Past the velvet rope, the back of house keeps no secrets: Florida comparison: the Jacksonville area's chronic density is 18% above the Florida average. the Jacksonville area lands at 103 recent high-priority hits. Mix: 2 restaurants, 1 Bagels, 1 Cafe, and 1 Gastropub. Kitchen-English translation: a 90-day window means the recent inspection stretch, not a verdict on every kitchen in the county.
Emergency Orders
32 records this window
Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
TUNIS WING & SEAFOOD in Jacksonville, THE FUNKY PELICAN in Flagler Beach and THE FOOD DOCTOR in Jacksonville pulled the heaviest numbers in the Jacksonville area. 32 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: 1 Cafe, 1 Restaurant, and 1 Seafood. Trend line: emergency-order volume is steady against the last public cut. Kitchen-English translation: an emergency order means DBPR ordered service stopped until a callback inspection clears it.
- TUNIS WING & SEAFOODJacksonville3 HP1 INT4 BASPestScore 364last visit 2026-06-19
- THE FUNKY PELICANFlagler Beach3 HP1 INT5 BASPestScore 365last visit 2026-06-18
- THE FOOD DOCTORJacksonville3 HP1 BASScore 301last visit 2026-06-17
- DOGANDROLLJacksonville1 HP1 INT1 BASPestScore 161last visit 2026-06-15
- DUNKIN DONUTSMiddleburg1 HP1 BASScore 101last visit 2026-06-11
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Near Miss
103 records this window
Inspections in the last 30 days that posted high-priority violations but were not shut down.
Stripped of the marketing, the line reads as follows: FALCON'S NEST in Fernandina Beach, TUNIS FRESHNFAST in Jacksonville and THE CUBAN PLACE #2 in Orange Park carried the front of this the Jacksonville area file. 103 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. Kitchen-English translation: a high-priority violation is the state saying the risk can touch food safety right now. The line deserved better.
- FALCON'S NESTFernandina Beach4 HP2 INT7 BASScore 427last visit 2026-06-19
- TUNIS FRESHNFASTJacksonville4 HP3 INT11 BASPestScore 491last visit 2026-06-19
- THE CUBAN PLACE #2Orange Park4 HP3 INT4 BASScore 434last visit 2026-06-19
- TRATTORIA DI BERNARDONESaint Johns3 HP1 INT3 BASPestScore 363last visit 2026-06-19
- TUNISJacksonville3 HP5 INT7 BASScore 357last visit 2026-06-19
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Chronic Violation Record
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.
Travel enough kitchens and the patterns rhyme: 223 restaurants with chronic violation records surface in the Jacksonville area on the 11-year pattern view, led by CASA DORA ITALIAN CAFE, GRILLED CHEESE GALLERY. The full repeat-offender record sits below. Kitchen-English translation: chronic violation record is our shorthand for an 11-year repeat-offender pattern, not a verdict on the operator.
- CASA DORA ITALIAN CAFEJacksonville12 HP5 INT12 BASScore 1262Active bad actorCurrently Activelast visit 06/15/2026
- 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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Closed/Delinquent
59 records this window
Two tiers: confirmed closures (owner-validated posts, news, and external places data that say service has stopped) and DBPR delinquent/inactive licenses (Primary Status Code 45/46) — a regulatory state, not by itself a confirmed closure.
Mercy for the line cook, none for the GM: TEQUILA'S TOWN MEXICAN RESTAURANT in Jacksonville, BEIRUT RESTAURANT & SPIRIT in Jacksonville and BIGGIES 5 POINTS RIVERSIDE in Jacksonville owned the top of the the Jacksonville area board. 22 closures confirmed via news, state action, or multiple agreeing social signals. Kitchen-English translation: a closure signal is evidence a place may have gone dark; only verified tier-4 records are confirmed permanent closures. The line deserved better.
- 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
22 records this window
DBPR ownership-change records in the last 30 days — "Approve Change Owner Request" actions.
DELIFRUIT in Jacksonville, TEE MARIE'S in Green Cove Springs and JENKS PIZZA in St. Augustine led the pack in recent weeks. These filings show 22 ownership-change filings posted in the 30-day window. An ownership change is just a paperwork shuffle where a new person takes the reins of an existing license. It does not mean the doors are closing or the food has stopped. The volume of these operator turnovers remains even with the last period. When a name changes on the license, it is often just one person handing the keys to another. The kitchen stays the same, but the responsibility shifts to someone new.
- 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.
Heat, salt, time — and a citation if you're not careful: 120 chain brands surface in the Jacksonville area’s rollup, covering 319 locations between them: 120 FSQ-confirmed closures, 63 lapsed licenses. Leading brands: Taco Bell, Rrg Of Jacksonville, Llc, Subway. Kitchen-English translation: a chain rollup groups related brand locations so one sloppy operator cannot hide inside a familiar logo. That is management, not mystery.
- 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
76 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.
Seventy-six new openings are signaling across Jacksonville recently. Thirty operators announced their plans through news or Facebook; the state pulled 267 brand new license records. These opening signals tell you that business is moving, but it also means more kitchens need a look under the hood. The list of names includes 904 BURGERS in Jacksonville and VIETNAM KITCHEN in East Palatka. You see some transfer paperwork too—33 ownership transfers were tracked alongside those new licenses. This ledger type mix is how regulators track the whole damn street. Most of this activity centers on Jacksonville, with 182 signals in that area alone. The velocity check shows 114 opening signals in the last 90 days; there are 53 even more recent ones from the last 30. Some folks just got their license issued, and that's a fresh start for them to prove they run a clean kitchen.
- 904 BURGERSJacksonville
- TACTICAL SWEETSJacksonville
- VIETNAM KITCHENEast Palatka
- KINFOLKS SOUTHERN KITCHEN EXPRESSGreen Cove Springs
- MALO KEBAP TRUCKSt. Augustine
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Clean Plates
177 records this window
Restaurants with multiple inspections in the current quarter and zero high-priority or intermediate violations.
When the inspector's clipboard meets the temp log, the gap is the story: 177 the Jacksonville area 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. Kitchen-English translation: a clean plate means the recent inspection record stayed quiet where the state was looking. That is management, not mystery.
- BY DESIGN CATERINGSt. Augustine
- SONAPA GRILLEJacksonville Beach
- FOUR POINTS BY SHERATON JACKSONVILLE BEACHFRONTJacksonville Beach
- THE ORIGINAL CRAB HOUSE AT P&L SEAFOODJacksonville
- SONNY`S REAL PIT BAR B QPalm Coast
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