I'm tellin' ya, Tampa Bay is lookin' a little better than the rest of the state since their chronic density is 39% below the Florida average. Still, the law caught 253 recent high-priority hits across Tampa Bay. We got a real mix of mooks here: 2 diners, 1 Cuban, 1 Fast Food, and 1 Italian spot. Fuhgeddaboudit.
Emergency Orders
53 records this window
Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
The law stepped in and ordered DISCOVERY INDIAN CUISINE in Palm Harbor, KEYS JAM-ROCK GRILL in Tarpon Springs and CYPRESS CREEK GOLF CLUB in Sun City Center to beat it. Madonn'. We saw 53 emergency-order shutdowns in the 90-day window where inspectors told these mooks to close the kitchen on the spot. I'm tellin' ya, these are the real signals you gotta watch because they move faster than any paperwork or some corporate dissolution. In this Red Alert group, we got 1 Cafe, 1 Chinese, 1 Diner, and 1 Golf Course. The volume of these emergency orders is staying steady compared to the last public cut. Fuhgeddaboudit.
- DISCOVERY INDIAN CUISINEPalm Harbor2 HP2 BASScore 202last visit 2026-05-13
- 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
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Near Miss
253 records this window
Inspections in the last 30 days that posted high-priority violations but were not shut down.
Fuhgeddaboudit, LA VITANUOVA SPORTS BAR AND GRILL in Tampa, CRAFTY CRAB SEAFOOD in Brandon and FOUNTAIN PLUS ENDLESS HIBACHI AND SUSHI BBQ EATERY in Brandon really stepped in it with the law. These mooks racked up 253 high-priority citations across Tampa Bay in a 30-day window. Madonn'. Fuhgeddaboudit, none of these slips led to an emergency order, so they are still slingin' food for now. They are on the near-miss list, which means the law is watchin' them close and a follow-up inspection could happen any minute. The labels on these failures were HP and INT. Capisce?
- LA VITANUOVA SPORTS BAR AND GRILLTampa6 HP3 INTPestScore 680last visit 2025-05-21
- CRAFTY CRAB SEAFOODBrandon3 HP10 INT9 BASScore 409last visit 2025-07-15
- FOUNTAIN PLUS ENDLESS HIBACHI AND SUSHI BBQ EATERYBrandon6 HP3 INT7 BASPestScore 687last visit 2025-11-04
- URBAN INDIANTampa5 HP2 BASScore 502
- MEDITERRANEAN DINERPort Richey4 HP5 BASScore 405last visit 2026-02-05
+248 more in this section on the live site.
Worst Offenders
233 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.
Fuhgeddaboudit, the law found 233 historical bad actors in Tampa Bay when they looked at the 11-year pattern. You got mooks like CITRUS SPGS GOLF&COUNTRY CLUB in Citrus Springs and EL TENAMPA in Tampa leading the pack. Fuhgeddaboudit, the full repeat-offender record 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
+228 more in this section on the live site.
Closures
68 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.
Madonn'. POMPEY SEAFOOD in Clearwater, OFF THE RIVER in Port Richey and TUTI E PAPI in Tampa got the worst reports in Tampa Bay. I'm tellin' ya, 68 restaurants are showin' signals they might be out of business in the 90-day public window, whether the license is inactive or a third-party confirmed it. Fuhgeddaboudit. In that closure-signal group, we got 13 fast-food spots, 6 sandwich shops, 5 bars and 5 pizza joints—and don't even get me started on those pizza mooks. That's 47 standalone places and 21 chain locations. It is what it is; the volume of these closure signals is steady compared to the last public cut. Now listen, these are just signals, not all confirmed permanent closures—only a Closure Score 4/4 means third-party verified, while the lower scores mean they're likely or probable defunct. Eh.
- 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
+63 more in this section on the live site.
Distressed
124 records this window
Active status-20 licenses with a 365+ day coalesced DBPR inspection gap and proof-of-life from Google or Sunbiz.
Fuhgeddaboudit, 124 active Tampa Bay licenses look distressed. The law has a 365+ day coalesced inspection gap, but Google or Sunbiz still shows proof of life. Fuhgeddaboudit.
- EAST SNACK BARBelleair
- JOY LAN SWAP SHOP & DRIVE INDade City
- SPINNATIONSPort Richey
- GROVE SOHOTampa
- OLD NORTHEAST PIZZERIASt. Petersburg
+119 more in this section on the live site.
New Owners
44 records this window
DBPR ownership-change records in the last 30 days — "Approve Change Owner Request" actions.
COURTYARD CAFE in Palm Harbor, TAQUERIA LOS POTRILLOS GUANAJUATO in Plant City and EL BATURRO in Tampa racked up the worst numbers in Tampa Bay. Madonn', some of these mooks can't even keep a kitchen clean for the law. Forty-four ownership-change filings posted in the 30-day window. Fuhgeddaboudit, it is the same volume as the last public cut. I'm tellin' ya, these are just new owners taking over an existing license, not closures or revocations.
- COURTYARD CAFEPalm Harbor
- URBAN INDIANTampa
- TAQUERIA LOS POTRILLOS GUANAJUATOPlant City
- EL BATURROTampa
- CLEVER DELITampa
+39 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.
Fuhgeddaboudit, we got 144 chain brands cluttering up the rollup in Tampa Bay, with 556 locations total. Fuhgeddaboudit, 178 of 'em are FSQ-confirmed closures and another 40 licenses just lapsed. You got your Subway, Dunkin', and McDonald's leading the pack.
- 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.
Madonn', PF CHANG'S CHINA BISTRO in Brandon, TACOS EL CARNAL 2 in Clearwater and CRACKER BARREL #357 in Brooksville really made a mess of things on the list for Tampa Bay. Madonn'. Three spots actually cleaned up their act and passed the sustained-improvement test, meanin' they had at least four inspections in each 12-month window, cut their recent HP+Critical counts by 50% or more, and kept an active license. PF CHANG'S CHINA BISTRO in Brandon dropped those HP+Critical counts from 3 to 1 across the two 12-month windows, which is 66.7% better. Good for you, kid.
- PF CHANG'S CHINA BISTROBrandon1 INT12 BASPestScore 72
- TACOS EL CARNAL 2Clearwater1 INT1 BASScore 11
- CRACKER BARREL #357Brooksville
Openings
84 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.
Madonn', we got 84 opening signals across Tampa Bay. Three of 'em were announced through the news or operators, but there are 87 DBPR-new license records just sittin' there waitin' for confirmation. Some of these names include COPPER INDIAN RESTAURANT in Tampa, TAQUERIA LOS POTRILLOS 2 in Plant City and SAZON RODRIGUEZ in Tampa. Fuhgeddaboudit.
- COPPER INDIAN RESTAURANTTampaconfirmed open
- TAQUERIA LOS POTRILLOS 2Plant City
- SAZON RODRIGUEZTampa
- PIZZERIA DONA TATA 2New Port Richey
- TACOS TIO LEOClearwater
+79 more in this section on the live site.
Clean Plates
440 records this window
Restaurants with multiple inspections in the current quarter and zero high-priority or intermediate violations.
Madonn', 440 Tampa Bay licensees kept their noses clean in Q2 2026 across multiple inspections. PHO KIEN GIANG in Tampa, TACOS GONE MOBILE in Tampa, and CAPTAIN JACK'S WATERFRONT GRILLE in Clearwater stayed off the radar with zero high-priority or intermediate violations. This ain't no fluke or one lucky break; these operators are consistent. Fuhgeddaboudit, PHO KIEN GIANG in Tampa even stretched a high-priority-free run to 33 inspections over roughly 8.2 years.
- PHO KIEN GIANGPinellas Park
- TACOS GONE MOBILETampa
- CAPTAIN JACK'S WATERFRONT GRILLETarpon Springs
- THE REEFMadeira Beach
- CHINA TASTEBrooksville
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