Mija, escuchame, the chronic density in Duval County is 18% above the Florida average. It is a shanda, truly. Duval County racked up 108 recent high-priority hits, including 2 sushi bars, 1 American Steak, 1 Bakery, and 1 Diner. Mejor no comas allí.
Emergency Orders
42 records this window
Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
Oy, mein kind, mein kind — BAR in St. Augustine, THE CAJUN BEACH in Flagler Beach and LAS DELICIAS DE JUANCHO in Jacksonville are the ones making a shanda of things in Duval County. Oy, 42 emergency-order shutdowns in the 90-day window where inspectors ordered the kitchen closed on the spot because it was too much mishegoss. Mejor no comas allí. Mira lo que te digo, these signals move faster than any paperwork or license cancellation or some corporate dissolution schmutz. In this Red Alert group we have 1 American Steak, 1 Fast Food, 1 Seafood, and 1 Tiki Bar. The volume of these emergency orders is steady compared to the last public cut. I tell you, mija — feh.
- 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
108 records this window
Inspections in the last 30 days that posted high-priority violations but were not shut down.
Ay bendito — St. Augustine, THE DOUGH SHOW in Jacksonville and OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE #1034 in St. Augustine led the board of failures in Duval County. 108 high-priority citations were posted in the 30-day window, but nu, none of these resulted in an emergency-order closure. Mejor no comas allí. Oy, mein kind, these are just a near-miss watch list with all this schmutz, meaning they drew inspector attention but stayed open. Any of them could receive a follow-up inspection for the mishegoss involving HP and BAS violations. I tell you, mija — feh.
- 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
475 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.
Mira lo que te digo, mija, there are 475 historical bad actors in Duval County showing up on this 11-year pattern. It is a total shanda, led by EL SOL DE MEXICO in Jacksonville and 5TH ELEMENT TASTE OF INDIA in Jacksonville. I tell you, mija — feh.
- 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.
A shanda und a charpa — Palatka, JIM'S PLACE in St. Augustine and BO GATOR'S in Palm Coast led the board in Duval County. Nu? It is a shanda that 63 restaurants carry one or more defunct-indicator signals like silent inspectors, inactive licenses, dissolved corps, or third-party verifier confirmation in the 90-day public window. Mejor no comas allí. Oy gevalt, qué desastre; across this closure-signal cohort we have 5 hotels, 4 American spots, 4 burgers, and 4 Chinese spots. That is 44 standalone restaurants and 19 chain locations dealing with this mishegoss. The volume of these closure-signals is steady against the last public cut, but remember mija, these are signals and not all confirmed permanent closures. Only a Closure Score 4/4 is third-party verified; lower scores are just likely, probable, or DBPR-flagged-inactive. I tell you, mija — feh.
- 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).
Coño, mija, perdóname pero — mishegoss in Duval County. We have 794 licenses that are just off the radar this cycle, and it makes me sick. There are 97 DBPR-active licenses where no inspector has bothered to visit in 365+ days, which is a total shanda under Florida statute 61C-1.002. Mejor no comas allí. Oy gevalt, qué desastre with the rest of them. Another 739 have formal DBPR distress signals, like Status 45/46, IFLAL, or an annual inspection gap, and 42 are in both categories. To top it off, 10 additional licenses were escalated to Closures with stronger confirmation signals. I tell you, mija — feh.
- MAMA KIMS ICE CREAM PARLORBunnell
- SUNDECKPonte Vedra
- WHATCHA COOKINGJacksonville
- DIDTHAT FUNNEL CAKES AND MOREJacksonville
- CHANNEL SIDEPalm Coast
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New Owners
18 records this window
DBPR ownership-change records in the last 30 days — "Approve Change Owner Request" actions.
Ay, mein bubbeleh — AIR ADVENTURE PARK JACKSONVILLE in Jacksonville, SWEET & SALTY SISTERS in Orange Park and EINSTEIN BROS BAGELS in Jacksonville leading the list of trouble in Duval County. I tell you, mija — feh. Oy, mein kind, 18 ownership-change filings posted in the 30-day window, which is just the same as before. Now listen, these are only operator turnovers where a new owner-of-record takes an existing license, not closures, cancellations, or revocations, but still, may they all wake up tomorrow with sechel.
- 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.
Got in himmel — real mishegoss with the big chains in Duval County. There are 72 brands across 440 locations, but look at this schmutz: 141 FSQ-confirmed closures and 12 lapsed licenses. Burger King, Taco Bell Of America Llc, and Jimmy John's are leading the pack in this disaster. Mejor no comas allí.
- 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
6 records this window
Restaurants whose recent-window violation count is at least 50% lower than the prior window, with the most recent inspection clean.
Por Dios y la Santísima — mija, STONER'S PIZZA JOINT PALM COAST in Palm Coast, VERNON'S RESTAURANT in Ponte Vedra Beach and CHINA 1 in Jacksonville led the board in Duval County. These ones actually tried to fix their mishegoss. I tell you, mija — feh. Oy gevalt, qué desastre, but 6 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. STONER'S PIZZA JOINT PALM COAST in Palm Coast dropped HP+Critical counts from 6 to 1 across the two 12-month windows, which is 83.3% better. May they all wake up tomorrow with sechel.
- STONER'S PIZZA JOINT PALM COASTPalm Coast
- VERNON'S RESTAURANTPonte Vedra Beach
- CHINA 1Jacksonville1 INTScore 10
- CHICK-FIL-A MIDDLEBURGMiddleburg1 INTScore 10
- KFC # L518069Jacksonville1 BASPestScore 51
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Openings
30 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.
Madre santa, Dios mío — opening signals in Duval County. There is 1 announced via FB/news/operator signal and 32 DBPR-new license records still awaiting outside confirmation, nu? I see names like REMYS FLAVORED ICE in Jacksonville, ANCHOR 28 in St. Augustine and FLORIDIAN RESTAURANT in St. Augustine, but let's see if they actually keep a clean kitchen. Comer es vivir, but not LIKE THAT.
- 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.
Mira, hijita, some people actually know how to clean a kitchen. 142 Duval County licensees ran a clean Q2 2026 ledger across multiple inspections, including BLUE WATER BAY in St. Augustine, COLUMBIA RESTAURANT OF ST AUG in St. Augustine, and ELEVEN SOUTH in Jacksonville. These are repeat visits with zero high-priority or intermediate violations, so nu, we can finally see some operators rewarded for consistency instead of just one lucky inspection. BLUE WATER BAY even stretched a high-priority-free run to 8 inspections covering roughly 2 years, which makes me kvell for once. Comer es vivir, but not LIKE THAT.
- BLUE WATER BAYMelrose
- COLUMBIA RESTAURANT OF ST AUGSt. Augustine
- ELEVEN SOUTHJacksonville Beach
- KEKES BREAKFAST CAFESt. Augustine
- PALM COAST LANESPalm Coast
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