I'm tellin' ya, Duval County is a real mess right now. The chronic density in Duval County is 18% above the Florida average, and it's enough to make you sick. Madonn'. The law caught 96 recent high-priority hits across the county. We’re talkin’ about a mix of 1 Brunch, 1 Pizza, 1 Seafood, and 1 Sushi joint that couldn't get their act together. Fuhgeddaboudit.
Emergency Orders
45 records this window
Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
ROYALE CAFE in Jacksonville, PHILLY BOYZ FERNANDINA in Yulee and THE HIDDEN CRAB in Fernandina Beach carried the front of this Duval County file. Madonn', the law hit hard with 45 emergency-order shutdowns in the 90-day window. That means DBPR ordered the kitchen closed on the spot. These are the most actionable signals you're gonna see, faster than admin actions, faster than license cancellation, or a corporate dissolution. Fuhgeddaboudit, it's a serious situation. Across the Red Alert cohort, we saw 2 cafes and 1 Seafood place get hit. I'm tellin' ya, the emergency-order volume is steady against the last public cut.
- ROYALE CAFEJacksonville4 HP3 INT3 BASPestScore 483last visit 2025-10-24
- PHILLY BOYZ FERNANDINAYulee2 HP1 INT3 BASPestScore 263last visit 2026-06-04
- THE HIDDEN CRABFernandina Beach3 HP1 BASPestScore 351last visit 2026-06-01
- NERO’S CAFE/TINI MARTINI BARSt. Augustine1 HPPestScore 150last visit 2026-05-29
- DUNKIN & BASKIN ROBBINS STORE 336447Jacksonville2 HP4 INT1 BASPestScore 291last visit 2026-05-27
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Near Miss
96 records this window
Inspections in the last 30 days that posted high-priority violations but were not shut down.
RINCON EL GUAJIRO in Palm Coast, KEKE'S BREAKFAST CAFE 304115 in Jacksonville, and TEQUILAS MEXICAN RESTAURANT in Jacksonville led the pack for trouble in Duval County. They all drew high-priority citations recently. I'm tellin' ya, they're on the near-miss watch list. The law slapped 96 high-priority citations across the area in the last 30 days. None of 'em got hit with an emergency order to shut down, so they’re still open for business. They all walked away with HP and INT violations, but they better watch their backs before a follow-up inspection comes knocking. Capisce?
- RINCON EL GUAJIROPalm Coast5 HP6 INT4 BASPestScore 614last visit 2025-05-29
- KEKE'S BREAKFAST CAFE 304115Jacksonville6 HP2 INT9 BASPestScore 679last visit 2026-02-26
- TEQUILAS MEXICAN RESTAURANTJacksonville4 HP1 INTScore 410last visit 2026-03-31
- O C WHITESSt. Augustine3 HP1 INT9 BASPestScore 369last visit 2025-11-21
- CORNERSTONE CAFESt. Augustine3 HP1 INT5 BASPestScore 365last visit 2025-07-22
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Worst Offenders
224 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.
Madonn', you look at the long game and it's a real mess. The law found 224 historical bad actors in Duval County when looking at the 11-year pattern. Madonn'. Leading this pack of mooks are CASA DORA ITALIAN CAFE in Jacksonville and GRILLED CHEESE GALLERY in Jacksonville. They keep making the same mistakes over and over again. Fuhgeddaboudit.
- 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
20 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.
Mr Shark Crab Shack in Jacksonville, HOT DIGGITY DAWGS AND MORE in Jacksonville and JIM'S PLACE in St. Augustine are the ones making me lose my appetite. They left the sharpest marks on the Duval County list, I'm tellin' ya. In the 90-day window, 20 restaurants are showing closure signals like inactive licenses or dissolved corps. We’re lookin' at 2 Mexican spots, 2 seafood joints, 1 Hotel, and 1 Ice Cream shop that might be gone for good. Madonn'. Out of those 20, you got 16 standalone shops and 4 chain locations. Now listen to me, these are just signals, not all confirmed permanent closures yet. Unless they hit a Closure Score 4/4, they're just likely or probable, capisce?
- Mr Shark Crab ShackJacksonvilleclosure score 5
- HOT DIGGITY DAWGS AND MOREJACKSONVILLEclosure score 2
- JIM'S PLACESt. Augustineclosure score 3
- NESBITT DREAMETTESaint Johnsclosure score 3
- RUBY PLACESAINT AUGUSTINEclosure score 2
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New Owners
20 records this window
DBPR ownership-change records in the last 30 days — "Approve Change Owner Request" actions.
JACKSONVILLE HILTON GARDEN INN in Jacksonville, TO BE FRANK JAX LLC in Jacksonville, and HOT WOK in Jacksonville led the pack in Duval County. I'm tellin' ya, it is what it is with these changes. The filings show 20 ownership-change filings posted in the 30-day window. These are just operator turnovers where a new owner-of-record takes over an existing license, so don't get it twisted—it ain't no closures, cancellations, or revocations. Capisce?
- JACKSONVILLE HILTON GARDEN INNJacksonville
- TO BE FRANK JAX LLCJacksonville
- HOT WOKJacksonville
- ROSE L CARIBBEAN RESTAURANTJacksonville
- FRITANGA NICA JAXJacksonville
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Chain Activity
71 records this window
Multi-location chain brands flagged via aggregated signals across all locations.
Fuhgeddaboudit, 71 chain brands popped up in the Duval County rollup, coverin' 441 locations between 'em. The law found 140 FSQ-confirmed closures and 11 lapsed licenses. You got the usual mooks leadin' the pack like Burger King, Taco Bell Of America Llc, and Jimmy John's. Fuhgeddaboudit.
- 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
3 records this window
Restaurants whose recent-window violation count is at least 50% lower than the prior window, with the most recent inspection clean.
STONER'S PIZZA JOINT PALM COAST in Palm Coast, KFC # L518069 in Jacksonville, and CHEF CE’TIA in Jacksonville drew the loudest scorecard in Duval County. These three spots actually met the sustained-improvement test after the law came knocking. They had at least four inspections in each 12-month window, cut their high-priority and critical counts by 50% or more, and kept an active license. Fuhgeddaboudit. STONER'S PIZZA JOINT PALM COAST in Palm Coast really put in the work, dropping their HP+Critical counts from 6 down to 1 across those two 12-month windows. That is an 83.3% improvement. Good for you, kid. I'm tellin' ya.
- STONER'S PIZZA JOINT PALM COASTPalm Coast
- KFC # L518069Jacksonville1 BASPestScore 51
- CHEF CE’TIAJacksonville3 BASScore 3
Openings
67 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.
Fuhgeddaboudit, Total for Duval County: 67 opening signals. 1 announced via FB/news/operator signal; 44 DBPR-new license records still awaiting outside confirmation. Current names include ATHENA RESTAURANT in St. Augustine, COL.MUSTARD’S PHABULOUS SMASH BURGERS in Atlantic Beach and OCEAN STREET TACOS / THE CIRCUIT in Jacksonville. Capisce?
- ATHENA RESTAURANTST AUGUSTINEconfirmed open
- COL.MUSTARD’S PHABULOUS SMASH BURGERSATLANTIC BEACHconfirmed open
- OCEAN STREET TACOS / THE CIRCUITJACKSONVILLEconfirmed open
- JIM'S PLACESAINT AUGUSTINEconfirmed open
- PANDA HOUSEJACKSONVILLEconfirmed open
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Clean Plates
186 records this window
Restaurants with multiple inspections in the current quarter and zero high-priority or intermediate violations.
Madonn', 186 Duval County licensees ran a clean Q2 2026 ledger across multiple inspections — BY DESIGN CATERING, SONAPA GRILLE, FOUR POINTS BY SHERATON JACKSONVILLE BEACHFRONT among them. These are repeat visits with zero high-priority or intermediate violations — the operators rewarded for consistency, not one lucky inspection. BY DESIGN CATERING stretched a high-priority-free run to 34 inspections covering roughly 8.5 years. What're you gonna do.
- 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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