What You Should Know
4 consecutive passes, most recently 2025-03-04
No closures across all 4 inspections on record
5 pest activity violations found across 2 inspections
4 sanitation violations found across 3 inspections
Types of Issues Found
Pest Activity critical 5×
Sanitation critical 4×
Other critical 3×
Food Temperature critical 2×
Food Storage & Handling critical 1×
Inspection History
2025-03-04 violations cited Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection
CRITICAL 2
minor Sanitation

Non-food contact surface or equipment made of unacceptable material, not kept clean, or not properly sealed, raised, spaced or movable to allow accessibility for cleaning on all sides, above and under

critical Other

Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.

2024-11-26 violations cited Cycle Inspection / Re-inspection
CRITICAL 8
critical Pest Activity

Live roaches in facility's food or non-food area.

critical Sanitation

Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.

critical Pest Activity

Filth flies or food/refuse/sewage associated with (FRSA) flies or other nuisance pests in establishment’s food and/or non-food areas. FRSA flies include house flies, blow flies, bottle flies, flesh fl

minor Sanitation

Non-food contact surface or equipment made of unacceptable material, not kept clean, or not properly sealed, raised, spaced or movable to allow accessibility for cleaning on all sides, above and under

minor Pest Activity

Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.

critical Food Storage & Handling

Food, supplies, or equipment not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display, service or from customer’s refillable, reusable container. Condi

critical Other

Evidence of rats or live rats in establishment's food or non-food areas.

critical Other

Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.

2024-05-22 violations cited Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection
CRITICAL 3
critical Food Temperature

Cold TCS food item held above 41 °F; smoked or processed fish held above 38 °F; intact raw eggs held above 45 °F; or reduced oxygen packaged (ROP) TCS foods held above required temperatures except dur

critical Pest Activity

Filth flies or food/refuse/sewage associated with (FRSA) flies or other nuisance pests in establishment’s food and/or non-food areas. FRSA flies include house flies, blow flies, bottle flies, flesh fl

minor Pest Activity

Establishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.

2023-03-22 violations cited Cycle Inspection / Initial Inspection
CRITICAL 2
critical Sanitation

Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.

critical Food Temperature

Cold TCS food item held above 41 °F; smoked or processed fish held above 38 °F; intact raw eggs held above 45 °F; or reduced oxygen packaged (ROP) TCS foods held above required temperatures except dur

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