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The Florida Times-Union

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Another sandwich chain is coming to Jacksonville. Here’s where

This story first appeared in Dining Notes, the free weekly restaurant newsletter from the Times-Union's Gary Mills delivered to your email inbox each Wednesday. Sign up now . Nearly six months after Chicago-based Potbelly Sandwich Works opened its first Jacksonville location, another national sandwich chain is preparing to join Northeast Florida's busy sandwich scene. California-based Sourdough & Co. plans to open one of its first Florida locations on Jacksonville's Southside at Ash Properties' Palms at Gate Parkway retail center at 7540 Gate Parkway, No. 114, according to plans recently filed with state's Division of Business & Professional Regulation. There, the restaurant known for its sandwiches, flatbreads, wraps, soups and salads, plans to join a growing lineup of restaurants, including neighbor Sip N Smash , V Pizza, Nomu Izakaya, Guanabana, Foxtail Coffee Co., decadent dessert cafe Chocolate Bar and 14 Prime , the upscale chef-driven chophouse that opened 18 months ago. A building permit application for buildout of the 1,045-square-foot space is in the works, according to documents on file with the city. More restaurant openings, closings: Sign up for Dining Notes, our free weekly newsletter for the latest restaurant news in Jacksonville The restaurant is one of three in the

Jacksonville, FL · 2d

hoodline.com

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Orange Park's New Akino Japanese Cuisine Puts a Made-to-Order Spin on All-You-Can-Eat

A new restaurant on Wells Road is rethinking what all-you-can-eat Japanese food looks like in Orange Park. Akino Japanese Cuisine, located at 1754 Wells Road, has opened its doors with a menu built around sushi, hibachi and made-to-order dishes delivered straight to the table rather than piled onto a buffet line.

Orange Park, FL · 3d
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Florida's Top Chicken Sandwich Earned Guy Fieri's Seal Of Approval

A Gainesville, Florida chicken restaurant has earned high marks from Guy Fieri and customers alike for its towering and tasty chicken sandwiches.

Gainesville, FL · 3d

gotodestinations.com

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Locals Can’t Stop Raving About This Riverside Pizza Favorite Spot In Jacksonville, Florida

Open Sun–Thu, 11 AM–9 PM; Fri–Sat, 11 AM–10 PM. Jacksonville knows pizza, and Carmines Pie House in Riverside has been proving it since 2011 🍕. Add a mac-and-cheese menu that takes itself very seriously, and you can see why this place keeps filling up 😋.

Jacksonville, FL · 2d
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uncoveringflorida.com

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These 9 Florida Restaurants Are Keeping Nearly Forgotten Southern Recipes Alive

One Florida dining room serves venison and quail between shelves of books and old taxidermy. Another smokes mullet over red oak wood, the way it has for more than 70 years. I love that these dishes still exist at all. Frog legs, swamp cabbage, tomato gravy, and pea pickin’ cake used to be everyday food for Cracker families. Now most menus skip them completely.

Florida · 1d

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Parker’s Kitchen Enters Florida With Store In Metro Jacksonville

Parker’s Kitchen opened its first Florida store Nov. 11 in Yulee, serving the fast-growing metro Jacksonville market from 75970 William Burgess Blvd., near the intersection of I-95 and Highway 200. The Savannah, Georgia-based convenience store and foodservice company’s 118th store marks its third state, extending a footprint built over...

Yulee, FL · 2d

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7 Florida Seafood Buffets Where Snow Crab Legs Keep Coming Until You Tap Out

I have a firm rule about snow crab legs. If someone else is doing the steaming and the refilling, I’m not stopping at one plate. Florida has a surprising number of buffets that treat snow crab legs like a main event instead of a rare treat. One of them even pairs the crab with whole lobster, and it has been feeding hungry crowds for decades.

Florida · 1d

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Circa 26 Steakhouse Plans December Opening in Jacksonville Beach

Jacksonville Beach is getting a new steakhouse this December, with restaurant owners Tom and Jenne Corsano preparing to bring Circa 26 to 1067 Beach Blvd., featuring a dinner-focused menu built around house-cut steaks and Florida-sourced beef. The couple, who previously operated Two Dudes Seafood Restaurants in Northeast Florida, are renovating...

Jacksonville Beach, FL · 3d

The Florida Times-Union

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Skip the baking: Where to buy Thanksgiving pies in Jacksonville

Any way you slice it, Thanksgiving and Christmas are prime time for pie. For many of us, these holidays create cravings for fresh scratch-made pumpkin, pecan, sweet potato, apple or decadent chocolate cream pie as the dessert centerpiece of our holiday table. The following Jacksonville bakeries are well known for their pies, cakes, and other holiday treats. Don't delay. Thanksgiving historically is the busiest time of year for the bakeries. The pre-order window for pies and other holiday desserts might already have closed (so save this link for next year), but desserts for walk-in customers may still be available. Although some bakeries might have pies available for walk-in customers leading up to the Nov. 26 holiday, there is no guarantee. 1748 Bakehouse 1748 N. Main St. in historic Springfield, (904) 374-2541, 1748bakehouse.com Nov. 13 is the cutoff date to order your apple, pecan or roasted pumpkin pies (also available with gluten-free crusts). Lemon chess and chocolate chess pies are also available. Pickup will be from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the day before Thanksgiving. Amaretti Desserts 14965 Old St. Augustine Road, Jacksonville, (904) 619-8279, amarettidesserts.com Eight varieties of pies are available, along with cheesecakes. Earlier this month, Amaretti's website

Jacksonville, FL · 1d

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The Jenny Plans Aviation-Themed Restaurant at Downtown Jacksonville’s The Raven

Downtown Jacksonville could soon have a new dining destination with a little aviation history behind it, as The Jenny moves closer to becoming part of The Raven hospitality property at 525 W. Beaver Street. The restaurant is planned inside the restored building that now operates as The Raven, a boutique...

Jacksonville, FL · 1d

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Zunzibar, a seafood and surf bar, will open in Riverside on Nov. 16

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Zunzibar will open Monday, Nov. 16 in Jacksonville’s Riverside neighborhood, bringing its coastal-inspired menu and rooftop bar to the Brooklyn Station at 90 Riverside Ave. The 6,025-square-foot, two-level restaurant will open from 2 to 10 p.m. Monday, Nov. 16. Regular dining room and rooftop hours...

Jacksonville, FL · 1d

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Florida Inspectors Shut 15 Restaurants From Orlando to Tampa Bay in One Week over Roaches, Sewage and Unsafe Storage

Florida inspectors temporarily shut 15 restaurants, food trucks and food businesses from Orlando and Ormond Beach to Tampa Bay during the week of Oct. 19 to 25, citing live roaches, rodent droppings, raw sewage and unsafe food storage, according to state records summarized by News 6 ClickOrlando. Nine of the...

Orlando, FL · 4d

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Venezuelan Bakery Andinos Files Plans for Sit-Down Spot on Beach Blvd

A state food-service plan-review filing puts Andinos Bakery Corp’s proposed Jacksonville location at 11757 Beach Blvd., Suite 3. The filing identifies the premises as a seating establishment, pointing to a planned space where customers could sit down rather than only pick up orders. According to WhatNow, Andinos Bakery is...

Jacksonville, FL · 2d

Jacksonville Daily Record

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Bartram Park Boulevard Chick-fil-A to open this month

A local Chick-fil-A operator is preparing to open another restaurant at 15455 Bartram Park Blvd. Jacksonville native Joel Parker owns and operates a Southside Boulevard Chick-fil-A and is at the helm of the upcoming Bartram Park Boulevard location, which is scheduled to open at 6 a.m. Nov. 19, according to a news release from the company.

Jacksonville, FL · 2d

The Florida Times-Union

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34 Duval County restaurants get high-priority violations

You can use the database to search by county or by restaurant name . Florida's restaurant owners are not required to post restaurant inspection results where guests can see them. So every week, we provide that information for you. For a complete list of local restaurant inspections, including violations not requiring warnings or administrative action, visit our Duval County restaurant inspections site . Here's the breakdown for recent health inspections in Duval County, Florida, for the week of Nov. 2-8, 2026. Please note that some more recent, follow-up inspections may not be included here. Disclaimer: The Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation describes an inspection report as a 'snapshot' of conditions present at the time of the inspection. On any given day, an establishment may have fewer or more violations than noted in their most recent inspection. An inspection conducted on any given day may not be representative of the overall, long-term conditions at the establishment. For full restaurant inspection details, visit our Duval County restaurant inspection site . More: See recent restaurant inspections for Clay County More: See recent restaurant inspections for Nassau County More: See recent restaurant inspections for St. Johns County Which Duval County restaurants got

Duval County, FL · 4d

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This Florida Breakfast Chain Just Opened Its Biggest Restaurant Yet In A 5,352-Square-Foot Space

A free game room with Galaga and Pac-Man now sits inside a breakfast restaurant. Yes, you can chase ghosts between pancakes, and nobody will ask you for a single quarter. That’s not even the biggest surprise. This brand-new spot seats up to 190 people, while its sister restaurants top out at 107.

Fleming Island, FL · 5d

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Winn-Dixie sells last Georgia stores, focuses on Florida locations

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Winn-Dixie has agreed to sell its last five Georgia grocery stores to Food Lion, completing the Jacksonville-based grocer’s shift to a Florida-focused strategy. The stores are in Brunswick, Folkston, Lake Park, St. Simons Island and Valdosta. They will remain open as Winn-Dixie until the sale...

Florida · 5d

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Franchise Owners Build Six-Unit FL Operation With Parlor Donuts

What began as an opportunity to bring a different kind of donut shop to the area has grown into a six-location Parlor Donuts operation spanning from Jacksonville and St. Augustine to St. Johns County and Gainesville. For local franchise owner Izzy Guibas and his business partners, that growth has been driven by their trust in the concept and in the communities they serve.

St Johns County, FL · 2d

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8 Florida BBQ Places That Are Too Good To Ignore

Florida might be famous for its fresh seafood and key lime pie, but its barbecue scene deserves some serious attention, too. We’re talking juicy brisket smoked low and slow, fall-off-the-bone ribs, pulled pork sandwiches piled high, and Southern sides so good you’ll want seconds. Some of the best...

Florida · 11d

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This Florida Firehouse Subs Serves Hot Sandwiches With A Side Of Jacksonville History

The brisket on this sub gets smoked for 16 hours before it ever meets a roll. Then it gets steamed, piled high, and topped with melted cheddar and barbecue sauce. Steam is the trick behind the hot specialty subs. The meats and cheeses get a quick blast of pressurized steam before they go onto a separately toasted roll.

Jacksonville, FL · 7d