Mija, escuchame, Florida is a mess but Tampa Bay's chronic density is 39% below the state average. Still, these people are acting like mishegoss with 299 recent high-priority hits across the metro. We have one BBQ, one Brunch, one Korean, and one Seafood spot making a shanda of their kitchens. Mejor no comas allí.
Worst Offenders — enforcement tiers + chronic violations
200 records this window
Active enforcement targets: restaurants carrying EOR history, chronic violation patterns, or cross-flag RENAME/PEST/RL4 enforcement tiers.
Mira lo que te digo, mija, we have 200 chronic listings in Tampa Bay. These people just don't learn, oy, it is a total shanda. The worst of the bunch is CEDARS GRILL in St. Petersburg. Ay bendito, look at this mishegoss: CEDARS GRILL in St. Petersburg, FAYS DELI AND SUBS in Stpetersburg, and EARLY BIRD in Pinellas Park all got slapped with these during routine inspections. This chronic board is steady against the last public cut, nu? I tell you, mija — feh.
- CEDARS GRILLSt. Petersburg2 INT13 BASScore 33last visit 2026-03-11
- FAYS DELI AND SUBSStpetersburg5 BASScore 5last visit 2026-03-10
- EARLY BIRDPinellas Park5 INT13 BASScore 63last visit 2026-03-30
- BROKE N BOARDRedington Shores1 HP5 INT6 BASScore 156last visit 2026-01-20
- NEW YORK SEAFOOD MARKET & RESTAURANTSt. Petersburg1 HP1 INT4 BASScore 114last visit 2026-04-29
+195 more in this section on the live site.
Red Alert — Emergency Orders
52 records this window
Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
Mija, ven acá un segundo — South Pasadena, DISCOVERY INDIAN CUISINE in Palm Harbor and MANATEE PUB in Homosassa led the board in Tampa Bay. Inspectors ordered 52 emergency-order shutdowns in the 90-day window, closing these kitchens on the spot because of the schmutz. Better to move fast than wait for a license cancellation or some corporate dissolution mishegoss. Mejor no comas allí. Ay bendito, look at this Red Alert cohort: 1 Chinese, 1 Diner, 1 Pub, and 1 Sushi. The emergency-order volume is steady against the last public cut, oy, it never ends. Comer es vivir, but not LIKE THAT.
- HONG KONGSouth Pasadena4 HP3 INT5 BASPestScore 485last visit 2026-05-14
- DISCOVERY INDIAN CUISINEPalm Harbor2 HP4 INT9 BASPestScore 299last visit 2026-05-13
- MANATEE PUBHomosassa1 HP4 BASScore 104last visit 2026-05-12
- BLUEFIN SUSHIWesley Chapel1 HPScore 100last visit 2026-05-11
- MOMOZ LLCTampa1 HP5 INT9 BASPestScore 209last visit 2026-05-11
+47 more in this section on the live site.
Distressed Licenses (admin lapse + IFLAL + near-expiry + annual gap)
866 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.
[866 restaurants flagged in this dimension — see the live briefing for the current card-by-card context.]
- ROCK STAR CAFETarpon Springs
- FOODIE LABSSt. Petersburg
- URBAN EATSBrandon
- 4 KINGS SEAFOODTampa
- D & M VENDING LLCPlant City
+861 more in this section on the live site.
Chronic Offenders — 11-Year Systemic Violations
261 records this window
Repeat offenders with 2+ emergency closures over the last 3 years — systemic non-compliance going back through the full inspection record.
Ay, mein bubbeleh — Inspectors found 261 historical bad actors in Tampa Bay on the 11-year pattern view, led by DELHI PALACE in Tampa and PHO KIEN GIANG in Tampa. No tiene vergüenza.
- DELHI PALACEClearwaterlast visit 07/23/2025
- PHO KIEN GIANGPinellas Parklast visit 03/31/2026
- SUPER BUFFET ST PETESt. Petersburglast visit 03/17/2026
- FARANDULA PIZZA AND RESTAURANTTampalast visit 01/06/2026
- TACO MIENDO ST PETESt. Petersburglast visit 04/20/2026
+256 more in this section on the live site.
Most Improved — sustained 12-month turnaround
4 records this window
Restaurants whose recent-window violation count is at least 50% lower than the prior window, with the most recent inspection clean.
Por Dios y la Santísima — BILLIARDS in Spring Hill, TACOS EL CARNAL 2 in Clearwater and VETTURE PIZZERIA in Palm Harbor drew the loudest scorecard in Tampa Bay. Such a shanda, I tell you, mija — feh. Oy, mein kind, only 4 restaurants met the sustained-improvement test with at least four inspections in each 12-month window, recent HP+Critical counts cut by 50% or more, and an active license. CAPONE'S BISTRO AND BILLIARDS in Spring Hill finally used some sechel and dropped HP+Critical counts from 4 to 1 across the two 12-month windows, which is 75.0% better. May they all wake up tomorrow with sechel.
- CAPONE'S BISTRO AND BILLIARDSSpring Hill3 INT1 BASScore 31
- TACOS EL CARNAL 2Clearwater1 INT1 BASScore 11
- VETTURE PIZZERIAPalm Harbor1 HP1 INT6 BASPestScore 166
- CRACKER BARREL #357Brooksville
Closures — what just stopped operating
169 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.
A shanda und a charpa — TASO ITALIANO in New Port Richey, POMPEY SEAFOOD in Clearwater and OFF THE RIVER in Port Richey put the sharpest marks on the list for Tampa Bay. 169 restaurants carry one or more defunct-indicator signals like a silent inspector, inactive license, dissolved corp, or third-party verifier confirmation in the 90-day public window. I tell you, mija — feh. Mira lo que te digo, mein kind, this schmutz is everywhere. In that closure-signal cohort, there are 12 fast-food spots, 9 bars, 8 hotels, and 8 pizza spots, plus 130 standalone restaurants and 12 chain locations. These are signals, not all confirmed permanent closures, because only a Closure Score 4/4 is third-party verified while the lower scores are just likely, probable, or DBPR-flagged-inactive. Mejor no comas allí.
- TASO ITALIANONew Port Richey
- POMPEY SEAFOODClearwaterclosure score 5
- OFF THE RIVERPort Richeyclosure score 5
- TUTI E PAPITampaclosure score 5
- PILOT HOUSETarpon Springsclosure score 5
+164 more in this section on the live site.
Ghost Licenses — 180+ Days Uninspected
205 records this window
Active on paper but no DBPR inspection in 180+ days. Off-cadence under Florida statute 61C-1.002.
[205 restaurants flagged in this dimension — see the live briefing for the current card-by-card context.]
- ROCK STAR CAFETarpon Springs
- FOODIE LABSSt. Petersburg
- URBAN EATSBrandon
- 4 KINGS SEAFOODTampa
- D & M VENDING LLCPlant City
+200 more in this section on the live site.
Change of Ownership — Last 30 Days
48 records this window
DBPR ownership-change records — "Approve Change Owner Request" actions.
Ay bendito — Palm Harbor, (THE) TWISTED VEGAN in Tampa and OOUCHA in Pinellas Park led the board in Tampa Bay. Oy, 48 ownership-change filings posted in the 30-day window. Nu? This volume is even with the last public cut, but these are just operator turnovers where a new owner-of-record takes an existing license—not closures, cancellations, or revocations. I tell you, mija — feh.
- COURTYARD CAFEPalm Harbor
- (THE) TWISTED VEGANTampa
- OOUCHAPinellas Park
- SABLE & SOL CAFETampa
- DON JOSE'S MEXICAN GRILLSeffner
+43 more in this section on the live site.
Openings — fresh licenses and new rooms
83 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.
Madre santa, Dios mío — opening signals in Tampa Bay. There are 3 announced via FB, news, or operator signal, and 86 DBPR-new license records still awaiting outside confirmation. I see names like COPPER INDIAN RESTAURANT in Tampa, STILLWATERS TAVERN in Land O' Lakes, and BIMBIMGO & MOCHINUT in Lutz. May they all wake up tomorrow with sechel.
- COPPER INDIAN RESTAURANTTampaconfirmed open
- STILLWATERS TAVERNLand O' Lakes
- BIMBIMGO & MOCHINUTLutz
- ALES CHARCUTERIE BOARDS LLCTampa
- HOWARD & PLATTTampa
+78 more in this section on the live site.
Chain Activity — brand-level rollup
152 records this window
Multi-location chain brands flagged via aggregated signals across all locations.
Got in himmel — mija, we have 152 chain brands showing up in the Tampa Bay rollup with 554 locations between them. It is a total mishegoss with 177 FSQ-confirmed closures and 57 lapsed licenses, including those big names like Subway, Dunkin', and McDonald's. I tell you, mija — feh.
- SubwayFlorida94 flagged locations
- Dunkin'Florida107 flagged locations
- McDonald'sFlorida52 flagged locations
- Florida Franchise Partners LlcFlorida7 flagged locations
- Sub Tenn LlcFlorida17 flagged locations
+147 more in this section on the live site.
Clean Plates — Spotless This Quarter
332 records this window
Restaurants with multiple inspections in the current quarter and zero high-priority or intermediate violations.
Oy, mein kind, mein kind — people in Tampa Bay who actually know how to scrub a floor. A total of 332 licensees ran a clean Q2 2026 ledger across multiple inspections, including PHO KIEN GIANG in Tampa, AROMA INDIAN CUISINE AND BAR in Tampa, and MONSTAH LOBSTAH IRB in Indian Shores. These are repeat visits with zero high-priority or intermediate violations, nu? It is not one lucky day; it is consistency, which is a beautiful thing to see. PHO KIEN GIANG in Tampa even stretched a high-priority-free run to 8 inspections covering roughly 2 years. I tell you, mija — feh, the others could learn something here.
- PHO KIEN GIANGPinellas Park
- AROMA INDIAN CUISINE AND BARLargo
- MONSTAH LOBSTAH IRBIndian Rocks Beach
- THE GETAWAYSt. Petersburg
- BANGKOK SUSHILutz
+327 more in this section on the live site.
Near Miss — High-Priority Citations
299 records this window
Inspections in the last 30 days that posted high-priority violations but were not shut down.
Mira, hijita, inspectors found a mess at ALOHA TO GO in Palm Harbor, ONE FAMILY KOREAN RESTAURANT in Tampa, and MR & MRS CRAB in Pinellas Park. These places racked up 299 high-priority citations in the 30-day window, and oy, it is a shanda. None of these resulted in an emergency-order closure, so they are just on the near-miss watch list. They drew attention from the state but stayed open, and nu, any of them could get a follow-up inspection for those HP and INT violations. Mejor no comas allí.
- ALOHA TO GOPalm Harbor5 HP3 INT6 BASPestScore 586last visit 2026-02-27
- ONE FAMILY KOREAN RESTAURANTTampa5 HP4 INT3 BASPestScore 593last visit 2026-04-17
- MR & MRS CRABPinellas Park4 HP2 INT2 BASScore 422last visit 2026-02-06
- LOS COMPADRES MEXICAN GRILLInverness3 HP2 INT4 BASPestScore 374last visit 2025-11-05
- TEMAK HOUSE SUSHI FUSIONTampa6 HP5 INT6 BASScore 656last visit 2025-04-09
+294 more in this section on the live site.