The kitchen tells on itself. Florida baseline first: Orange County's failure rate is 54% above the Florida average. Orange County counts 409 recent high-priority hits. Mix: 2 American spots, 1 Bar, 1 Brunch, and 1 Chinese. The line deserved better.
Emergency Orders
52 records this window
Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
COOKS BUFFET CAFE BAKERY in Deland, ICHI NI SAN in Daytona Beach and KALALOU CARAIBBEAN BAR AND GRILL LLC in Orlando drew the loudest scorecard in Orange County. A good walk-in tells you everything; a bad walk-in tells you everything sooner. These places didn't just slip up. Inspectors ordered 52 kitchens shut via emergency orders in the 90-day window. DBPR ordered those doors closed on the spot because the risk was too high to wait for paperwork. This is the fastest way a kitchen dies—faster than license cancellations or corporate dissolution. The Red Alert list includes 1 Caribbean, 1 Lebanese, 1 Ramen and 1 Train Station spot. Emergency-order volume remains steady against the last public cut. Most kitchens are run on muscle memory and three hours of sleep, but these operators let the memory fail completely.
- COOKS BUFFET CAFE BAKERYDeland1 HP1 BASScore 101last visit 2026-05-27
- ICHI NI SANDaytona Beach4 HP3 INT12 BASPestScore 492last visit 2026-05-27
- KALALOU CARAIBBEAN BAR AND GRILL LLCOrlando3 HP3 INT6 BASPestScore 386last visit 2026-05-27
- BEIRUT GRILL AND DELIOviedo6 HP2 INT10 BASScore 630last visit 2026-05-26
- LONGWOOD COUNTRY KITCHENLongwood3 HP1 INT8 BASPestScore 368last visit 2026-05-26
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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.
Somewhere behind the line, the facts got ugly. PIZZA RAYS SUBMARINE SANDWICHES in Port Orange, MEXICAN RESTAURANT LAS CAZUELAS LLC in Orlando and THE TROFF 2.0 in Eustis led the board in Orange County. 409 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.
- PIZZA RAYS SUBMARINE SANDWICHESPort Orange4 HP6 INT8 BASPestScore 518last visit 2026-05-29
- MEXICAN RESTAURANT LAS CAZUELAS LLCOrlando3 HP4 INT7 BASPestScore 397last visit 2026-05-21
- THE TROFF 2.0Eustis3 HP2 INT10 BASPestScore 380last visit 2026-05-29
- EMPLOYEES CAFETERIAOrlando4 HP1 INTScore 410last visit 2026-05-28
- CHINA WOKWinter Springs4 HP6 BASPestScore 456last visit 2026-05-28
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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.
Cooks don't lie. Temperature logs don't either: 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 management, not mystery.
- 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
184 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.
PEACOCK INDIAN KITCHEN in Cocoa, CHINA MASTER in Daytona Beach and THE PELICAN BISTRO in Port Orange drew the most attention in Orange County. A good walk-in tells you everything, and for 184 restaurants in the 90-day window, the signals suggest they have gone dark. These closure signals come from silent inspectors, inactive licenses, dissolved corporations or third-party confirmation. The breakdown of these likely-defunct spots includes 10 pizza spots, 6 bars, 6 diners and 6 hotels. That is 158 standalone restaurants and 7 chain locations that have potentially ended operations. The volume of these signals remains steady compared to the last public cut. Some are third-party verified with a Closure Score of 4/4, while others remain likely or probable based on DBPR flags.
- 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
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).
Stripped of the marketing, the line reads as follows: 818 off-radar licenses surface in Orange County this cycle — 213 DBPR-active licenses with no inspector visit in 365+ days (off-cadence under Florida statute 61C-1.002); 481 with formal DBPR distress signals (Status 45/46, IFLAL, annual inspection gap); 212 appearing in both categories. 67 additional licenses were escalated to Closures with stronger confirmation signals. The line deserved better.
- 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.
THAI KITCHEN in Melbourne, URBAN PR STYLE PIZZA & PASTA LLC in Kissimmee and LAKELAND DONUTS in Lakeland drew the loudest scorecard in Orange County. The line cook knows. The line cook always knows. Seventy ownership-change filings posted in the 30-day window. These are operator turnovers where a new owner-of-record takes over an existing license; they are not closures, cancellations, or revocations.
- THAI KITCHENMelbourne
- URBAN PR STYLE PIZZA & PASTA LLCKissimmee
- LAKELAND DONUTSLakeland
- CHUANLU GARDEN CLAY POTOrlando
- FLORIDA'S SEAFOODCocoa Beach
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Chain Activity
244 records this window
Multi-location chain brands flagged via aggregated signals across all locations.
A rollup across Orange County reveals 244 chain brands operating through 641 locations. Dunkin and Taco Bell lead the pack, but the scale of these operations does not always mean a clean kitchen. The numbers tell a story of instability for some. There are 242 FSQ-confirmed closures and 29 lapsed licenses. A good cook is a creature of obsessive habit; when the paperwork fails, it usually means someone stopped caring about the details.
- 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
8 records this window
Restaurants whose recent-window violation count is at least 50% lower than the prior window, with the most recent inspection clean.
Past the velvet rope, the back of house keeps no secrets: SALLY'S DINER in Orlando, ORLVINELAND01 in Orlando and PRIME 3 in Leesburg drew the loudest scorecard in Orange County. 8 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. SALLY'S DINER in Orlando dropped HP+Critical counts from 5 to 1 across the two 12-month windows (80.0% better).
- SALLY'S DINEROrlando
- ORLVINELAND01Orlando1 INT2 BASPestScore 62
- PRIME 3Leesburg1 BASPestScore 51
- CHARLEY'S CHEESESTEAKS AND WINGSDaytona Beach2 BASPestScore 52
- MAIN KITCHEN/DON RICO/DOC BALES/MCCOY'S RUM ROOMDaytona Beach
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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.
When the inspector's clipboard meets the temp log, the gap is the story: 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 management, not mystery.
- 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
481 records this window
Restaurants with multiple inspections in the current quarter and zero high-priority or intermediate violations.
Walk into any prep room and the truth lives in the cooler: 481 Orange County licensees ran a clean Q2 2026 ledger across multiple inspections — CANTEEN VENDING, STEAKNSHAKE, TURULL'S BOQUERIA 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 27 inspections covering roughly 6.8 years. The line deserved better.
- CANTEEN VENDINGOrlando
- STEAKNSHAKELake Mary
- TURULL'S BOQUERIAOrlando
- FRESH JALAPENO MEXICAN RESTAURANTLady Lake
- ORLINTPREM01Orlando
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