Florida comparison: Tampa Bay's failure rate is 31% above the Florida average. Tampa Bay lands at 763 recent high-priority hits. Mix: 1 Brewery, 1 Cafe, 1 Chinese, and 1 Cuban.
Worst of the Worst — flagged in 2+ dimensions
229 records this window
Restaurants concentrated across multiple red-flag dimensions: emergency orders + chronic offenders + closures + bad-actor pattern.
229 Tampa Bay restaurants carry red flags across multiple dimensions at once. 3 restaurants in Tampa Bay hit the triple-flag tier — under emergency order, lapsed license, AND classified as a bad actor. Lead: CAFE BICH NGA. 19 more carry the acute combo: emergency order plus a bad-actor record. 14 have lapsed papers paired with bad-actor records. 3 sit at recent-shutdown plus lapsed status.
- CAFE BICH NGAPinellas Park
- IRISH 31Westchase
- MEMO MODERN ITALIANTampa
- CAFE CARIBETampa
- CYPRESS CREEK GOLF CLUBSun City Center
+224 more in this section on the live site.
Red Alert — Emergency Orders
48 records this window
Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
HONG KONG in South Pasadena, DISCOVERY INDIAN CUISINE in Palm Harbor and MANATEE PUB in Homosassa led the board in Tampa Bay. 48 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 Chinese, 1 Diner, 1 Pub, and 1 Sushi. Trend line: emergency-order volume is steady against the last public cut.
- HONG KONGSouth Pasadena4 HP3 INT5 BASPestScore 485last visit 2025-12-02
- DISCOVERY INDIAN CUISINEPalm Harbor4 HP5 INT14 BASPestScore 514last visit 2026-04-22
- MANATEE PUBHomosassa1 HP4 BASScore 104last visit 2025-11-03
- MOMOZ LLCTampa1 HP5 INT9 BASPestScore 209last visit 2025-11-20
- BLUEFIN SUSHIWesley Chapel1 HPScore 100last visit 2026-02-10
+43 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 Tampa Bay 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.
- KURT'S SAUSAGE LLCClearwater
- CENTRAL EATSTampa
- EAST GRILLTampa
- WEST GRILLTampa
- RUSWALD THEATRESRuskin
+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 Tampa Bay on the 11-year pattern view, led by CS KOBE & ITALIAN, GRAND CHINA. The full repeat-offender record sits below.
- CS KOBE & ITALIANClearwaterlast visit 12/10/2025
- GRAND CHINATampalast visit 05/06/2026
- ISTANBUL MEDITERRANEANTampalast visit 05/07/2026
- PAPA JOE'S CUBANSTampalast visit 05/05/2026
- 3 COINS DINERTampa
+589 more in this section on the live site.
Most Improved — sustained 12-month turnaround
53 records this window
Restaurants whose recent-window violation count is at least 50% lower than the prior window, with the most recent inspection clean.
EDIBOWL MEAL PREP in St. Petersburg, BONEFISH GRILL in Belleair Bluffs and BOLAY in Tampa led the board in Tampa Bay. 53 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. EDIBOWL MEAL PREP in St. Petersburg dropped HP+Critical counts from 6 to 0 across the two 12-month windows (100.0% better).
- EDIBOWL MEAL PREPSt. Petersburg1 INT5 BASPestScore 65
- BONEFISH GRILLBelleair Bluffs3 BASPestScore 53
- BOLAYTampa
- TAQUERIA LA TLAYUDADover2 INTScore 20
- HIMES BREAKFAST HOUSERiverview1 HP2 BASScore 102
+48 more in this section on the live site.
Closures — what just stopped operating
162 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.
TASO ITALIANO in New Port Richey, JP THAI KITCHEN in Spring Hill and UMA MATCHA in St. Petersburg drew the loudest scorecard in Tampa Bay. 162 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: 10 pizza spots, 7 bars, 5 cafes, and 5 sandwiches. 151 standalone restaurants and 8 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.
- TASO ITALIANONew Port Richeyclosure score 4
- JP THAI KITCHENSpring Hillclosure score 2
- UMA MATCHASt. Petersburgclosure score 4
- WESTSHORE03Tampaclosure score 4
- MCDONALD'SLargoclosure score 4
+157 more in this section on the live site.
Ghost Licenses — 180+ Days Uninspected
2129 records this window
Active on paper but no DBPR inspection in 180+ days. Off-cadence under Florida statute 61C-1.002.
2129 ghost licenses surface in Tampa Bay 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.
- ROCK STAR CAFETarpon Springs
- FOODIE LABSSt. Petersburg
- COMFORT INN & SUITESSt. Petersburg
- CLEAN EATZBelleair Bluffs
- URBAN EATSBrandon
+2124 more in this section on the live site.
Change of Ownership — Last 30 Days
53 records this window
DBPR ownership-change records — "Approve Change Owner Request" actions.
COURTYARD CAFE in Palm Harbor, L'AMORINO in Tampa and COMFORT INN & SUITES WILDWOOD - THE VILLAGES in Wildwood carried the front of this Tampa Bay file. 53 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.
- COURTYARD CAFEPalm Harbor
- L'AMORINOTampa
- COMFORT INN & SUITES WILDWOOD - THE VILLAGESWildwood
- BYE BYE ETIQUETTEWesley Chapel
- LA GLORIETA HONDUREÑATampa
+48 more in this section on the live site.
Openings — fresh licenses and new rooms
88 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.
Total for Tampa Bay: 88 opening signals. 3 announced via FB/news/operator signal; 90 DBPR-new license records still awaiting outside confirmation. Current names include COPPER INDIAN RESTAURANT in Tampa, TOKEN RAMEN OF S TAMPA in Tampa and MUCKEYE'S PIZZERIA & GUITAR BAR in New Port Richey.
- COPPER INDIAN RESTAURANTTampaconfirmed open
- TOKEN RAMEN OF S TAMPATampa
- MUCKEYE'S PIZZERIA & GUITAR BARNew Port Richey
- DIVINE TIMING EATERYClearwater
- FLIPS KITCHENTampa
+83 more in this section on the live site.
Chain Activity — brand-level rollup
164 records this window
Multi-location chain brands flagged via aggregated signals across all locations.
164 chain brands surface in Tampa Bay’s rollup, covering 793 locations between them: 191 FSQ-confirmed closures, 60 lapsed licenses. Leading brands: Subway, Dunkin', McDonald's.
- SubwayFlorida94 flagged locations
- Dunkin'Florida107 flagged locations
- McDonald'sFlorida52 flagged locations
- Florida Franchise Partners LlcFlorida7 flagged locations
- Sub Tenn LlcFlorida17 flagged locations
+159 more in this section on the live site.
Clean Plates — Spotless This Quarter
85 records this window
Restaurants with multiple inspections in the current quarter and zero high-priority or intermediate violations.
85 Tampa Bay licensees ran a clean Q2 2026 ledger across multiple inspections — PHO KIEN GIANG, AROMA INDIAN CUISINE AND BAR, MONSTAH LOBSTAH IRB among them. These are repeat visits with zero high-priority or intermediate violations — the operators rewarded for consistency, not one lucky inspection. PHO KIEN GIANG stretched a high-priority-free run to 8 inspections covering roughly 2 years.
- PHO KIEN GIANGPinellas Park
- AROMA INDIAN CUISINE AND BARLargo
- MONSTAH LOBSTAH IRBIndian Rocks Beach
- THE GETAWAYSt. Petersburg
- BANGKOK SUSHILutz
+80 more in this section on the live site.
Near Miss — High-Priority Citations
763 records this window
Inspections in the last 30 days that posted high-priority violations but were not shut down.
SUSHI USHI in Valrico, GATORS DOCKSIDE OF BROWNWOOD LLC in The Villages and JUNGLE PRADA TAVERN in St. Petersburg drew the loudest scorecard in Tampa Bay. 763 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.
- SUSHI USHIValrico4 HP2 INT10 BASPestScore 480last visit 2025-11-18
- GATORS DOCKSIDE OF BROWNWOOD LLCThe Villages2 HP3 INT7 BASPestScore 287last visit 2025-10-14
- JUNGLE PRADA TAVERNSt. Petersburg2 HP3 INT8 BASPestScore 288last visit 2025-12-17
- TERRA SUR CAFETampa2 HP1 INT2 BASScore 212last visit 2025-12-09
- LOS ANGELES MEXICAN RESTAURANTWimauma2 HP10 BASPestScore 260last visit 2025-12-08
+758 more in this section on the live site.
Chronic Offenders — 180-Day Repeat Pattern
349 records this window
Top high-priority violation counts over the trailing 180 days.
Current Tampa Bay tally: 349 chronic listings. Top chronic name: TACO MIENDO ST PETE in St. Petersburg. Top three: TACO MIENDO ST PETE in St. Petersburg (routine inspection), FARANDULA PIZZA AND RESTAURANT in Tampa (routine inspection) and CAFE BICH NGA in Pinellas Park (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.
- TACO MIENDO ST PETESt. Petersburg3 INT5 BASScore 35last visit 2026-04-30
- FARANDULA PIZZA AND RESTAURANTTampalast visit 2026-01-22
- CAFE BICH NGAPinellas Park3 HP2 INT10 BASPestScore 380last visit 2026-03-30
- ROTIS INDIAN RESTAURANTRiverview3 HP5 INT7 BASPestScore 407last visit 2026-04-15
- BRITT'S BAR & GRILLTreasure Islandlast visit 2026-05-01
+344 more in this section on the live site.