Listen, we have a massive problem in Duval County. The chronic density here is 18% above the Florida average. That is not a fluke; that is a pattern of failure! Yo, look at these numbers! Duval County racked up 108 recent high-priority hits. We are talking about a disaster zone involving 2 sushi bars, 1 American Steak, 1 Bakery, and 1 Diner. Unacceptable!
Emergency Orders
41 records this window
Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
Listen, look at these numbers in Duval County! NERO’S CAFE/TINI MARTINI BAR in St. Augustine, DUNKIN & BASKIN ROBBINS STORE 336447 in Jacksonville and THE CAJUN BEACH in Flagler Beach just drew the loudest scorecard in the region. Listen, we are talking about 41 emergency-order shutdowns in the 90-day window. That is not a warning, that is DBPR ordering those kitchens closed on the spot! Now, get this—these signals move faster than any admin action or license cancellation. We are talking lightning speed compared to corporate dissolution. In this Red Alert cohort, we got 1 American Steak, 1 Cafe, 1 Seafood, and 1 Tiki Bar getting slammed. The volume of these emergency orders is staying steady against the last public cut.
- NERO’S CAFE/TINI MARTINI BARSt. Augustine1 HPScore 100last visit 2026-05-29
- DUNKIN & BASKIN ROBBINS STORE 336447Jacksonville2 HP4 INT1 BASPestScore 291last visit 2026-05-27
- THE CAJUN BEACHFlagler Beach2 HP1 INT1 BASScore 211last visit 2026-05-26
- LAS DELICIAS DE JUANCHOJacksonville3 HP1 BASScore 301last visit 2026-05-18
- RENEGADES ON THE RIVERCrescent City4 HP2 INT6 BASPestScore 476last visit 2026-05-20
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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.
Yo, listen! We got a situation in Duval County with FORD'S GARAGE in St. Augustine, THE DOUGH SHOW in Jacksonville and OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE #1034 in St. Augustine racking up the loudest scorecards in the region. I am talking 108 high-priority citations posted in the 30-day window! That is not a minor slip; that is a total breakdown of the system. Look, none of these resulted in an emergency-order closure, so they are sitting on the near-miss watch list. These spots drew heavy inspector attention but stayed open, though any one of them could be staring down a follow-up inspection right now. The recurring violation labels were HP and BAS.
- FORD'S GARAGESt. Augustine4 HP2 INT6 BASPestScore 476last visit 2026-05-29
- THE DOUGH SHOWJacksonville3 HP2 INTPestScore 370last visit 2026-05-22
- OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE #1034St. Augustine3 HP1 INT3 BASPestScore 363last visit 2026-05-29
- THE METRO DINERSt. Augustine6 HP5 BASScore 605last visit 2026-05-28
- KAZU SUSHI BURRITOJacksonville5 HP3 INT13 BASPestScore 593last visit 2026-05-28
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Worst Offenders
253 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.
Listen, We are talking about 253 historical bad actors surfacing on the 11-year pattern view. That is not a fluke; that is a legacy of failure. Yo, look at the top of the list! CASA DORA ITALIAN CAFE in Jacksonville and GRILLED CHEESE GALLERY in Jacksonville are leading the pack as repeat offenders. The full record of these chronic failures sits below.
- CASA DORA ITALIAN CAFEJacksonvilleActive bad actorlast visit 01/26/2026
- GRILLED CHEESE GALLERYSt. AugustineActive bad actorlast visit 02/20/2026
- RAMADA BY WYNDHAM JAX HOTEL AND CCJacksonvilleActive bad actorlast visit 04/27/2026
- EL SOL DE MEXICOJacksonvilleActive bad actorlast visit 05/27/2026
- 5TH ELEMENT TASTE OF INDIAJacksonvilleActive bad actorlast visit 05/18/2026
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Closures
53 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.
Yo, look at these names in Duval County! Velchoffs Corner in Palatka, JIM'S PLACE in St. Augustine and J C PARKMAN in Yulee are leading the pack for all the wrong reasons. Listen, 53 restaurants are flashing red flags with one or more defunct-indicator signals in the 90-day public window. We are talking silent inspectors, inactive licenses, dissolved corporations, or third-party verifiers saying these places are gone. Now check out this breakdown because it is unbelievable! In this closure-signal cohort, we got 4 American spots, 4 Chinese spots, 4 hotels and 3 burger joints hitting the wall. That is 35 standalone restaurants and 18 chain locations just vanishing. Look, these are signals, not all confirmed permanent closures. If you see a Closure Score of 4/4, it is third-party verified, but anything lower is just likely, probable or DBPR-flagged-inactive.
- Velchoffs CornerPalatkaclosure score 5
- JIM'S PLACESt. Augustineclosure score 3
- J C PARKMANYuleeclosure score 3
- I NOODLE 2St. Johnsclosure score 3
- DJ'S BILLIARD ROOMPalatkaclosure score 3
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Off the Radar
292 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).
Listen, we have a massive blind spot in Duval County. We are talking about 292 off-radar licenses surfacing this cycle. That is an absolute disaster for transparency. Yo, look at these numbers. You have 79 DBPR-active licenses that have not seen an inspector in 365+ days. That is a full year of zero oversight under Florida statute 61C-1.002. It is unbelievable. But wait, it gets worse. We have 203 licenses flashing formal DBPR distress signals, from Status 45 and 46 to IFLAL and annual inspection gaps. Get this: 79 of those are hitting both categories of failure. To top it all off, 6 additional licenses were escalated to Closures with stronger confirmation signals.
- MAMA KIMS ICE CREAM PARLORBunnell
- GYPSY ROSE MOON BITES CATERINGSt. Augustine
- SUNDECKPonte Vedra
- CRAZY GOOD EATSPalm Coast
- TWO SISTERS AND A DEVILED CRABOrange Park
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New Owners
17 records this window
DBPR ownership-change records in the last 30 days — "Approve Change Owner Request" actions.
Yo, look at the scorecard in Duval County. URBAN AIR ADVENTURE PARK JACKSONVILLE in Jacksonville, SWEET & SALTY SISTERS in Orange Park and EINSTEIN BROS BAGELS in Jacksonville are leading the pack with the loudest numbers in the region. Listen, we saw 17 ownership-change filings post in the 30-day window. This volume is exactly even with the last public cut. Let me be clear: these are operator turnovers where a new owner-of-record takes over an existing license; they are 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
71 records this window
Multi-location chain brands flagged via aggregated signals across all locations.
Yo, we are looking at a massive footprint in Duval County with 71 chain brands across 441 locations. Yo, look at these numbers. We have 140 FSQ-confirmed closures and 11 lapsed licenses. Burger King, Taco Bell Of America Llc, and Jimmy John's are the big names leading this pack.
- 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
4 records this window
Restaurants whose recent-window violation count is at least 50% lower than the prior window, with the most recent inspection clean.
Look, we have some noise in Duval County. STONER'S PIZZA JOINT PALM COAST in Palm Coast, CHICK-FIL-A MIDDLEBURG in Middleburg and KFC # L518069 in Jacksonville drew the loudest scorecards in the region. We are talking about a serious lack of discipline in those kitchens. But look, we have to give credit where it is due. 4 restaurants passed the sustained-improvement test by keeping an active license and slashing their HP+Critical counts by 50% or more across four inspections in each 12-month window. STONER'S PIZZA JOINT PALM COAST in Palm Coast put in the work, dropping those HP+Critical counts from 6 down to 1 across two 12-month windows for a massive 83.3% improvement.
- STONER'S PIZZA JOINT PALM COASTPalm Coast
- CHICK-FIL-A MIDDLEBURGMiddleburg1 INTScore 10
- KFC # L518069Jacksonville1 BASPestScore 51
- CHEF CE’TIAJacksonville3 BASScore 3
Openings
27 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.
Look, listen up! We got a massive wave of new energy hitting Duval County with 27 opening signals. Look, we have 1 announced via FB, news, or operator signal, plus 29 DBPR-new license records that are still waiting for outside confirmation. Check the lineup coming to the neighborhood. We are talking about REMYS FLAVORED ICE in Jacksonville, ANCHOR 28 in St. Augustine, and FLORIDIAN RESTAURANT in St. Augustine.
- REMYS FLAVORED ICEJacksonville
- ANCHOR 28St. Augustine
- FLORIDIAN RESTAURANTSt. Augustine
- ZION WATER ICEJacksonville
- LOCHSIDE FLORIDACrescent City
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Clean Plates
163 records this window
Restaurants with multiple inspections in the current quarter and zero high-priority or intermediate violations.
Look, we have some real winners in Duval County. 163 licensees absolutely crushed it in Q2 2026, staying clean across multiple inspections. I am talking about BY DESIGN CATERING in Jacksonville, SONAPA GRILLE in Jacksonville, and FOUR POINTS BY SHERATON JACKSONVILLE BEACHFRONT in Jacksonville Beach. Yo, this is not some one-time fluke or a lucky break with the inspector. These operators are showing us what consistency looks like with zero high-priority or intermediate violations. Look at BY DESIGN CATERING in Jacksonville—they stretched a high-priority-free run to 34 inspections over roughly 8.5 years. That is legendary!
- BY DESIGN CATERINGSt. Augustine
- SONAPA GRILLEJacksonville Beach
- FOUR POINTS BY SHERATON JACKSONVILLE BEACHFRONTJacksonville Beach
- SONNY`S REAL PIT BAR B QPalm Coast
- THE LANDING STRIP TAVERNPalm Coast
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