Mija, escuchame, the failure rate in North Florida is 56% below the Florida average. But don't let that fool you, because there are still 88 recent high-priority hits across North Florida. Oy, it is a mix of one Brewery, one Filipino, one Hotel, and one Italian place with this schmutz. Mejor no comas allí.
Emergency Orders
30 records this window
Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
Mija, ven acá un segundo — in Gainesville, MAUI BUS STOP in Fort Walton Beach and MOSEY'S DOWTOWN in Panama City racked up the loudest scorecards in North Florida. Inspectors ordered 30 kitchens shut on the spot in the 90-day window because of emergency orders. This is a real shanda, mein kind, and these signals move faster than any paperwork or corporate dissolution. Ay madre mía, just look at this mishegoss: the Red Alert list includes 1 Bar, 1 Chinese, 1 Restaurant, and 1 Vietnamese Noodles. The volume of emergency orders stays steady compared to the last public cut. No tiene vergüenza; mejor no comas allí.
- 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.
Oy, mein kind, mein kind — in Starke, RICE & SHINE CAFE in Gainesville and THE PROST OFFICE BREWERY in Milton racked up the loudest scorecards in North Florida. These people posted 88 high-priority citations in the 30-day window, but oy, none of them were shut down by an emergency order. This is just mishegoss on a watch list, restaurants that drew the inspector's eye but stayed open to serve you schmutz. They could get another visit any day now for those HP and INT violations. Mejor no comas allí.
- 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.
Mira, hijita — kind. Inspectors found 315 historical bad actors in North Florida on the 11-year pattern view, and look who is leading this mishegoss, FREDDY'S FROZEN CUSTARD & STEAKBURGERS and DAIRY QUEEN OF CROSS CITY in Cross City. I tell you, mija — feh.
- 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.
A shanda und a charpa — ESPERANZA in Gainesville and EL RANCHITO FOOD MARKET in Ocala racked up the loudest scorecards across North Florida. 33 restaurants have one or more defunct-indicator signals from silent inspectors, inactive licenses, dissolved corps, or third-party verifiers in the 90-day public window. Vey, it is a shanda that we have 3 bars, 2 pizza spots, 1 Brunch, and 1 Burgers in this mix. Better not eat there, mija. Oy gevalt, qué desastre, seeing 30 standalone restaurants and 3 chain locations acting like this. The volume of these closure-signals is steady against the last public cut, nu? Now listen, these are just signals, not all confirmed permanent closures; only a Closure Score 4/4 is third-party verified, while lower scores are just likely or probable DBPR-flagged-inactive mishegoss. I tell you, mija — feh.
- 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).
Coño, mija, perdóname pero — Look at this mishegoss in North Florida where 818 licenses are just floating off the radar this cycle. We have 25 DBPR-active licenses that haven't seen an inspector in 365+ days, which is a total shanda under Florida statute 61C-1.002. Then you have 781 more with formal DBPR distress signals like Status 45/46, IFLAL, or an annual inspection gap—just pure schmutz. Twenty-five of them are in both categories, and another 25 were escalated to Closures because the confirmation signals were too strong. Better not eat there, mamala.
- 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
38 records this window
DBPR ownership-change records in the last 30 days — "Approve Change Owner Request" actions.
Ay, mein bubbeleh — new faces taking over in North Florida. MOON in Tallahassee, STADIUM DOGS OF PCB LLC in Panama City Beach and JOELLENS in Tallahassee led the board with 38 ownership-change filings posted in the 30-day window. Nu? These are just operator turnovers where a new owner-of-record takes an existing license, not closures or revocations, but who knows if they can cook, feh. I tell you, mija — feh.
- 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.
Got in himmel — chain brands in North Florida with a total of 148 locations between them. We have 36 FSQ-confirmed closures and 9 lapsed licenses, which is just pure mishegoss from Wendy's, KFC, and De Foods Llc. I tell you, mija — feh.
- 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.
Por Dios y la Santísima — in Ocala and CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL #793 in Gainesville put the sharpest marks on North Florida's list. Such a shanda, truly. Mejor no comas allí. Oy, mein kind, 2 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. FIREHOUSE SUBS #0049 in Ocala dropped HP+Critical counts from 8 to 2 across the two 12-month windows, which is 75.0% better. Mira, it takes a little sechel to clean up that schmutz. I tell you, mija — feh.
- FIREHOUSE SUBS #0049Ocala
- CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL #793Gainesville1 INT4 BASScore 14
Openings
51 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 North Florida. That is 51 DBPR-new license records just sitting there awaiting outside confirmation, nu? I see names like DISCOS PIZZA BAR in Panama City Beach, BIG JOHNS BBQ in Bonifay and SKOL COAST in Defuniak Springs. Comer es vivir, but not LIKE THAT.
- 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.
Ay bendito — people who actually know how to scrub a floor. A total of 181 North Florida licensees kept things clean in Q2 2026 across multiple inspections, including OOPS ALLEY in [City], MAMA'S TACOS in [City], and BROWNS COUNTRY BUFFET in [City]. These are repeat visits with zero high-priority or intermediate violations, meaning these operators have some sechel for consistency. Mira, OOPS ALLEY in [City] even stretched a high-priority-free run to 11 inspections over roughly 2.8 years, and for that, I can actually kvell. Comer es vivir, but not LIKE THAT.
- OOPS ALLEYMilton
- MAMA'S TACOSPensacola
- BROWNS COUNTRY BUFFETAlachua
- THE BUN LABPanama City Beach
- THE WOODSLake City
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