Mija, escuchame, Duval County is having a real mishegoss with food safety. The chronic density there is 18% above the Florida average, and it makes my heart ache just thinking about it. Ay bendito, they posted 106 recent high-priority hits across Duval County. It is a real shanda, including 1 American Steak, 1 Diner, 1 Mediterranean, and 1 Pizza place that failed to keep things clean. No tiene vergüenza.
Emergency Orders
43 records this window
Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
Oy, mein kind, mein kind — a real shanda. THE HIDDEN CRAB in Fernandina Beach, NERO’S CAFE/TINI MARTINI BAR in St. Augustine and DUNKIN & BASKIN ROBBINS STORE 336447 in Jacksonville drew the loudest scorecard in Duval County. Ay bendito, there were 43 emergency-order shutdowns in the 90-day window where inspectors ordered the kitchen closed on the spot. These signals happen faster than admin actions, faster than license cancellation, or corporate dissolution. Oy gevalt, look at this mess. Across the Red Alert cohort, we saw 2 seafood spots, 1 American Steak, and 1 Cafe. The emergency-order volume is steady against the last public cut, so don't say I didn't warn you. Mejor no comas allí.
- THE HIDDEN CRABFernandina Beach3 HP1 BASScore 301last visit 2025-12-17
- 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
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Near Miss
106 records this window
Inspections in the last 30 days that posted high-priority violations but were not shut down.
Ay bendito — giving me a headache. GROUPER SHACK JAX BEACH in Jacksonville Beach, COURTYARD AMELIA ISLAND in Fernandina Beach, and THE BEACH CLUB AT SUMMER BEACH in Amelia Island were the worst of it for Duval County recently. Ay bendito, they pulled 106 high-priority citations in the 30-day window, but none of them were shut down by an emergency order. They are just sitting there on a near-miss list, catching HP and BAS violations like it is nothing, schmutz everywhere. Any one of them could see an inspector walking back through that door any day now. Mejor no comas allí.
- GROUPER SHACK JAX BEACHJacksonville Beach6 HP3 INT7 BASScore 637last visit 2025-12-15
- COURTYARD AMELIA ISLANDFernandina Beach4 HP1 INT6 BASPestScore 466last visit 2026-05-04
- THE BEACH CLUB AT SUMMER BEACHAmelia Island3 HP1 INT5 BASScore 315last visit 2025-05-02
- SLICE OAKLEAFJacksonville5 HP1 INT4 BASPestScore 564last visit 2026-01-15
- FANCY SUSHIJacksonville4 HP5 INT7 BASPestScore 507last visit 2025-11-03
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Worst Offenders
223 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.
Por Dios y la Santísima — me. A shanda und a charpa is what I am seeing in the records for Duval County. Mira, hijita, 223 historical bad actors surfaced on the 11-year pattern view. It is pure mishegoss, led by CASA DORA ITALIAN CAFE in Jacksonville and GRILLED CHEESE GALLERY in Jacksonville. No tiene vergüenza.
- CASA DORA ITALIAN CAFEJacksonvilleActive bad actorlast visit 01/26/2026
- GRILLED CHEESE GALLERYSt. AugustineActive bad actorlast visit 02/20/2026
- CASA MARINA HOTEL & RESTAURANTJacksonville BeachActive bad actorlast visit 03/26/2026
- RED LANTERNJacksonvilleActive bad actorlast visit 01/13/2026
- RAMADA BY WYNDHAM JAX HOTEL AND CCJacksonvilleActive bad actorlast visit 04/27/2026
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Closures
16 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.
Coño, mija, perdóname pero — VELCHOFFS CORNER in Palatka, HOT DIGGITY DAWGS AND MORE in Jacksonville, and JIM'S PLACE in St. Augustine are the ones making my heart ache on this list for Duval County. Oy gevalt, 16 restaurants are showing closure signals in the 90-day public window, which means they might be gone—whether it is a silent inspector, an inactive license, or a dissolved corporation. Among these likely defunct spots, we see 2 Mexican places, 1 Hotel, 1 Pizza place, and 1 Sports Bar. Mira lo que te digo, this group includes 13 standalone restaurants and 3 chain locations. Don't get me started on the confusion, mija—these are just signals, not all confirmed permanent closures, because only a score of 4/4 is third-party verified while the others are just likely or flagged by the DBPR. Mejor no comas allí.
- Velchoffs CornerPalatkaclosure score 5
- HOT DIGGITY DAWGS AND MOREJACKSONVILLEclosure score 2
- JIM'S PLACESt. Augustineclosure score 3
- RUBY PLACESAINT AUGUSTINEclosure score 2
- SIMONETTA'S BRICK OVEN PIZZA BUSJACKSONVILLEclosure score 2
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New Owners
17 records this window
DBPR ownership-change records in the last 30 days — "Approve Change Owner Request" actions.
Mira, hijita — in Jacksonville, AMELIA'S LATIN AMERICAN GRILL in Fernandina Beach and FORK YEAH! FAMILY GRILLE in St. Augustine put the sharpest marks on Duval County's list. Ay bendito, it is a lot to look at, but these are just changes in who is running things. Oy, mein kind, 17 ownership-change filings posted in the 30-day window. Pa' que sepas, these are operator turnovers—a new owner-of-record on an existing license—not closures, cancellations, or revocations. Nu? — y por qué no me sorprende, it is just people switching places. No tiene vergüenza.
- FRITANGA NICA JAXJacksonville
- AMELIA'S LATIN AMERICAN GRILLFernandina Beach
- FORK YEAH! FAMILY GRILLESt. Augustine
- SYRIAN BITESJacksonville
- FUEGO SOCIAL TACOS & TEQUILAJacksonville Beach
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Chain Activity
71 records this window
Multi-location chain brands flagged via aggregated signals across all locations.
Got in himmel — mess in Duval County. 71 chain brands showed up in the recent rollup, covering 441 locations between them, and my heart just sinks thinking about all that schmutz. Oy gevalt, what a disaster, 140 FSQ-confirmed closures and 11 lapsed licenses were found. The big names like Burger King, Taco Bell Of America Llc, and Jimmy John's are right in the middle of it. Qué barbaridad, mamala.
- 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.
A shanda und a charpa — PALM COAST in Palm Coast, CHICK-FIL-A MIDDLEBURG in Middleburg, and KFC # L518069 in Jacksonville were the names on the list for Duval County recently. But listen, there is a little bit of kvell to be had because 4 restaurants actually met the sustained-improvement test. They had at least four inspections in each 12-month window, cut their high-priority and critical violations by 50% or more, and kept an active license. Oy gevalt, qué desastre—well, not for this one, mein kindeleh. STONER'S PIZZA JOINT PALM COAST in Palm Coast actually did the work and dropped their high-priority and critical counts from 6 down to just 1 across those two 12-month windows, which is 83.3% better. Nu? It shows they are trying, but eat something—but not THERE.
- STONER'S PIZZA JOINT PALM COASTPalm Coast
- CHICK-FIL-A MIDDLEBURGMiddleburg1 INTScore 10
- KFC # L518069Jacksonville1 BASPestScore 51
- CHEF CE’TIAJacksonville3 BASScore 3
Openings
38 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. We see 40 DBPR-new license records that are still just waiting for outside confirmation, nu? Oy gevalt, the names are already popping up, including PAMELAS SOUTHERN SOUL KITCHEN in Ocala, SWEET ICE TREATS AND PEANUTS in Callahan, and WAGYU BURGER JOINT in Jacksonville. Eat something — but not THERE.
- PAMELAS SOUTHERN SOUL KITCHENOcala
- SWEET ICE TREATS AND PEANUTSCallahan
- WAGYU BURGER JOINTJacksonville
- OLE SCHOOL EATSJacksonville
- DEJA BREW COFFEESt. Augustine
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Clean Plates
173 records this window
Restaurants with multiple inspections in the current quarter and zero high-priority or intermediate violations.
Ay, mein bubbeleh — a kitchen that actually does things right and it makes my heart kvell. In Duval County, 173 licensees ran a clean Q2 2026 ledger across multiple inspections, including BY DESIGN CATERING in Jacksonville, SONAPA GRILLE in Jacksonville, and FOUR POINTS BY SHERATON JACKSONVILLE BEACHFRONT in Jacksonville Beach. Nu? — y por qué no me sorprende, because these aren't just lucky breaks, they are repeat visits with zero high-priority or intermediate violations. These operators are rewarded for consistency, not just one good day. Even BY DESIGN CATERING in Jacksonville stretched a high-priority-free run to 34 inspections covering roughly 8.5 years. Eat something — but not THERE.
- 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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