OOOOH YEAAH! Florida comparison: North Florida's failure rate is 57% below the Florida average. North Florida lands at 88 recent high-priority hits. Mix: 1 Brewery, 1 Filipino, 1 Hotel, and 1 Italian. BROTHER.
Emergency Orders
31 records this window
Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
OH YEAH, MEAN GENE! ZEN NOODLES BAR in Gainesville, MAUI BUS STOP in Fort Walton Beach and MOSEY'S DOWTOWN in Panama City drew the loudest scorecard in North Florida. 31 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 Bar, 1 Chinese, 1 Restaurant, and 1 Vietnamese Noodles. Trend line: emergency-order volume is steady against the last public cut. OH YEAH.
- 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
88 records this window
Inspections in the last 30 days that posted high-priority violations but were not shut down.
THE CREAM RISES TO THE TOP — OH YEAH! TIP THAI CUISINE in Starke, RICE & SHINE CAFE in Gainesville and THE PROST OFFICE BREWERY in Milton put the sharpest marks on North Florida's list. 88 high-priority citations posted in the 30-day window — none of these resulted in an emergency-order closure (those are in Red Alert). They are the near-miss watch list: restaurants that drew inspector attention but stayed open. Any of them could receive a follow-up inspection. The recurring violation labels were HP and INT. THE MADNESS.
- TIP THAI CUISINEStarke3 HP2 INT5 BASPestScore 375last visit 2025-10-30
- RICE & SHINE CAFEGainesville3 HP1 INT14 BASPestScore 374last visit 2026-01-13
- THE PROST OFFICE BREWERYMilton3 HP1 INTScore 310
- SOUTH MARKETPensacola3 HP2 INTScore 320
- JUAN'S FLYING BURRITOPensacola3 HP2 INT1 BASScore 321
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Worst Offenders
315 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.
SKY'S THE LIMIT AND SPACE IS THE PLACE! 315 historical bad actors surface in North Florida on the 11-year pattern view, led by FREDDY'S FROZEN CUSTARD & STEAKBURGERS, DAIRY QUEEN OF CROSS CITY. The full repeat-offender record sits below.
- FREDDY'S FROZEN CUSTARD & STEAKBURGERSOcalaActive bad actorlast visit 03/30/2026
- DAIRY QUEEN OF CROSS CITYCross CityActive bad actorlast visit 12/02/2025
- BROAD STRIPES GOLF AND SOCIAL CLUBSummerfieldActive bad actorlast visit 12/05/2025
- AKITA SUSHIOcalaActive bad actorCurrently Activelast visit 02/20/2026
- BRUNCH HOUSEOcalaHistorical bad actorlast visit 01/28/2026
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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.
SNAP INTO IT! AARU'S in Tallahassee, ESPERANZA in Gainesville and EL RANCHITO FOOD MARKET in Ocala carried the front of this North Florida file. 33 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: 3 bars, 2 pizza spots, 1 Brunch, and 1 Burgers. 30 standalone restaurants and 3 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. OOOOH YEAH.
- 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).
NOBODY LIKES A QUITTER! 818 off-radar licenses surface in North Florida this cycle — 25 DBPR-active licenses with no inspector visit in 365+ days (off-cadence under Florida statute 61C-1.002); 781 with formal DBPR distress signals (Status 45/46, IFLAL, annual inspection gap); 25 appearing in both categories. 25 additional licenses were escalated to Closures with stronger confirmation signals.
- FANCY FARM TRUCKLake City
- TASTY POT ISLAND CATERINGOcala
- MRS AMY'S MOBILE KITCHENOcala
- BAMA'S SOULFOOD LLCGainesville
- WILBUR'S WAGONMayo
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New Owners
39 records this window
DBPR ownership-change records in the last 30 days — "Approve Change Owner Request" actions.
FUNKY LIKE A MONKEY! MOON in Tallahassee, STADIUM DOGS OF PCB LLC in Panama City Beach and JOELLENS in Tallahassee put the sharpest marks on North Florida's list. 39 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.
- MOONTallahassee
- STADIUM DOGS OF PCB LLCPanama City Beach
- JOELLENSTallahassee
- BRICKROADGainesville
- DETTES KITCHEN LLCChattahoochee
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Chain Activity
28 records this window
Multi-location chain brands flagged via aggregated signals across all locations.
I REMEMBER WAY BACK WHEN… 28 chain brands surface in North Florida’s rollup, covering 148 locations between them: 36 FSQ-confirmed closures, 9 lapsed licenses. Leading brands: Wendy's, KFC, De Foods Llc. BROTHER.
- Wendy'sFlorida14 flagged locations
- KFCFlorida7 flagged locations
- De Foods LlcFlorida3 flagged locations
- Waffle House IncFlorida3 flagged locations
- DominosFlorida8 flagged locations
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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.
THE MADNESS IS RUNNING WILD! FIREHOUSE SUBS #0049 in Ocala and CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL #793 in Gainesville carried the front of this North Florida file. 2 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. FIREHOUSE SUBS #0049 in Ocala dropped HP+Critical counts from 8 to 2 across the two 12-month windows (75.0% better). BROTHER, BELIEVE THAT.
- FIREHOUSE SUBS #0049Ocala
- CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL #793Gainesville1 INT4 BASScore 14
Openings
57 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.
I GOT NEWS FOR YOU, BROTHER — North Florida count: 57 opening signals. 57 DBPR-new license records still awaiting outside confirmation. Current names include DISCOS PIZZA BAR in Panama City Beach, BIG JOHNS BBQ in Bonifay and SKOL COAST in Defuniak Springs. DIG IT, BROTHER.
- DISCOS PIZZA BARPanama City Beach
- BIG JOHNS BBQBonifay
- SKOL COASTDefuniak Springs
- RIGHT WAY BREAKFAST COMPANY LLCMidway
- SIX KIDS & DELI INCPensacola
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Clean Plates
181 records this window
Restaurants with multiple inspections in the current quarter and zero high-priority or intermediate violations.
TOWER OF POWER, TOO SWEET TO BE SOUR! 181 North Florida licensees ran a clean Q2 2026 ledger across multiple inspections — OOPS ALLEY, MAMA'S TACOS, BROWNS COUNTRY BUFFET among them. These are repeat visits with zero high-priority or intermediate violations — the operators rewarded for consistency, not one lucky inspection. OOPS ALLEY stretched a high-priority-free run to 11 inspections covering roughly 2.8 years. BELIEVE IT.
- OOPS ALLEYMilton
- MAMA'S TACOSPensacola
- BROWNS COUNTRY BUFFETAlachua
- THE BUN LABPanama City Beach
- THE WOODSLake City
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