OOOOH YEAAH! Florida baseline first: Tampa Bay's chronic density is 39% below the Florida average. Tampa Bay counts 279 recent high-priority hits. Mix: 2 pizza spots, 1 American, 1 BBQ, and 1 Chinese. BROTHER.
Emergency Orders
53 records this window
Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
OH YEAH, MEAN GENE! ZAGORA CAFE in Tampa, HONG KONG in South Pasadena and DISCOVERY INDIAN CUISINE in Palm Harbor put the sharpest marks on Tampa Bay's list. 53 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 Cafe, 1 Chinese, 1 Diner, and 1 Pub. Trend line: emergency-order volume is steady against the last public cut. OH YEAH.
- ZAGORA CAFETampa1 HPScore 100last visit 2026-04-07
- 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
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Near Miss
279 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! CHINA CHEF in The Villages, FRESH BITES in Tampa and THE BROWNWOOD HOTEL AND SPA in The Villages led the board in Tampa Bay. 279 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.
- CHINA CHEFThe Villages5 HP1 INT7 BASPestScore 567last visit 2025-10-16
- FRESH BITESTampa3 HP2 INT1 BASScore 321last visit 2026-02-03
- THE BROWNWOOD HOTEL AND SPAThe Villages5 HP3 INT3 BASPestScore 583last visit 2025-11-25
- WILLIE JEWELLS OLD SCHOOL BAR B QThe Villages4 HP2 INT3 BASScore 423last visit 2025-10-16
- FIESTA GRANDE MEXICAN GRILLThe Villages3 HP2 INT1 BASScore 321last visit 2025-12-17
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Worst Offenders
263 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! 263 historical bad actors surface in Tampa Bay on the 11-year pattern view, led by DELHI PALACE, PHO KIEN GIANG. The full repeat-offender record sits below.
- DELHI PALACEClearwaterActive bad actorCurrently Activelast visit 05/20/2026
- PHO KIEN GIANGPinellas ParkActive bad actorCurrently Activelast visit 03/31/2026
- SUPER BUFFET ST PETESt. PetersburgActive bad actorCurrently Activelast visit 03/17/2026
- FARANDULA PIZZA AND RESTAURANTTampaActive bad actorlast visit 01/06/2026
- TACO MIENDO ST PETESt. PetersburgActive bad actorCurrently Activelast visit 04/20/2026
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Closures
168 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! TASO ITALIANO in New Port Richey, POMPEY SEAFOOD in Clearwater and OFF THE RIVER in Port Richey led the board in Tampa Bay. 168 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: 15 fast-food spots, 9 pizza spots, 8 bars, and 8 hotels. 128 standalone restaurants and 14 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.
- TASO ITALIANONew Port Richey
- POMPEY SEAFOODClearwaterclosure score 5
- OFF THE RIVERPort Richeyclosure score 5
- TUTI E PAPITampaclosure score 5
- PILOT HOUSETarpon Springsclosure score 5
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Off the Radar
842 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! 842 off-radar licenses surface in Tampa Bay this cycle — 177 DBPR-active licenses with no inspector visit in 365+ days (off-cadence under Florida statute 61C-1.002); 401 with formal DBPR distress signals (Status 45/46, IFLAL, annual inspection gap); 177 appearing in both categories. 126 additional licenses were escalated to Closures with stronger confirmation signals.
- SLICEADELICTampa
- ASADOS SAN ANDRESTampa
- JAY J'S LLCSeffner
- ITALIAN WAGONGibsonton
- EL CONTADOR FOOD TRUCKTampa
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New Owners
51 records this window
DBPR ownership-change records in the last 30 days — "Approve Change Owner Request" actions.
FUNKY LIKE A MONKEY! COURTYARD CAFE in Palm Harbor, LA MEZCLA DEL SABOR LATINO 2 in New Port Richey and RENZOS in Tampa led the board in Tampa Bay. 51 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
- LA MEZCLA DEL SABOR LATINO 2New Port Richey
- RENZOSTampa
- NAZS HALAL OF WC INCWesley Chapel
- DELICIAS EL PAISA RESTAURANT BAR & GRILLPort Richey
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Chain Activity
152 records this window
Multi-location chain brands flagged via aggregated signals across all locations.
I REMEMBER WAY BACK WHEN… 152 chain brands surface in Tampa Bay’s rollup, covering 554 locations between them: 177 FSQ-confirmed closures, 57 lapsed licenses. Leading brands: Subway, Dunkin', McDonald's. BROTHER.
- SubwayFlorida94 flagged locations
- Dunkin'Florida107 flagged locations
- McDonald'sFlorida52 flagged locations
- Florida Franchise Partners LlcFlorida7 flagged locations
- Sub Tenn LlcFlorida17 flagged locations
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Most Improved
3 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! CAPONE'S BISTRO AND BILLIARDS in Spring Hill, TACOS EL CARNAL 2 in Clearwater and CRACKER BARREL #357 in Brooksville drew the loudest scorecard in Tampa Bay. 3 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. CAPONE'S BISTRO AND BILLIARDS in Spring Hill dropped HP+Critical counts from 4 to 1 across the two 12-month windows (75.0% better). BROTHER, BELIEVE THAT.
- CAPONE'S BISTRO AND BILLIARDSSpring Hill3 INT1 BASScore 31
- TACOS EL CARNAL 2Clearwater1 INT1 BASScore 11
- CRACKER BARREL #357Brooksville
Openings
79 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 — Total for Tampa Bay: 79 opening signals. 3 announced via FB/news/operator signal; 83 DBPR-new license records still awaiting outside confirmation. Current names include COPPER INDIAN RESTAURANT in Tampa, SLAP BURGER in Tampa and BACON EGG'N CHEESE II in Brandon. DIG IT, BROTHER.
- COPPER INDIAN RESTAURANTTampaconfirmed open
- SLAP BURGERTampa
- BACON EGG'N CHEESE IIBrandon
- SALT & GRILLTampa
- HOTDOGGERFEST 2Dade City
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Clean Plates
369 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! 369 Tampa Bay licensees ran a clean Q2 2026 ledger across multiple inspections — PHO KIEN GIANG, AROMA INDIAN CUISINE AND BAR, SIJANG EATERY 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. BELIEVE IT.
- PHO KIEN GIANGPinellas Park
- AROMA INDIAN CUISINE AND BARLargo
- SIJANG EATERYTampa
- MONSTAH LOBSTAH IRBIndian Rocks Beach
- LICENSED TO CHILLBrooksville
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