Hijita, te lo digo — Top-down from the state: the Jacksonville area's chronic density is 18% above the Florida average. the Jacksonville area tallies 57 recent high-priority hits. Mix: 1 Brunch, 1 Burritos, 1 Chicken, and 1 Hotel. Mija, in plain English: a 90-day window means the recent inspection stretch, not a verdict on every kitchen in the county. Coño ya, bastante.
Emergency Orders
61 records this window
Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
Bendito sea Dios — Yamato Japanese Steakhouse and Sushi Bar in St. Augustine, Top China in Jacksonville and Tunis Wing & Seafood in Jacksonville drew the loudest scorecard in the Jacksonville area. 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. Mija, in plain English: an emergency order means DBPR ordered service stopped until a callback inspection clears it. I tell you, mija — feh.
- 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
57 records this window
Inspections in the last 30 days that posted high-priority violations but were not shut down.
Dios mío, qué barbaridad — CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL #2644 in Jacksonville, ANTOJITOS MEXICANOS INDIA BONITA in Jacksonville and HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS in Jacksonville carried the front of this the Jacksonville area file. 57 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. Mija, in plain English: a high-priority violation is the state saying the risk can touch food safety right now. Es muy fea esta historia.
- 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
- GOGI KOREAN BBQJacksonville3 HP2 INT8 BASPestScore 378last visit 2026-01-13
- SURFCASTER RESTAURANTAmelia Island5 HP1 INT4 BASPestScore 564last visit 2026-06-15
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Chronic Violation Record
178 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.
Tú me crees? — 178 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. Mija, in plain English: chronic violation record is our shorthand for an 11-year repeat-offender pattern, not a verdict on the operator. May they all wake up tomorrow with sechel.
- 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
232 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.
Hablando claro, mija — AMERICAN SMOKEHOUSE BBQ in Jacksonville, ALDER & OAK in Jacksonville and BIG BLUES BISTRO in Jacksonville carried the front of this the Jacksonville area file. 23 closures confirmed via news, state action, or multiple agreeing social signals. Mija, in plain English: a closure signal is evidence a place may have gone dark; only verified tier-4 records are confirmed permanent closures. Que se cuiden — los pobres clientes.
- 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
22 records this window
DBPR ownership-change records in the last 30 days — "Approve Change Owner Request" actions.
Yo te digo, mija — WAGYU FACTORY in Jacksonville, BJ FOOD & SNACKS in Jacksonville and MARIE FAMILY RESTAURANT in Jacksonville headlined the the Jacksonville area rundown. 22 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. Mija, in plain English: an ownership-change filing means a new operator took over the license; it does not mean the restaurant closed. No tiene vergüenza, ese.
- WAGYU FACTORYJacksonville
- BJ FOOD & SNACKSJacksonville
- MARIE FAMILY RESTAURANTJacksonville
- FATBOY FRIEDRICEJacksonville
- SAMMY'S NY PIZZA & PASTAPalm Coast
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Chain Activity
110 records this window
Multi-location chain brands flagged via aggregated signals across all locations.
Como dice mi abuela — 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. Mija, in plain English: a chain rollup groups related brand locations so one sloppy operator cannot hide inside a familiar logo. Don't even ask, mija.
- 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.
Eso sí que duele — 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). Mija, in plain English: most improved means the recent record got materially cleaner than the prior-year pattern. Pa'l carajo con esa cocina.
- CHEF CE’TIAJacksonville3 BASScore 3
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.
Para que sepas — the Jacksonville area count: 3 opening signals. 30 announced via FB/news/operator signal; 448 DBPR/event-ledger new-license records; 168 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: 448 new-license records and 156 reopenings and 30 announcement-led records. Cuisine/venue mix: 175 Unknown and 39 Restaurant. Area concentration: 376 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. Mija, in plain English: an opening signal starts with licensing or source-confirmed evidence, not wishful ribbon-cutting. I should live so long.
- FINE FAMILY DINEROrange Park
- OXFORD PLACEJacksonville
- POTBELLY SANDWICH WORKSJacksonville