JAMAICAN AND AMERICAN SOUL FOOD

2025 MARTIN LUTHER KING WAY, SARASOTA, Sarasota County. DBPR licence 6805584. 11 inspection visits from 2023-08-28 to 2026-10-28.

Corrected at follow-upLast visit, 2026-10-28: follow-up visit, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic violations

5 of 8routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Sarasota County average that year (1 had none)

1emergency closure recommended at an inspection since July 2023 (latest 2023-12-04)

0inspections prompted by a complaint

Every inspection visit

Newest first. Violations: high-priority / intermediate / basic. County average = high-priority violations at a first routine visit, Sarasota County, same fiscal year. Codes and descriptions are DBPR's; the inspector's written notes are on DBPR's site only.
Date	Visit	Result	High	Inter.	Basic	County avg	What was cited
2026-10-28	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2026-08-27	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	1	4	0	1.24	5 areas 05 Thermometers provided and conspicuously placed 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-11-13	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	3	1	1	1.11	4 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
2025-08-07	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2025-08-06	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	1	1	1	1.11	3 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 05 Thermometers provided and conspicuously placed 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
2024-11-18	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	3	2	1.26	4 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2) 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2024-08-01	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	4	3	0	1.26	6 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2)
2024-02-06	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	0	2	1.24	4 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 38 Lighting provided as required. Fixtures shielded 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2023-12-05	Follow-up visit	Allowed to reopen DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Complied	1	1	2		5 areas 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 45 Fire extinguishers - proper and sufficient (FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY)
2023-12-04	Routine inspection	Emergency closure recommended DBPR: Emergency order recommended	2	1	4	1.24	8 areas 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 45 Fire extinguishers - proper and sufficient (FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY)
2023-08-28	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	3	3	8	1.24	12 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 11 Personnel with infections restricted (x3) 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 32 Restrooms with self-closing doors, fixtures operate properly, facility clean, supplied with hand-soap, disposable towels or hand drying devices, tissue, covered waste receptacles 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 38 Lighting provided as required. Fixtures shielded 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 45 Fire extinguishers - proper and sufficient (FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY) 50 Current license properly displayed

A routine inspection is one visit on one day. Inspectors in different counties record violations differently, so compare a count with its county average, not with a restaurant in another county. Nothing on this page is a rating. Source: DBPR inspection files, data as of 2026-11-09; DBPR's own record for this licence is the official one.