Past the velvet rope, the back of house keeps no secrets: Zoomed out to Florida: the Jacksonville area's chronic density is 18% above the Florida average. the Jacksonville area reports 96 recent high-priority hits. Mix: 3 diners, 1 Chicken, 1 Food Truck, and 1 Japanese. Kitchen-English translation: a 90-day window means the recent inspection stretch, not a verdict on every kitchen in the county.
Emergency Orders
65 records this window
Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
YAMATO JAPANESE STEAKHOUSE AND SUSHI BAR in St. Augustine, TOP CHINA in Jacksonville and TUNIS WING & SEAFOOD in Jacksonville sat at the head of the the Jacksonville area list. 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, 1 Seafood, and 1 Sushi. 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.
- YAMATO JAPANESE STEAKHOUSE AND SUSHI BARSt. Augustine4 HP2 INT1 BASPestScore 471last visit 2026-06-25
- TOP CHINAJacksonville4 HP1 INT3 BASPestScore 463last visit 2026-06-24
- 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
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Near Miss
96 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: BEACH BAGELS in St. Augustine, O'STEENS RESTAURANT in St. Augustine and BOMBA'S HOME COOKING LLC in Welaka ran away with the the Jacksonville area count. 96 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.
- BEACH BAGELSSt. Augustine3 HP1 BASScore 301last visit 2026-06-26
- O'STEENS RESTAURANTSt. Augustine5 HP2 INT3 BASScore 523last visit 2026-06-25
- BOMBA'S HOME COOKING LLCWelaka3 HP2 INT6 BASPestScore 376last visit 2026-06-25
- ALDER & OAKJacksonville4 HP3 INT1 BASPestScore 481last visit 2026-06-24
- BOB EVANS RESTAURANT 420Jacksonville4 HP7 BASPestScore 457last visit 2026-06-24
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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.
Mercy for the line cook, none for the GM: 243 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. The line deserved better.
- 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
769 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.
Heat, salt, time — and a citation if you're not careful: AMERICAN SMOKEHOUSE BBQ in Jacksonville, ALDER & OAK in Jacksonville and DUVAL FISH & CHICKEN in Jacksonville sat at the head of the the Jacksonville area list. 21 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. That is management, not mystery.
- AMERICAN SMOKEHOUSE BBQJacksonvilleclosure score 3
- ALDER & OAKJacksonvilleclosure score 3
- DUVAL FISH & CHICKENJacksonvilleclosure score 3
- SHANGHAI NOBBY'SSt. Augustineclosure score 3
- SUNDECKPonte Vedraclosure score 3
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New Owners
26 records this window
DBPR ownership-change records in the last 30 days — "Approve Change Owner Request" actions.
Travel enough kitchens and the patterns rhyme: SAMMY'S NY PIZZA & PASTA in Palm Coast, FATBOY FRIEDRICE in Jacksonville and MARIE FAMILY RESTAURANT in Jacksonville carried the front of this the Jacksonville area file. 26 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. Kitchen-English translation: an ownership-change filing means a new operator took over the license; it does not mean the restaurant closed.
- 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.
The kitchen tells on itself. 112 chain brands surface in the Jacksonville area’s rollup, covering 284 locations between them: 118 FSQ-confirmed closures, 52 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. The line deserved better.
- 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
78 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.
I've seen this in kitchens from Saigon to Sarasota: Total for the Jacksonville area: 78 opening signals. 32 announced via FB/news/operator signal; 284 DBPR/event-ledger new-license records; 43 reopening, transfer, or reissue records tracked outside the new-opening headline. Current names include LOADED SPUD in St. Augustine, BEN AND JERRY'S in Jacksonville and SON D'LICIAS in Jacksonville. Ledger type mix: 284 new-license records and 32 announcement-led records and 30 ownership-transfer openings. Cuisine/venue mix: 198 Unknown and 15 Cafe. Area concentration: 187 JACKSONVILLE and 38 SAINT AUGUSTINE. Velocity check: 116 opening signals in the last 90 days, 56 in the last 30. Dated opening signals run from 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-26. 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. Kitchen-English translation: an opening signal starts with licensing or source-confirmed evidence, not wishful ribbon-cutting.
- LOADED SPUDSt. Augustine
- BEN AND JERRY'SJacksonville
- SON D'LICIASJacksonville
- WEENIES ON WATERGreen Cove Springs
- 904 BURGERSJacksonville
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Clean Plates
122 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: 122 the Jacksonville area licensees ran a clean Q2 2026 ledger across multiple inspections — TRADEWINDS TROPICAL LOUNGE, CASTILLO ICE CREAM AND COFFEE, CROSBY'S CAFE INC among them. These are repeat visits with zero high-priority or intermediate violations — the operators rewarded for consistency, not one lucky inspection. TRADEWINDS TROPICAL LOUNGE stretched a high-priority-free run to 9 inspections covering roughly 2.2 years. Kitchen-English translation: a clean plate means the recent inspection record stayed quiet where the state was looking. That is management, not mystery.
- 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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