Capisce? Then read the citation: Statewide frame: the Jacksonville area's failure rate is 136% above the Florida average. the Jacksonville area's current board shows 3 recent high-priority hits. Mix: 1 Burritos, and 1 Hotel. In plain Jersey: a 90-day window means the recent inspection stretch, not a verdict on every kitchen in the county, capisce?
Emergency Orders
61 records this window
Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
Honest to God, you can't make this up: Yamato Japanese Steakhouse and Sushi Bar in St. Augustine, Top China in Jacksonville and Tunis Wing & Seafood in Jacksonville anchored the high end of the the Jacksonville area file. 61 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. In plain Jersey: an emergency order means DBPR ordered service stopped until a callback inspection clears it, capisce? What're you gonna do.
- Yamato Japanese Steakhouse and Sushi BarSt. Augustine6 HP3 INT6 BASPestScore 686last visit 2026-06-25
- Top ChinaJacksonville5 HP4 INT11 BASPestScore 601last visit 2026-06-24
- Tunis Wing & SeafoodJacksonville7 HP4 INT19 BASPestScore 809last visit 2026-06-19
- Funky PelicanFlagler Beach3 HP5 INT10 BASPestScore 410last visit 2026-06-18
- Food DoctorJacksonville3 HP7 BASPestScore 357last visit 2026-06-17
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Near Miss
3 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: CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL #2644 in Jacksonville, ANTOJITOS MEXICANOS INDIA BONITA in Jacksonville and HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS in Jacksonville led the board in the Jacksonville area. 3 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?
- CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL #2644Jacksonville4 HP2 BASScore 402last visit 2025-11-12
- ANTOJITOS MEXICANOS INDIA BONITAJacksonville4 HP2 INT9 BASPestScore 479last visit 2026-03-18
- HOLIDAY INN EXPRESSJacksonville3 HP3 INT1 BASScore 331last visit 2025-09-22
Chronic Violation Record
175 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.
Between you and me, it's a shame: at the numbers and you see a real problem in the Jacksonville area. The law pulled back the curtain on an 11-year pattern of bad actors, and that means these mooks have been making the same mistakes for over a decade. Madonn'. We found 175 restaurants with chronic violation records surfacing in this long-term view. Leading the pack of repeat offenders are GRILLED CHEESE GALLERY and CASA MARINA HOTEL & RESTAURANT. It is what it is.
- 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
- CHURCH'S CHICKEN #10465Jacksonville5 HP2 INT11 BASScore 531Active bad actorlast visit 10/28/2025
- INDULGENCE SOUTHERN BISTROJacksonville5 HP7 INT13 BASScore 583Active bad actorlast visit 11/12/2025
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Closed/Delinquent
827 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.
Whaddya gonna do, the file speaks for itself: AMERICAN SMOKEHOUSE BBQ in Jacksonville, ALDER & OAK in Jacksonville and BIG BLUES BISTRO in Jacksonville headlined the the Jacksonville area rundown. 23 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.
- AMERICAN SMOKEHOUSE BBQJacksonvilleclosure score 2
- ALDER & OAKJacksonvilleclosure score 2
- BIG BLUES BISTROJacksonvilleclosure score 2
- DUVAL FISH & CHICKENJacksonvilleclosure score 2
- SHANGHAI NOBBY'SSt. Augustineclosure score 2
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New Owners
25 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 put the sharpest marks on the Jacksonville area's list. 25 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
- BJ FOOD & SNACKSJacksonville
- CHEF GATORJacksonville
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Chain Activity
110 records this window
Multi-location chain brands flagged via aggregated signals across all locations.
Madonn', here we go again: 110 chain brands surface in the Jacksonville area’s rollup, covering 284 locations between them: 120 FSQ-confirmed closures, 46 lapsed licenses. Leading brands: Taco Bell, Rrg Of Jacksonville, Llc, Compassmsp. In plain Jersey: a chain rollup groups related brand locations so one sloppy operator cannot hide inside a familiar logo, capisce?
- Taco BellFlorida30 flagged locations
- Rrg Of Jacksonville, LlcFlorida22 flagged locations
- CompassmspFlorida11 flagged locations
- SubwayFlorida44 flagged locations
- Jimmy John'sFlorida10 flagged locations
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Openings
3 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.
Ova here we don't sugarcoat the count: the Jacksonville area ledger: 3 opening signals. 30 announced via FB/news/operator signal; 444 DBPR/event-ledger new-license records; 172 reopening, transfer, or reissue records tracked outside the new-opening headline. Current names include FINE FAMILY DINER in Orange Park, OXFORD PLACE in Jacksonville and POTBELLY SANDWICH WORKS in Jacksonville. Ledger type mix: 444 new-license records and 152 reopenings and 30 announcement-led records. Cuisine/venue mix: 173 Unknown and 39 Restaurant. Area concentration: 375 JACKSONVILLE and 52 SAINT AUGUSTINE. Velocity check: 40 opening signals in the last 90 days, 20 in the last 30. Dated opening signals run from 2024-07-02 to 2026-06-30. 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?
- FINE FAMILY DINEROrange Park
- OXFORD PLACEJacksonville
- POTBELLY SANDWICH WORKSJacksonville