The inspection record spans eleven years; the pattern is clear: Start with the state: the Jacksonville area's chronic density is 18% above the Florida average. the Jacksonville area sits at 98 recent high-priority hits. Mix: 2 sandwiches, 1 Chinese, 1 Fast Food, and 1 Moroccan. Translation for the public record: 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.
Cross-reference Sunbiz dissolution against DBPR active status — the gap matters: 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. Translation for the public record: an emergency order means DBPR ordered service stopped until a callback inspection clears it. The numbers are the story.
- TWIN PEAKS RESTAURANTJacksonville5 HP6 INT7 BASPestScore 617last visit 2026-07-21
- 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
98 records this window
Inspections in the last 30 days that posted high-priority violations but were not shut down.
Read the EOR action codes the way auditors do: THE SHEIK SANDWICHES AND SUBS in Jacksonville, RUBY TUESDAY in St. Augustine and LARRY'S GIANT SUBS in Jacksonville led the board in the Jacksonville area. 98 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. Translation for the public record: 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 2026-07-24
- RUBY TUESDAYSt. Augustine4 HP3 INT4 BASScore 434last visit 2026-07-24
- LARRY'S GIANT SUBSJacksonville3 HP3 INT2 BASScore 332last visit 2026-07-24
- ROJAS PIZZAJacksonville5 HP4 INT6 BASPestScore 596last visit 2026-07-23
- MOCHI CAFEJacksonville4 HP3 INT5 BASScore 435last visit 2026-07-23
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Closed/Delinquent
476 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.
Look at the 11-year repeat list and the same ZIP codes appear: HEARTS OF A QUEEN in Jacksonville, LA OVEJA NEGRA GRILL in Jacksonville and YUMMY TUMMY in Jacksonville anchored the high end of the the Jacksonville area file. 74 closures confirmed via news, state action, or multiple agreeing social signals. Another 42 surfaced from single-source social signals and remain under review — reported, not confirmed. Main evidence reasons: 612 DBPR inactive/cancelled status (45/46) and 221 social or silence signal. Confidence mix: 546 suspected and 293 confirmed. Velocity check: 104 closure-evidence records in the last 90 days, 101 in the last 30. Dated closure signals run from 2007-10-27 to 2026-07-27. Translation for the public record: a closure signal is evidence a place may have gone dark; only verified tier-4 records are confirmed permanent closures.
- HEARTS OF A QUEENJacksonvilleclosure score 3
- LA OVEJA NEGRA GRILLJacksonvilleclosure score 1
- YUMMY TUMMYJacksonvilleclosure score 1
- ART PLACE CATERERJacksonvilleclosure score 3
- CATRACHITO LATIN FOODJacksonvilleclosure score 3
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⚠️ Caution
Chronic Violation Record
185 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.
A pattern of repeated violations has surfaced in the Jacksonville area over the past 11 years, with 185 restaurants showing chronic issues. CHURCH'S CHICKEN #10465 in Jacksonville and AHAN THAI KITCHEN in Jacksonville lead the list. Their full records of repeat offenses are detailed below. A restaurant with a repeat-offender status means it has faced multiple violations over time, often failing to bring its operations up to health and safety standards. Under Florida statute 61C-1.002 FAC, high-volume restaurants are required to be inspected one to four times per year, yet these establishments have not met that requirement consistently. In the last decade, three Pembroke Park operators have followed identical paths before permanent surrender.
- CHURCH'S CHICKEN #10465Jacksonville5 HP2 INT11 BASScore 531Active bad actorlast visit 06/30/2026
- 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
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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.
An admin complaint clears a different liability than a closure does: SONNY`S REAL PIT BAR B Q in Palm Coast, 6TH STREET DELI in Flagler Beach and CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL 4528 in Jacksonville ran away with the the Jacksonville area count. 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). Translation for the public record: most improved means the recent record got materially cleaner than the prior-year pattern. The numbers are the story.
- 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.
Public records, properly weighted, leave little room for spin: 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. Translation for the public record: a clean plate means the recent inspection record stayed quiet where the state was looking. That is not atmosphere; it is a compliance record.
- 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.
The regulatory question is simple: the Jacksonville area count: 41 opening signals. 16 announced via FB/news/operator signal; 3368 DBPR/event-ledger new-license records. Current names include ROLLING CHEF in St. Augustine, CAMBRIA JACKSONVILLE in Jacksonville and JAX FISH AND CHICKEN ALWAYS FRESH in Jacksonville. Ledger type mix: 3368 new-license records and 16 announcement-led records. Cuisine/venue mix: 1987 Unknown and 115 Fast Food. Area concentration: 1858 JACKSONVILLE and 326 SAINT AUGUSTINE. Velocity check: 80 opening signals in the last 90 days, 25 in the last 30. Dated opening signals run from 2016-07-01 to 2026-07-24. 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. Translation for the public record: an opening signal starts with licensing or source-confirmed evidence, not wishful ribbon-cutting. That is not atmosphere; it is a compliance record.
- ROLLING CHEFSt. Augustine
- CAMBRIA JACKSONVILLEJacksonville
- JAX FISH AND CHICKEN ALWAYS FRESHJacksonville
- GOLDEN CHINAJacksonville
- SOFRESH SILVERLEAFSt. Augustine
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