Johnathan Streeter wrote that he noticed a burning smell at the restaurant around 4 p.m. Saturday, left the premises at 7 p.m., then got a call about 9:30 p.m. telling him the restaurant was on fire. He said the damage was so extensive “the restaurant is no longer fixable.”

Provisions from a law impacting Florida restaurants are set to take effect this week.

A new Chick-fil-A restaurant in Oceanway that drew significant backlash from neighbors during its permitting and construction phases is now open across from First Coast High School.

Recently opened restaurant serving elevated recipes in an unintimidating way

After just more than two years in business, coastal-themed Plenti in Jacksonville’s Riverside neighborhood is shutting its doors.

Bartaco, a taco restaurant chain, has now opened its 1st location in Northeast Florida in Jacksonville's Riverside/Five Points neighborhood.

You can sit down, and/or pick up food from restaurants all over northeast Florida and southeast Georgia.

A new upscale southern restaurant in San Marco, “Blue San Marco,” opened on Oct. 11. Hurricane Milton did not dampen its Grand Opening; instead, they were prepared for it.

Get ready, Jacksonville, for a new and exciting restaurant coming soon: Whiskey Cake Kitchen & Bar, which will open in St. Johns Town Center.

Crispy’s is a family friendly restaurant in Historic Springfield! We offer a full menu with an emphasis on pizza that pairs well with our extensive local and craft beer selection. Also featuring a full bar with wine and spirits to satisfy everyone’s palate!

A local restaurant that’s been a favorite to many Jacksonville residents for almost two decades has closed its doors for good.

Crispy’s is a family friendly restaurant in Historic Springfield! We offer a full menu with an emphasis on pizza that pairs well with our extensive local and craft beer selection. Also featuring a full bar with wine and spirits to satisfy everyone’s palate!

Restaurant Norikase will have fire eating as a form of entertainment for customers to watch October 13-14

Jacksonville City council members will discuss a tax at tonight’s meeting that would go to help the homeless. The tax would come from food and beverages sold at restaurants and hotels.

Clark’s Fish Camp & Seafood Restaurant was sold last month for $1.4 million. The restaurant closed on Sept. 21, 2022, after 47 years of operation.

After 13 years serving farm to table food and craft cocktails in Riverside, Black Sheep announced it is closing this weekend.

An iconic Jacksonville restaurant is set to close its doors after 83 years in business.

The robot is designed to eliminate repetitive work for employees, freeing them from the back and forth of bussing tables, running food and delivering drinks.

An iconic Jacksonville restaurant is set to close its doors after 83 years in business.

We're looking for the best restaurant that's serving up fresh Mayport shrimp!

A reopening date has not yet been announced.

Olio, located on E Bay Street, opened its doors in 2011 and served breakfast & lunch.

Jacksonville based

An elegant restaurant that needs no introduction -- Restaurant Orsay, truly a staple along Park Street, is a top-notch restaurant and your choice for the best romantic dinner.

The original Joseph’s Pizza location is located on 7316 North Main Street and has been serving the community since 1956.

A Jacksonville Southbank restaurant is permanently closing its doors on Saturday, Oct. 16, after 47 years.

The Southbank restaurant and bar will be remembered for birthday parties, anniversary dinners, post-game celebrations, community events, election-night watch parties and, perhaps most, by everyday patrons.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Yummy news coming your way: Grumpy’s Restaurant is planning on opening three new locations in 2021. One restaurant will open in St. Johns County, slated to open this Spring, and two restaurants in the Jacksonville area. President and CEO Daniel DeLeon told News4Jax the franchise is expecting to have eight local restaurants open by the end of 2022. RELATED | JaxBest: Jacksonville’s best brunch: Grumpy’s RestaurantGrumpy’s, which has been around since 1990, has built loyal followers, making it a beloved neighborhood spot. RELATED | Grumpy’s Restaurant to open third location in Middleburg

WJXT Channel 4, The Local Station and News4Jax.com have launched Food4Frontline, a community-wide effort to help both frontline workers and local restaurants. To do this and also help local restaurants in the process is our way of living out our mission as Jacksonville’s only truly local television station in these unprecedented times.”The Food4Frontline effort will accomplish three things:1. Serve: We will then partner with local restaurants to order meals that will be distributed to those on the frontline. Our hope is this partnership will assist local restaurants and their staff. Meals for the frontline workers will be individually packaged.

Out of work restaurant employees almost breathed a sigh of relief when the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation announced a plan to help out its industry workers. The foundation created the Restaurant Employee Relief Fund (RERF) which would provide $500 to any restaurant workerwho has been adversely impacted by COVID-19, financially. The application process was set to open April 6 but never did. Almost immediately after opening the application process, extremely high user volume overwhelmed the application platform. National Restaurant Association Educational FoundationRERF applications are closed while the foundation works to resolve its technical issues.

Editor's Note: News4Jax is aware that the Restaurant Employee Relief Fund website was not working this morning. We have reached out to the National Restaurant Association for comment. It’s hard to say which industry in the United States has suffered the most adverse effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. At least 110,000 more businesses are expected to shutter in the next month, according to estimates by the National Restaurant Association. The National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation created the Restaurant Employee Relief Fund which will provide $500 grants to restaurant industry employees who have been adversely impacted by COVID-19, financially, whether through a decrease in wages or loss of employment.