Need anything last minute Town Center is an open air shopping mall with a wide range of stores and restaurants including a Target and Publix.
If your planning on going towards the beach while in town, Julie highly recommends TacoLu! This Baja Mexican restaurant has been a favorite/ Jax staple for years- free chips and salsa, great tacos- the Bangin' Shrimp, Deb's Verde, and the Flyin' Hawaiian are rotating staples in our normal order. If you like a spicy margarita, the Blackberry Jalapeno is refreshing, and for the beer drinkers, a Dirty Ashtray is delicious!
With 2 locations, Jax Beach and San Marco, this bbq restaurant isn't too far of a drive and definitely worth it. Joey's favorites to get are the San Marco platter- great to share with 2-3 people and lets you try a bit of everything they have to offer in the meet department, while the Half and Half Brisket Sandwich is a tried and true option where you cant go wrong! They are also a beer garden where they offer lots of local brews on tap and a full bar for the non- beer drinkers.