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Bistro X at 1440 San Marco Blvd. will close and reopen under new ownership. | Monty Zickuhr, Jacksonville Daily Record
September 4, 2024

Bistro X in San Marco will reopen with new concept

San Marco restaurant Bistro X and its adjoining sister restaurant, Limoncello Ristorante, will close Sept. 28 and reopen as a…

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A mariachi band played at the opening of Chili’s at Jacksonville International Airport on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024. | J. Brooks Terry, Jacksonville Daily Record
August 21, 2024

Expanded Chili’s opens at Jacksonville airport

The expansion at the airport’s top-grossing restaurant adds about 50% more space, including additional bar seating.…

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Federal investigators raided the Kamiya restaurant last week. | News4Jax
August 20, 2024

Restaurant owners charged after immigration raids

Hua Yao Ke and Ping Ping Zheng are accused of harboring undocumented workers after raids at Kamiya 86 in Ponte…

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Boston’s Restaurant & Sports Bar closed Sunday, according to its Facebook page. | Monty Zickuhr, Jacksonville Daily Record
August 19, 2024

Boston’s sports bar closes in North Jax after 15 years

The bar and restaurant at River City Marketplace called itself “the home of the gourmet pizza.”…

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Dorothy’s Downtown will take the space of the former Burrito Gallery. | Monty Zickuhr, Jacksonville Daily Record
August 13, 2024

Creole restaurant to replace Burrito Gallery in Downtown

Dorothy’s Downtown will serve an upscale Southern and Creole-themed menu.…

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The food court at Jacksonville International Airport is permanently closed to make way for the new Concourse B. | Monty Zickuhr, Jacksonville Daily Record
August 9, 2024

Food court closes permanently at Jacksonville’s airport

The food court between Concourses A and C is closed so work on the new Concourse B can continue.…

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Jack in the Box remains interested in bringing a restaurant to Northeast Florida. l Dustin Thompson, Jack in the Box.
August 7, 2024

#AskJAXTDY l Is Jack in the Box still coming to Northeast Florida?

A Jacksonville Today reader is a fan of the fast food chain and wants to know if he’ll be able…

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August 6, 2024

REVIEW | Gemma Fish + Oyster 

Reviewer Hanna Raskin writes, “Gemma is a restaurant where style is prized so highly above substance that when diners at…

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Customers attend the "grand reopening" of World of Beer Bar & Kitchen on July 16, 2024. | Jacksonville Daily Record
August 6, 2024

World of Beer bankruptcy won’t affect local restaurant

The World of Beer Bar & Kitchen in the Southpoint area reopened July 16. Franchisee Jay Patel said the restaurant…

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Bartaco is planned for the ground floor and rooftop at the four-story 1534 Oak St. building in Riverside. It previously was home to the Black Sheep Restaurant. | Jacksonville Daily Record
July 29, 2024

Bartaco gets permit to replace Black Sheep in Riverside

The taco and margarita restaurant will occupy the ground floor and rooftop of the four story building in Five Points.…

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Mixed Fillings Pie Shop is known for made-fresh-from-scratch pies.
July 24, 2024

Mixed Fillings Pie Shop is closing in Five Points

Owners said it was “time for a new chapter in our journey.” Preorders can still be placed for July and…

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The former Ida Claire at 10209 River Coast Drive in Town Center is being transformed into Whiskey Cake Kitchen & Bar. | Karen Brune Mathis, Jacksonville Daily Record
July 22, 2024

Whiskey Cake targets October opening at Town Center

The former Ida Claire restaurant is undergoing extensive renovations for Whiskey Cake Kitchen & Bar.…

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The Madi Rum development would include a restaurant, bakery, distillery and greenhouses — plus an ornamental plane shown on the rum bottle. | Jacksonville Daily Record
July 19, 2024

St. Johns rum producer plans restaurant and distillery

The Madi Rum development would be built on 6 acres on State Road 207, west of Interstate 95.…

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July 17, 2024

THE JAXSON | 10 restaurants and bars coming to Downtown Jax 

Several new restaurants and bars are in the works for Downtown Jacksonville.…

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Olive Garden Italian Kitchen could be coming to Glen Kernan Park, the residential and commercial development at northwest Butler and Hodges boulevards in South Jacksonville. | Darden Restaurants Inc.
July 16, 2024

Olive Garden exploring Glen Kernan Park location

The Olive Garden would be the first built in the area in at least a dozen years.…

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The World of Beer is a franchise that was founded in Tampa in 2007. | Jacksonville Daily Record
July 16, 2024

World of Beer reopens near Southpoint

It is the company’s third try in Jacksonville and the second franchise owner at Butler Boulevard off I-95.…

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Caddyshack, at 455 S. Legacy Trail E106 in St. Augustine, opened in June 2001. | J. Brooks Terry, Jacksonville Daily Record
July 12, 2024

Caddyshack restaurant isn’t going anywhere

The anchor restaurant at World Golf Village just signed a 10-year lease.…

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Sweet tea prices have gotten less sweet, some diners have noticed | Hanna Raskin
July 9, 2024

At tea time, everybody’s aggrieved (by the price)

Jacksonville diners are experiencing sticker shock when they order a sweet tea.…

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Voodoo Brewing Co. is opening at 1974 San Marco Blvd. | Karen Brune Mathis, Jacksonville Daily Record
July 9, 2024

Voodoo Brewing Co. will open Saturday in San Marco

The brew pub will open in a 99-year-old building formerly occupied by Bohemian Lounge, Indochine and Square One.…

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Norberto Jaramillo operates three restaurants in St. Augustine – La Cocina Bistro and Catering, La Cocina Mexican Restaurant and the new La Cocina in the Cellar Upstairs, which he expects to open in July. | Dan Macdonald, Jacksonville Daily Record
June 28, 2024

La Cocina moving from St. Augustine Beach to downtown

The restaurant closed at Castillo Real Resort Hotel. It will reopen in July at the top of the San Sebastian…

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Hooters said it "made the difficult decision to close a select number of underperforming stores."
June 25, 2024

Hooters closes in Orange Park, one of 40 nationwide

Hooters closed many “underperforming” restaurants, but two Hooters remain in Northeast Florida.…

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Cooper’s Hawk Winery & Restaurant is planned for 10601 San Jose Blvd. in the Mandarin Landing shopping center. | Cooper's Hawk Winery & Restaurant
June 20, 2024

Permit issued for Cooper’s Hawk in Mandarin

Cooper’s Hawk Winery & Restaurant will have inside and patio dining, bars and a retail area.…

Featured image for “Fresh-Mex & Co. signs lease in St. Johns County”
Fresh-Mex & Co. plans a second location in the Shoppes of St. Johns Parkway at northwest St. Johns Parkway and County Road 210 in St. Johns County. | Jacksonville Daily Record
June 17, 2024

Fresh-Mex & Co. signs lease in St. Johns County

The Tex-Mex Cantina was founded in 2017 in the Southpoint area before moving to St. Johns Town Center.…

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Pour Taproom and Pizza Jeans restaurant are planned in the VyStar Credit Union garage Downtown at 61 N. Laura St. | Jacksonville Daily Record
June 13, 2024

Pizza and self-serve beer on tap for Downtown Jacksonville

The city is reviewing a building permit for Pour Taproom and Pizza Jeans in the VyStar Credit Union garage at…