OOOOH YEAAH! Statewide read: North Florida's failure rate is 57% below the Florida average. North Florida posts 81 recent high-priority hits. Mix: 1 Brewery, 1 Fast Food, 1 Filipino, and 1 Italian. BROTHER.
Emergency Orders
28 records this window
Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
OH YEAH, MEAN GENE! ZEN NOODLES BAR in Gainesville, MAUI BUS STOP in Fort Walton Beach and MOSEY'S DOWTOWN in Panama City put the sharpest marks on North Florida's list. 28 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 Bar, 1 Chinese, 1 Restaurant, and 1 Vietnamese Noodles. Trend line: emergency-order volume is steady against the last public cut. OH YEAH.
- ZEN NOODLES BARGainesville6 HP3 INT11 BASPestScore 691last visit 2026-05-21
- MAUI BUS STOPFort Walton Beach2 HP1 BASScore 201
- MOSEY'S DOWTOWNPanama City1 HP2 INT3 BASScore 123
- MR HAN RESTAURANTGainesville1 HPScore 100last visit 2026-05-21
- ROSEMARY-N-THYME LLCPanama City3 HP3 INT1 BASScore 331
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Near Miss
81 records this window
Inspections in the last 30 days that posted high-priority violations but were not shut down.
THE CREAM RISES TO THE TOP — OH YEAH! MCDONALDS 20147 in Ocala, BEEF O BRADY'S THE VILLAGES MULBERRY in The Villages and GS FOOD TRUCK in Starke drew the loudest scorecard in North Florida. 81 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 BAS. THE MADNESS.
- MCDONALDS 20147Ocala3 HP1 INT3 BASPestScore 363last visit 2026-02-17
- BEEF O BRADY'S THE VILLAGES MULBERRYThe Villages3 HP1 INT4 BASPestScore 364last visit 2025-11-17
- GS FOOD TRUCKStarke3 HP1 INT2 BASPestScore 362last visit 2025-12-31
- TIP THAI CUISINEStarke3 HP2 INT5 BASPestScore 375last visit 2026-05-29
- RICE & SHINE CAFEGainesville3 HP1 INT14 BASPestScore 374last visit 2026-05-28
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Worst Offenders
203 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.
SKY'S THE LIMIT AND SPACE IS THE PLACE! 203 historical bad actors surface in North Florida on the 11-year pattern view, led by MR HAN RESTAURANT, MOM'S OG. The full repeat-offender record sits below.
- MR HAN RESTAURANTGainesvilleActive bad actorlast visit 05/21/2026
- MOM'S OGGainesvilleActive bad actorlast visit 01/29/2026
- TUPTIM THAI RESTAURANT & SUSHI BARGainesvilleActive bad actorCurrently Activelast visit 05/06/2026
- TIPSY COW BAR AND GRILLCedar KeyActive bad actorCurrently Activelast visit 04/15/2026
- FREDDY'S FROZEN CUSTARD & STEAKBURGERSOcalaActive bad actorlast visit 03/30/2026
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Closures
9 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.
SNAP INTO IT! AARU'S in Tallahassee, ESPERANZA in Gainesville and EL RANCHITO FOOD MARKET in Ocala drew the loudest scorecard in North Florida. 9 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. 8 standalone restaurants and 1 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. OOOOH YEAH.
- AARU'STallahasseeclosure score 5
- ESPERANZAGainesvilleclosure score 5
- EL RANCHITO FOOD MARKETOcalaclosure score 5
- AMAZING GRAZE GAL & COLIVE OAKclosure score 2
- EL DELICIOSO RINCONSUMMERFEILDclosure score 2
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New Owners
37 records this window
DBPR ownership-change records in the last 30 days — "Approve Change Owner Request" actions.
FUNKY LIKE A MONKEY! SEOUL POCHA KOREAN PUB in Gainesville, KNEE DEEP GAMES & GRUB in Fort White and YES CHEF! BISTRO in Chiefland put the sharpest marks on North Florida's list. 37 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.
- SEOUL POCHA KOREAN PUBGainesville
- KNEE DEEP GAMES & GRUBFort White
- YES CHEF! BISTROChiefland
- TURNER'S LIBERTY CAFE INCJennings
- MOONTallahassee
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Chain Activity
26 records this window
Multi-location chain brands flagged via aggregated signals across all locations.
I GOT NEWS FOR YOU, BROTHER — 26 chain brands surface in North Florida’s rollup, covering 146 locations between them: 36 FSQ-confirmed closures, 6 lapsed licenses. Leading brands: Wendy's, KFC, De Foods Llc. DIG IT, BROTHER.
- Wendy'sFlorida14 flagged locations
- KFCFlorida7 flagged locations
- De Foods LlcFlorida3 flagged locations
- Waffle House IncFlorida3 flagged locations
- DominosFlorida8 flagged locations
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Most Improved
2 records this window
Restaurants whose recent-window violation count is at least 50% lower than the prior window, with the most recent inspection clean.
THE MADNESS IS RUNNING WILD! CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL #793 in Gainesville and FIREHOUSE SUBS #0049 in Ocala carried the front of this North Florida file. 2 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. CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL #793 in Gainesville dropped HP+Critical counts from 10 to 4 across the two 12-month windows (60.0% better). BROTHER, BELIEVE THAT.
- CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL #793Gainesville1 INT4 BASScore 14
- FIREHOUSE SUBS #0049Ocala
Openings
54 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.
NOBODY LIKES A QUITTER! Current North Florida tally: 54 opening signals. 55 DBPR-new license records still awaiting outside confirmation. Current names include MOCHINUT in Gainesville, BEIGNETS AND BREW in Navarre and GRILL BOWL in Ocala.
- MOCHINUTGainesville
- BEIGNETS AND BREWNavarre
- GRILL BOWLOcala
- CRISPY CORNER SABOR Y CHICHARRONGulf Breeze
- SJ'S SOULFOOD TO GOPensacola
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Clean Plates
479 records this window
Restaurants with multiple inspections in the current quarter and zero high-priority or intermediate violations.
TOWER OF POWER, TOO SWEET TO BE SOUR! 479 North Florida licensees ran a clean Q2 2026 ledger across multiple inspections — EL REY TACOS AND BEER, FUBAR, SAUCY’S FROZEN TREATS AND TASTY EATS among them. These are repeat visits with zero high-priority or intermediate violations — the operators rewarded for consistency, not one lucky inspection. EL REY TACOS AND BEER stretched a high-priority-free run to 50 inspections covering roughly 12.5 years. BELIEVE IT.
- EL REY TACOS AND BEERTallahassee
- FUBARFort Walton Beach
- SAUCY’S FROZEN TREATS AND TASTY EATSMilton
- PHO EVAFort Walton Beach
- RED SNAPPER SEAFOOD AND MORETallahassee
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