Capisce? Then read the citation: Start with the state: the Jacksonville area's chronic density is 18% above the Florida average. the Jacksonville area sits at 78 recent high-priority hits. Mix: 2 Chinese spots, 2 restaurants, 1 Cafe, and 1 Chicken. In plain Jersey: a 90-day window means the recent inspection stretch, not a verdict on every kitchen in the county, capisce?
🔥 Alerts
Emergency Orders
63 records this window
Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
Honest to God, you can't make this up: DICK'S WINGS & GRILL in Jacksonville, Kathy's Table in Jacksonville and MARGARITAS MEXICAN GRILL 1 in Jacksonville anchored the high end of the the Jacksonville area file. 63 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. In plain Jersey: an emergency order means DBPR ordered service stopped until a callback inspection clears it, capisce? What're you gonna do.
- 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.
Ya want the truth? The record's right here: ST. MARYS SEAFOOD & MORE in Jacksonville, FANCY GARDEN in Jacksonville and MR CHUBBY'S WINGS in Ponte Vedra Beach led the board in the Jacksonville area. 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 BAS. In plain Jersey: a high-priority violation is the state saying the risk can touch food safety right now, capisce? Capisce?
- ST. MARYS SEAFOOD & MOREJacksonville7 HP6 INT4 BASPestScore 814last visit 2025-11-20
- FANCY GARDENJacksonville3 HP2 INT5 BASPestScore 375last visit 2025-11-19
- MR CHUBBY'S WINGSPonte Vedra Beach3 HP1 INT6 BASPestScore 366last visit 2026-05-21
- HOOK FISH AND CHICKENJacksonville3 HP7 INT10 BASPestScore 430last visit 2025-12-23
- GRACIE’S KOUNTRY KITCHENCallahan3 HP7 INT6 BASPestScore 426last visit 2026-07-17
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Closed/Delinquent
503 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.
Ova here we don't sugarcoat the count: ART PLACE CATERER in Jacksonville, CATRACHITO LATIN FOOD in Jacksonville and FLYING FROG MUSHROOMS in Keystone Heights sat at the head of the the Jacksonville area list. 79 closures confirmed via news, state action, or multiple agreeing social signals. Another 41 surfaced from single-source social signals and remain under review — reported, not confirmed. Main evidence reasons: 664 DBPR inactive/cancelled status (45/46) and 220 social or silence signal. Confidence mix: 591 suspected and 298 confirmed. Velocity check: 106 closure-evidence records in the last 90 days, 103 in the last 30. Dated closure signals run from 2007-10-27 to 2027-06-01. In plain Jersey: a closure signal is evidence a place may have gone dark; only verified tier-4 records are confirmed permanent closures, capisce?
- ART PLACE CATERERJacksonvilleclosure score 3
- CATRACHITO LATIN FOODJacksonvilleclosure score 3
- FLYING FROG MUSHROOMSKeystone Heightsclosure score 1
- HARVEST AND HONEY CHARCUTERIE LLCSt. Augustineclosure score 3
- HONDU MEXJacksonvilleclosure score 3
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⚠️ Caution
Chronic Violation Record
182 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: 182 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. In plain Jersey: chronic violation record is our shorthand for an 11-year repeat-offender pattern, not a verdict on the operator, capisce? What're you gonna do.
- 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
- CHOPPERS BAR AND GRILLJacksonville7 HP7 INT16 BASScore 786Active bad actorlast visit 02/06/2026
- CHURCH'S CHICKEN #10465Jacksonville5 HP2 INT11 BASScore 531Active 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.
Whaddya gonna do, the file speaks for itself: 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). In plain Jersey: most improved means the recent record got materially cleaner than the prior-year pattern, capisce? Capisce?
- 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
199 records this window
Restaurants with multiple inspections in the current quarter and zero high-priority or intermediate violations.
Listen, my friend, the numbers don't stutter: 199 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. In plain Jersey: a clean plate means the recent inspection record stayed quiet where the state was looking, capisce?
- 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
39 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.
Madonn', here we go again: the Jacksonville area ledger: 39 opening signals. 15 announced via FB/news/operator signal; 3333 DBPR/event-ledger new-license records. Current names include PEPPER'S COCINA MEXICANA & TEQUILA BAR (FERNANDINA) in Fernandina Beach, BISTRO 67 in Jacksonville and A1A ASIAN KITCHEN in St. Augustine. Ledger type mix: 3333 new-license records and 15 announcement-led records. Cuisine/venue mix: 1966 Unknown and 114 Fast Food. Area concentration: 1839 JACKSONVILLE and 321 SAINT AUGUSTINE. Velocity check: 74 opening signals in the last 90 days, 19 in the last 30. Dated opening signals run from 2016-07-01 to 2026-07-21. 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? What're you gonna do.
- PEPPER'S COCINA MEXICANA & TEQUILA BAR (FERNANDINA)Fernandina Beach
- BISTRO 67Jacksonville
- A1A ASIAN KITCHENSt. Augustine
- SOUL TIMEJacksonville
- MI RANCHITO CUBAN CAFETERIA LLCJacksonville
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