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BY SRA. RUTH — METRO BRIEFING

Jacksonville — Restaurant Inspection Briefing

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 99 recent high-priority hits. Mix: 2 sandwiches, 1 Chinese, 1 Fast Food, and 1 Moroccan. 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.

🔥 Alerts

Emergency Orders

59 records this window

Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.

Tateleh, no me hagas reír — 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. Mija, in plain English: an emergency order means DBPR ordered service stopped until a callback inspection clears it. Que Dios los ayude.

  • 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.

Bendito sea Dios — 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. Mija, in plain English: a high-priority violation is the state saying the risk can touch food safety right now. I tell you, mija — feh.

  • 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

220 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.

Eso sí que duele — 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. Mija, in plain English: a closure signal is evidence a place may have gone dark; only verified tier-4 records are confirmed permanent closures. Pa'l carajo con esa cocina.

  • 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.

Yo te digo, mija — 178 restaurants with chronic violation records surface in the Jacksonville area on the 11-year pattern view, led by AHAN THAI KITCHEN, SAM WON GARDEN. 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. No tiene vergüenza, ese.

  • 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.

Tú me crees? — 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). Mija, in plain English: most improved means the recent record got materially cleaner than the prior-year pattern. May they all wake up tomorrow with sechel.

  • 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.

Dios mío, qué barbaridad — 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. Mija, in plain English: a clean plate means the recent inspection record stayed quiet where the state was looking. Es muy fea esta historia.

  • 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.

Hablando claro, mija — 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. Mija, in plain English: an opening signal starts with licensing or source-confirmed evidence, not wishful ribbon-cutting. Que se cuiden — los pobres clientes.

  • BISTRO 67Jacksonville
  • MI RANCHITO CUBAN CAFETERIA LLCJacksonville
  • FISH N CHIXBunnell
  • VOLCANO SMASH BURGERSJacksonville
  • SUSHI CAFEJacksonville

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