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Food Truck Listing

July 1, 2025

A little list of some of the area’s food truck scene Bold flavors. Local vibes. Wheels that feed the soul. The Happy Grilled Cheese Cuisine: Gourmet Grilled Cheese Famous for: Mac Daddy Melt, tomato bisque Website: thehappygrilledcheese.com Phone: (904) 524-8410 Latin Soul Grille Cuisine: Puerto Rican and Latin Fusion Famous for: Empanadas, Mofongo bowls Facebook: @latinsoulgrille Phone: (904) 258-9512

Entertainment·Feature·Food + Drink

Fast Food and Digital Ordering

Words by Kaili Cochran Remember dining in at your favorite fast food place as a kid? Running to the giant play area while waiting for your meal and then heading back after you’ve eaten. Those spaces are disappearing. Chains like Chick-fil-A have remodeled to prioritize drive-thrus, leaving

The Taste of Home Cooking: Maschalls Kitchen

Words by Carmen Macri Tucked away off Southside Blvd, you’ll find

Bee-hind the Scenes with Local Beekeeper Mika Hardison-Carr

Words by Carmen Macri “I think community-based beekeeping is both a

River & Post Rooftop Lounge isn’t Just for Drinks Anymore

March 6, 2020

Food + Drink·Restaurants·Riverside

With wonderful views of the St John’s River, the rooftop lounge of River & Post is a nice, serene place to enjoy happy hour after a long day at the office. Recently, Chef Steve Thurston was hired on from the German Schnitzel Haus, where he worked for the past 5

#EatUpJax: Restaurant Openings, Closings, and New Locations

March 2, 2020

#EatUpJax·Food + Drink

#EATUPJAX is a monthly column featuring restaurant openings, closings, new locations and other food news in the local Jacksonville food scene brought to you by GastroJax, Inc. Native Sun, Bread & Board, Pizza Cave and Pizza Vending Machine We were all sad to hear that our home-grown, green-conscious grocer Native

Southern Coast Seafood, A Great Addition to Arlington

February 23, 2020

Arlington·Feature·Food + Drink·Local Seafood·Restaurants

With the news of closing in , a lot of people were pretty upset. Mudville has been a Jacksonville institution since 1994, so this felt like the end of an era (the location is still open, so don’t fret). Luckily, this sad news came with a nice silver lining. It

Bambino Scoops, A Little Taste of Europe in Jacksonville

February 17, 2020

Arlington·Feature·Food + Drink·Local Sweets·Restaurants

Jacksonville has quite a few ice cream and frozen custard shops, but there is only one place serving delicious, homemade gelato. Bambino Scoops is located in the Cobblestone shopping plaza in East , at the intersection of Monument and McCormick. Owners Maria Gallo and Manuel Ponce have been operating the

Damascus Gate, Jacksonville, Florida, Shawarma, Pita, Photo by Jill Cruz

Haven’t Already Heard About Damascus Gate? You Will Soon

February 2, 2020

Feature·Food + Drink·Restaurants

If you haven’t already heard about Damascus Gate, you definitely will soon! Owners Raed Alshaikh and Mouhammad Maidani have already opened two restaurants in Jacksonville and have a third on the way. I can’t say much about the third location except that it will be located in the middle of

#EATUPJAX: January Restaurant Openings, Closings, and New Locations

January 16, 2020

#EatUpJax·Business·Dish Update·Feature·Food + Drink·GastroJax

We’ve written about closing his restaurant, and assured you that your gift cards could be spent at his restaurant, . That WAS true, for a few months, but it isn’t true any more. Seems that Kenny Gilbert is pulling up stakes entirely and moving on from the First Coast to

New Year’s Eve Gala was a Roar at Alhambra Theatre & Dining

January 12, 2020

Dual Critics·Feature·Food + Drink·Holidays·Intracoastal·Music·On Stage

Jacksonville’s fabulous closed out 2019, a year filled with many outstanding sold-out productions, which included their traditional New Year’s Eve Gala. Suggested attire included formal wear and 1920’s flapper era garb, and we saw many many ladies in beautiful dresses this year. The party began around 6:00 pm in the

Marijuana Themed Sandwich Shop? Cheba Hut has all the Munchies

Marijuana Themed Sandwich Shop in St. Augustine? Cheba Hut has all the Munchies

December 13, 2019

Feature·Food + Drink·Restaurants·St. Augustine

Cheba Hut recently opened their first East Coast location in . I was invited out to meet with the owner Dusty and try the food. Having zero knowledge of the brand before they contacted me, I was intrigued by their business once I read that they are a “Marijuana Themed

New Fall Cocktails Hawkers Asian Street Fare

December 9, 2019

5 Points·Drink·Feature·Food + Drink·Neptune Beach·Restaurants

Cocktails at Hawkers Hawkers has some new fall cocktails available and I was one of the lucky few invited out for a cocktail making class to celebrate. Our class was held at the location, but the new cocktails can also be ordered at their location, which was recently expanded to

Paryse Watson Creates a Piece of Canada in Riverside: The Stuffed Beaver

November 14, 2019

Business·Feature·Food + Drink·Restaurants·Riverside

While it’s true that we have many different types of cuisines in Jacksonville, you will only find one Canadian restaurant, The Stuffed Beaver. Located on the corner of Oak and Barrs St in , everything about this place screams “Canada!” The décor includes a giant Canadian map where people can