The kitchen tells on itself. Florida comparison: Tampa Bay's chronic density is 39% below the Florida average. Tampa Bay lands at 273 recent high-priority hits. Mix: 2 pizza spots, 1 American, 1 BBQ, and 1 Chinese. The line deserved better.
Emergency Orders
53 records this window
Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
KEYS JAM-ROCK GRILL in Tarpon Springs, CYPRESS CREEK GOLF CLUB in Sun City Center and ZAGORA CAFE in Tampa drew the loudest scorecard in Tampa Bay. 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 Golf Course. Trend line: emergency-order volume is steady against the last public cut.
- KEYS JAM-ROCK GRILLTarpon Springs1 HP1 INT1 BASPestScore 161last visit 2026-05-28
- CYPRESS CREEK GOLF CLUBSun City Center1 HP1 BASScore 101last visit 2026-05-27
- ZAGORA CAFETampa1 HPScore 100last visit 2026-05-26
- HONG KONGSouth Pasadena4 HP3 INT5 BASPestScore 485last visit 2026-05-14
- DISCOVERY INDIAN CUISINEPalm Harbor2 HP4 INT9 BASPestScore 299last visit 2026-05-13
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Near Miss
273 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. CHINA CHEF in The Villages, FRESH BITES in Tampa and THE BROWNWOOD HOTEL AND SPA in The Villages carried the front of this Tampa Bay file. 273 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.
- CHINA CHEFThe Villages5 HP1 INT7 BASPestScore 567last visit 2026-05-29
- FRESH BITESTampa3 HP2 INT1 BASScore 321last visit 2026-05-29
- THE BROWNWOOD HOTEL AND SPAThe Villages5 HP3 INT3 BASPestScore 583last visit 2026-05-28
- WILLIE JEWELLS OLD SCHOOL BAR B QThe Villages4 HP2 INT3 BASScore 423last visit 2026-05-28
- OLIVIA'S SUBS & PIZZANew Port Richey3 HP3 INT2 BASScore 332last visit 2026-05-28
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Worst Offenders
268 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.
Past the velvet rope, the back of house keeps no secrets: 268 historical bad actors surface in Tampa Bay on the 11-year pattern view, led by CITRUS SPGS GOLF&COUNTRY CLUB, EL TENAMPA. The full repeat-offender record sits below.
- CITRUS SPGS GOLF&COUNTRY CLUBCitrus SpringsActive bad actorlast visit 12/01/2025
- EL TENAMPASt. PetersburgActive bad actorlast visit 01/13/2026
- ROCKING CRABSt. PetersburgActive bad actorlast visit 10/16/2025
- GREEN TEAPort RicheyActive bad actorlast visit 02/23/2026
- CHILE VERDESt. PetersburgActive bad actorlast visit 12/10/2025
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Closures
105 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.
When the inspector's clipboard meets the temp log, the gap is the story: POMPEY SEAFOOD in Clearwater, OFF THE RIVER in Port Richey and TUTI E PAPI in Tampa led the board in Tampa Bay. 105 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: 19 fast-food spots, 7 bars, 6 pizza spots, and 6 sandwiches. 77 standalone restaurants and 28 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. That is management, not mystery.
- POMPEY SEAFOODClearwaterclosure score 5
- OFF THE RIVERPort Richeyclosure score 5
- TUTI E PAPITampaclosure score 5
- TAQUERIA Y PANEDERIA LA CHIQUITAClearwaterclosure score 5
- PILOT HOUSETarpon Springsclosure score 5
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Off the Radar
933 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).
Travel enough kitchens and the patterns rhyme: 933 off-radar licenses surface in Tampa Bay this cycle — 159 DBPR-active licenses with no inspector visit in 365+ days (off-cadence under Florida statute 61C-1.002); 381 with formal DBPR distress signals (Status 45/46, IFLAL, annual inspection gap); 159 appearing in both categories. 36 additional licenses were escalated to Closures with stronger confirmation signals.
- SLICEADELICTampa
- ASADOS SAN ANDRESTampa
- MR H B SPECIAL SERVICESTampa
- JAY J'S LLCSeffner
- ITALIAN WAGONGibsonton
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New Owners
40 records this window
DBPR ownership-change records in the last 30 days — "Approve Change Owner Request" actions.
Cooks don't lie. Temperature logs don't either: 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. 40 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. That is management, not mystery.
- 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
148 records this window
Multi-location chain brands flagged via aggregated signals across all locations.
Heat, salt, time — and a citation if you're not careful: 148 chain brands surface in Tampa Bay’s rollup, covering 555 locations between them: 177 FSQ-confirmed closures, 54 lapsed licenses. Leading brands: Subway, Dunkin', McDonald's. That is management, not mystery.
- SubwayFlorida95 flagged locations
- Dunkin'Florida108 flagged locations
- McDonald'sFlorida52 flagged locations
- Sub Tenn LlcFlorida17 flagged locations
- Florida Franchise Partners LlcFlorida6 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.
Stripped of the marketing, the line reads as follows: PF CHANG'S CHINA BISTRO in Brandon, TACOS EL CARNAL 2 in Clearwater and CRACKER BARREL #357 in Brooksville led the board 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. PF CHANG'S CHINA BISTRO in Brandon dropped HP+Critical counts from 3 to 1 across the two 12-month windows (66.7% better). The line deserved better.
- PF CHANG'S CHINA BISTROBrandon1 INT12 BASPestScore 72
- TACOS EL CARNAL 2Clearwater1 INT1 BASScore 11
- CRACKER BARREL #357Brooksville
Openings
74 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.
Mercy for the line cook, none for the GM: Current Tampa Bay tally: 74 opening signals. 3 announced via FB/news/operator signal; 77 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. The line deserved better.
- COPPER INDIAN RESTAURANTTampaconfirmed open
- SLAP BURGERTampa
- BACON EGG'N CHEESE IIBrandon
- SALT & GRILLTampa
- HOTDOGGERFEST 2Dade City
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Clean Plates
426 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: 426 Tampa Bay licensees ran a clean Q2 2026 ledger across multiple inspections — PHO KIEN GIANG, THE GETAWAY, TACOS GONE MOBILE 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 33 inspections covering roughly 8.2 years. The line deserved better.
- PHO KIEN GIANGPinellas Park
- THE GETAWAYSt. Petersburg
- TACOS GONE MOBILETampa
- CAPTAIN JACK'S WATERFRONT GRILLETarpon Springs
- THE REEFMadeira Beach
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