Shirley's Soulfood

8 Taft Avenue, Poughkeepsie, NY 12603

Passed · Oct 5, 2026 Directions
93
Excellent BiteKarma score 93 out of 100
How the BiteKarma score works

Each routine inspection starts at 100 and loses 7 points for every critical violation and 2 for every other one, half again as much when the same problem was cited at one of the two inspections before. A failed inspection counts as 69 at most. The score averages the five newest routine inspections, with the most recent counting most, and stays below 70 for 90 days after a fail unless the restaurant passes again. 90 and up is excellent, 80s good, 70s fair, and below 70 poor.

At a glance

  • Passed 9 of 9 graded inspections since 2024.
  • Last inspected Oct 5, 2026: passed with 2 violations.
  • Keeps coming up: Enough refrigerated storage equipment is not present, properly designed, maintained or operated so that all potentially hazardous foods are cooled properly and stored below 45°F as required., cited 2 times, plus 2 other repeat issues.
  • 3 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 9 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Passed Oct 5

    Inspection

    2 violations
    • Minor Non food contact surfaces of equipment not clean
    • Minor Improper use and storage of clean, sanitized equipment and utensils
  3. Passed Apr 23

    Re-Inspection

    No violations

  4. Passed Apr 16

    Inspection

    1 violation, 1 critical
    • Critical Enough refrigerated storage equipment is not present, properly designed, maintained or operated so that all potentially hazardous foods are cooled properly and stored below 45°F as required.
  5. 2025
  6. Passed Sep 5

    Re-Inspection

    No violations

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