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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 · 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 · 3d

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ROACHES, RODENTS & MORE: Six Central Florida eateries shut down over health problems

ORLANDO, Fla. – Last week, six more Central Florida eateries were forced to shut down (at least temporarily) after a visit from a health inspector, according to state records. These records show the reported eateries experienced violations like rodent droppings, roaches, and storage issues, among others. Nearly all of...

Orlando, FL · 1d
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Marion County, FL, Restaurants with the Most Violations in October 2026

If you ate out in Marion County, Florida, this past October, you will want to know which kitchens had the most trouble during their recent restaurant inspection. State records showed that the Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation conducted inspections at 105 restaurants in Marion County in the last 30 days. The good news is that 64 establishments passed on their first visit. The bad news is that 41 restaurants failed to meet standards initially, with some requiring follow-up inspections before meeting food-serving standards.

Marion County, FL · 11d
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Chicken wing chain permanently closes Florida restaurant after failed health inspections

A Florida sports bar and restaurant has permanently shut its doors after a series of health inspections raised concerns about its operations. The closure ends the restaurant’s run in Ocala…

Ocala, FL · 5d

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State inspectors temporarily closed two Ocala restaurants

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 Marion County restaurant inspections site . Here's the breakdown for recent health inspections in Marion 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 Marion County restaurant inspection site . Which Marion County restaurants got perfect scores on their health inspections? These restaurants met all standards during their Nov. 2-8 inspections and no violations were found. Archie's , Mobile food

Ocala, FL · 2d

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10 Palatka, Florida Restaurants That Are Better Than You Might Expect

Carhops still bring food out to parked cars at one diner on this list, and the diner is about 90 years old. That alone made me sit up. Then I spotted frog legs on the same menu as milkshakes. The surprises keep stacking up in this small Florida river town....

Palatka, FL · 9d

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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 · 2d

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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 · 18h

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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 · 2d

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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 · 4d

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This Humble Florida Restaurant Serves Fried Chicken So Good, People Drive Hours To Get It

If you’ve ever driven past a small, unassuming building and thought “there’s no way anything remarkable is happening in there,” Fryer’s Chicken in Melrose, Florida, is here to teach you a very important lesson about judging things by their exteriors. The lesson is: stop doing...

Melrose, FL · 21h

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This Underrated Florida Restaurant Serves The Best All-You-Can-Eat Country Buffet You’ll Ever Taste

Florida has been keeping a delicious secret in Alachua, and that secret goes by the name of Brown’s Country Buffet. It’s the kind of all-you-can-eat country buffet that makes you reconsider every dining decision you’ve made in the past several years. Here’s something worth thinking about.

Florida · 8d

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Parker’s Kitchen opens first Florida store in Yulee during 50th anniversary

Convenience store and gas station chain Parker’s Kitchen opened its first Florida location Wednesday in Yulee to serve the “fast-growing metro Jacksonville market,” according to a news release from the company.

Yulee, FL · 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 · 1d

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🍕New Papa John's opens in St. Augustine

Happy Fri-yah my fellow St. Augustinians!🤸🏼‍♂️🤸🏼‍♀️🎃 If you're a Daily Briefing subscriber, hello pal. If you're visiting for the first time, welcome. We are grateful that you're here. And as we build our subscriber audience, we invite you to share this newsletter with family and friends. If you were forwarded this newsletter and would like to sign up, you may do so here . Today's morning low kicks in the first of a three-day chill with early morning temps at 52 degrees and an afternoon high of 69 under complete sun! 🌞🍂🍁And straight from the National Weather Service/Jacksonville, temps dip into the low 40s on a sunny Saturday, with a high of 61. Sunday brings a low of 51 on a partly cloudy day with a high of 66. Consider Northeast Florida under a potential frost warning! 🥶Plants may be safer inside for the weekend. This week's intro was dedicated to reader questions that arrive in my inbox. Readers remain forever curious about who says what. And that's ok. For the most part, I enjoy the conservations. So, today we conclude on a positive note. People often ask me if I love what I do. Without hesitation, I respond in

St. Augustine, FL · 7h

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People Drive From All Over Florida For The Legendary Wings At This Music-Themed Restaurant

There are exactly two types of people in Florida: those who have eaten at Mojo’s Food. Music. Soul. in Ocala, and those who are about to. If you’ve never made the drive to Ocala specifically for wings, you haven’t truly lived the Florida experience. That might sound...

Florida · 3d

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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 · 1d

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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 · 1d

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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 · 1d