OOOOH YEAAH! Statewide read: Duval County's chronic density is 18% above the Florida average. Duval County posts 112 recent high-priority hits. Mix: 2 sushi bars, 1 American Steak, 1 Bakery, and 1 Diner. BROTHER.
Emergency Orders
43 records this window
Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
OH YEAH, MEAN GENE! NERO’S CAFE/TINI MARTINI BAR in St. Augustine, THE CAJUN BEACH in Flagler Beach and LAS DELICIAS DE JUANCHO in Jacksonville carried the front of this Duval County file. 43 emergency-order shutdowns in the 90-day window — DBPR ordered the kitchen closed on the spot. These are the most actionable signals: faster than admin actions, faster than license cancellation, faster than corporate dissolution. Across the Red Alert cohort: 1 American Steak, 1 Fast Food, 1 Seafood, and 1 Tiki Bar. Trend line: emergency-order volume is steady against the last public cut. OH YEAH.
- NERO’S CAFE/TINI MARTINI BARSt. Augustine1 HPScore 100last visit 2026-03-09
- THE CAJUN BEACHFlagler Beach2 HP1 INT1 BASScore 211last visit 2026-05-13
- LAS DELICIAS DE JUANCHOJacksonville3 HP1 BASScore 301last visit 2026-05-18
- RENEGADES ON THE RIVERCrescent City4 HP2 INT6 BASPestScore 476last visit 2026-05-20
- DAIRY QUEENFernandina Beach1 HP1 BASScore 101last visit 2026-05-12
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Near Miss
112 records this window
Inspections in the last 30 days that posted high-priority violations but were not shut down.
THE CREAM RISES TO THE TOP — OH YEAH! FORD'S GARAGE in St. Augustine, THE DOUGH SHOW in Jacksonville and OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE #1034 in St. Augustine led the board in Duval County. 112 high-priority citations posted in the 30-day window — none of these resulted in an emergency-order closure (those are in Red Alert). They are the near-miss watch list: restaurants that drew inspector attention but stayed open. Any of them could receive a follow-up inspection. The recurring violation labels were HP and BAS. THE MADNESS.
- FORD'S GARAGESt. Augustine4 HP2 INT6 BASPestScore 476last visit 2026-05-05
- THE DOUGH SHOWJacksonville3 HP2 INTPestScore 370last visit 2026-05-22
- OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE #1034St. Augustine3 HP1 INT3 BASPestScore 363last visit 2025-12-10
- THE METRO DINERSt. Augustine6 HP5 BASScore 605last visit 2026-05-11
- KAZU SUSHI BURRITOJacksonville5 HP3 INT13 BASPestScore 593last visit 2025-12-16
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Worst Offenders
477 records this window
Active enforcement targets and repeat offenders: restaurants carrying emergency-order history, chronic 11-year systemic violation patterns, or cross-flag enforcement tiers.
SKY'S THE LIMIT AND SPACE IS THE PLACE! 477 historical bad actors surface in Duval County on the 11-year pattern view, led by EL SOL DE MEXICO, 5TH ELEMENT TASTE OF INDIA. The full repeat-offender record sits below.
- EL SOL DE MEXICOJacksonvilleActive bad actorlast visit 03/25/2026
- 5TH ELEMENT TASTE OF INDIAJacksonvilleActive bad actorlast visit 05/18/2026
- INDULGENCE SOUTHERN BISTROJacksonvilleActive bad actorlast visit 11/12/2025
- HANA SUSHI ASIAN CUISINESaint JohnsActive bad actorlast visit 03/06/2026
- GILI'S KITCHENJacksonvilleActive bad actorCurrently Activelast visit 02/11/2026
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Closures
63 records this window
The closed-door file: confirmed shutdowns, owner-validated closure posts, DBPR status signals, and external places data that say service has stopped.
SNAP INTO IT! Velchoffs Corner in Palatka, JIM'S PLACE in St. Augustine and BO GATOR'S in Palm Coast drew the loudest scorecard in Duval County. 63 restaurants carry one or more defunct-indicator signals (silent inspector, license inactive, corp dissolved, or third-party verifier confirmation) in the 90-day public window. Across the closure-signal cohort: 5 hotels, 4 American spots, 4 burgers, and 4 Chinese spots. 44 standalone restaurants and 19 chain locations. Trend line: closure-signals volume is steady against the last public cut. These are signals, not all confirmed permanent closures — Closure Score 4/4 = third-party verified; lower scores = likely / probable / DBPR-flagged-inactive. OOOOH YEAH.
- Velchoffs CornerPalatkaclosure score 5
- JIM'S PLACESt. Augustineclosure score 3
- BO GATOR'SPalm Coastclosure score 3
- SLEEP INN & SUITES OF PALATKAPalatkaclosure score 3
- EL RINCON DE NERI'SJacksonvilleclosure score 3
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Off the Radar
794 records this window
Merged ghost + distressed licenses: active on paper but no DBPR inspection in 365+ days, or carrying administrative-lapse signals (status 45/46 grace, Sunbiz IFLAL, near-expiry).
NOBODY LIKES A QUITTER! 794 off-radar licenses surface in Duval County this cycle — 97 DBPR-active licenses with no inspector visit in 365+ days (off-cadence under Florida statute 61C-1.002); 739 with formal DBPR distress signals (Status 45/46, IFLAL, annual inspection gap); 42 appearing in both categories. 10 additional licenses were escalated to Closures with stronger confirmation signals.
- MAMA KIMS ICE CREAM PARLORBunnell
- SUNDECKPonte Vedra
- WHATCHA COOKINGJacksonville
- DIDTHAT FUNNEL CAKES AND MOREJacksonville
- CHANNEL SIDEPalm Coast
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New Owners
19 records this window
DBPR ownership-change records in the last 30 days — "Approve Change Owner Request" actions.
FUNKY LIKE A MONKEY! URBAN AIR ADVENTURE PARK JACKSONVILLE in Jacksonville, SWEET & SALTY SISTERS in Orange Park and EINSTEIN BROS BAGELS in Jacksonville carried the front of this Duval County file. 19 ownership-change filings posted in the 30-day window. Trend line: ownership-change volume is even with the last public cut. These are operator turnovers — a new owner-of-record on an existing license — not closures, cancellations, or revocations.
- URBAN AIR ADVENTURE PARK JACKSONVILLEJacksonville
- SWEET & SALTY SISTERSOrange Park
- EINSTEIN BROS BAGELSJacksonville
- SCRUFFYSPalm Coast
- REHAB SPORTS BARBunnell
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Chain Activity
72 records this window
Multi-location chain brands flagged via aggregated signals across all locations.
I REMEMBER WAY BACK WHEN… 72 chain brands surface in Duval County’s rollup, covering 440 locations between them: 141 FSQ-confirmed closures, 12 lapsed licenses. Leading brands: Burger King, Taco Bell Of America Llc, Jimmy John's. BROTHER.
- Burger KingFlorida33 flagged locations
- Taco Bell Of America LlcFlorida16 flagged locations
- Jimmy John'sFlorida10 flagged locations
- Hardee'sFlorida13 flagged locations
- Compass Group Usa IncFlorida9 flagged locations
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Most Improved
7 records this window
Restaurants whose recent-window violation count is at least 50% lower than the prior window, with the most recent inspection clean.
THE MADNESS IS RUNNING WILD! JACKSONVILLE GOLF & CTRY CLUB in Jacksonville, STONER'S PIZZA JOINT PALM COAST in Palm Coast and VERNON'S RESTAURANT in Ponte Vedra Beach put the sharpest marks on Duval County's list. 7 restaurants met the sustained-improvement test: at least four inspections in each 12-month window, recent HP+Critical counts cut by 50% or more, and an active license. JACKSONVILLE GOLF & CTRY CLUB in Jacksonville dropped HP+Critical counts from 7 to 1 across the two 12-month windows (85.7% better). BROTHER, BELIEVE THAT.
- JACKSONVILLE GOLF & CTRY CLUBJacksonville4 INTScore 40
- STONER'S PIZZA JOINT PALM COASTPalm Coast
- VERNON'S RESTAURANTPonte Vedra Beach
- CHINA 1Jacksonville1 INTScore 10
- CHICK-FIL-A MIDDLEBURGMiddleburg1 INTScore 10
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Openings
32 records this window
New DBPR licenses plus confirmed opening signals: the places that just joined the map and still need their first public-record track record.
I GOT NEWS FOR YOU, BROTHER — Total for Duval County: 32 opening signals. 1 announced via FB/news/operator signal; 34 DBPR-new license records still awaiting outside confirmation. Current names include REMYS FLAVORED ICE in Jacksonville, ANCHOR 28 in St. Augustine and FLORIDIAN RESTAURANT in St. Augustine. DIG IT, BROTHER.
- REMYS FLAVORED ICEJacksonville
- ANCHOR 28St. Augustine
- FLORIDIAN RESTAURANTSt. Augustine
- ZION WATER ICEJacksonville
- LOCHSIDE FLORIDACrescent City
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Clean Plates
142 records this window
Restaurants with multiple inspections in the current quarter and zero high-priority or intermediate violations.
TOWER OF POWER, TOO SWEET TO BE SOUR! 142 Duval County licensees ran a clean Q2 2026 ledger across multiple inspections — BLUE WATER BAY, COLUMBIA RESTAURANT OF ST AUG, ELEVEN SOUTH among them. These are repeat visits with zero high-priority or intermediate violations — the operators rewarded for consistency, not one lucky inspection. BLUE WATER BAY stretched a high-priority-free run to 8 inspections covering roughly 2 years. BELIEVE IT.
- BLUE WATER BAYMelrose
- COLUMBIA RESTAURANT OF ST AUGSt. Augustine
- ELEVEN SOUTHJacksonville Beach
- KEKES BREAKFAST CAFESt. Augustine
- PALM COAST LANESPalm Coast
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