Capisce? Then read the citation: Benchmarked statewide: the Jacksonville area's chronic density is 18% above the Florida average. the Jacksonville area holds 98 recent high-priority hits. Mix: 2 diners, 1 Chicken, 1 Japanese, and 1 Mexican. In plain Jersey: a 90-day window means the recent inspection stretch, not a verdict on every kitchen in the county, capisce?
Emergency Orders
65 records this window
Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
Honest to God, you can't make this up: TOP CHINA in Jacksonville, TUNIS WING & SEAFOOD in Jacksonville and THE FUNKY PELICAN in Flagler Beach pulled the heaviest numbers in the Jacksonville area. 65 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 Chinese, 1 Restaurant, and 1 Seafood. Trend line: emergency-order volume is steady against the last public cut. In plain Jersey: an emergency order means DBPR ordered service stopped until a callback inspection clears it, capisce? What're you gonna do.
- TOP CHINAJacksonville4 HP1 INT3 BASPestScore 463last visit 2025-10-09
- 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
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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.
Ya want the truth? The record's right here: BOB EVANS RESTAURANT 420 in Jacksonville, ALDER & OAK in Jacksonville and HUEY MAGOO'S in Jacksonville ran away with the the Jacksonville area 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. In plain Jersey: a high-priority violation is the state saying the risk can touch food safety right now, capisce? Capisce?
- BOB EVANS RESTAURANT 420Jacksonville4 HP7 BASPestScore 457last visit 2025-12-05
- ALDER & OAKJacksonville4 HP3 INT1 BASPestScore 481last visit 2026-01-16
- HUEY MAGOO'SJacksonville3 HP2 INT3 BASScore 323last visit 2025-11-07
- SUNDECKPonte Vedra3 HP2 BASPestScore 352last visit 2024-11-19
- EL MARIACHI MEXICAN GRILLOrange Park6 HP2 INT5 BASPestScore 675last visit 2025-10-16
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Chronic Violation Record
243 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.
Mama mia. You lookin' at these numbers? There are 243 restaurants in the Jacksonville area with chronic violation records popping up in this eleven-year pattern view. Forget about it. CASA DORA ITALIAN CAFE, GRILLED CHEESE GALLERY is leading that whole mess. It shows how some cugines just can't keep things clean for ages. Capisce? When you see a restaurant on these repeated violation lists, that means they got slapped with the law more times than we got hot meals this month. Eh.
- 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
834 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.
Between you and me, it's a shame: CUCINA SOUTH in Fernandina Beach, SWEET SOUTHERN SKILLET in Jacksonville and ZEN DUMPLING in Orange Park led the board in the Jacksonville area. 22 closures confirmed via news, state action, or multiple agreeing social signals. In plain Jersey: a closure signal is evidence a place may have gone dark; only verified tier-4 records are confirmed permanent closures, capisce? What're you gonna do.
- CUCINA SOUTHFernandina Beachclosure score 3
- SWEET SOUTHERN SKILLETJacksonvilleclosure score 3
- ZEN DUMPLINGOrange Parkclosure score 3
- BAGELS R US #3Jacksonville Beachclosure score 3
- TASTY SEAFOOD CHICKEN AND SUBSJacksonvilleclosure score 3
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New Owners
27 records this window
DBPR ownership-change records in the last 30 days — "Approve Change Owner Request" actions.
Listen, my friend, the numbers don't stutter: SAMMY'S NY PIZZA & PASTA in Palm Coast, FATBOY FRIEDRICE in Jacksonville and MARIE FAMILY RESTAURANT in Jacksonville led the board in the Jacksonville area. 27 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. In plain Jersey: an ownership-change filing means a new operator took over the license; it does not mean the restaurant closed, capisce?
- SAMMY'S NY PIZZA & PASTAPalm Coast
- FATBOY FRIEDRICEJacksonville
- MARIE FAMILY RESTAURANTJacksonville
- CHEF GATORJacksonville
- TERRY'S KITCHENJacksonville
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Chain Activity
112 records this window
Multi-location chain brands flagged via aggregated signals across all locations.
Ova here we don't sugarcoat the count: 112 chain brands surface in the Jacksonville area’s rollup, covering 284 locations between them: 117 FSQ-confirmed closures, 52 lapsed licenses. Leading brands: Taco Bell, Rrg Of Jacksonville, Llc, Subway. In plain Jersey: a chain rollup groups related brand locations so one sloppy operator cannot hide inside a familiar logo, capisce?
- 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.
Whaddya gonna do, the file speaks for itself: Current the Jacksonville area tally: 80 opening signals. 30 announced via FB/news/operator signal; 271 DBPR/event-ledger new-license records; 51 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: 271 new-license records and 32 ownership-transfer openings and 30 announcement-led records. Cuisine/venue mix: 197 Unknown and 15 Cafe. Area concentration: 185 JACKSONVILLE and 37 SAINT AUGUSTINE. Velocity check: 114 opening signals in the last 90 days, 55 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. In plain Jersey: an opening signal starts with licensing or source-confirmed evidence, not wishful ribbon-cutting, capisce? Capisce?
- BEN AND JERRY'SJacksonville
- SON D'LICIASJacksonville
- WEENIES ON WATERGreen Cove Springs
- 904 BURGERSJacksonville
- TACTICAL SWEETSJacksonville
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Clean Plates
114 records this window
Restaurants with multiple inspections in the current quarter and zero high-priority or intermediate violations.
Bada bing. Look at this, though. In Jacksonville County, like 114 places kept their ducks in a row during the second quarter of 2026 inspections. They got clean plates—that just means the law didn't find any major screw-ups in those spots. Tradewinds Tropical Lounge in Jacksonville, Castillo Ice Cream and Coffee, Crosby's Cafe in Jacksonville, they all showed up clean. These ain't lucky breaks; these mooks are consistent. Tradewinds Tropical Lounge, for example, went nine inspections without a single high-priority violation over about 2.2 years. What're you gonna do? You gotta respect the operators who keep things tidy. They got the business running right, capisce?
- TRADEWINDS TROPICAL LOUNGESt. Augustine
- CASTILLO ICE CREAM AND COFFEESt. Augustine
- CROSBY'S CAFE INCElkton
- LARRY'S GIANT SUBSFleming Island
- HAMPTON INN & SUITES DEERWOOD PARKJacksonville
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