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AKELS DELI AND GRILLE

1 INDEPENDENT DR STE 110, JACKSONVILLE, FL 32202

License #2613081

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Quick take

AKELS DELI AND GRILLE in JACKSONVILLE currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 70 out of 100 — a C grade — a noticeable pattern of violations across recent inspections. This restaurant has 2 inspections on record from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on May 6, 2026. Across those visits, inspectors documented 18 total violations — 2 critical, 5 major, 11 minor.

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Record snapshot

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Inspections on file
2
Clean inspections
0
Callback visits
0
Latest clean pass
None on file yet

The latest inspection on May 6, 2026 included 2 critical violations, 4 major, and 8 minor.

Inspection data quality

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100%
Imported observations
18
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Inspection timeline

Inspection History

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  • Administrative complaint recommended
  • [13-03-4] Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Cook cooking, no hair restraint, put hat on
  • [14-38-4] Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Lid cracked for bulk flour container
  • [22-02-4] Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Interior ledge of grill with old build up, toaster oven with old food build up,
  • [40-06-5] Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Cellphone on prep table, employee moved it
  • [51-11-4] Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. By soda syrup, operator secured them with chain
  • [41-17-4] Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. A couple without names by triple sink, employee labeled them cleaner and degreaser
  • [05-09-4] No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. In display cooler at front counter
  • [29-11-4] Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Hasnt sink by side next to prep area leaks on waste pipe
  • [21-12-4] Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Towels not in sanitizer water, a little bit of sanitizer in bucket, employee added more
  • [31B-02-4] No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Hand sink by side next to prep, employee placed some
  • [12A-27-4] Employee cracked raw shell eggs and then handled ready-to-eat food and/or clean equipment or utensils without washing hands. Employee cracked eggs then changed gloves and then grabbed pitta bread, explained to him and he washed hands and discarded pitta
  • [25-05-4] Single-service articles improperly stored. Boxes with cups on floor, front counter, explained to operator
  • [02B-02-5] Raw/undercooked animal food offered and establishment has no written consumer advisory. Raw animal foods must be fully cooked prior to service. For undercooked eggs, manager printed and placed it
  • [03A-02-5] Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. 60f cheeses on table by grill, employee wrote time, could not find 4 hrs procedure and no time on board, operator wrote time
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AKELS DELI AND GRILLE has some meaningful issues on record. Would you still eat here?

C record

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