The kitchen tells on itself. Statewide read: Orange County's failure rate is 63% above the Florida average. Orange County posts 374 recent high-priority hits. Mix: 1 Bar, 1 Chinese, 1 Diner, and 1 Mexican. The line deserved better.
Emergency Orders
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Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
PROVIDENCE GOLF CLUB in Davenport, COOKS BUFFET CAFE BAKERY in Deland and ICHI NI SAN in Daytona Beach drew the loudest scorecard in Orange County. They represent a pattern of failure that no amount of prep work can hide. Inspectors ordered 50 kitchens closed under emergency orders in the 90-day window. When the DBPR orders a kitchen shut on the spot, it is because the danger is immediate. These are the most actionable signals you will find, moving much faster than administrative paperwork or a license cancellation. Across that Red Alert cohort, the failures spanned different flavors: 1 Caribbean, 1 Golf Course, 1 Lebanese, and 1 Ramen. The volume of these emergency orders remains steady compared to the last public cut.
- PROVIDENCE GOLF CLUBDavenport2 HP2 INT4 BASPestScore 274last visit 2026-06-03
- COOKS BUFFET CAFE BAKERYDeland1 HP1 BASPestScore 151last visit 2026-05-27
- ICHI NI SANDaytona Beach4 HP3 INT12 BASPestScore 492last visit 2026-05-27
- KALALOU CARAIBBEAN BAR AND GRILL LLCOrlando3 HP3 INT6 BASPestScore 386last visit 2026-05-27
- BEIRUT GRILL AND DELIOviedo6 HP2 INT10 BASPestScore 680last visit 2026-05-26
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Near Miss
374 records this window
Inspections in the last 30 days that posted high-priority violations but were not shut down.
There is no romance in this part of the meal. MOLLY MAQUIRES IRISH PUB in Cape Canaveral, CREATED TO CATER LLLP in Deland and LILI'S BEACHSIDE RESTAURANT in Satellite Beach drew the loudest scorecard in Orange County. 374 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. That is management, not mystery.
- MOLLY MAQUIRES IRISH PUBCape Canaveral4 HP6 INT3 BASPestScore 513last visit 2025-10-31
- CREATED TO CATER LLLPDeland3 HP4 BASPestScore 354last visit 2026-06-05
- LILI'S BEACHSIDE RESTAURANTSatellite Beach3 HP1 INT11 BASPestScore 371last visit 2026-06-05
- TAKE A SUSHIOrlando3 HP3 INT2 BASScore 332last visit 2026-06-05
- DAHLIA MEXICAN KITCHEN PORT ORANGEPort Orange5 HP5 INT13 BASPestScore 613last visit 2026-06-04
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Worst Offenders
222 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.
The numbers do not lie, and they do not care about your feelings. In Orange County, 222 historical bad actors have surfaced on the 11-year pattern view. These are the places that make a habit of failure. PARCHED OAK in Orlando and CHINA GARDEN in Orlando lead the pack. When a kitchen fails once, it might be a bad night or a broken system. When they do it for over a decade, it is a choice.
- PARCHED OAKDelandActive bad actorlast visit 03/10/2026
- CHINA GARDENOrlandoActive bad actorCurrently Activelast visit 04/22/2026
- MARYLAND FRIED CHICKENOrlandoActive bad actorlast visit 11/04/2025
- IRON AXE BAR & GRILL, INC.South DaytonaActive bad actorlast visit 06/03/2026
- EATS & SWEETS BY MICHEAL LLCOrange CityActive bad actorlast visit 04/02/2026
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Closures
162 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.
PEACOCK INDIAN KITCHEN INC in Cocoa, COLIN BRYANT in Clermont and C AND N DO in Kissimmee drew the loudest scorecard in Orange County. These are signals of trouble, not all confirmed permanent closures. A closure score of 4/4 means third-party verification, while lower scores indicate likely or probable defunct status flagged by the DBPR. In the recent 90-day window, 162 restaurants carry one or more defunct-indicator signals like an inactive license, a dissolved corporation, or a silent inspector. Within that cohort of closure signals, the numbers break down to 8 restaurants, 8 tacos, 7 hotels, and 7 pizza spots. That includes 143 standalone restaurants and 19 chain locations. The volume of these signals remains steady against the last public cut.
- PEACOCK INDIAN KITCHEN INCCocoaclosure score 5
- COLIN BRYANTClermontclosure score 3
- C AND N DOKissimmeeclosure score 3
- HUELLA PECHURINAS 3Orlandoclosure score 3
- LAS PALMAS MOUNT DORAMount Doraclosure score 3
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New Owners
61 records this window
DBPR ownership-change records in the last 30 days — "Approve Change Owner Request" actions.
THAI KITCHEN in Melbourne, J&A SUBS AND MORE in Daytona Beach Shores, and SIMPLE DELIGHTS in Orlando led the board in Orange County. New hands are grabbing the handles of these kitchens. Ownership-change filings hit 61 in the 30-day window. These are operator turnovers where a new owner-of-record takes over an existing license, not closures or revocations. Sometimes a change in leadership is a fresh start; other times, it is just someone else inheriting the heat.
- THAI KITCHENMelbourne
- J&A SUBS AND MOREDaytona Beach Shores
- SIMPLE DELIGHTSOrlando
- 50'S DINEROrlando
- ANGUS GRILL HOUSEKissimmee
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Chain Activity
238 records this window
Multi-location chain brands flagged via aggregated signals across all locations.
Walk into any prep room and the truth lives in the cooler: 238 chain brands surface in Orange County’s rollup, covering 637 locations between them: 242 FSQ-confirmed closures, 27 lapsed licenses. Leading brands: Dunkin, Taco Bell, Dunkin'. The line deserved better.
- DunkinFlorida112 flagged locations
- Taco BellFlorida92 flagged locations
- Dunkin'Florida40 flagged locations
- Chick-fil-AFlorida61 flagged locations
- Jersey Mike's SubsFlorida20 flagged locations
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Most Improved
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Restaurants whose recent-window violation count is at least 50% lower than the prior window, with the most recent inspection clean.
Somewhere behind the line, the facts got ugly. SALLY'S DINER in Orlando, WAKE UP CAFE in New Smyrna Beach and ORLVINELAND01 in Orlando put the sharpest marks on Orange County's list. 8 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. SALLY'S DINER in Orlando dropped HP+Critical counts from 5 to 1 across the two 12-month windows (80.0% better).
- SALLY'S DINEROrlando
- WAKE UP CAFENew Smyrna Beach4 BASPestScore 54
- ORLVINELAND01Orlando1 INT2 BASPestScore 62
- PRIME 3Leesburg1 BASPestScore 51
- CHARLEY'S CHEESESTEAKS AND WINGSDaytona Beach2 BASPestScore 52
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Openings
233 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.
Orange County is seeing a surge of new blood in the kitchen. There are 233 opening signals across the county right now. One business, AFFOGATO CART in Orlando, is officially confirmed open through DBPR records, announcements, and Google. The rest is still waiting for the prep work to finish. Eighteen spots have been announced through news or social media, while 154 new DBPR license records are still awaiting outside confirmation. Among the newcomers are RAISE THE BAR AND GRILL in Lake Alfred and PERFECT PLATE in Orlando.
- AFFOGATO CARTOrlandoconfirmed open
- RAISE THE BAR AND GRILLLake Alfredconfirmed open
- PERFECT PLATEOrlandoconfirmed open
- CR SPORTS BARLeesburgconfirmed open
- FOGATA STREET TACOSOcoeeconfirmed open
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Clean Plates
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Restaurants with multiple inspections in the current quarter and zero high-priority or intermediate violations.
539 Orange County licensees ran a clean Q2 2026 ledger across multiple inspections. Canteen Vending in Orlando, Steak 'n Shake in Orlando, and Club Orlando 8032 all stayed off the radar with zero high-priority or intermediate violations. These are not lucky breaks; these are operators who understand that consistency is the only way to survive the rush. Canteen Vending in Orlando stretched a high-priority-free run to 27 inspections covering roughly 6.8 years. A clean kitchen is a habit, and those who keep it are the ones worth trusting when you sit down at the table.
- CANTEEN VENDINGOrlando
- STEAKNSHAKELake Mary
- CLUB ORLANDO 8032Orlando
- TURULL'S BOQUERIAOrlando
- TASTE OF KY LLCOrlando
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