Ay madre mía, mija, you should know this Jacksonville area is already stressed. It's 18% above the average for all of Florida when it comes to these kitchen problems. Mira lo que te digo, there are 104 recent high-priority hits in this part of the state, and that's a lot of shanda. We saw two restaurants, one Bagels, one Cafe, and one Gastropub get slapped with trouble. Por Dios y la Santísima, when we talk about 'high-priority hits,' it means these places messed up big time in their recent checks. Eat something — but not THERE; don't take chances on where you sit down to eat.
Emergency Orders
30 records this window
Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
Hijita, te lo digo — Mija, escuchame. In the Jacksonville area, 30 kitchens got hit with emergency orders in the last 90 days. DBPR ordered these places shut down right away; it means a state-ordered temporary shutdown. Mira lo que te digo. Dunkin Donuts in Middleburg, Royale Cafe in Jacksonville, and Beachcomber Restaurant in Saint Augustine Beach are on this list of those who got slapped with the red alert. Oy, mein kind. These shutdowns are fast, faster than when they just cancel the license or when the company dissolves. It shows a real problem in these spots. Eat something — but not THERE.
- 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
104 records this window
Inspections in the last 30 days that posted high-priority violations but were not shut down.
Ay bendito, mija, listen to this mess. FALCON'S NEST in Fernandina Beach, TUNIS FRESHNFAST in Jacksonville, and THE CUBAN PLACE #2 in Orange Park are at the top of the list for trouble in the Jacksonville area. They all drew high-priority citations, which means the inspectors found serious problems that could make you sick, but they didn't get an emergency order to shut the doors immediately. Oy gevalt, qué desastre, 104 high-priority citations were posted in the 30-day window. These are what we call near misses—restaurants that got slapped with big violations but managed to stay open for now. They could be walking back into an inspector's kitchen any day now, so watch yourself. The recurring problems they kept running into were HP and BAS. Mejor no comas allí.
- FALCON'S NESTFernandina Beach4 HP2 INT7 BASScore 427last visit 2026-02-10
- TUNIS FRESHNFASTJacksonville4 HP3 INT11 BASPestScore 491last visit 2025-11-13
- THE CUBAN PLACE #2Orange Park4 HP3 INT4 BASScore 434last visit 2025-12-17
- TRATTORIA DI BERNARDONESaint Johns3 HP1 INT3 BASPestScore 363last visit 2025-12-10
- TUNISJacksonville3 HP5 INT7 BASScore 357last visit 2025-10-21
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Chronic Violation Record
220 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.
Tateleh, no me hagas reír — Mira lo que te digo, there are 220 restaurants in the Jacksonville area with chronic violation records showing up on this 11-year pattern view. These kitchens keep making mistakes, mija; CASA DORA ITALIAN CAFE and GRILLED CHEESE GALLERY are at the top of that list. When they say 'chronic violation,' it means these places keep getting slapped with fines over time, feh. A shanda und a charpa, this pattern shows which operators keep running into trouble in Jacksonville County. Comer es vivir, but not LIKE THAT; you trust them to feed your family!
- CASA DORA ITALIAN CAFEJacksonville12 HP5 INT12 BASScore 1262Active bad actorCurrently Activelast visit 01/26/2026
- GRILLED CHEESE GALLERYSt. Augustine6 HP3 INT6 BASScore 636Active bad actorlast visit 02/20/2026
- CASA MARINA HOTEL & RESTAURANTJacksonville Beach9 HP6 INT20 BASScore 980Active bad actorCurrently Activelast visit 03/26/2026
- RED LANTERNJacksonville7 HP4 INT13 BASScore 753Active bad actorlast visit 01/13/2026
- RAMADA BY WYNDHAM JAX HOTEL AND CCJacksonville6 HP3 INT7 BASScore 637Active bad actorlast visit 04/27/2026
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Closures
60 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.
Bendito sea Dios — real shanda to see what is happening in the Jacksonville area. TEQUILA'S TOWN MEXICAN RESTAURANT in Jacksonville, BEIRUT RESTAURANT & SPIRIT in Jacksonville, and BIGGIES 5 POINTS RIVERSIDE in Jacksonville all led the list of places that went dark. That means they stopped operating, and it makes my heart ache just thinking about it. Oy gevalt, qué desastre, there were 26 closures confirmed by news reports, state action, or multiple social signals. Another 3 surfaced from single-source social signals and remain under review—reported, but not yet confirmed as permanent. No tiene vergüenza.
- 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.
Mija, escuchame, DELIFRUIT in Jacksonville, TEE MARIE'S in Green Cove Springs and JENKS PIZZA in St. Augustine stacked up first across the Jacksonville area recently. Nu? — y por qué no me sorprende that 23 ownership-change filings posted in the 30-day window. Ay bendito, listen to me, these are just operator turnovers—it means a new owner-of-record is on an existing license, not that the place closed or lost its permit. It's just different hands on the same steering wheel, so don't get your knickers in a twist. Eat something — but not THERE.
- DELIFRUITJacksonville
- TEE MARIE'SGreen Cove Springs
- JENKS PIZZASt. Augustine
- TO BE FRANKJacksonville
- HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS & SUITES JAX EASTJacksonville
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Chain Activity
120 records this window
Multi-location chain brands flagged via aggregated signals across all locations.
Yo te digo, mija — this. In the Jacksonville area, we are seeing a massive chain rollup, which is just a fancy way of saying big companies are swallowing up lots of little ones like a hungry beast. This pattern involves 120 brands covering 319 locations between them. Oy gevalt, qué desastre! Out of all those spots, there were 120 FSQ-confirmed closures and 63 lapsed licenses. That is so much schmutz in the system, mein kind. The big names leading this mess are Taco Bell, Rrg Of Jacksonville, Llc, and Subway. Don't even ask, mija.
- 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
86 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.
Dios mío, qué barbaridad — Mira lo que te digo; 86 opening signals in Jacksonville area recently. That’s a lot of kitchens trying to open up, mija. We see 44 announced through Facebook and news sources, but the DBPR filed 258 new-license records too. Por Dios y la Santísima, there are also 35 ownership-transfer openings in that mess. Some names we saw recently include 904 BURGERS in Jacksonville, TACTICAL SWEETS in Jacksonville, and VIETNAM KITCHEN in East Palatka. When the DBPR files a new license record, that just means they started their paperwork, not that it is clean plate—it doesn't mean they passed inspection, eh? A shanda und a charpa. These openings are mostly concentrated in Jacksonville itself, 188 of them, with 37 over in Saint Augustine. In the last 90 days, we clocked 133 opening signals; even more recently, 61 popped up in the last 30 days. Madre santa. The date range for these signals runs from 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-19. I tell you, mija — feh, this is just a count of who is opening doors, not who is cooking good food.
- 904 BURGERSJacksonville
- TACTICAL SWEETSJacksonville
- VIETNAM KITCHENEast Palatka
- KINFOLKS SOUTHERN KITCHEN EXPRESSGreen Cove Springs
- MALO KEBAP TRUCKSt. Augustine
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Clean Plates
172 records this window
Restaurants with multiple inspections in the current quarter and zero high-priority or intermediate violations.
Mira lo que te digo, mija; 172 places in Jacksonville area ran a clean Q2 2026 ledger across their inspections. BY DESIGN CATERING and SONAPA GRILLE were among them, along with FOUR POINTS BY SHERATON JACKSONVILLE BEACHFRONT. These aren't just one-time good days; these operators kept things clean for repeat visits without any high-priority or intermediate violations. Pa' que sepas, this means they are rewarded for consistency, not luck. BY DESIGN CATERING stretched that run of zero high-priority issues to 34 inspections over roughly 8.5 years. Comer es vivir, but not LIKE THAT when you think about what it takes to keep clean.
- 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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