Oy gevalt, qué desastre, mija. Orange County is a shanda, with a failure rate 53% above the Florida average. Mira lo que te digo, mein kind, inspectors found 409 recent high-priority hits across Orange County. They racked up these violations at 2 American spots, 1 Bar, 1 Brunch, and 1 Chinese place. Mejor no comas allí.
Emergency Orders
53 records this window
Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
Mija, ven acá un segundo — in Daytona Beach, BEIRUT GRILL AND DELI in Oviedo and HAYSTAX RESTAURANT in Mount Dora are the ones making a mess of things in Orange County. Por Dios y la Santísima, 53 emergency-order shutdowns in the 90-day window where DBPR ordered the kitchen closed on the spot because it was just too much schmutz. Better to know now than after you eat, mija — feh. Oy gevalt, qué desastre, these signals move faster than any license cancellation or corporate dissolution mishegoss. Across this Red Alert group, we have 1 Chinese, 1 Diner, 1 Ice Cream, and 1 Lebanese place that just couldn't keep it clean. The volume of emergency orders is staying steady, which is just a shanda, mamala.
- ICHI NI SANDaytona Beach4 HP3 INT12 BASPestScore 492last visit 2025-10-23
- BEIRUT GRILL AND DELIOviedo6 HP2 INT10 BASScore 630last visit 2025-10-29
- HAYSTAX RESTAURANTMount Dora3 HP5 BASScore 305last visit 2026-05-22
- CHINA LEEOrlando6 HP6 BASPestScore 656last visit 2026-05-19
- COLD STONE CREAMERYIndialantic2 INT7 BASPestScore 77last visit 2026-05-12
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Near Miss
409 records this window
Inspections in the last 30 days that posted high-priority violations but were not shut down.
Oy, mein kind, mein kind — SANDWICHES in Port Orange, MEXICAN RESTAURANT LAS CAZUELAS LLC in Orlando and THE TROFF 2.0 in Eustis racked up the loudest scorecards in Orange County. Inspectors found 409 high-priority citations in the 30-day window, but nu, none of these resulted in an emergency-order closure. Better no comas allí. Ay bendito, these places are on the near-miss watch list because they drew attention from the inspector but stayed open despite the schmutz. Any one of them could get a follow-up inspection for those HP and INT violations, which is just absolute mishegoss. I tell you, mija — feh.
- PIZZA RAYS SUBMARINE SANDWICHESPort Orange4 HP6 INT8 BASPestScore 518last visit 2025-11-25
- MEXICAN RESTAURANT LAS CAZUELAS LLCOrlando3 HP4 INT7 BASPestScore 397last visit 2026-05-21
- THE TROFF 2.0Eustis3 HP2 INT10 BASPestScore 380last visit 2025-10-30
- EMPLOYEES CAFETERIAOrlando4 HP1 INTScore 410last visit 2025-05-28
- CHINA WOKWinter Springs4 HP6 BASPestScore 456last visit 2025-12-29
+404 more in this section on the live site.
Worst Offenders
243 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 — There are 243 historical bad actors surfacing in Orange County on the 11-year pattern view, led by MEALS ON WHEELS, ETC and BLU MAGIC SEAFOOD AND OYSTER BAR. Such mishegoss in the kitchen, I tell you, mija — feh.
- MEALS ON WHEELS, ETCSanfordActive bad actorCurrently Activelast visit 05/20/2026
- BLU MAGIC SEAFOOD AND OYSTER BAROrlandoActive bad actorlast visit 05/14/2026
- BEEF 'O' BRADY'SLakelandActive bad actorlast visit 02/12/2026
- WINGHOUSE BAR AND GRILLOrlandoActive bad actorCurrently Activelast visit 02/23/2026
- FRESH JALAPENO MEXICAN RESTAURANTLady LakeActive bad actorlast visit 04/22/2026
+238 more in this section on the live site.
Closures
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 — PEACOCK INDIAN KITCHEN in Cocoa, CHINA MASTER in Daytona Beach and THE PELICAN BISTRO in Port Orange and you see the trouble in Orange County. In the 90-day window, we have 169 restaurants with closure signals because they are silent or their licenses went inactive, oy, such a shanda. Mejor no comas allí. Mira lo que te digo, this mess includes 8 cafes, 7 pizza spots, 7 restaurants and 5 American spots that might be gone. We have 143 standalone places and 7 chains showing these signals, nu? Just remember, mein kind, not all are confirmed permanent closures unless they have a Closure Score 4/4 from a third party; the others are just likely defunct or flagged by DBPR. I tell you, mija — feh.
- PEACOCK INDIAN KITCHEN INCCocoaclosure score 5
- CHINA MASTERDaytona Beachclosure score 5
- THE PELICAN BISTROPort Orangeclosure score 5
- Jojoto Grill And Latin FoodOrlandoclosure score 5
- La Parada Café RestaurantOrlandoclosure score 5
+164 more in this section on the live site.
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 — In Orange County, 818 licenses surfaced off-radar this cycle, and my heart just sinks. We have 253 DBPR-active licenses where no inspector has bothered to visit in 365+ days, which is completely off-cadence under Florida statute 61C-1.002. Such mishegoss, I tell you, mija — feh. Mira, hijita, it gets worse because there are 521 licenses with formal DBPR distress signals, like Status 45/46, IFLAL, or an annual inspection gap. Some of these poor souls, 252 of them, appear in both categories, and another 61 licenses were escalated to Closures with stronger confirmation signals. Who is running these kitchens, oy? Mejor no comas allí.
- FIZA'S SECRET KITCHENSt. Cloud
- SUGAR RUSH MARSHMALLOWS VIN 2620Orlando
- TUHALLACA.COM LLCOrlando
- KELLIN HONDURAS MEXICAN RESTAURANTOrlando
- PASTACCINIKissimmee
+813 more in this section on the live site.
New Owners
73 records this window
DBPR ownership-change records in the last 30 days — "Approve Change Owner Request" actions.
Ay, mein bubbeleh — Melbourne, URBAN PR STYLE PIZZA & PASTA LLC in Kissimmee and LAKELAND DONUTS in Lakeland drew the loudest scorecard in Orange County. Such schmutz, I tell you, mija — feh. Oy gevalt, qué desastre, 73 ownership-change filings posted in the 30-day window. Mira, these are operator turnovers where a new owner-of-record takes an existing license, not closures, cancellations, or revocations. May they all wake up tomorrow with sechel.
- THAI KITCHENMelbourne
- URBAN PR STYLE PIZZA & PASTA LLCKissimmee
- LAKELAND DONUTSLakeland
- CHUANLU GARDEN CLAY POTOrlando
- FLORIDA'S SEAFOODCocoa Beach
+68 more in this section on the live site.
Chain Activity
268 records this window
Multi-location chain brands flagged via aggregated signals across all locations.
Got in himmel — these numbers and my heart sinks for you. We have 268 chain brands in Orange County with 802 locations total, but look at the schmutz: 252 FSQ-confirmed closures and 65 lapsed licenses. Dunkin, Subway, and Taco Bell are leading this mishegoss, and I tell you, mija — feh.
- DunkinFlorida112 flagged locations
- SubwayFlorida136 flagged locations
- Taco BellFlorida92 flagged locations
- Dunkin'Florida40 flagged locations
- Chick-fil-AFlorida61 flagged locations
+263 more in this section on the live site.
Most Improved
9 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 Orange County are finally acting like they have some sechel. ORIGINAL BIZZARRO FAMOUS NEW YORK PIZZA in Indialantic, NY BEST PIZZA in Altamonte Springs and ORLVINELAND01 in Orlando led the board for making things right. 9 restaurants met the sustained-improvement test by having at least four inspections in each 12-month window, cutting recent HP+Critical counts by 50% or more, and keeping an active license. May they all wake up tomorrow with sechel. Oy, mein kind, look at ORIGINAL BIZZARRO FAMOUS NEW YORK PIZZA in Indialantic. They dropped their HP+Critical counts from 7 down to 1 across the two 12-month windows, which is 85.7% better. Nu, it is about time they cleaned up that schmutz. Comer es vivir, but not LIKE THAT.
- ORIGINAL BIZZARRO FAMOUS NEW YORK PIZZAIndialantic5 INT3 BASPestScore 103
- NY BEST PIZZAAltamonte Springs1 INT4 BASPestScore 64
- ORLVINELAND01Orlando1 INT2 BASPestScore 62
- PRIME 3Leesburg1 BASPestScore 51
- CHARLEY'S CHEESESTEAKS AND WINGSDaytona Beach2 BASPestScore 52
+4 more in this section on the live site.
Openings
151 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 Orange County. Five were announced through the news or operator signals, but there are 150 DBPR-new license records just sitting there awaiting confirmation, oy. You have names like RAISE THE BAR AND GRILL in Lake Alfred, CR SPORTS BAR in Leesburg and RED CLAW MAINE LOBSTER in New Smyrna Beach. May they all wake up tomorrow with sechel.
- RAISE THE BAR AND GRILLLake Alfredconfirmed open
- CR SPORTS BARLeesburgconfirmed open
- RED CLAW MAINE LOBSTERNew Smyrna Beachconfirmed open
- SALTY BAGELRockledgeconfirmed open
- GOLDEN CRISPY KITCHENOrlando
+146 more in this section on the live site.
Clean Plates
412 records this window
Restaurants with multiple inspections in the current quarter and zero high-priority or intermediate violations.
Ay bendito — know how to clean a kitchen. In Orange County, 412 licensees kept it spotless in Q2 2026 across multiple inspections, including CANTEEN VENDING, MIMMOS PIZZA & RISTORANTE, and PINEAPPLES. No high-priority violations, no intermediate schmutz, just consistency that makes a bubbe proud. CANTEEN VENDING even went 7 inspections without a single high-priority violation over roughly 1.8 years. May they all wake up tomorrow with sechel.
- CANTEEN VENDINGOrlando
- MIMMOS PIZZA & RISTORANTEMelbourne
- PINEAPPLESMelbourne
- EATS & SWEETS BY MICHEAL LLCOrange City
- JURLEEN'S KITCHENLakeland
+407 more in this section on the live site.