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Restaurant inspections: Jacksonville area's best and worst reports for Oct. 18

Cherri Pitzer
Florida Times-Union

Our digital database of restaurant inspections is updated daily with the latest inspection reports from Jacksonville-area restaurants. 

You can use the database to search by county or by restaurant name. And you can see which restaurants were fined and which were forced into temporary closure by emergency order. 

Each week we'll share area restaurants that aced their inspections, while also highlighting those with the most violations.  

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Here are reports from the week of Oct. 6-13. 

Jacksonville-area restaurants with no violations

Munchies Latin Kitchen, 1712 Ogilvie Park Lane, Jacksonville

The Drunken Monkey, 3450 Dunn Ave Ste 103, Jacksonville

Chelles Seafood And Sides, 1850 Emerson St, Jacksonville

Jacksonville-area restaurants issued emergency order 

Cocos Los Primos, 2266 Cortez Rd, Jacksonville

Date Issued: Oct. 9, 2020 | View the report

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Top 25 Jacksonville-area restaurants with the most violations

Tijuana Flats, 41 Settlement Dr., Ponte Vedra

Inspection date: Oct. 6 | Total violations: 29

Beach Diner, 880 A1A N.

Inspection date: Oct. 11 | Total violations: 28

CJ Crab House And Seafood, 5892 Norwood Ave. 

Inspection date: Oct. 12 | Total violations: 24

Emperors Gentlemen's Club, 4923 University Blvd. W.

Inspection date: Oct. 11 | Total violations: 24

M Shack, 641 Crosswater Parkway, Ponte Vedra

Inspection date: Oct. 11 | Total violations: 23

Jax Fish-Shrimp-Chicken, 847 Dunn Ave.

Inspection date: Oct. 12 | Total violations: 22

Restaurant Orsay, 3630 Park St.

Inspection date: Oct. 7 | Total violations: 21 

Bj's Restaurant & Brewhouse, 15022 Max Leggett Parkway

Inspection date: Oct. 12 | Total violations: 19

Mojitos Bar And Grill, 8206 Philips Highway

Inspection date: Oct. 12 | Total violations: 18

Rodeo Brazilian Bar B Q, 11041 Beach Blvd.

Inspection date: Oct. 9 | Total violations: 18

Stout Snug, 1198 Edgewood Ave. S.

Inspection date: Oct. 8 | Total violations: 18

Miller's Jacksonville Ale House, 9711 Deer Lake Court

Inspection date: Oct. 6 | Total violations: 18

Fujiyama Japanese Steakhouse, 13141 City Station Drive

Inspection date: Oct. 12 | Total violations: 17

Domino's, 9 W. 45th St.

Inspection date: Oct. 7 | Total violations: 17

Jersey Mike's, 152 Capital Green Drive, Nocatee Town Center, Ponte Vedra

Inspection date: Oct. 7 | Total violations: 17

La Nopalera Mexican Restaurant, 12640 Bartram Park Blvd.

Inspection date: Oct. 11 | Total violations: 16

Osaka Japanese Steakhouse, 9651 Crosshill Blvd., Suite 12

Inspection date: Oct. 11 | Total violations: 16

Vagabond Coffee, 934 Edgewood Ave. S

Inspection date: Oct. 8 | Total violations: 16

South Kitchen & Spirits, 150 Pine Lake Drive, Ponte Vedra

Inspection date: Oct. 7 | Total violations: 15

Dunkin & Baskin Robbins, 5150 University Blvd. W.

Inspection date: Oct. 11 | Total violations: 15

Hungry Howie's, 5613 University Blvd. W.

Inspection date: Oct. 11 | Total violations: 14

Subway, 6765 Dunn Ave.

Inspection date: Oct. 8 | Total violations: 14

Wing It, 12961 N Main S., tSuite 106

Inspection date: Oct. 8 | Total violations: 14

Ship 2 Shore Seafood And Steaks, 1403 Dunn Ave.

Inspection date: Oct. 7 | Total violations: 14

Angie's Grom, 204 3rd Ave. S., Jacksonville Beach

Inspection date: Oct. 6 | Total violations: 14

Hooters, 4521 Southside Blvd.

Inspection date: Oct. 6 | Total violations: 14

Gangnam Korean Restaurant, 5161 Beach Blvd.

Inspection date: Oct. 6 | Total violations: 14

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Coming soon: SoNapa Grille to open first Northeast Florida restaurant in Jacksonville Beach

Closing: After 10 years, M Shack set to close Atlantic Beach restaurant

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Coming soon: Texas Roadhouse will replace Logan's at River City Marketplace in Jacksonville

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Opening: Chick-fil-A's newest Jacksonville restaurant opens Thursday on University Blvd.

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Want to report a food service complaint?

Contact the DBPR Customer Contact Center at 850-487-1395 or access the Division of Hotels and Restaurants online complaint form at MyFloridaLicense.com. You can also complete a complaint form and mail it to the division. 

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