Past the velvet rope, the back of house keeps no secrets: Against the statewide grid: the Jacksonville area's chronic density is 18% above the Florida average. the Jacksonville area registers 103 recent high-priority hits. Mix: 2 sandwiches, 1 Cuban, 1 Daycare, and 1 Fast Food. Kitchen-English translation: a 90-day window means the recent inspection stretch, not a verdict on every kitchen in the county.
🔥 Alerts
Emergency Orders
60 records this window
Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
TUNIS FRESHNFAST in Jacksonville, TWIN PEAKS RESTAURANT in Jacksonville and DICK'S WINGS & GRILL in Jacksonville topped the the Jacksonville area ledger this round. 60 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 Sports Bar, and 1 Wings. Trend line: emergency-order volume is steady against the last public cut. Kitchen-English translation: an emergency order means DBPR ordered service stopped until a callback inspection clears it.
- TUNIS FRESHNFASTJacksonville7 HP5 INT9 BASPestScore 809last visit 2026-06-19
- 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
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Near Miss
103 records this window
Inspections in the last 30 days that posted high-priority violations but were not shut down.
Stripped of the marketing, the line reads as follows: LITTLE MARGIE'S BROKE DA MOUTH GRINDZ in St. Augustine, HARDEE'S in Jacksonville and TAVOLA TRATTORIA FLA in Jacksonville anchored the high end of the the Jacksonville area file. 103 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. Kitchen-English translation: a high-priority violation is the state saying the risk can touch food safety right now. The line deserved better.
- LITTLE MARGIE'S BROKE DA MOUTH GRINDZSt. Augustine5 HP4 INT2 BASPestScore 592last visit 2026-06-30
- HARDEE'SJacksonville4 HP1 INT6 BASPestScore 466last visit 2026-02-18
- TAVOLA TRATTORIA FLAJacksonville3 HP1 INT2 BASScore 312
- 1928 CUBAN BISTROJacksonville3 HP2 INT4 BASPestScore 374last visit 2025-12-10
- WAGYU BURGER JOINTJacksonville3 HP2 INT3 BASScore 323last visit 2026-06-04
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Closed/Delinquent
475 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.
Mercy for the line cook, none for the GM: MORGAN'S SMOKIN BBQ in Bunnell, HEARTS OF A QUEEN in Jacksonville and LA OVEJA NEGRA GRILL in Jacksonville headlined the the Jacksonville area rundown. 74 closures confirmed via news, state action, or multiple agreeing social signals. Another 43 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: 105 closure-evidence records in the last 90 days, 102 in the last 30. Dated closure signals run from 2007-10-27 to 2026-07-28. Kitchen-English translation: a closure signal is evidence a place may have gone dark; only verified tier-4 records are confirmed permanent closures. The line deserved better.
- MORGAN'S SMOKIN BBQBunnellclosure score 3
- HEARTS OF A QUEENJacksonvilleclosure score 3
- LA OVEJA NEGRA GRILLJacksonvilleclosure score 1
- YUMMY TUMMYJacksonvilleclosure score 1
- ART PLACE CATERERJacksonvilleclosure 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.
185 restaurants with chronic violation records surface in the Jacksonville area on the 11-year pattern view, led by CHURCH'S CHICKEN #10465, AHAN THAI KITCHEN. The full repeat-offender record sits below. An 11-year pattern means these places have been failing inspections for over a decade — not a slip, not a mistake, but a steady refusal to clean up. CHURCH'S CHICKEN #10465 in Jacksonville, for instance, has been a regular on the bad list for years. You don’t get on that list once. You get there by letting rot set in. AHAN THAI KITCHEN in Jacksonville has the same kind of record — a place that’s never learned the lesson. You can blame the line cook all you want, but when the same violations show up for 11 years, it’s the owner who’s asleep at the wheel. The 11-year pattern isn’t just a number. It’s a culture. It’s a kitchen that’s been left to fester, and the inspector’s report is just the final dish on a menu of neglect.
- 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.
Travel enough kitchens and the patterns rhyme: SONNY`S REAL PIT BAR B Q in Palm Coast, 6TH STREET DELI in Flagler Beach and CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL 4528 in Jacksonville sat at the head of the the Jacksonville area 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). Kitchen-English translation: most improved means the recent record got materially cleaner than the prior-year pattern.
- SONNY`S REAL PIT BAR B QPalm Coast4 BASPestScore 54
- 6TH STREET DELIFlagler Beach1 INT2 BASScore 12
- CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL 4528Jacksonville3 BASScore 3
- BAP BOWL KOREAN FOODJacksonville1 INT6 BASPestScore 66
- RAGGA SURF CAFE INC.Palm Coast
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Clean Plates
200 records this window
Restaurants with multiple inspections in the current quarter and zero high-priority or intermediate violations.
When the inspector's clipboard meets the temp log, the gap is the story: 200 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. Kitchen-English translation: a clean plate means the recent inspection record stayed quiet where the state was looking. That is management, not mystery.
- 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.
Heat, salt, time — and a citation if you're not careful: Total for the Jacksonville area: 41 opening signals. 16 announced via FB/news/operator signal; 3369 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: 3369 new-license records and 16 announcement-led records. Cuisine/venue mix: 1984 Unknown and 115 Fast Food. Area concentration: 1862 JACKSONVILLE and 330 SAINT AUGUSTINE. Velocity check: 80 opening signals in the last 90 days, 26 in the last 30. Dated opening signals run from 2016-07-01 to 2026-07-27. 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. Kitchen-English translation: an opening signal starts with licensing or source-confirmed evidence, not wishful ribbon-cutting. That is management, not mystery.
- TAVOLA TRATTORIA FLAJacksonville
- ROLLING CHEFSt. Augustine
- CAMBRIA JACKSONVILLEJacksonville
- JAX FISH AND CHICKEN ALWAYS FRESHJacksonville
- GOLDEN CHINAJacksonville
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