I'm tellin' ya, North Florida is playin' it smart because their failure rate is 57% below the Florida average. The law still handed out 85 recent high-priority hits across the region. We got a mix of mooks over here including 1 Hotel, 1 Italian, 1 Restaurant, and 1 Seafood. Fuhgeddaboudit.
Emergency Orders
31 records this window
Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
ZEN NOODLES BAR in Gainesville, MAUI BUS STOP in Fort Walton Beach and MOSEY'S DOWNTOWN in Panama City really stepped in it this time. The law ordered 31 emergency-order shutdowns across North Florida in the 90-day window, closing those kitchens on the spot. Madonn', these are the real alarms, way faster than some paperwork delay or a corporate dissolution. I'm tellin' ya, that Red Alert list includes 1 Bar, 1 Chinese, 1 Restaurant, and 1 Vietnamese Noodles. The volume of emergency orders is stayin' steady since the last cut, eh.
- ZEN NOODLES BARGainesville6 HP3 INT11 BASPestScore 691last visit 2026-05-21
- MAUI BUS STOPFort Walton Beach2 HP1 BASScore 201
- MOSEY'S DOWTOWNPanama City1 HP2 INT3 BASScore 123
- MR HAN RESTAURANTGainesville1 HPScore 100last visit 2026-05-21
- ROSEMARY-N-THYME LLCPanama City3 HP3 INT1 BASScore 331
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Near Miss
85 records this window
Inspections in the last 30 days that posted high-priority violations but were not shut down.
Fuhgeddaboudit, JUAN'S FLYING BURRITO in Pensacola, SOUTH MARKET in Pensacola and OKKI DOKKI KOREN RESTAURANT in Fort Walton Beach really made a mess of things on the list for North Florida. The law posted 85 high-priority citations in the 30-day window, but none of these mooks got hit with an emergency-order closure. Fuhgeddaboudit. They are sittin' on the near-miss watch list, meaning they drew plenty of heat from inspectors but stayed open for business. Any one of 'em could get a follow-up visit if they keep actin' like stunads. The recurring violation labels were INT and HP. Capisce?
- JUAN'S FLYING BURRITOPensacola3 HP2 INT1 BASScore 321
- SOUTH MARKETPensacola3 HP2 INTScore 320
- OKKI DOKKI KOREN RESTAURANTFort Walton Beach4 HP4 INT1 BASPestScore 491
- OKINAWA JAPANESE STEAKHOUSEFort Walton Beach3 HP2 INT4 BASScore 324
- HAMMERHEAD FRED'SPanama City Beach3 HP3 INT7 BASScore 337
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Worst Offenders
314 records this window
Active enforcement targets and repeat offenders: restaurants carrying emergency-order history, chronic 11-year systemic violation patterns, or cross-flag enforcement tiers.
Madonn', 314 historical bad actors surface in North Florida on the 11-year pattern view, led by FREDDY'S FROZEN CUSTARD & STEAKBURGERS, MIKES KITCHEN. The full repeat-offender record sits below. What're you gonna do.
- FREDDY'S FROZEN CUSTARD & STEAKBURGERSOcalaActive bad actorlast visit 03/30/2026
- MIKES KITCHENNewberryActive bad actorCurrently Activelast visit 12/30/2025
- DAIRY QUEEN OF CROSS CITYCross CityActive bad actorlast visit 12/02/2025
- BROAD STRIPES GOLF AND SOCIAL CLUBSummerfieldActive bad actorlast visit 12/05/2025
- LA FIESTA TACOS AND TEQUILALake CityHistorical bad actorCurrently Activelast visit 03/17/2026
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Closures
33 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.
AARU'S in Tallahassee, ESPERANZA in Gainesville and EL RANCHITO FOOD MARKET in Ocala got the worst treatment from the law in North Florida. Madonn'. 33 restaurants show one or more defunct-indicator signals like a silent inspector, inactive license, dissolved corp, or third-party verification in the 90-day public window. I'm tellin' ya, we got 3 bars, 2 pizza spots, 1 Brunch place and 1 Burger joint in this closure-signal group. That is 30 standalone mooks and 3 chain locations. Fuhgeddaboudit. Now look, these are just signals, not all confirmed permanent closures since only a Closure Score 4/4 means third-party verified while the lower scores are just likely or DBPR-flagged inactive.
- AARU'STallahasseeclosure score 5
- ESPERANZAGainesvilleclosure score 5
- EL RANCHITO FOOD MARKETOcalaclosure score 5
- MANDYS KITCHENHawthorneclosure score 3
- MARK TURNERWellbornclosure score 3
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Off the Radar
818 records this window
Merged ghost + distressed licenses: active on paper but no DBPR inspection in 365+ days, or carrying administrative-lapse signals (status 45/46 grace, Sunbiz IFLAL, near-expiry).
Fuhgeddaboudit, 818 licenses in North Florida just popped up as off-radar this cycle. The law hasn't stepped foot in 24 DBPR-active spots for over 365 days, which is a real jamoke move under Florida statute 61C-1.002. Then you got 781 mooks with formal DBPR distress signals like Status 45/46, IFLAL, or an annual inspection gap. Fuhgeddaboudit, 24 of 'em are in both categories. On top of that, 25 more licenses got bumped to Closures because the confirmation signals were too strong to ignore.
- FANCY FARM TRUCKLake City
- TASTY POT ISLAND CATERINGOcala
- MRS AMY'S MOBILE KITCHENOcala
- BAMA'S SOULFOOD LLCGainesville
- WILBUR'S WAGONMayo
+813 more in this section on the live site.
New Owners
39 records this window
DBPR ownership-change records in the last 30 days — "Approve Change Owner Request" actions.
ROADHOUSE CHICKEN CO in Lake City, CLARION POINTE TALLAHASSEE FL in Tallahassee and BRUSTERS ICE CREAM in Panama City racked up the loudest scorecards in North Florida. Madonn', these mooks really stepped in it with the law. Fuhgeddaboudit, we saw 39 ownership-change filings posted in the 30-day window. I'm tellin' ya, this volume is even with the last public cut. These are just operator turnovers where a new owner-of-record takes over an existing license, not closures, cancellations, or revocations. Capisce?
- ROADHOUSE CHICKEN COLake City
- CLARION POINTE TALLAHASSEE FLTallahassee
- BRUSTERS ICE CREAMPanama City
- DASH KWS LLCPensacola
- BEST WESTERN INN & SUITESWaldo
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Chain Activity
28 records this window
Multi-location chain brands flagged via aggregated signals across all locations.
Madonn', we got 28 chain brands poppin' up in the North Florida rollup, coverin' 148 locations total. You got 36 FSQ-confirmed closures and 9 lapsed licenses in the mix. The big names leadin' this circus are Wendy's, KFC, and De Foods Llc. Fuhgeddaboudit.
- Wendy'sFlorida14 flagged locations
- KFCFlorida7 flagged locations
- De Foods LlcFlorida3 flagged locations
- Waffle House IncFlorida3 flagged locations
- DominosFlorida8 flagged locations
+23 more in this section on the live site.
Most Improved
2 records this window
Restaurants whose recent-window violation count is at least 50% lower than the prior window, with the most recent inspection clean.
FIREHOUSE SUBS in Ocala and CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL in Gainesville were leadin' the pack for a real mess in North Florida. Madonn', it is what it is when you see these numbers. Two spots actually stepped up their game and passed the sustained-improvement test, keepin' an active license while slashin' high-priority and critical counts by 50 percent or more across four inspections in each 12-month window. FIREHOUSE SUBS in Ocala dropped those counts from 8 down to 2 over two 12-month windows, which is 75.0% better. Good for you, kid.
- FIREHOUSE SUBS #0049Ocala
- CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL #793Gainesville1 INT4 BASScore 14
Openings
62 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.
The law has 62 new license records on the books in North Florida. I'm tellin' ya, we got 62 opening signals still waitin' for confirmation. Some of these names include TRAUMA HOGS CATERING in Pensacola, GREEN MANGO CATERING CO in Gainesville and DWELLINGS in Tallahassee. Fuhgeddaboudit.
- TRAUMA HOGS CATERINGPensacola
- GREEN MANGO CATERING COGainesville
- DWELLINGSTallahassee
- EL GAUCHOTallahassee
- PADDLE TRAIL GRILLSilver Springs
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Clean Plates
175 records this window
Restaurants with multiple inspections in the current quarter and zero high-priority or intermediate violations.
Madonn', 175 North Florida licensees kept their noses clean in Q2 2026 across multiple inspections. We got places like OOPS ALLEY in Ocala, MAMA'S TACOS in Gainesville, and BROWNS COUNTRY BUFFET in Macclenny stayin' out of trouble. These mooks didn't just get lucky once; they had repeat visits with zero high-priority or intermediate violations. Fuhgeddaboudit, OOPS ALLEY in Ocala even stretched a high-priority-free run to 11 inspections over roughly 2.8 years.
- OOPS ALLEYMilton
- MAMA'S TACOSPensacola
- BROWNS COUNTRY BUFFETAlachua
- THE BUN LABPanama City Beach
- THE WOODSLake City
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