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Florida’s Favorite Southern Snack Gets Its Own Dedicated Stop At Jacksonville’s Boiled Peanut Factory
I have pulled over for boiled peanuts at more gas stations than I care to admit, and most of them tasted like warm, salty disappointment. So when I found a small Florida snack bar that does nothing but simmer peanuts in a handful of bold flavors, I figured it would be more of the same.
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Jacksonville’s Oldest BBQ Spot Still Serves the Founder’s Original Sauce With Every Meal
Fred Cotten’s Landmark BBQ has been smoking meat and serving Jacksonville locals since way back, making it the oldest barbecue joint in town. What makes this place extra special is that every single plate comes with the same sauce recipe the founder created decades ago. Walking into this no-nonsense spot on North Main Street feels like stepping into barbecue history, where the focus stays on quality food and friendly service instead of fancy decorations or trendy updates.
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First Watch Plans 30-Job Cafe at World Golf Village by Spring 2027
A new First Watch cafe is headed to World Golf Village, with the breakfast-and-lunch chain planning to open its doors at 11527 St. Johns Parkway in late spring 2027. The roughly 4,000-square-foot restaurant will seat more than 170 guests, feature a covered patio and a locally inspired mural, and is expected to create about 30 jobs in St. Johns County.
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Hawaiian Bros Plots Florida Entry, Expansion
Hawaiian Bros Island Grill, which operates over 80 units across 14 states, is set to enter Florida in partnership with Southern Rock Restaurants. The two inked a 52-unit deal that will bring units to Jacksonville, Gainesville, Tampa and Orlando during the next six years, including 24 restaurants planned in the next three years.
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Fried Green Tomatoes And Crab Bisque Are Worth The Drive To This Fernandina Beach Cafe
Some of the best lunches in Florida come in a cardboard boat. In downtown Fernandina Beach, a small walk-up counter has turned that humble container into a local tradition, and more than 2,600 diners have weighed in on it. The order that keeps folks talking is simple: crispy fried green...
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K-Bop Korean Kitchen Shuts Mandarin Location After Two Years, Southside Store Lives On
11700 San Jose Blvd. — Approximate Site Of Closed Mandarin Restaurant. K-Bop Korean Kitchen has closed its restaurant at 11700 San Jose Blvd. in the Mandarin South Shopping Center after two years of operation, with the closure signs going up on the front door this week. The brand's original Southside location and its food truck remain open, keeping fans supplied with Korean corn dogs, fried chicken and rice bowls even as the Mandarin storefront goes dark.
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From a family recipe to 40,000 packages a week: The Pickle Factory’s Jacksonville roots
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – At The Pickle Factory, the pickle can be a snack, a gift — even a toy. But behind the bright barrels and novelty goods is a family story that began with a garden in Israel, and a manufacturing process that relies on careful measuring, testing and time.
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Dunkin' Eyes Dunn Village Site in Northwest Jacksonville
Dunkin' is scouting a new outparcel at Dunn Village Shopping Center in the Dinsmore area of Northwest Jacksonville, near Northwest Dunn Avenue and Rolling River Boulevard. The project surfaced after JEA issued a service availability determination letter on October 5 confirming utility connection capacity for the site, according to Jacksonville Daily Record, which first reported the filing in its Mathis Report column by Karen Brune Mathis. A service availability request simply means a project is being explored, and under JEA guidelines updated for 2026, developers must secure this kind of letter through the SagesGov platform before filing municipal building permits — a step that reserves utility connection points for up to two years but does not guarantee a closed land deal or permit approval, per the agency's own guidance, cited in Hoodline's earlier coverage of a separate Jacksonville drive-thru filing.
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Folks In Jacksonville Have Been Ordering The Same Camel Rider Sandwich Here Since 1950s
Some sandwiches are trends, and some are traditions. In Jacksonville, the camel rider belongs to the second group. It is a pita stuffed with deli meats and fixings, born from the city’s Arab American families, and it has quietly fed generations of locals at lunch counters across town. One spot tucked inside a residential corner of Riverside has been part of that tradition for more than sixty years, run by the same family the whole time.
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Southside Newcomer Wokhey Wok Fired Mini Bowls Bets Big on $4.99 Dishes
A new canteen-style restaurant near the Baymeadows Road intersection in Jacksonville is serving up Chinese and Asian dishes in 12-ounce mini bowls, with prices starting under $5 and a grand opening ceremony still to come. Wokhey Wok Fired Mini Bowls quietly began serving customers last month, and its owner says the full menu — including an expanded dim sum lineup — won't be unveiled until later this month.