Buckle up, because the numbers got loud: Statewide read: the Jacksonville area's chronic density is 18% above the Florida average. the Jacksonville area posts 94 recent high-priority hits. Mix: 2 cafes, 2 restaurants, 2 seafood spots, and 1 Gastropub. Box-score translation: a 90-day window means the recent inspection stretch, not a verdict on every kitchen in the county.
Emergency Orders
31 records this window
Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
First pitch, and they're already down a run: TUNIS WING & SEAFOOD in Jacksonville, THE FUNKY PELICAN in Flagler Beach and THE FOOD DOCTOR in Jacksonville led the board in the Jacksonville area. 31 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. Box-score translation: an emergency order means DBPR ordered service stopped until a callback inspection clears it. Come on now.
- 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
94 records this window
Inspections in the last 30 days that posted high-priority violations but were not shut down.
Folks, this is a turnover at the worst time: THE JUICY CRAB in Jacksonville, CANOPY ROAD CAFE in Jacksonville and TUNIS FRESHNFAST in Jacksonville stacked up first across the Jacksonville area. 94 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. Box-score translation: a high-priority violation is the state saying the risk can touch food safety right now.
- THE JUICY CRABJacksonville4 HP3 INT3 BASScore 433
- CANOPY ROAD CAFEJacksonville3 HP5 INT11 BASPestScore 411last visit 2026-02-06
- TUNIS FRESHNFASTJacksonville4 HP3 INT11 BASPestScore 491last visit 2026-06-19
- FALCON'S NESTFernandina Beach4 HP2 INT7 BASScore 427last visit 2026-06-19
- THE CUBAN PLACE #2Orange Park4 HP3 INT4 BASScore 434last 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.
Listen up. We're talking a staggering 223 restaurants with chronic violation records surfacing in the Jacksonville area when you look at this 11-year pattern view. Yo, that means we got a whole army of repeat offenders out there, led by CASA DORA ITALIAN CAFE and GRILLED CHEESE GALLERY. When inspectors find places like this, it's not just a slip up; it’s an eleven-year habit.
- 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
1574 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.
Tip-off, and the kitchen's already in foul trouble: TEQUILA'S TOWN MEXICAN RESTAURANT in Jacksonville, BEIRUT RESTAURANT & SPIRIT in Jacksonville and BELLWETHER in Jacksonville put the sharpest marks on the Jacksonville area's list. 22 closures confirmed via news, state action, or multiple agreeing social signals. Box-score translation: a closure signal is evidence a place may have gone dark; only verified tier-4 records are confirmed permanent closures. Come on now.
- TEQUILA'S TOWN MEXICAN RESTAURANTJacksonvilleclosure score 3
- BEIRUT RESTAURANT & SPIRITJacksonvilleclosure score 3
- BELLWETHERJacksonvilleclosure score 3
- BIGGIES 5 POINTS RIVERSIDEJacksonvilleclosure score 3
- BOHEMIAN BULLYuleeclosure 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.
Coming in off the bench, the cold facts: TERRY'S KITCHEN in Jacksonville, DELIFRUIT in Jacksonville and TEE MARIE'S in Green Cove Springs sat at the head of the the Jacksonville area list. 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. Box-score translation: an ownership-change filing means a new operator took over the license; it does not mean the restaurant closed. That is the box score.
- TERRY'S KITCHENJacksonville
- DELIFRUITJacksonville
- TEE MARIE'SGreen Cove Springs
- JENKS PIZZASt. Augustine
- TO BE FRANKJacksonville
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Chain Activity
112 records this window
Multi-location chain brands flagged via aggregated signals across all locations.
Listen, fam, here's the tape: a massive shakeup in the Jacksonville area. A chain rollup is sweeping through the region, and that means one company is buying up another to grow their footprint. We are talking about 112 different brands surfacing in this massive consolidation. Look, the numbers coming out of this are absolutely staggering. These brands control 284 locations total, but the fallout is real. We have seen 117 FSQ-confirmed closures and 52 lapsed licenses across these groups. Taco Bell, Rrg Of Jacksonville, Llc, and Subway are the big names leading this charge.
- 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
80 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.
Bottom line for the home crowd: Total for the Jacksonville area: 80 opening signals. 30 announced via FB/news/operator signal; 270 DBPR/event-ledger new-license records; 49 reopening, transfer, or reissue records tracked outside the new-opening headline. Current names include BEN AND JERRY'S in Jacksonville, SON D'LICIAS in Jacksonville and WEENIES ON WATER in Green Cove Springs. Ledger type mix: 270 new-license records and 34 ownership-transfer openings and 30 announcement-led records. Cuisine/venue mix: 196 Unknown and 15 Cafe. Area concentration: 184 JACKSONVILLE and 36 SAINT AUGUSTINE. Velocity check: 115 opening signals in the last 90 days, 56 in the last 30. Dated opening signals run from 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-22. 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. Box-score translation: an opening signal starts with licensing or source-confirmed evidence, not wishful ribbon-cutting.
- BEN AND JERRY'SJacksonville
- SON D'LICIASJacksonville
- WEENIES ON WATERGreen Cove Springs
- 904 BURGERSJacksonville
- TACTICAL SWEETSJacksonville
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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.
Listen, we gotta take a second to celebrate the real winners in the Jacksonville area. We are talking about 177 licensees that ran a clean Q2 2026 ledger across multiple inspections. When I say they ran a clean plate, I mean these kitchens passed their checks without a single major red flag or safety slip-up. Yo, look at the names on this list of champions. BY DESIGN CATERING, SONAPA GRILLE, and FOUR POINTS BY SHERATON JACKSONVILLE BEACHFRONT all stayed on top of their game. This isn't just about getting lucky once with a random inspector; these are repeat visits where they showed up perfect every single time. Check the greatness of BY DESIGN CATERING. They stretched a high-priority-free run to 34 inspections covering roughly 8.5 years. That is nearly a decade of pure, unadulterated consistency in the kitchen.
- 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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