Top-down from the state: the Jacksonville area's chronic density is 18% above the Florida average. the Jacksonville area tallies 99 recent high-priority hits. Mix: 2 sandwiches, 1 Chinese, 1 Fast Food, and 1 Moroccan. PROMO TRANSLATION, BROTHER: a 90-day window means the recent inspection stretch, not a verdict on every kitchen in the county.
🔥 Alerts
Emergency Orders
59 records this window
Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
TWIN PEAKS RESTAURANT in Jacksonville, DICK'S WINGS & GRILL in Jacksonville and MARGARITAS MEXICAN GRILL 1 in Jacksonville pulled the heaviest numbers in the Jacksonville area. 59 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 Seafood, and 1 Sports Bar. Trend line: emergency-order volume is steady against the last public cut. PROMO TRANSLATION, BROTHER: an emergency order means DBPR ordered service stopped until a callback inspection clears it.
- TWIN PEAKS RESTAURANTJacksonville5 HP6 INT7 BASPestScore 617last visit 2026-02-04
- DICK'S WINGS & GRILLJacksonville2 HP1 INT3 BASPestScore 263last visit 2026-07-17
- MARGARITAS MEXICAN GRILL 1Jacksonville1 HP1 BASPestScore 151last visit 2026-07-14
- Kathy's TableJacksonville4 HP2 INT6 BASPestScore 476last visit 2026-07-17
- BLUE WATER BAYMelrose7 HP2 INT12 BASPestScore 782last visit 2026-07-16
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Near Miss
99 records this window
Inspections in the last 30 days that posted high-priority violations but were not shut down.
THE SHEIK SANDWICHES AND SUBS in Jacksonville, RUBY TUESDAY in St. Augustine and LARRY'S GIANT SUBS in Jacksonville put the sharpest marks on the Jacksonville area's list. 99 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. PROMO TRANSLATION, BROTHER: a high-priority violation is the state saying the risk can touch food safety right now.
- THE SHEIK SANDWICHES AND SUBSJacksonville5 HP2 INT7 BASPestScore 577last visit 2025-12-19
- RUBY TUESDAYSt. Augustine4 HP3 INT4 BASScore 434last visit 2026-01-23
- LARRY'S GIANT SUBSJacksonville3 HP3 INT2 BASScore 332last visit 2025-09-02
- ROJAS PIZZAJacksonville5 HP4 INT6 BASPestScore 596last visit 2026-02-02
- MOCHI CAFEJacksonville4 HP3 INT5 BASScore 435last visit 2026-06-30
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Closed/Delinquent
221 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.
PEPES HACIENDA in Jacksonville, TEN SECOND YUN NAN RICE NOODLES in Jacksonville and RHEINLANDER'S III in Flagler Beach pulled the heaviest numbers in the Jacksonville area. 163 closures confirmed via news, state action, or multiple agreeing social signals. Another 14 surfaced from single-source social signals and remain under review — reported, not confirmed. Recency split: 113 in the last 90 days and 309 historical. Dated closure signals run from 2015-03-22 to 2026-07-23. PROMO TRANSLATION, BROTHER: a closure signal is evidence a place may have gone dark; only verified tier-4 records are confirmed permanent closures.
- PEPES HACIENDAJacksonvilleclosure score 3
- TEN SECOND YUN NAN RICE NOODLESJacksonvilleclosure score 4
- RHEINLANDER'S IIIFlagler Beachclosure score 4
- FLORIDA HOUSE INNFernandina Beachclosure score 3
- MAD O CARIBBEAN AND SEAFOOD RESTAURANTJacksonvilleclosure score 3
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⚠️ Caution
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.
DIG IT! 178 Jacksonville restaurants have been flagged with a BAD ACTOR status over the past 11 years — and let me tell you, that’s not just a badge, that’s a badge of shame, brother! Yeah! AHAN THAI KITCHEN and SAM WON GARDEN top the list of repeat offenders, and I got news for you, Jacksonville — these places didn’t just have one slip, they had a SLIDING DOOR OF DISGRACE, yeah! I remember way back when AHAN THAI KITCHEN might have had a clean plate, but look at them now — they’ve been on the inspector’s radar like a bad habit, yeah! And don’t get me started on SAM WON GARDEN — that’s not a restaurant, that’s a recurring nightmare for line cooks and families alike, brother! That’s enough to get me hot, brother. But 178 names on that list? That’s enough to get me to the BOILING POINT, yeah! These are not just violations — these are patterns, and patterns speak louder than menus, yeah! Stylin’ out there like a CHAMPION, brother — well, that’s not the case for these 178. They need to be held accountable, and the inspector? They’re the babyface in this ring, calling out the heels, yeah!
- AHAN THAI KITCHENFernandina Beach7 HP8 INT11 BASScore 791Active bad actorlast visit 05/19/2026
- SAM WON GARDENJacksonville10 HP8 INT5 BASScore 1085Active bad actorlast visit 02/09/2026
- BY DESIGN CATERINGSt. Augustine9 HP4 INT8 BASScore 948Active bad actorlast visit 04/08/2026
- CARRABBAS ITALIAN GRILLJacksonville7 HP1 INT15 BASScore 725Historical bad actorlast visit 06/30/2026
- DICK'S WINGS AND GRILLFernandina Beach5 HP2 INT15 BASScore 535Active bad actorCurrently Activelast visit 05/04/2026
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✨ Trusted
Most Improved
15 records this window
Restaurants whose recent-window violation count is at least 50% lower than the prior window, with the most recent inspection clean.
SONNY`S REAL PIT BAR B Q in Palm Coast, 6TH STREET DELI in Flagler Beach and CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL 4528 in Jacksonville put the sharpest marks on the Jacksonville area's list. 15 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). PROMO TRANSLATION, BROTHER: most improved means the recent record got materially cleaner than the prior-year pattern.
- SONNY`S REAL PIT BAR B QPalm Coast
- 6TH STREET DELIFlagler Beach1 INT2 BASScore 12
- 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
199 records this window
Restaurants with multiple inspections in the current quarter and zero high-priority or intermediate violations.
DIG IT! 199 Jacksonville area restaurants ran a clean Q2 2026 ledger — and that's not just one lucky inspection, brother. These places proved they're consistent, yeah! LARRY'S GIANT SUBS, BANANA LEAF ASIAN BISTRO INC, and CROSBY'S CAFE INC were among the clean plates — repeat visits, zero high-priority or intermediate violations, yeah! That's the real deal, not just a fluke. LARRY'S GIANT SUBS, now that's a name I can stand behind — they stretched a high-priority-free run to 12 inspections over roughly 3 years. That's not just clean, that's CHAMPION material, brother. They earned it. I remember way back when some places tried to fake it — but not these. These are the ones who keep it clean, yeah! They're the ones who make the inspectors proud. And that, my friends, is how you STAY IN THE GAME.
- 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
89 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.
the Jacksonville area ledger: 89 opening signals. 1 announced via FB/news/operator signal. Current names include BISTRO 67 in Jacksonville, MI RANCHITO CUBAN CAFETERIA LLC in Jacksonville and FISH N CHIX in Bunnell. Dated opening signals run from 2026-07-14 to 2026-07-17. 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. PROMO TRANSLATION, BROTHER: an opening signal starts with licensing or source-confirmed evidence, not wishful ribbon-cutting.
- BISTRO 67Jacksonville
- MI RANCHITO CUBAN CAFETERIA LLCJacksonville
- FISH N CHIXBunnell
- VOLCANO SMASH BURGERSJacksonville
- SUSHI CAFEJacksonville
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