Listen, we have to look at the numbers here. Tampa Bay is actually playing a different game than the rest of the state with a chronic density 39% below the Florida average. But don't get comfortable, because Tampa Bay still racked up 273 recent high-priority hits. Yo, we are talking about a messy mix including 2 pizza spots, 1 American, 1 BBQ, and 1 Chinese.
Emergency Orders
53 records this window
Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
Yo, look at these names! KEYS JAM-ROCK GRILL in Tarpon Springs, CYPRESS CREEK GOLF CLUB in Sun City Center and ZAGORA CAFE in Tampa absolutely tanked it on the list for Tampa Bay. We are talking 53 emergency-order shutdowns in the 90-day window. Listen, DBPR didn't wait around; they ordered those kitchens closed on the spot! This is as real as it gets. These signals move faster than admin actions, faster than license cancellation and way faster than corporate dissolution. Look at the variety in this Red Alert cohort: 1 Cafe, 1 Chinese, 1 Diner, and 1 Golf Course all getting slapped with the hammer. The volume of these emergency orders is staying 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
+48 more in this section on the live site.
Near Miss
273 records this window
Inspections in the last 30 days that posted high-priority violations but were not shut down.
Look, we have a real situation in Tampa Bay. CHINA CHEF in The Villages, FRESH BITES in Tampa and THE BROWNWOOD HOTEL AND SPA in The Villages are leading the pack for all the wrong reasons. Yo, look at these numbers. 273 high-priority citations posted in the 30-day window. That is a mountain of failures. None of these resulted in an emergency-order closure, so they are on the near-miss watch list. They drew the inspector's eye but stayed open. One more slip and it is game over. 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
+268 more in this section on the live site.
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.
Look, we are talking about a total disaster in Tampa Bay. We have 268 historical bad actors surfacing on the 11-year pattern view, and it is absolutely wild. Yo, leading the pack of these repeat offenders are CITRUS SPGS GOLF&COUNTRY CLUB in Citrus Springs and EL TENAMPA in Tampa. The full record of these chronic failures is right here.
- 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
+263 more in this section on the live site.
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.
Listen, look at the board in Tampa Bay because POMPEY SEAFOOD in Clearwater, OFF THE RIVER in Port Richey and TUTI E PAPI in Tampa are leading the pack for all the wrong reasons. Listen, we have 105 restaurants sporting one or more defunct-indicator signals in the 90-day public window. We are talking silent inspectors, inactive licenses, dissolved corporations, or third-party verifiers flagging these spots. Check out this breakdown because it is wild. Inside that closure-signal cohort, you have 19 fast-food spots, 7 bars, 6 pizza joints, and 6 sandwich shops. That is 77 standalone restaurants and 28 chain locations just floating in limbo. Now, let me be clear: these are signals, not confirmed permanent closures. A Closure Score of 4/4 means it is third-party verified, but those lower scores mean we are looking at likely or probable DBPR-flagged-inactive spots.
- 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
+100 more in this section on the live site.
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).
Look, we have a massive blind spot in Tampa Bay. We are talking about 933 off-radar licenses surfacing this cycle. That is not a gap, that is a canyon of missing inspections. Yo, look at these numbers. You have 159 DBPR-active licenses that have not seen an inspector in 365+ days. That is over a year of zero oversight under Florida statute 61C-1.002. It is unbelievable. But wait, it gets worse. There are 381 licenses with formal DBPR distress signals, from Status 45 and 46 to IFLAL and annual inspection gaps. And get this: 159 of those places are hitting both categories at once. That is a total collapse of the paperwork. To top it all off, 36 additional licenses were escalated to Closures with stronger confirmation signals. The numbers do not lie.
- SLICEADELICTampa
- ASADOS SAN ANDRESTampa
- MR H B SPECIAL SERVICESTampa
- JAY J'S LLCSeffner
- ITALIAN WAGONGibsonton
+928 more in this section on the live site.
New Owners
40 records this window
DBPR ownership-change records in the last 30 days — "Approve Change Owner Request" actions.
Listen, look at the board! COURTYARD CAFE in Palm Harbor, LA MEZCLA DEL SABOR LATINO 2 in New Port Richey and RENZOS in Tampa are absolutely dominating the list of worst offenders in Tampa Bay. This is a disaster! Listen, we saw 40 ownership-change filings hit the books in the 30-day window. That volume is dead even with the last public cut. Let me be clear: these are operator turnovers where a new owner-of-record takes over an existing license, not closures, cancellations, or revocations!
- 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
+35 more in this section on the live site.
Chain Activity
144 records this window
Multi-location chain brands flagged via aggregated signals across all locations.
Listen, look at these numbers in Tampa Bay. We are talking about 144 chain brands across 556 locations that just cannot get it right. Listen, we have 178 FSQ-confirmed closures and 40 lapsed licenses. It is a disaster. Subway, Dunkin', and McDonald's are leading the pack in this mess.
- SubwayFlorida95 flagged locations
- Dunkin'Florida108 flagged locations
- McDonald'sFlorida52 flagged locations
- Florida Franchise Partners LlcFlorida7 flagged locations
- Sub Tenn LlcFlorida17 flagged locations
+139 more in this section on the live site.
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.
Yo, we got some names topping the board in Tampa Bay and it is not for the right reasons. PF CHANG'S CHINA BISTRO in Brandon, TACOS EL CARNAL 2 in Clearwater and CRACKER BARREL #357 in Brooksville are leading the pack of failures. Yo, look at the flip side because we actually have some operators stepping up. Three restaurants passed the sustained-improvement test by slashing high-priority and critical counts by 50% or more across four inspections in a 12-month window while keeping an active license. PF CHANG'S CHINA BISTRO in Brandon did the work, dropping those counts from 3 down to 1 across two 12-month windows for a 66.7% improvement.
- 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.
Yo, we got 74 opening signals hitting Tampa Bay. Listen, we have 3 announced through the news and social media, plus 77 DBPR-new license records still waiting for that outside confirmation. Look at these names entering the game: COPPER INDIAN RESTAURANT in Tampa, SLAP BURGER in Tampa, and BACON EGG'N CHEESE II in Brandon.
- COPPER INDIAN RESTAURANTTampaconfirmed open
- SLAP BURGERTampa
- BACON EGG'N CHEESE IIBrandon
- SALT & GRILLTampa
- HOTDOGGERFEST 2Dade City
+69 more in this section on the live site.
Clean Plates
426 records this window
Restaurants with multiple inspections in the current quarter and zero high-priority or intermediate violations.
Yo, we have to give credit where it is due in Tampa Bay. A massive 426 licensees absolutely crushed Q2 2026 by keeping their records spotless across multiple inspections. I am talking about PHO KIEN GIANG in Tampa, THE GETAWAY in Tampa, and TACOS GONE MOBILE in Tampa showing us how it is done. Yo, this is not some fluke or one lucky day with the inspector. These operators are playing a different game entirely by racking up repeat visits with zero high-priority or intermediate violations. Look at PHO KIEN GIANG in Tampa — they have stretched a high-priority-free run to 33 inspections over roughly 8.2 years. That is not just consistency, that is a dynasty of cleanliness.
- PHO KIEN GIANGPinellas Park
- THE GETAWAYSt. Petersburg
- TACOS GONE MOBILETampa
- CAPTAIN JACK'S WATERFRONT GRILLETarpon Springs
- THE REEFMadeira Beach
+421 more in this section on the live site.