Florida baseline first: Orange County's failure rate is 44% above the Florida average. Orange County counts 886 recent high-priority hits. Mix: 2 bars, 1 Brunch, 1 Chinese, and 1 Diner.
Worst of the Worst — flagged in 2+ dimensions
230 records this window
Restaurants concentrated across multiple red-flag dimensions: emergency orders + chronic offenders + closures + bad-actor pattern.
230 Orange County restaurants carry red flags across multiple dimensions at once. 1 restaurant in Orange County hit the triple-flag tier — under emergency order, lapsed license, AND classified as a bad actor. Lead: AYITI BREEZE BAR & GRILL. 38 more carry the acute combo: emergency order plus a bad-actor record. 1 fall into the “gone quiet” pattern — a documented bad-actor history but DBPR hasn’t inspected them in 180+ days. 11 have lapsed papers paired with bad-actor records. 1 sit at recent-shutdown plus lapsed status.
- AYITI BREEZE BAR & GRILLOrlando
- 3FIVE BISTRO & WINE BARDaytona Beach
- ALIN'S THAI STREET FOODSatellite Beach
- BAMBU MEXICAN RESTAURANT INCOrlando
- BLU MAGIC SEAFOOD AND OYSTER BAROrlando
+225 more in this section on the live site.
Red Alert — Emergency Orders
65 records this window
Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
SWEET DELIGHT JAMAICAN CUISINE in Palm Bay, COLD STONE CREAMERY in Indialantic and COLORADOS PRIME STEAK in Sanford carried the front of this Orange County file. 65 emergency-order shutdowns in the 90-day window — DBPR ordered the kitchen closed on the spot. These are the most actionable signals: faster than admin actions, faster than license cancellation, faster than corporate dissolution. Across the Red Alert cohort: 1 Ice Cream, 1 Restaurant, 1 Seafood, and 1 Thai. Trend line: emergency-order volume is steady against the last public cut.
- SWEET DELIGHT JAMAICAN CUISINEPalm Bay5 HP2 INT6 BASPestScore 576last visit 2026-03-31
- COLD STONE CREAMERYIndialantic2 INT7 BASPestScore 77last visit 2026-03-04
- COLORADOS PRIME STEAKSanford4 HP1 INT9 BASPestScore 469
- THAI ISLAND ORLANDO RESTAURANTOrlando1 HP7 BASPestScore 157last visit 2026-05-07
- MACKER SEAFOODDaytona Beach6 HP6 INT9 BASPestScore 719last visit 2026-05-08
+60 more in this section on the live site.
Distressed Licenses (admin lapse + IFLAL + near-expiry + annual gap)
1000 records this window
Trouble brewing — DBPR Status 45/46 admin grace, Sunbiz IFLAL late filing, license expiring within 60 days, or 365+ days since last inspection.
1000 Orange County licenses sit at DBPR Status 45 — administratively delinquent. The license file is no longer in good standing; this is the state's own ruling, not an inferred risk.
- GALAXY SKATEWAY & PLAY ZONEMelbourne
- LITE BITEOrlando
- DREAMWORKS IMAGINATION CAFEOrlando
- CONTEMPORARY CONVENTION CENTERBay Lake
- BALL ROOM OF AMERICASBay Lake
+995 more in this section on the live site.
Bad Actors — 11-Year Pattern
594 records this window
Restaurants with systemic 11-year repeat patterns of emergency closures or complaint inspections.
594 historical bad actors surface in Orange County on the 11-year pattern view, led by BULGOGI HOUSE III, LINS ASIAN BISTRO. The full repeat-offender record sits below.
- BULGOGI HOUSE IIIOrlando
- LINS ASIAN BISTROLoughmanlast visit 05/06/2026
- MARISCOS LOS PULPOS RESTAURANT LLCOrlandolast visit 05/21/2025
- SAFFRON INDIAN RESTAURANTClermontlast visit 11/12/2025
- SUNSHINE SOUL FOOD CAFÉOrlandolast visit 05/06/2026
+589 more in this section on the live site.
Most Improved — sustained 12-month turnaround
52 records this window
Restaurants whose recent-window violation count is at least 50% lower than the prior window, with the most recent inspection clean.
MYNT INDIAN CUISINE in Winter Park, SAND ON THE BEACH in Melbourne Beach and B-TOWN BURGER AND SUSHI BAR in Casselberry drew the loudest scorecard in Orange County. 52 restaurants met the sustained-improvement test: at least four inspections in each 12-month window, recent HP+Critical counts cut by 50% or more, and an active license. MYNT INDIAN CUISINE in Winter Park dropped HP+Critical counts from 14 to 0 across the two 12-month windows (100.0% better).
- MYNT INDIAN CUISINEWinter Park2 INT8 BASPestScore 78
- SAND ON THE BEACHMelbourne Beach4 INT10 BASPestScore 100
- B-TOWN BURGER AND SUSHI BARCasselberry3 INT2 BASPestScore 82
- DAYTONA BEACH COURTYARDDaytona Beach
- FIESTA AZTECAMelbourne1 INTScore 10
+47 more in this section on the live site.
Closures — what just stopped operating
172 records this window
The closed-door file: confirmed shutdowns, owner-validated closure posts, DBPR status signals, and external places data that say service has stopped.
SIMPLY SOUTHERN KITCHEN AND CATERING in Lakeland, RED CLAW MAINE LOBSTER in New Smyrna Beach and BLACK COFFEE/CAFE NEGRO BISTRO in Winter Park drew the loudest scorecard in Orange County. 172 restaurants carry one or more defunct-indicator signals (silent inspector, license inactive, corp dissolved, or third-party verifier confirmation) in the 90-day public window. Across the closure-signal cohort: 12 pizza spots, 6 cafes, 6 fast-food spots, and 5 bars. 158 standalone restaurants and 11 chain locations. Trend line: closure-signals volume is steady against the last public cut. These are signals, not all confirmed permanent closures — Closure Score 4/4 = third-party verified; lower scores = likely / probable / DBPR-flagged-inactive.
- SIMPLY SOUTHERN KITCHEN AND CATERINGLakelandclosure score 4
- RED CLAW MAINE LOBSTERNew Smyrna Beachclosure score 2
- BLACK COFFEE/CAFE NEGRO BISTROWinter Parkclosure score 2
- NADIA MOBILE KITCHENClermontclosure score 4
- ORLVINELAND01Orlandoclosure score 4
+167 more in this section on the live site.
Ghost Licenses — 180+ Days Uninspected
3169 records this window
Active on paper but no DBPR inspection in 180+ days. Off-cadence under Florida statute 61C-1.002.
3169 ghost licenses surface in Orange County this week — restaurants whose DBPR license is still active and whose Sunbiz corp is still active, but with no inspector visit in 180+ days. Off-cadence under Florida statute 61C-1.002.
- BEST GRILL SPOT BBQ IN TOWNOrlando
- CASA DELMAR BEACH RESORTOrmond Beach
- HOLLYWOOD'S ONE STOP SHOPBartow
- FORK IN THE ROAD FOOD TRUCKKissimmee
- LOS JUANOSDavenport
+3164 more in this section on the live site.
Change of Ownership — Last 30 Days
78 records this window
DBPR ownership-change records — "Approve Change Owner Request" actions.
THAI KITCHEN in Melbourne, TATIS PR BAKERY in Davenport and YUJI SUSHI in Oviedo led the board in Orange County. 78 ownership-change filings posted in the 30-day window. Trend line: ownership-change volume is even with the last public cut. These are operator turnovers — a new owner-of-record on an existing license — not closures, cancellations, or revocations.
- THAI KITCHENMelbourne
- TATIS PR BAKERYDavenport
- YUJI SUSHIOviedo
- MARGARITA ISLAND MEXICAN KITCHEN & BARIndian Harbor Beach
- THAT ONE SPOT BURGEROcoee
+73 more in this section on the live site.
Openings — fresh licenses and new rooms
146 records this window
New DBPR licenses plus confirmed opening signals: the places that just joined the map and still need their first public-record track record.
Orange County count: 146 opening signals. 5 announced via FB/news/operator signal; 151 DBPR-new license records still awaiting outside confirmation. Current names include RAISE THE BAR AND GRILL in Lake Alfred, CR SPORTS BAR in Leesburg and RED CLAW MAINE LOBSTER in New Smyrna Beach.
- RAISE THE BAR AND GRILLLake Alfredconfirmed open
- CR SPORTS BARLeesburgconfirmed open
- RED CLAW MAINE LOBSTERNew Smyrna Beachconfirmed open
- SALTY BAGELRockledgeconfirmed open
- ACAI BLOSSOM ORLANDOOrlando
+141 more in this section on the live site.
Chain Activity — brand-level rollup
283 records this window
Multi-location chain brands flagged via aggregated signals across all locations.
283 chain brands surface in Orange County’s rollup, covering 1520 locations between them: 290 FSQ-confirmed closures, 61 lapsed licenses. Leading brands: Dunkin, Subway, Taco Bell.
- DunkinFlorida112 flagged locations
- SubwayFlorida136 flagged locations
- Taco BellFlorida92 flagged locations
- Dunkin'Florida40 flagged locations
- Chick-fil-AFlorida61 flagged locations
+278 more in this section on the live site.
Clean Plates — Spotless This Quarter
52 records this window
Restaurants with multiple inspections in the current quarter and zero high-priority or intermediate violations.
52 Orange County licensees ran a clean Q2 2026 ledger across multiple inspections — CANTEEN VENDING, MIMMOS PIZZA & RISTORANTE, EATS & SWEETS BY MICHEAL LLC among them. These are repeat visits with zero high-priority or intermediate violations — the operators rewarded for consistency, not one lucky inspection. CANTEEN VENDING stretched a high-priority-free run to 7 inspections covering roughly 1.8 years.
- CANTEEN VENDINGOrlando
- MIMMOS PIZZA & RISTORANTEMelbourne
- EATS & SWEETS BY MICHEAL LLCOrange City
- JURLEEN'S KITCHENLakeland
- ACAILANDIAOrlando
+47 more in this section on the live site.
Near Miss — High-Priority Citations
886 records this window
Inspections in the last 30 days that posted high-priority violations but were not shut down.
INDIAN PAVILION in Winter Garden, CHINA WOK in Orlando and COUNTRY LINE SALOON in De Leon Springs put the sharpest marks on Orange County's list. 886 high-priority citations posted in the 30-day window — none of these resulted in an emergency-order closure (those are in Red Alert). The recurring violation labels were HP and BAS.
- INDIAN PAVILIONWinter Garden6 HP4 INT14 BASPestScore 704last visit 2025-10-27
- CHINA WOKOrlando5 HP4 INT10 BASPestScore 600last visit 2026-02-04
- COUNTRY LINE SALOONDe Leon Springs5 HP1 INT4 BASScore 514last visit 2025-09-12
- FLAGLER TAVERNNew Smyrna Beach4 HP3 INT8 BASScore 438last visit 2025-11-06
- THE VINTAGE SPEAK EASY BISTROOrlando4 HP4 INT6 BASPestScore 496last visit 2025-04-23
+881 more in this section on the live site.
Chronic Offenders — 180-Day Repeat Pattern
424 records this window
Top high-priority violation counts over the trailing 180 days.
Orange County count: 424 chronic listings. Top chronic name: CHINA LEE in Orlando. Top three: CHINA LEE in Orlando (complaint inspection), YH SEAFOOD CLUBHOUSE in Orlando (complaint inspection) and SAKURA EXPRESS in Daytona Beach (routine inspection). Trend line: the chronic board is steady against the last public cut. This is a repeat-pattern read, not a claim about kitchens outside the DBPR inspection window.
- CHINA LEEOrlando1 HP5 INT12 BASPestScore 212last visit 2026-05-01
- YH SEAFOOD CLUBHOUSEOrlandolast visit 2026-05-07
- SAKURA EXPRESSDaytona Beach4 HP3 INT9 BASPestScore 489last visit 2026-04-27
- AYITI BREEZE BAR & GRILLOrlando2 HP3 INT4 BASScore 234last visit 2026-04-29
- CAYJOOrlando3 INT10 BASPestScore 90last visit 2026-04-13
+419 more in this section on the live site.