Statewide frame: the Jacksonville area's chronic density is 18% above the Florida average. the Jacksonville area's current board shows 56 recent high-priority hits. Mix: 1 Brunch, 1 Burritos, 1 Chicken, and 1 Hotel. For civilians not fluent in state paperwork: a 90-day window means the recent inspection stretch, not a verdict on every kitchen in the county.
Emergency Orders
61 records this window
Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
Florida files this kind of thing under 'Tuesday': 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. For civilians not fluent in state paperwork: an emergency order means DBPR ordered service stopped until a callback inspection clears it. The swamp, for once, is not the problem.
- 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 DoctorJacksonville6 HP5 INT5 BASPestScore 705last visit 2026-06-17
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Near Miss
56 records this window
Inspections in the last 30 days that posted high-priority violations but were not shut down.
Out where the heat melts the rules, here is the count: 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. 56 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. For civilians not fluent in state paperwork: a high-priority violation is the state saying the risk can touch food safety right now. The inspectors merely wrote down the punchline.
- 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
- SURFCASTER RESTAURANTAmelia Island5 HP1 INT4 BASPestScore 564last visit 2026-06-15
- SCRAMBLERSJacksonville3 HP1 INT6 BASPestScore 366last visit 2026-06-15
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Chronic Violation Record
179 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.
Before the cocktail hour, the auditors did their rounds: 179 restaurants with chronic violation records surface in the Jacksonville area on the 11-year pattern view, led by GRILLED CHEESE GALLERY, CASA MARINA HOTEL & RESTAURANT. The full repeat-offender record sits below. For civilians not fluent in state paperwork: chronic violation record is our shorthand for an 11-year repeat-offender pattern, not a verdict on the operator. The swamp, for once, is not the problem.
- 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
846 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.
Tropical storm or no, the citations keep landing: 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. For civilians not fluent in state paperwork: a closure signal is evidence a place may have gone dark; only verified tier-4 records are confirmed permanent closures.
- 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
1 record this window
DBPR ownership-change records in the last 30 days — "Approve Change Owner Request" actions.
The hurricane shutters are up; the inspections kept going: WAGYU FACTORY in Jacksonville put the sharpest marks on the Jacksonville area's list. 1 ownership-change filing 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. For civilians not fluent in state paperwork: an ownership-change filing means a new operator took over the license; it does not mean the restaurant closed.
- WAGYU FACTORYJacksonville
Chain Activity
110 records this window
Multi-location chain brands flagged via aggregated signals across all locations.
The menu did not mention this part, naturally: 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. For civilians not fluent in state paperwork: a chain rollup groups related brand locations so one sloppy operator cannot hide inside a familiar logo. The inspectors merely wrote down the punchline.
- 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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Most Improved
1 record this window
Restaurants whose recent-window violation count is at least 50% lower than the prior window, with the most recent inspection clean.
Even the alligators in the parking lot have seen better: CHEF CE’TIA in Jacksonville drew the loudest scorecard in the Jacksonville area. 1 restaurant met the sustained-improvement test: at least four inspections in each 12-month window, recent HP+Critical counts cut by 50% or more, and an active license. CHEF CE’TIA in Jacksonville dropped HP+Critical counts from 4 to 2 across the two 12-month windows (50.0% better). For civilians not fluent in state paperwork: most improved means the recent record got materially cleaner than the prior-year pattern. The inspectors merely wrote down the punchline.
- CHEF CE’TIAJacksonville3 BASScore 3
Openings
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New DBPR licenses plus confirmed opening signals: the places that just joined the map and still need their first public-record track record.
Only in Florida does this read like routine paperwork: the Jacksonville area ledger: 2 opening signals. 35 announced via FB/news/operator signal; 17 reopening, transfer, or reissue records tracked outside the new-opening headline. Current names include OXFORD PLACE in Jacksonville, POTBELLY SANDWICH WORKS in Jacksonville and MOCHIATSU DONUTS in St. Augustine. Ledger type mix: 35 announcement-led records and 13 reopenings and 4 ownership-transfer openings. Cuisine/venue mix: 9 Unknown and 6 Fast Food. Area concentration: 37 JACKSONVILLE and 4 ORANGE PARK. Velocity check: 40 opening signals in the last 90 days, 20 in the last 30. Dated opening signals run from 2025-07-31 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. For civilians not fluent in state paperwork: an opening signal starts with licensing or source-confirmed evidence, not wishful ribbon-cutting. The swamp, for once, is not the problem.
- OXFORD PLACEJacksonville
- POTBELLY SANDWICH WORKSJacksonville