Capisce? Then read the citation: In the Florida picture: the Jacksonville area's chronic density is 18% above the Florida average. the Jacksonville area shows 114 recent high-priority hits. Mix: 2 seafood spots, 1 American BBQ, 1 Asian, and 1 BBQ. 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
62 records this window
Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
Honest to God, you can't make this up: TUNIS FRESHNFAST in Jacksonville, HOOTERS in Jacksonville and CAPTAIN D'S #3380 in Jacksonville headlined the the Jacksonville area rundown. 62 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: 2 wings, 1 Seafood, and 1 Sports Bar. 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.
- TUNIS FRESHNFASTJacksonville3 HP2 BASScore 302last visit 2026-06-19
- HOOTERSJacksonville7 HP4 INT8 BASPestScore 798last visit 2026-04-09
- CAPTAIN D'S #3380Jacksonville1 HP7 BASPestScore 157last visit 2025-12-20
- TWIN PEAKS RESTAURANTJacksonville5 HP6 INT7 BASPestScore 617last visit 2026-07-21
- DICK'S WINGS & GRILLJacksonville2 HP1 INT3 BASScore 213last visit 2026-07-17
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Near Miss
114 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: BUBBA GUMP SHRIMP CO RESTAURANT & MARKET in Jacksonville Beach, COWBOY in Interlachen and MR GORDO'S TACOS AND CANTINA in Jacksonville stacked up first across the Jacksonville area. 114 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?
- BUBBA GUMP SHRIMP CO RESTAURANT & MARKETJacksonville Beach7 HP3 INT5 BASScore 735last visit 2026-02-27
- COWBOYInterlachen7 HP3 INT7 BASPestScore 787
- MR GORDO'S TACOS AND CANTINAJacksonville7 HP3 INT4 BASPestScore 784last visit 2026-03-26
- COWTOWN TAVERNJacksonville6 HP2 INT3 BASPestScore 673last visit 2026-01-07
- THE FILLIN STATIONPalatka5 HP1 INT3 BASScore 513last visit 2026-06-30
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Closed/Delinquent
473 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.
Whaddya gonna do, the file speaks for itself: SHO'NUFF TASTY in Jacksonville, TOOTSIES TAKEOUT in Hawthorne and AINSLEY'S PLACE in Bunnell anchored the high end of the the Jacksonville area file. 76 closures confirmed via news, state action, or multiple agreeing social signals. Another 48 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: 544 suspected and 295 confirmed. Velocity check: 112 closure-evidence records in the last 90 days, 109 in the last 30. Dated closure signals run from 2007-10-27 to 2026-07-30. In plain Jersey: a closure signal is evidence a place may have gone dark; only verified tier-4 records are confirmed permanent closures, capisce? Capisce?
- SHO'NUFF TASTYJacksonvilleclosure score 1
- TOOTSIES TAKEOUTHawthorneclosure score 3
- AINSLEY'S PLACEBunnellclosure score 1
- FLAVORIKANJacksonvilleclosure score 3
- SUNDECKPonte Vedraclosure score 1
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⚠️ Caution
Chronic Violation Record
183 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.
Listen, my friend, the numbers don't stutter: 183 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. In plain Jersey: chronic violation record is our shorthand for an 11-year repeat-offender pattern, not a verdict on the operator, capisce?
- 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
14 records this window
Restaurants whose recent-window violation count is at least 50% lower than the prior window, with the most recent inspection clean.
Between you and me, it's a shame: SONNY`S REAL PIT BAR B Q in Palm Coast, 6TH STREET DELI in Flagler Beach and CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL 4528 in Jacksonville headlined the the Jacksonville area rundown. 14 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? What're you gonna do.
- 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
+9 more in this section on the live site.
Clean Plates
199 records this window
Restaurants with multiple inspections in the current quarter and zero high-priority or intermediate violations.
Listen to me, I'm tellin' ya, most of these mooks in the Jacksonville area can't keep their kitchen from looking like a landfill. But in the 90-day window, 199 licensees actually managed to run a clean Q2 2026 ledger. That means they kept their act together across multiple inspections without the law finding anything to complain about. Fuhgeddaboudit. The list of winners includes LARRY'S GIANT SUBS in Jacksonville, BANANA LEAF ASIAN BISTRO INC in Jacksonville, and CROSBY'S CAFE INC in Jacksonville. These ain't just some lucky breaks on a one-time visit, capisce? These operators are getting rewarded for being consistent, not for some one-time miracle where they happened to scrub the floor before the inspector showed up. LARRY'S GIANT SUBS in Jacksonville is really the heavy hitter here, staying out of the doghouse for 12 inspections over roughly 3 years. They didn't rack up a single high-priority violation—that's the big stuff that gets a place shut down fast. When a joint stays that clean for that long, you know they aren't cutting corners on the sanitizer. Madonn.
- LARRY'S GIANT SUBSFleming Island
- BANANA LEAF ASIAN BISTRO INCJacksonville4 BASPestScore 54
- CROSBY'S CAFE INCElkton
- LATE RISERSSt. Augustine
- LANA'S KITCHEN CATERING SERVICEJacksonville
+194 more in this section on the live site.
🆕 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.
Ova here we don't sugarcoat the count: the Jacksonville area ledger: 41 opening signals. 14 announced via FB/news/operator signal; 3371 DBPR/event-ledger new-license records. Current names include MASON'S FAMOUS LOBSTER ROLLS in Fernandina Beach, CRABBY BENS in Palatka and LULULANDJACK01 in Jacksonville. Ledger type mix: 3371 new-license records and 14 announcement-led records. Cuisine/venue mix: 1988 Unknown and 115 Fast Food. Area concentration: 1864 JACKSONVILLE and 328 SAINT AUGUSTINE. Velocity check: 78 opening signals in the last 90 days, 28 in the last 30. Dated opening signals run from 2016-07-01 to 2026-07-29. 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?
- MASON'S FAMOUS LOBSTER ROLLSFernandina Beach
- CRABBY BENSPalatka
- LULULANDJACK01Jacksonville
- GAORANGEPAR03Orange Park
- 243 BAR AND GRILLJacksonville
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