OOOOH YEAAH! Statewide frame: Tampa Bay's chronic density is 39% below the Florida average. Tampa Bay's current board shows 231 recent high-priority hits. Mix: 2 bars, 1 Buffet, 1 Seafood, and 1 Sushi. BROTHER.
Emergency Orders
48 records this window
Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
OH YEAH, MEAN GENE! ROUEN THAI RESTAURANT in Tampa, EL LUNCH LATINO in Clearwater and CAFE BICH NGA in Pinellas Park drew the loudest scorecard in Tampa Bay. 48 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: 2 diners, 1 Cafe, 1 Jamaican, and 1 Sushi. Trend line: emergency-order volume is steady against the last public cut. OH YEAH.
- ROUEN THAI RESTAURANTTampa1 HP1 BASPestScore 151last visit 2026-06-03
- EL LUNCH LATINOClearwater1 HP1 INT4 BASPestScore 164
- CAFE BICH NGAPinellas Park9 HP6 INT11 BASPestScore 1021last visit 2026-06-04
- DISCOVERY INDIAN CUISINEPalm Harbor2 HP2 BASPestScore 252last visit 2026-06-02
- KEYS JAM-ROCK GRILLTarpon Springs1 HP1 INT1 BASPestScore 161last visit 2026-05-28
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Near Miss
231 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! THAI LANNA 2 in Port Richey, MOLLY MALONE'S IRISH PUB in Tampa and EL CAP INC in St. Petersburg drew the loudest scorecard in Tampa Bay. 231 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.
- THAI LANNA 2Port Richey4 HP5 INT8 BASPestScore 508last visit 2026-03-19
- MOLLY MALONE'S IRISH PUBTampa3 HP4 INT3 BASScore 343last visit 2026-03-25
- EL CAP INCSt. Petersburg3 HP3 INT2 BASPestScore 382last visit 2026-01-23
- TROPICSTarpon Springs3 HP3 INTScore 330last visit 2025-06-30
- SEA WORTHY FISH BARTierra Verde4 HP8 INT5 BASPestScore 535last visit 2025-10-29
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Worst Offenders
229 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! 229 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
- KAWA JAPANESE STEAK HOUSE & SUSHINew Port RicheyActive bad actorlast visit 06/05/2026
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Closures
87 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! UMAI SUSHI in Largo, POMPEY SEAFOOD in Clearwater and Church's Chicken #464 in Clearwater put the sharpest marks on Tampa Bay's list. 87 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 sandwiches, 7 bars, 5 pizza spots, and 4 fast-food spots. 70 standalone restaurants and 17 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.
- UMAI SUSHILargoclosure score 5
- POMPEY SEAFOODClearwaterclosure score 5
- Church's Chicken #464Clearwaterclosure score 5
- Ihop 36-207New Port Richeyclosure score 5
- ABC Seafood RestaurantSt. Petersburgclosure score 5
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New Owners
50 records this window
DBPR ownership-change records in the last 30 days — "Approve Change Owner Request" actions.
FUNKY LIKE A MONKEY! HER BAR in Oldsmar, COURTYARD CAFE in Palm Harbor and MLXI RESTAURANT & V.I.P LOUNGE in St. Petersburg drew the loudest scorecard in Tampa Bay. 50 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.
- HER BAROldsmar
- COURTYARD CAFEPalm Harbor
- MLXI RESTAURANT & V.I.P LOUNGESt. Petersburg
- WEEKI WACHEE OUTPOSTWeeki Wachee
- FRYER HOUSETampa
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Chain Activity
115 records this window
Multi-location chain brands flagged via aggregated signals across all locations.
I GOT NEWS FOR YOU, BROTHER — 115 chain brands surface in Tampa Bay’s rollup, covering 466 locations between them: 162 FSQ-confirmed closures, 33 lapsed licenses. Leading brands: Subway, Dunkin', Sub Tenn Llc. DIG IT, BROTHER.
- SubwayFlorida96 flagged locations
- Dunkin'Florida116 flagged locations
- Sub Tenn LlcFlorida16 flagged locations
- KfcFlorida26 flagged locations
- Dunkin'Florida14 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 carried the front of this Tampa Bay file. 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
136 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! Tampa Bay ledger: 136 opening signals. 13 announced via FB/news/operator signal; 82 DBPR-new license records still awaiting outside confirmation. Current names include GOOD DAY CAFE in Safety Harbor, TITO'S LATIN KITCHEN in Tampa and ALL CHEF'S KITCHEN in Tampa.
- HER BAROldsmarconfirmed open
- GOOD DAY CAFESafety Harborconfirmed open
- TITO'S LATIN KITCHENTampaconfirmed open
- ALL CHEF'S KITCHENTampaconfirmed open
- VN PHOSpring Hillconfirmed open
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Clean Plates
481 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! 481 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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