Buckle up, because the numbers got loud: Against the statewide grid: the Jacksonville area's chronic density is 18% above the Florida average. the Jacksonville area registers 78 recent high-priority hits. Mix: 2 Chinese spots, 1 Cafe, 1 Restaurant, and 1 Sandwiches. Box-score translation: a 90-day window means the recent inspection stretch, not a verdict on every kitchen in the county.
🔥 Alerts
Emergency Orders
64 records this window
Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
Real talk, the scoreboard tells the whole story: DICK'S WINGS & GRILL in Jacksonville, Kathy's Table in Jacksonville and MARGARITAS MEXICAN GRILL 1 in Jacksonville put the sharpest marks on the Jacksonville area's list. 64 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 Health Food, 1 Mexican, 1 Restaurant, and 1 Seafood. Trend line: emergency-order volume is steady against the last public cut. Box-score translation: an emergency order means DBPR ordered service stopped until a callback inspection clears it. That is the box score.
- DICK'S WINGS & GRILLJacksonville2 HP1 INT3 BASPestScore 263last visit 2026-07-17
- Kathy's TableJacksonville4 HP2 INT6 BASPestScore 476last visit 2026-07-17
- MARGARITAS MEXICAN GRILL 1Jacksonville1 HP1 BASPestScore 151last visit 2026-07-14
- BLUE WATER BAYMelrose7 HP2 INT12 BASPestScore 782last visit 2026-07-16
- THE LOCAL - NEPTUNE BEACHJacksonville5 HPPestScore 550last visit 2026-07-15
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Near Miss
78 records this window
Inspections in the last 30 days that posted high-priority violations but were not shut down.
First pitch, and they're already down a run: ASIAN DRAGON in Jacksonville, GRACIE’S KOUNTRY KITCHEN in Callahan and LYNDA'S AT THE OCEAN CLUB in Ponte Vedra Beach put the sharpest marks on the Jacksonville area's list. 78 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. Box-score translation: a high-priority violation is the state saying the risk can touch food safety right now. Come on now.
- ASIAN DRAGONJacksonville3 HP5 INT8 BASPestScore 408last visit 2026-07-17
- GRACIE’S KOUNTRY KITCHENCallahan3 HP7 INT6 BASPestScore 426last visit 2026-07-17
- LYNDA'S AT THE OCEAN CLUBPonte Vedra Beach5 HP2 BASScore 502last visit 2026-07-16
- SAUCY BY KFCJacksonville4 HP1 BASScore 401last visit 2026-07-16
- TENKURA SUSHIYulee5 HP3 INT11 BASPestScore 591last visit 2026-07-15
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Closed/Delinquent
216 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.
Bottom line for the home crowd: BELLWETHER in Jacksonville, PROSPECT FIVE POINTS in Jacksonville and TEQUILA'S TOWN MEXICAN RESTAURANT in Jacksonville pulled the heaviest numbers in the Jacksonville area. 163 closures confirmed via news, state action, or multiple agreeing social signals. Another 19 surfaced from single-source social signals and remain under review — reported, not confirmed. Recency split: 97 in the last 90 days and 317 historical. Dated closure signals run from 2015-03-22 to 2026-07-22. Box-score translation: a closure signal is evidence a place may have gone dark; only verified tier-4 records are confirmed permanent closures. Come on now.
- BELLWETHERJacksonvilleclosure score 4
- PROSPECT FIVE POINTSJacksonvilleclosure score 5
- TEQUILA'S TOWN MEXICAN RESTAURANTJacksonvilleclosure score 5
- SHEIK SANDWICHES AND SUBSOrange Parkclosure score 4
- TASTY SEAFOOD CHICKEN AND SUBSJacksonvilleclosure score 3
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⚠️ Caution
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.
Coming in off the bench, the cold facts: 175 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. Box-score translation: chronic violation record is our shorthand for an 11-year repeat-offender pattern, not a verdict on the operator.
- 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
- INDULGENCE SOUTHERN BISTROJacksonville5 HP7 INT13 BASScore 583Active bad actorlast visit 06/30/2026
- PERSIS INDIAN GRILLJacksonville8 HP6 INT11 BASScore 871Active bad actorlast visit 06/30/2026
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✨ Trusted
Most Improved
18 records this window
Restaurants whose recent-window violation count is at least 50% lower than the prior window, with the most recent inspection clean.
Tip-off, and the kitchen's already in foul trouble: SONNY`S REAL PIT BAR B Q in Palm Coast, CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL 4528 in Jacksonville and JAX LUMPIA ATBP in Jacksonville pulled the heaviest numbers in the Jacksonville area. 18 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. SONNY`S REAL PIT BAR B Q in Palm Coast dropped HP+Critical counts from 12 to 2 across the two 12-month windows (83.3% better). Box-score translation: most improved means the recent record got materially cleaner than the prior-year pattern. That is the box score.
- SONNY`S REAL PIT BAR B QPalm Coast
- CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL 4528Jacksonville2 BASPestScore 52
- JAX LUMPIA ATBPJacksonville1 BASScore 1
- 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.
Folks, this is a turnover at the worst time: the absolute gold standard in Duval County! In the 90-day window, 198 licensees in the Jacksonville area ran a clean Q2 2026 ledger, which is basically a hall of fame for food safety. We are talking about a perfect streak of inspections for spots like LARRY'S GIANT SUBS, BANANA LEAF ASIAN BISTRO INC, and CROSBY'S CAFE INC. Look, these aren't just lucky breaks or one-hit wonders. These operators racked up zero high-priority violations—those are the big-time health hazards that can shut a door fast—over multiple repeat visits. They are being rewarded for pure, unadulterated consistency. Yo, check out LARRY'S GIANT SUBS in Jacksonville. They stretched a high-priority-free run to 12 inspections covering roughly 3 years. That isn't just a clean kitchen; that is a masterclass in keeping it tight.
- 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.
Listen, fam, here's the tape: the Jacksonville area ledger: 41 opening signals. 15 announced via FB/news/operator signal; 3333 DBPR/event-ledger new-license records. Current names include AL'S YUM YUM in St. Johns, A&A ICE CREAM in Atlantic Beach and BROSKII FISH & CHICKEN in Jacksonville. Ledger type mix: 3333 new-license records and 15 announcement-led records. Cuisine/venue mix: 1968 Unknown and 115 Fast Food. Area concentration: 1842 JACKSONVILLE and 323 SAINT AUGUSTINE. Velocity check: 74 opening signals in the last 90 days, 21 in the last 30. Dated opening signals run from 2016-07-01 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. Box-score translation: an opening signal starts with licensing or source-confirmed evidence, not wishful ribbon-cutting.
- AL'S YUM YUMSt. Johns
- A&A ICE CREAMAtlantic Beach
- BROSKII FISH & CHICKENJacksonville
- NARA REVOLVING SUSHIPonte Vedra Beach
- J VILLE SEAFOOD NUMBER 10Jacksonville
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