OOOOH YEAAH! Statewide frame: North Florida's failure rate is 57% below the Florida average. North Florida's current board shows 74 recent high-priority hits. Mix: 2 fast-food spots, 1 Deli, 1 Diner, and 1 Filipino. BROTHER.
Emergency Orders
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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 drew the loudest scorecard in North Florida. 25 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 Chinese, and 1 Japanese 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 BASPestScore 251
- MOSEY'S DOWTOWNPanama City1 HP2 INT3 BASPestScore 173
- MR HAN RESTAURANTGainesville1 HPPestScore 150last visit 2026-05-21
- ROSEMARY-N-THYME LLCPanama City3 HP3 INT1 BASPestScore 381
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Near Miss
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Inspections in the last 30 days that posted high-priority violations but were not shut down.
THE CREAM RISES TO THE TOP — OH YEAH! MEHDIS in Panama City Beach, TACO BELL #042917 in Gainesville and MCDONALDS 20147 in Ocala put the sharpest marks on North Florida's list. 74 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.
- MEHDISPanama City Beach4 HP3 INT2 BASScore 432
- TACO BELL #042917Gainesville3 HP1 INT5 BASScore 315last visit 2026-02-03
- MCDONALDS 20147Ocala3 HP1 INT3 BASPestScore 363last visit 2026-06-04
- BACK PORCH MULBERRYThe Villages3 HP1 INT4 BASScore 314last visit 2026-06-04
- BEEF O BRADY'S THE VILLAGES MULBERRYThe Villages3 HP1 INT4 BASPestScore 364last visit 2026-06-01
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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
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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, AMAZING GRAZE GAL & CO in Live Oak and EL DELICIOSO RINCON in Summerfeild 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
- AMAZING GRAZE GAL & COLIVE OAKclosure score 2
- EL DELICIOSO RINCONSUMMERFEILDclosure score 2
- KREATIONZ FROM PARISGAINESVILLEclosure score 2
- PINK FLAMINGO MINIATURE GOLF KIOSKHIGH SPRINGSclosure score 2
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New Owners
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DBPR ownership-change records in the last 30 days — "Approve Change Owner Request" actions.
FUNKY LIKE A MONKEY! CHICKPEA HOUSE in Pensacola, CAPTAIN D'S RESTAURANT in Pensacola and DBS 446 in Lake City carried the front of this North Florida file. 44 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.
- CHICKPEA HOUSEPensacola
- CAPTAIN D'S RESTAURANTPensacola
- CAPTAIN D'S RESTAURANTMilton
- CAPTAIN D'S RESTAURANTPensacola
- DBS 446Lake City
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Chain Activity
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Multi-location chain brands flagged via aggregated signals across all locations.
I GOT NEWS FOR YOU, BROTHER — 22 chain brands surface in North Florida’s rollup, covering 108 locations between them: 35 FSQ-confirmed closures, 3 lapsed licenses. Leading brands: KFC, Waffle House, De Foods Llc. DIG IT, BROTHER.
- KFCFlorida7 flagged locations
- Waffle HouseFlorida11 flagged locations
- De Foods LlcFlorida3 flagged locations
- Hoover Foods 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! FIREHOUSE SUBS #0049 in Ocala and CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL #793 in Gainesville put the sharpest marks on North Florida's list. 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. FIREHOUSE SUBS #0049 in Ocala dropped HP+Critical counts from 5 to 2 across the two 12-month windows (60.0% better). BROTHER, BELIEVE THAT.
- FIREHOUSE SUBS #0049Ocala
- CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL #793Gainesville1 INT4 BASScore 14
Openings
72 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: 72 opening signals. 74 DBPR-new license records still awaiting outside confirmation. Current names include PEPPERONI'S PIZZA in High Springs, LET'S EAT FRESH in Ocala and MIDICI THE NEAPOLITAN PIZZA COMPANY OF GAINESVILLE in Gainesville.
- PEPPERONI'S PIZZAHIGH SPRINGSconfirmed open
- LET'S EAT FRESHOCALAconfirmed open
- MIDICI THE NEAPOLITAN PIZZA COMPANY OF GAINESVILLEGAINESVILLEconfirmed open
- BEIGNETS AND BREWDestin
- PAPER BAGWaldo
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Clean Plates
551 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! 551 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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