Florida comparison: the Jacksonville area's chronic density is 18% above the Florida average. the Jacksonville area lands at 79 recent high-priority hits. Mix: 2 restaurants, 1 Cafe, 1 Chinese, and 1 Religious. 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.
🔥 Alerts
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': BLUE WATER BAY in Melrose, THE LOCAL - NEPTUNE BEACH in Jacksonville and KFC # L518064 in Jacksonville headlined the the Jacksonville area rundown. 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 Fast Food, 1 Restaurant, 1 Seafood, and 1 Vietnamese. 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.
- BLUE WATER BAYMelrose7 HP2 INT12 BASPestScore 782last visit 2026-06-30
- THE LOCAL - NEPTUNE BEACHJacksonville5 HPScore 500last visit 2026-06-30
- KFC # L518064Jacksonville1 HP2 BASScore 102last visit 2025-11-04
- NUDO VIETNAMESE CUISINEJacksonville8 HP5 INT7 BASPestScore 907last visit 2025-11-10
- Rustic Dough WorksPalm Coast2 HP2 INT8 BASPestScore 278last visit 2026-07-09
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Near Miss
79 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: LYNDA'S AT THE OCEAN CLUB in Ponte Vedra Beach, SAUCY BY KFC in Jacksonville and TENKURA SUSHI in Yulee stacked up first across the Jacksonville area. 79 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 INT. 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.
- LYNDA'S AT THE OCEAN CLUBPonte Vedra Beach5 HP2 BASScore 502last visit 2026-05-28
- SAUCY BY KFCJacksonville4 HP1 BASScore 401last visit 2026-03-31
- TENKURA SUSHIYulee5 HP3 INT11 BASPestScore 591last visit 2026-06-30
- CHICKEN SALAD CHICKSt. Augustine4 HP2 INT3 BASScore 423last visit 2025-10-30
- GREEN TEAJacksonville4 HP3 INT5 BASScore 435last visit 2025-11-10
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Closed/Delinquent
530 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: BLUE SAGE CUISINE in Jacksonville, DIPPY'S ICE CREAM in Bunnell and CARNE EN VARA in Jacksonville put the sharpest marks on the Jacksonville area's list. 46 closures confirmed via news, state action, or multiple agreeing social signals. Another 23 surfaced from single-source social signals and remain under review — reported, not confirmed. Main evidence reasons: 695 DBPR inactive/cancelled status (45/46) and 216 social or silence signal. Confidence mix: 652 suspected and 263 confirmed. Velocity check: 54 closure-evidence records in the last 90 days, 52 in the last 30. Dated closure signals run from 2007-10-27 to 2026-07-17. 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.
- BLUE SAGE CUISINEJacksonvilleclosure score 3
- DIPPY'S ICE CREAMBunnellclosure score 3
- CARNE EN VARAJacksonvilleclosure score 3
- CHOPP BOXXJacksonvilleclosure score 3
- DIDTHAT FUNNEL CAKES AND MOREJacksonvilleclosure score 3
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⚠️ Caution
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 CASA MARINA HOTEL & RESTAURANT, RED LANTERN. 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.
- 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
- GRILLED CHEESE GALLERYSt. Augustine6 HP3 INT6 BASScore 636Active bad actorlast visit 02/20/2026
- CHURCH'S CHICKEN #10465Jacksonville5 HP2 INT11 BASScore 531Active bad actorlast visit 06/30/2026
- INDULGENCE SOUTHERN BISTROJacksonville5 HP7 INT13 BASScore 583Active bad actorlast visit 06/30/2026
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✨ Trusted
Most Improved
16 records 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: IHOP #36-233 in Palm Coast, SONNY`S REAL PIT BAR B Q in Palm Coast and CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL 4528 in Jacksonville headlined the the Jacksonville area rundown. 16 restaurants 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. IHOP #36-233 in Palm Coast dropped HP+Critical counts from 12 to 2 across the two 12-month windows (83.3% 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.
- IHOP #36-233Palm Coast2 BASPestScore 52
- SONNY`S REAL PIT BAR B QPalm Coast
- CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL 4528Jacksonville2 BASPestScore 52
- BAP BOWL KOREAN FOODJacksonville1 INT6 BASPestScore 66
- RAGGA SURF CAFE INC.Palm Coast
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Clean Plates
198 records this window
Restaurants with multiple inspections in the current quarter and zero high-priority or intermediate violations.
The hurricane shutters are up; the inspections kept going: 198 the Jacksonville area licensees ran a clean Q2 2026 ledger across multiple inspections — LARRY'S GIANT SUBS, BANANA LEAF ASIAN BISTRO INC, 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. LARRY'S GIANT SUBS stretched a high-priority-free run to 12 inspections covering roughly 3 years. For civilians not fluent in state paperwork: a clean plate means the recent inspection record stayed quiet where the state was looking.
- LARRY'S GIANT SUBSFleming Island
- BANANA LEAF ASIAN BISTRO INCJacksonville4 BASPestScore 54
- CROSBY'S CAFE INCElkton
- LATE RISERSSt. Augustine
- LANA'S KITCHEN CATERING SERVICEJacksonville
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🆕 New
Openings
41 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.
Only in Florida does this read like routine paperwork: Current the Jacksonville area tally: 41 opening signals. 18 announced via FB/news/operator signal; 1109 DBPR/event-ledger new-license records. Current names include WAFFLE HOUSE in Callahan, AL'S YUM YUM in St. Johns and A&A ICE CREAM in Atlantic Beach. Ledger type mix: 1109 new-license records and 18 announcement-led records. Cuisine/venue mix: 370 Unknown and 71 Fast Food. Area concentration: 597 JACKSONVILLE and 100 SAINT AUGUSTINE. Velocity check: 75 opening signals in the last 90 days, 26 in the last 30. Dated opening signals run from 2023-07-05 to 2026-07-16. 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.
- WAFFLE HOUSECallahan
- AL'S YUM YUMSt. Johns
- A&A ICE CREAMAtlantic Beach
- BROSKII FISH & CHICKENJacksonville
- NARA REVOLVING SUSHIPonte Vedra Beach
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