Top 25 in depth: Jacksonville
By Clancy & Gracie
Clancy: Pull up a stool. These are the 25 restaurants in Jacksonville with the heaviest enforcement record between November 15, 2021 and November 14, 2026. Between them: 82 emergency closures, $58,045 in fines and 166 inspector-cited complaints.
82 emergency closures25 of 25 venues
$58,045 in fineson the record
166 inspector-cited complaintsadministrative
In Jacksonville, 9 of every 100 licensed restaurants had at least one emergency closure in these five years; statewide it was 6. That is higher than the statewide rate.
- #1 CASA DORA ITALIAN CAFE — Jacksonville
Emergency closures 6 (September 2022, August 2023, February 2025, March 2025, November 2025, September 2026)Fines $9,500 (7)Complaints 16Order filings 26Ownership change: n.a.
- #2 ARTE PIZZA — FERNANDINA BEACH
Emergency closures 6 (December 2022, January 2023, December 2023, February 2025, May 2025, September 2026)Fines $4,000 (5)Complaints 5Order filings 23Ownership change: n.a.
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Clancy: There were emergency closures in December 2022, January 2023, December 2023, February 2025, May 2025, and September 2026 for ARTE PIZZA in FERNANDINA BEACH. The fines came to $4,000.00. The record also lists 5 inspector-cited administrative complaints.
Gracie: Bondye bon, Bouki looked at the total; this count is as long as a slow dance with Papa Legba. A little humor can sit beside a serious record without changing it.
- #3 MIS DELICIAS LATINAS† — JACKSONVILLE
Emergency closures 5 (July 2023, April 2024, May 2024, August 2024, October 2024)Fines $4,640 (4)Complaints 10Order filings 14Ownership change: n.a.
The state licence is currently delinquent or inactive; that administrative status is not proof it closed.
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Clancy: Five emergency closures hit MIS DELICIAS LATINAS in JACKSONVILLE: July 2023, April 2024, May 2024, August 2024, October 2024. The fines came to $4,640.00. The record also lists 10 inspector-cited administrative complaints.
Gracie: M wè sa nan kafe a; the white candle burns steady. Papa Legba let this file walk right through.
- #4 CASA MARINA HOTEL & RESTAURANT — JACKSONVILLE BEACH
Emergency closures 3 (June 2024, August 2024, January 2026)Fines $2,000 (3)Complaints 15Order filings 18Ownership change: n.a.
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Clancy: Emergency closures happened in June 2024, August 2024, and January 2026 for CASA MARINA HOTEL & RESTAURANT in JACKSONVILLE BEACH. The fines came to $2,000.00. The record also lists fifteen inspector-cited administrative complaints.
Gracie: My white candle burns steady; this count feels like a long river flowing past Papa Legba. Bouki has the shoulder; I have the part left between the lines.
- #5 BLUE WATER BAY — Melrose
Emergency closures 4 (November 2022, January 2026, July 2026, September 2026)Fines $2,360 (3)Complaints 11Order filings 15Ownership change: n.a.
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Clancy: There were emergency closures in November 2022, January 2026, July 2026, and September 2026. The fines came to $2,360.00. Eleven administrative complaints are listed for Blue Water Bay in Melrose.
Gracie: Bouki points at the closures, then the fines. I can read a hint.
- #6 FLAVORIKAN*† — Jacksonville
Emergency closures 3 (September 2025, November 2025, September 2026)Fines $1,175 (2)Complaints 8Order filings 20Ownership change: record kept
An ownership change was approved on December 11, 2023, but the recorded ownership-change exception applied, so the earlier record still counts.
The state licence is currently delinquent or inactive; that administrative status is not proof it closed.
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Clancy: Emergency closures hit FLAVORIKAN in Jacksonville during September 2025, November 2025, and September 2026. The fines came to $1,175.00. That record also lists twenty inspector-cited administrative complaints.
Gracie: A capuchin is an audience, not an editor. The figures can speak for themselves, but I can still listen properly.
- #7 AHAN THAI KITCHEN — Fernandina Beach
Emergency closures 4 (August 2024, October 2024, December 2024, February 2025)Fines $2,800 (4)Complaints 3Order filings 14Ownership change: n.a.
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Clancy: There were emergency closures in August 2024, October 2024, December 2024, and February 2025 for AHAN THAI KITCHEN in Fernandina Beach. The fines came to $2,800.00. The record also lists 3 inspector-cited administrative complaints.
Gracie: Closures and fines share this entry. The candle is mine; the arithmetic is theirs.
- #8 GRILLED CHEESE GALLERY — SAINT AUGUSTINE
Emergency closures 3 (April 2024, April 2025, June 2025)Fines $2,800 (3)Complaints 9Order filings 13Ownership change: n.a.
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Clancy: Emergency closures hit GRILLED CHEESE GALLERY in SAINT AUGUSTINE during April 2024, April 2025, and June 2025. The fines came to $2,800.00. The record also lists 9 inspector-cited administrative complaints.
Gracie: The gris-gris bag stays on my table while I read. The rooster feather is still, and that is useful when the paper is not.
- #9 KAZU SUSHI BURRITO* — Jacksonville
Emergency closures 4 (August 2024, August 2026, August 2026, October 2026)Fines $600 (1)Complaints 5Order filings 13Ownership change: record kept
An ownership change was approved on January 26, 2021, but the business name stayed the same, so the earlier record still counts.
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Clancy: Four emergency closures hit KAZU SUSHI BURRITO in Jacksonville: August 2024, August 2026, August 2026, and October 2026. The fines came to $600.00. The record also lists 5 inspector-cited administrative complaints.
Gracie: Bouki can chatter later; I am reading the closures and fines. My candle is steady; I am not rushing the meaning between the lines.
- #10 RANDEVOU CARIBBEAN BAR AND GRILL II* — Orange Park
Emergency closures 3 (February 2025, February 2026, April 2026)Fines $3,240 (3)Complaints 6Order filings 9Ownership change: record kept
An ownership change was approved on July 24, 2024, but two or more inspector complaints were filed in the year before it, so the earlier record still counts.
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Clancy: Emergency closures happened in February 2025, February 2026, and April 2026 for this spot in Orange Park. The fines amounted to $3,240.00. That record also lists 6 inspector-cited administrative complaints.
Gracie: The rooster feather drifts; Papa Legba watched the paper move along. This tally is a heavy thing to carry.
- #11 ROYALE CAFE — Jacksonville
Emergency closures 3 (August 2025, June 2026, August 2026)Fines $800 (1)Complaints 5Order filings 12Ownership change: n.a.
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Clancy: Emergency closures hit ROYALE CAFE in Jacksonville during August 2025, June 2026, and August 2026. The fines came to $800.00. This record also lists 1 inspector-cited administrative complaint.
Gracie: Manman Brigitte has her ledger; this entry has closures and fines. The rooster feather waits while I separate the signal from the theatre.
- #12 MOJOS TACOS — Saint Augustine
Emergency closures 3 (April 2025, June 2025, January 2026)Fines $2,800 (3)Complaints 6Order filings 8Ownership change: n.a.
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Clancy: Emergency closures for MOJOS TACOS in Saint Augustine occurred in April 2025, June 2025, and January 2026. The fines came to $2,800.00. The record also lists 6 inspector-cited administrative complaints.
Gracie: My shoulder is busy with Bouki. The figures need no company.
- #13 TUPTIM THAI RESTAURANT — Ponte Vedra Beach
Emergency closures 3 (May 2022, November 2023, January 2024)Fines $1,650 (2)Complaints 5Order filings 10Ownership change: n.a.
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Clancy: Emergency closures occurred in May 2022, November 2023, and January 2024. The fines came to $1,650.00. The record also lists 5 inspector-cited administrative complaints for TUPTIM THAI RESTAURANT in Ponte Vedra Beach.
Gracie: Let me read; the rooster feather feels light against this tally. Papa Legba lets these pages travel far beyond what you saw.
- #14 BIG OAK BBQ — Jacksonville
Emergency closures 3 (March 2022, November 2022, December 2024)Fines $2,400 (3)Complaints 4Order filings 9Ownership change: n.a.
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Clancy: Emergency closures for BIG OAK BBQ in Jacksonville occurred in March 2022, November 2022, and December 2024. The fines came to $2,400.00. The record also lists 4 inspector-cited administrative complaints.
Gracie: I set the gris-gris bag aside to read the figures. Gade pi byen; a careful reading leaves room for a little laughter.
- #15 LAS DELICIAS LATIN FOOD — Jacksonville
Emergency closures 3 (July 2023, July 2025, March 2026)Fines $2,400 (3)Complaints 4Order filings 9Ownership change: n.a.
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Clancy: There were emergency closures in July 2023, July 2025, and March 2026 for Las Delicias Latin Food in Jacksonville. The fines came to $2,400.00. The record also lists 4 inspector-cited administrative complaints.
Gracie: Bondye bon. Closures and fines leave little room for a short reaction.
- #16 DOWN UNDER RESTAURANT — Fernandina Beach
Emergency closures 3 (March 2025, May 2025, September 2026)Fines $1,600 (2)Complaints 2Order filings 11Ownership change: n.a.
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Clancy: Emergency closures for Down Under Restaurant in Fernandina Beach occurred in March 2025, May 2025, and September 2026. The fines came to $1,600.00. The record also lists 2 inspector-cited administrative complaints.
Gracie: At my table, Baron Samedi waits patiently; that count of closures is a long journey for this place. A quiet table can hold a loud record without decorating it.
- #17 PRIMI PIATTI — Jacksonville
Emergency closures 3 (April 2023, April 2023, April 2024)Fines $1,200 (2)Complaints 6Order filings 8Ownership change: n.a.
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Clancy: Three emergency closures hit PRIMI PIATTI in Jacksonville: April 2023, April 2023, and April 2024. The fines came to $1,200.00. The record also lists 6 inspector-cited administrative complaints.
Gracie: Papa Legba gets the crossroads. I get the closures and fines.
- #18 ISLAND TROPICS RESTAURANT & LOUNGE — Jacksonville
Emergency closures 3 (January 2023, April 2024, August 2025)Fines $2,400 (3)Complaints 3Order filings 8Ownership change: n.a.
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Clancy: Emergency closures occurred in January 2023, April 2024, and August 2025 for ISLAND TROPICS RESTAURANT & LOUNGE in Jacksonville. The fines came to $2,400.00. The record also lists 8 order filings.
Gracie: Even Bouki paused his chatter at this entry. The bag stays nearby; the record has offered its own surprise.
- #19 TONY'S OF PONTE VEDRA BEACH† — Ponte Vedra Beach
Emergency closures 3 (February 2022, October 2023, December 2024)Fines $1,400 (2)Complaints 2Order filings 10Ownership change: n.a.
The state licence is currently delinquent or inactive; that administrative status is not proof it closed.
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Clancy: The emergency closures for TONY'S OF PONTE VEDRA BEACH occurred in February 2022, October 2023, and December 2024. The fines came to $1,400.00. This record also lists 2 inspector-cited administrative complaints.
Gracie: The white candle is mine; the figures need no decoration. Bouki asks for the short version, but this file keeps the long reading.
- #20 TACOS BELLA* — Jacksonville
Emergency closures 3 (January 2022, May 2025, January 2026)Fines $1,800 (3)Complaints 1Order filings 10Ownership change: record kept
An ownership change was approved on June 23, 2021, but the business name stayed the same, so the earlier record still counts.
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Clancy: Three emergency closures hit TACOS BELLA in Jacksonville: January 2022, May 2025, and January 2026. The fines came to $1,800.00. A record shows an inspector-cited administrative complaint.
Gracie: I am still reading; Bouki watched the tally drift by. That count feels like a river that just keeps flowing.
- #21 CALLAHAN BARBECUE — Callahan
Emergency closures 2 (December 2022, September 2024)Fines $1,600 (2)Complaints 6Order filings 10Ownership change: n.a.
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Clancy: There were emergency closures in December 2022 and September 2024 for Callahan. The fines came to $1,600.00. The record also lists 6 inspector-cited administrative complaints.
Gracie: Bondye bon; this tally feels like a river flowing slow. Papa Legba lets the paper keep moving.
- #22 BEACH FRONT* — Flagler Beach
Emergency closures 3 (August 2022, January 2025, July 2025)Fines $1,600 (3)Complaints 2Order filings 9Ownership change: record kept
An ownership change was approved on May 12, 2026, but the business name stayed the same, so the earlier record still counts.
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Clancy: BEACH FRONT in Flagler Beach had an emergency closure order 3 times, in August 2022, January 2025 and July 2025. It also has $1,600.00 in fines on the books. Add 2 inspector-cited administrative complaints to that.
Gracie: A rooster feather is not a calculator, and I am not confusing the roles. Baron Samedi can wait outside; this page can wait for daylight.
- #23 HIDDEN CRAB — Fernandina Beach
Emergency closures 3 (August 2022, December 2024, June 2026)Fines $800 (2)Complaints 2Order filings 10Ownership change: n.a.
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Clancy: There were emergency closures in August 2022, December 2024, and June 2026 for HIDDEN CRAB in Fernandina Beach. The fines came to $800.00. The record also lists 2 inspector-cited administrative complaints.
Gracie: Baron Samedi gets no flourish from me for this entry. Bondye bon; the record brought its own weather to the table.
- #24 KEYSTONE INN (THE) — Keystone Heights
Emergency closures 1 (August 2025)Fines $1,120 (2)Complaints 20Order filings 3Ownership change: n.a.
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Clancy: There was an emergency closure in August 2025 for Keystone Heights. The fines came to $1,120.00. Twenty administrative complaints are listed against this venue.
Gracie: Bouki reached for the page before I finished reading. Papa Legba keeps the crossing; I keep the evidence on this side of it.
- #25 RANDEVOU CARIBBEAN BAR AND GRILL — JACKSONVILLE
Emergency closures 2 (April 2023, August 2025)Fines $1,360 (2)Complaints 10Order filings 6Ownership change: n.a.
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Clancy: There were emergency closures in April 2023 and August 2025 for that place in JACKSONVILLE. The fines came to $1,360.00. That record also lists 10 inspector-cited administrative complaints.
Gracie: Bouki tugged my sleeve. I was still reading.
* Includes records from before a reported ownership change because the trading name continued and/or administrative complaints preceded the change.
† Licence has a delinquent or inactive DBPR status; that status alone does not establish closure.
Gracie: Take your time with it; the numbers will keep. 25 of these 25 had at least one emergency closure order in these five years, and every fine and complaint above is on the public record. The score counts only against whoever runs the kitchen today, so read each entry as written.
How this ranking works
Each emergency closure episode adds ten points, and each order filing inside it adds three more, so for the same number of filings a venue shut repeatedly outranks one bunched into a single closure. Every $250 in fines adds one point, and each inspector-cited administrative complaint adds two. Nearby filings (seven days or less apart) group into one episode. A tenancy boundary excludes records from before a qualifying ownership change unless the documented exception applies. Read the methodology.
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Clancy: Emergency closures occurred in September 2022, August 2023, February 2025, March 2025, November 2025, and September 2026. The fines came to $9,500.00. For CASA DORA ITALIAN CAFE in Jacksonville, the record includes 16 inspector-cited administrative complaints.
Gracie: Gade pi byen; my coffee grounds feel this weight of years. Papa Legba watched that count climb higher than the ceiling.