OOOOH YEAAH! Florida comparison: Tampa Bay's chronic density is 39% below the Florida average. Tampa Bay lands at 255 recent high-priority hits. Mix: 1 Buffet, 1 Cuban, 1 Diner, and 1 Fast Food. BROTHER.
Emergency Orders
50 records this window
Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
OH YEAH, MEAN GENE! DISCOVERY INDIAN CUISINE in Palm Harbor, KEYS JAM-ROCK GRILL in Tarpon Springs and CYPRESS CREEK GOLF CLUB in Sun City Center carried the front of this Tampa Bay file. 50 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. OH YEAH.
- 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
255 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! CHINA BUFFET in Tampa, ASTRO SKATING RINK in Tarpon Springs and LA VITANUOVA SPORTS BAR AND GRILL in Tampa led the board in Tampa Bay. 255 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. THE MADNESS.
- CHINA BUFFETTampa7 HP10 INT18 BASPestScore 868last visit 2026-05-05
- ASTRO SKATING RINKTarpon Springs3 HP1 BASScore 301last visit 2025-06-30
- 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
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Worst Offenders
232 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! 232 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
80 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! POMPEY SEAFOOD in Clearwater, OFF THE RIVER in Port Richey and TUTI E PAPI in Tampa drew the loudest scorecard in Tampa Bay. 80 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: 13 fast-food spots, 6 bars, 6 sandwiches, and 5 pizza spots. 59 standalone restaurants and 21 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.
- 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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New Owners
46 records this window
DBPR ownership-change records in the last 30 days — "Approve Change Owner Request" actions.
FUNKY LIKE A MONKEY! COURTYARD CAFE in Palm Harbor, KINGS CHICKEN AND BISCUITS in St. Petersburg and ASTON GARDENS AT SUN CITY CENTER in Sun City Center drew the loudest scorecard in Tampa Bay. 46 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.
- COURTYARD CAFEPalm Harbor
- KINGS CHICKEN AND BISCUITSSt. Petersburg
- ASTON GARDENS AT SUN CITY CENTERSun City Center
- LA TIA NICA RESTAURANTPinellas Park
- TIPSY CLOVER RESTAURANT & IRISH PUBHudson
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Chain Activity
144 records this window
Multi-location chain brands flagged via aggregated signals across all locations.
I GOT NEWS FOR YOU, BROTHER — 144 chain brands surface in Tampa Bay’s rollup, covering 556 locations between them: 178 FSQ-confirmed closures, 40 lapsed licenses. Leading brands: Subway, Dunkin', McDonald's. DIG IT, BROTHER.
- SubwayFlorida95 flagged locations
- Dunkin'Florida108 flagged locations
- McDonald'sFlorida52 flagged locations
- Florida Franchise Partners LlcFlorida7 flagged locations
- Sub Tenn LlcFlorida17 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.
THE MADNESS IS RUNNING WILD! 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). BROTHER, BELIEVE THAT.
- PF CHANG'S CHINA BISTROBrandon1 INT12 BASPestScore 72
- TACOS EL CARNAL 2Clearwater1 INT1 BASScore 11
- CRACKER BARREL #357Brooksville
Openings
77 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 Tampa Bay tally: 77 opening signals. 1 announced via FB/news/operator signal; 79 DBPR-new license records still awaiting outside confirmation. Current names include HER BAR in Oldsmar, DAIRY RICH in Palm Harbor and ZOEY'S RESTAURANT in Thonotosassa.
- HER BAROldsmarconfirmed open
- DAIRY RICHPalm Harbor
- ZOEY'S RESTAURANTThonotosassa
- TAQUERIA LOS POTRILLOS 2Plant City
- SAZON RODRIGUEZTampa
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Clean Plates
450 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! 450 Tampa Bay licensees ran a clean Q2 2026 ledger across multiple inspections — PHO KIEN GIANG, TACOS GONE MOBILE, CAPTAIN JACK'S WATERFRONT GRILLE 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. BELIEVE IT.
- PHO KIEN GIANGPinellas Park
- TACOS GONE MOBILETampa
- CAPTAIN JACK'S WATERFRONT GRILLETarpon Springs
- THE REEFMadeira Beach
- CHINA TASTEBrooksville
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