In the Florida picture: Duval County's chronic density is 18% above the Florida average. Duval County shows 98 recent high-priority hits. Mix: 1 Bagels, 1 Brunch, 1 Cafe, and 1 Chinese. For civilians not fluent in state paperwork: a 90-day window means the recent inspection stretch, not a verdict on every kitchen in the county.
Emergency Orders
29 records this window
Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
Florida files this kind of thing under 'Tuesday': DUNKIN DONUTS in Middleburg, ROYALE CAFE in Jacksonville and BEACHCOMBER RESTAURANT in Saint Augustine Beac drew the loudest scorecard in Duval County. 29 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: 2 cafes, and 1 Seafood. Trend line: emergency-order volume is steady against the last public cut. For civilians not fluent in state paperwork: an emergency order means DBPR ordered service stopped until a callback inspection clears it. The swamp, for once, is not the problem.
- DUNKIN DONUTSMiddleburg1 HP1 BASScore 101last visit 2026-06-11
- ROYALE CAFEJacksonville3 HP2 INTPestScore 370last visit 2026-06-10
- BEACHCOMBER RESTAURANTSaint Augustine Beac5 HP2 INT7 BASPestScore 577last visit 2026-06-09
- PHILLY BOYZ FERNANDINAYulee2 HP1 INT3 BASPestScore 263last visit 2026-06-04
- THE HIDDEN CRABFernandina Beach3 HP1 BASPestScore 351last visit 2026-06-01
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Near Miss
98 records this window
Inspections in the last 30 days that posted high-priority violations but were not shut down.
Out where the heat melts the rules, here is the count: LA NOPALERA MEXICAN RESTAURANT in Jacksonville, MINDY'S CUBAN KITCHEN in Fleming Island and BAGELS R US #2 in Jacksonville ran away with the Duval County count. 98 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. For civilians not fluent in state paperwork: a high-priority violation is the state saying the risk can touch food safety right now. The inspectors merely wrote down the punchline.
- LA NOPALERA MEXICAN RESTAURANTJacksonville5 HP3 INT5 BASPestScore 585last visit 2026-04-15
- MINDY'S CUBAN KITCHENFleming Island4 HP2 INTPestScore 470last visit 2026-02-09
- BAGELS R US #2Jacksonville5 HP2 INT8 BASScore 528last visit 2026-01-27
- CIMARRONE GOLF CLUBSt. Johns4 HP2 INT2 BASPestScore 472last visit 2025-10-31
- THE LOOP PIZZA GRILLSt. Johns4 HP5 BASScore 405last visit 2025-12-03
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Chronic Violation Record
217 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.
Even the alligators in the parking lot have seen better: 217 restaurants with chronic violation records surface in Duval County on the 11-year pattern view, led by CASA DORA ITALIAN CAFE, GRILLED CHEESE GALLERY. The full repeat-offender record sits below. For civilians not fluent in state paperwork: chronic violation record is our shorthand for an 11-year repeat-offender pattern, not a verdict on the operator. The inspectors merely wrote down the punchline.
- 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
59 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.
Tropical storm or no, the citations keep landing: TEQUILA'S TOWN MEXICAN RESTAURANT in Jacksonville, BEIRUT RESTAURANT & SPIRIT in Jacksonville and BIGGIES 5 POINTS RIVERSIDE in Jacksonville headlined the Duval County rundown. 26 closures confirmed via news, state action, or multiple agreeing social signals. Another 3 surfaced from single-source social signals and remain under review — reported, not confirmed. For civilians not fluent in state paperwork: a closure signal is evidence a place may have gone dark; only verified tier-4 records are confirmed permanent closures.
- TEQUILA'S TOWN MEXICAN RESTAURANTJacksonvilleclosure score 3
- BEIRUT RESTAURANT & SPIRITJacksonvilleclosure score 3
- BIGGIES 5 POINTS RIVERSIDEJacksonvilleclosure score 3
- BOHEMIAN BULLYuleeclosure score 3
- BUENA ONDA CAFESt. Augustineclosure score 3
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New Owners
23 records this window
DBPR ownership-change records in the last 30 days — "Approve Change Owner Request" actions.
Before the cocktail hour, the auditors did their rounds: JENKS PIZZA in St. Augustine, TO BE FRANK in Jacksonville and HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS & SUITES JAX EAST in Jacksonville topped the Duval County ledger this round. 23 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. For civilians not fluent in state paperwork: an ownership-change filing means a new operator took over the license; it does not mean the restaurant closed. The swamp, for once, is not the problem.
- JENKS PIZZASt. Augustine
- TO BE FRANKJacksonville
- HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS & SUITES JAX EASTJacksonville
- EGGBREDSt. Augustine
- HABANA TRADITIONS CUBAN BAKERYOrange Park
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Chain Activity
118 records this window
Multi-location chain brands flagged via aggregated signals across all locations.
A massive wave of brand rollups has swept through Duval County, leaving 118 chain brands rearranging the deck chairs across 317 total locations. It is a corporate migration that looks more like a hurricane than a business strategy, as large operators consolidate their footprints by absorbing smaller ones or cleaning house. The fallout from this consolidation includes 120 FSQ-confirmed closures and 63 lapsed licenses. When these brands undergo a rollup, they are essentially folding multiple independent business identities into one larger corporate entity, often leaving old locations to vanish like an iguana in the sawgrass. Leading names caught in this shuffle include Taco Bell, Rrg Of Jacksonville, Llc, and Subway.
- Taco BellFlorida29 flagged locations
- Rrg Of Jacksonville, LlcFlorida22 flagged locations
- SubwayFlorida45 flagged locations
- CompassmspFlorida11 flagged locations
- Jimmy John'sFlorida10 flagged locations
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Openings
84 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.
Only in Florida does this read like routine paperwork: Duval County count: 84 opening signals. 44 announced via FB/news/operator signal; 254 DBPR/event-ledger new-license records; 57 reopening, transfer, or reissue records tracked outside the new-opening headline. Current names include KINFOLKS SOUTHERN KITCHEN EXPRESS in Green Cove Springs, MALO KEBAP TRUCK in St. Augustine and ALE PIE HOUSE in Orange Park. Ledger type mix: 254 new-license records and 44 announcement-led records and 36 ownership-transfer openings. Cuisine/venue mix: 193 Unknown and 15 Cafe. Area concentration: 186 JACKSONVILLE and 37 SAINT AUGUSTINE. Velocity check: 129 opening signals in the last 90 days, 61 in the last 30. Dated opening signals run from 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-18. RiskyEats treats these as opening signals: license issue, announcement, or operational evidence can precede the first routine inspection, so the paragraph does not imply a clean inspection history. For civilians not fluent in state paperwork: an opening signal starts with licensing or source-confirmed evidence, not wishful ribbon-cutting. The swamp, for once, is not the problem.
- KINFOLKS SOUTHERN KITCHEN EXPRESSGreen Cove Springs
- MALO KEBAP TRUCKSt. Augustine
- ALE PIE HOUSEOrange Park
- WAFFLE HOUSEMiddleburg
- SMALL BATCHESBunnell
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Clean Plates
170 records this window
Restaurants with multiple inspections in the current quarter and zero high-priority or intermediate violations.
The hurricane shutters are up; the inspections kept going: 170 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. For civilians not fluent in state paperwork: a clean plate means the recent inspection record stayed quiet where the state was looking.
- 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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