The regulatory question is simple: Statewide frame: Orange County's failure rate is 53% above the Florida average. Orange County's current board shows 409 recent high-priority hits. Mix: 2 American spots, 1 Bar, 1 Brunch, and 1 Chinese. That is not atmosphere; it is a compliance record.
Emergency Orders
52 records this window
Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
Inspectors ordered 52 kitchens shut in Orange County in recent weeks. ICHI NI SAN in Daytona Beach, BEIRUT GRILL AND DELI in Oviedo and HAYSTAX RESTAURANT in Mount Dora drew the most severe citations. These emergency orders are the most immediate regulatory tools available to DBPR to stop a public health threat before an administrative complaint or license cancellation can be processed. The Red Alert group includes 1 Chinese, 1 Diner, 1 Ice Cream, and 1 Lebanese establishment. The volume of these emergency shutdowns remains steady compared to previous data. Why are so many operators failing to maintain basic safety standards until a state inspector arrives to pull the plug?
- 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.
Inspectors flagged PIZZA RAYS SUBMARINE SANDWICHES in Port Orange, MEXICAN RESTAURANT LAS CAZUELAS LLC in Orlando and THE TROFF 2.0 in Eustis among the worst offenders in Orange County. A total of 409 high-priority citations were posted in the 30-day window. None of these failures resulted in an emergency-order closure, leaving these operators on a near-miss watch list. These restaurants drew significant inspector attention but stayed open for business. Every one of them remains subject to follow-up inspections to ensure compliance with safety standards. The recurring violation labels were HP and INT.
- 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
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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.
Florida statute 61C-1.002 sets the cadence; the inspectors honor it: 243 historical bad actors surface in Orange County on the 11-year pattern view, led by PARCHED OAK, CHINA GARDEN. The full repeat-offender record sits below. That is not atmosphere; it is a compliance record.
- PARCHED OAKDelandActive bad actorlast visit 03/10/2026
- CHINA GARDENOrlandoActive bad actorCurrently Activelast visit 04/22/2026
- MARYLAND FRIED CHICKENOrlandoActive bad actorlast visit 11/04/2025
- IRON AXE BAR & GRILL, INC.South DaytonaActive bad actorlast visit 04/02/2026
- EATS & SWEETS BY MICHEAL LLCOrange CityActive bad actorlast visit 04/02/2026
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Closures
181 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.
The inspection record spans eleven years; the pattern is clear: PEACOCK INDIAN KITCHEN INC in Cocoa, CHINA MASTER in Daytona Beach and THE PELICAN BISTRO in Port Orange drew the loudest scorecard in Orange County. 181 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: 11 pizza spots, 7 restaurants, 6 American spots, and 6 diners. 155 standalone restaurants and 7 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.
- 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
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Off the Radar
814 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).
A total of 814 licenses have surfaced as off-radar in Orange County during this cycle. This includes 248 DBPR-active licenses that have not seen an inspector in more than 365 days, a clear violation of the inspection cadence required by Florida statute 61C-1.002 FAC. Another 521 licenses show formal DBPR distress signals, including Status 45 or 46 designations, IFLAL filings, and annual inspection gaps. There is a troubling overlap here, with 247 licenses appearing in both the off-radar and distressed categories. The regulatory failure extends further as 65 additional licenses were escalated to closures based on stronger confirmation signals.
- FIZA'S SECRET KITCHENSt. Cloud
- SUGAR RUSH MARSHMALLOWS VIN 2620Orlando
- TUHALLACA.COM LLCOrlando
- KELLIN HONDURAS MEXICAN RESTAURANTOrlando
- PASTACCINIKissimmee
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New Owners
70 records this window
DBPR ownership-change records in the last 30 days — "Approve Change Owner Request" actions.
This is the part operators cannot wave away: THAI KITCHEN in Melbourne, URBAN PR STYLE PIZZA & PASTA LLC in Kissimmee and LAKELAND DONUTS in Lakeland carried the front of this Orange County file. 70 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.
- THAI KITCHENMelbourne
- URBAN PR STYLE PIZZA & PASTA LLCKissimmee
- LAKELAND DONUTSLakeland
- CHUANLU GARDEN CLAY POTOrlando
- FLORIDA'S SEAFOODCocoa Beach
+65 more in this section on the live site.
Chain Activity
244 records this window
Multi-location chain brands flagged via aggregated signals across all locations.
Cross-reference Sunbiz dissolution against DBPR active status — the gap matters: 244 chain brands surface in Orange County’s rollup, covering 641 locations between them: 242 FSQ-confirmed closures, 29 lapsed licenses. Leading brands: Dunkin, Taco Bell, Dunkin'. The numbers are the story.
- DunkinFlorida113 flagged locations
- Taco BellFlorida92 flagged locations
- Dunkin'Florida40 flagged locations
- Chick-fil-AFlorida61 flagged locations
- Jersey Mike's SubsFlorida20 flagged locations
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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.
Three years of inspection records tell this story: ORIGINAL BIZZARRO FAMOUS NEW YORK PIZZA in Indialantic, NY BEST PIZZA in Altamonte Springs and ORLVINELAND01 in Orlando put the sharpest marks on Orange County's list. 9 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. ORIGINAL BIZZARRO FAMOUS NEW YORK PIZZA in Indialantic dropped HP+Critical counts from 7 to 1 across the two 12-month windows (85.7% better). The numbers are the story.
- 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
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Openings
139 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.
Trajectory tells the truth statistics hide: Current Orange County tally: 139 opening signals. 5 announced via FB/news/operator signal; 137 DBPR-new license records still awaiting outside confirmation. Current names include RAISE THE BAR AND GRILL in Lake Alfred, CR SPORTS BAR in Leesburg and RED CLAW MAINE LOBSTER in New Smyrna Beach. That is not atmosphere; it is a compliance record.
- RAISE THE BAR AND GRILLLake Alfredconfirmed open
- CR SPORTS BARLeesburgconfirmed open
- RED CLAW MAINE LOBSTERNew Smyrna Beachconfirmed open
- SALTY BAGELRockledgeconfirmed open
- GOLDEN CRISPY KITCHENOrlando
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Clean Plates
412 records this window
Restaurants with multiple inspections in the current quarter and zero high-priority or intermediate violations.
The public record leaves one hard question: 412 Orange County licensees ran a clean Q2 2026 ledger across multiple inspections — CANTEEN VENDING, MIMMOS PIZZA & RISTORANTE, PINEAPPLES among them. These are repeat visits with zero high-priority or intermediate violations — the operators rewarded for consistency, not one lucky inspection. CANTEEN VENDING stretched a high-priority-free run to 7 inspections covering roughly 1.8 years. The numbers are the story.
- CANTEEN VENDINGOrlando
- MIMMOS PIZZA & RISTORANTEMelbourne
- PINEAPPLESMelbourne
- EATS & SWEETS BY MICHEAL LLCOrange City
- JURLEEN'S KITCHENLakeland
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