What stands out
How to read this briefing
HP means high-priority, INT intermediate, and BAS basic violations. Pest identifies a pest-related inspection signal. The RiskyEats score is a derived comparison index—not an official DBPR grade. Counts use the timeframe stated in each section and may differ from lifetime ledger totals. Full definitions and methodology.
Macho Marv’s take
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 Burgers, and 1 Diner. PROMO TRANSLATION, BROTHER: a 90-day window means the recent inspection stretch, not a verdict on every kitchen in the county.
🔥 Alerts
Emergency Orders
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Emergency Orders
63 records this windowRestaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
- TUNIS FRESHNFASTJacksonville3 HP2 BASScore 302latest inspection 2026-06-19 (emergency-order date not available)
- HOOTERSJacksonville7 HP4 INT8 BASPestScore 798latest inspection 2026-04-09 (emergency-order date not available)
- CAPTAIN D'S #3380Jacksonville1 HP7 BASPestScore 157latest inspection 2025-12-20 (emergency-order date not available)
Closed/Delinquent
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Closed/Delinquent
213 records this windowTwo 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.
Correspondent’s take
OH MY, BROTHER! BEIRUT RESTAURANT & SPIRIT in Jacksonville, FUNNEL CAKE SPOT in Jacksonville and SHEIK SANDWICHES AND SUBS in Orange Park anchored the high end of the Jacksonville area file, yeah! I got news for you, Duval County, that 167 closures were confirmed via news, state action, or multiple agreeing social signals. That's a total of 171 closure signals—those are the signs of a kitchen going dark—and they are enough to get me to the BOILING POINT, YEAH! THE MADNESS IS RUNNING WILD because another 4 surfaced from single-source social signals and remain under review—reported but not confirmed yet. In the last 90 days, we saw 80 of these shutdowns hit the scene while 309 sit in the historical record, yeah! These dated closure signals have been running since 2015-03-22 all the way to 2026-07-27.
- BEIRUT RESTAURANT & SPIRITJacksonvilleclosure score 3
- FUNNEL CAKE SPOTJacksonvilleclosure score 3
- SHEIK SANDWICHES AND SUBSOrange Parkclosure score 3
⚠️ Caution
Near Miss
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Near Miss
114 records this windowA RiskyEats category for open venues whose inspections crossed the severe-violation threshold in the latest 60-day window without receiving an emergency closure order; not an official DBPR designation.
Correspondent’s take
OH MY, BROTHER! 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, yeah! These kitchens drew the eyes of the inspector like a spotlight on a championship ring! I GOT NEWS FOR YOU, BROTHER! 114 high-priority citations were posted across the Jacksonville area in the 30-day window, and that is enough to get me hot, brother! These are what we call near-misses—they drew a red flag for serious safety issues but they stayed open for now. Any of these spots could be slapped with a follow-up inspection because they aren't playing by the rules, yeah! The madness is running wild with recurring violation labels for HP and BAS, and that is enough to get me to the BOILING POINT, YEAH!
- BUBBA GUMP SHRIMP CO RESTAURANT & MARKETJacksonville Beach7 HP3 INT5 BASScore 735last visit 2026-02-27
- COWBOYInterlachen7 HP3 INT7 BASPestScore 787last visit not available
- MR GORDO'S TACOS AND CANTINAJacksonville7 HP3 INT4 BASPestScore 784last visit 2026-03-26
Chronic Violation Record
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Chronic Violation Record
177 records this windowActive enforcement targets and repeat offenders: restaurants carrying emergency-order history, chronic 11-year systemic violation patterns, or cross-flag enforcement tiers.
Correspondent’s take
I GOT NEWS FOR YOU, BROTHER! 177 restaurants in Duval County have shown a chronic pattern of violations over an 11-year period, yeah! These bad actors are staying on the radar while the families they serve deserve better than these repeated failures. THE MADNESS IS RUNNING WILD as AHAN THAI KITCHEN and SAM WON GARDEN lead the charge with their long history of problems, yeah! That is enough to get me hot, brother. When a kitchen keeps making the same mistakes for over a decade, it is time for the spotlight to burn 'em down YEAH!
- AHAN THAI KITCHENFernandina Beach7 HP8 INT11 BASScore 791Current repeated high-risk patternlast visit 05/19/2026
- SAM WON GARDENJacksonville10 HP8 INT5 BASScore 1085Current repeated high-risk patternlast visit 02/09/2026
- BY DESIGN CATERINGSt. Augustine9 HP4 INT8 BASScore 948Current repeated high-risk patternlast visit 04/08/2026
✨ Trusted
Most Improved
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Most Improved
13 records this windowRestaurants whose recent-window violation count is at least 50% lower than the prior window, with the most recent inspection clean.
Correspondent’s take
I GOT NEWS FOR YOU, BROTHER! The Jacksonville area is seeing some serious movement in the kitchen, and we are talking about real change, yeah! While 6TH STREET DELI in Flagler Beach, CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL 4528 in Jacksonville, and BAP BOWL KOREAN FOOD in Jacksonville were leading the headlines, a group of operators stepped up to the plate. The cream rises to the top — OH YEAH! 13 restaurants across the area passed our sustained-improvement test by showing they actually care about the kids and the families. These kitchens had at least four inspections in each 12-month window and slashed their high-priority and critical violations—those are the big-time safety fails, brother—by 50% or more while keeping their licenses active! SNAP INTO IT! 6TH STREET DELI in Flagler Beach took it to the limit by dropping those heavy hits from 10 down to just 2 across two 12-month windows. That is an 80.0% improvement, and that is what we call stylin' out there like a CHAMPION, YEAH!
- 6TH STREET DELIFlagler Beach1 INT2 BASScore 12
- CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL 4528Jacksonville3 BASScore 3
- BAP BOWL KOREAN FOODJacksonville1 INT6 BASPestScore 66
Clean Plates
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Clean Plates
54 records this windowRestaurants with multiple inspections in the current quarter and zero high-priority or intermediate violations.
Correspondent’s take
THE CREAM RISES TO THE TOP — OH YEAH! 54 Jacksonville area licensees ran a CLEAN Q3 2026 ledger across multiple inspections. These operators stayed off the radar of those high-priority violations, keeping it real for the families and the kids yeah! SNAP INTO IT! SHUT EM DOWN AUTHENTIC SOUTHERN RESTAURANT in Jacksonville, PUTT PUTT MAIN BEACH in Jacksonville, and CROSSROADS TAVERN in Jacksonville are all stylin' out there like a CHAMPION, brother. They earned that reward for consistency, not just one lucky break with the inspector yeah! I remember way back when SHUT EM DOWN AUTHENTIC SOUTHERN RESTAURANT made a lot of promises to the inspector — promises they kept over 10 inspections covering roughly 2.5 years. That is a high-priority-free run that would make a man weep, yeah! YEAH!
- SHUT EM DOWN AUTHENTIC SOUTHERN RESTAURANTJacksonville3 BASPestScore 53last visit not available
- PUTT PUTT MAIN BEACHFernandina Beachlast visit not available
- CROSSROADS TAVERNBunnelllast visit not available
🆕 New
Openings
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Openings
91 records this windowNew DBPR licenses plus confirmed opening signals: the places that just joined the map and still need their first public-record track record.
Correspondent’s take
OH MY, BROTHER! I GOT NEWS FOR YOU, DUVAL COUNTY, YEAH! Is screaming with 91 opening signals for the Jacksonville area. These are new licenses and announcements hitting the records between 2026-07-22 and 2026-07-29, yeah! THE CREAM RISES TO THE TOP — OH YEAH! We are watching names like MASON'S FAMOUS LOBSTER ROLLS in Fernandina Beach, CRABBY BENS in Palatka, and JAX FISH AND CHICKEN ALWAYS FRESH in Jacksonville move into the spotlight. These 91 spots are just getting their foot in the door before the state inspectors can even show up to see if they're playing by the rules, YEAH!
- MASON'S FAMOUS LOBSTER ROLLSFernandina Beach
- CRABBY BENSPalatka
- JAX FISH AND CHICKEN ALWAYS FRESHJacksonville
Sources, definitions, and corrections
Inspection and license facts come from Florida DBPR public records. Social, news, and places signals are supporting evidence and are labeled separately from regulatory findings.
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Correspondent’s take
OH MY, BROTHER! I GOT NEWS FOR YOU, Duval County, yeah! The inspectors hit the pavement and pulled 63 emergency orders in the 90-day window—that's a state-ordered temporary shutdown for those kitchens right on the spot, yeah! They didn't wait around for paperwork; they moved faster than a license cancellation or a corporate dissolution to keep your families safe. THE MADNESS IS RUNNING WILD, brother! TUNIS FRESHNFAST in Jacksonville, HOOTERS in Jacksonville, and CAPTAIN D'S #3380 in Jacksonville are headlined on this list of failures, yeah! We see 2 wings, 1 Bar, and 1 Seafood restaurant caught in the Red Alert cohort. The volume of these emergency orders is staying steady against the last public cut, and that's enough to get me hot, YEAH!