Listen, my friend, the numbers don't stutter: Benchmarked statewide: Tampa Bay's chronic density is 39% below the Florida average. Tampa Bay holds 198 recent high-priority hits. Mix: 2 bars, 1 Diner, 1 Performing Arts, and 1 Seafood. In plain Jersey: a 90-day window means the recent inspection stretch, not a verdict on every kitchen in the county, capisce?
Emergency Orders
44 records this window
Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
THE BOAT CLUB in Tarpon Springs, ROUEN THAI RESTAURANT in Tampa, and EL LUNCH LATINO in Clearwater were right at the top of the pile. Madonn', these places are making a mess of things. The law handed out 44 emergency-order shutdowns in the 90-day window. That means the state inspectors saw something so bad they ordered the kitchen closed on the spot before anyone could eat. It is what it is, but you don't see that every day. Looking at this Red Alert group, we got 2 diners, 1 Cafe, 1 Pub, and 1 Sushi joint in the mix. The number of these emergency shutdowns is staying steady compared to the last time we looked at the records. I'm tellin' ya, keep your eyes peeled. Eh.
- THE BOAT CLUBTarpon Springs1 HP2 INT12 BASPestScore 182last visit 2026-06-08
- 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
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Near Miss
198 records this window
Inspections in the last 30 days that posted high-priority violations but were not shut down.
Mama mia. Look at this mess in Tampa Bay. There were 198 high-priority citations posted in the last 30 days across some joints. These ain't 'Red Alert' closures, mind you; those are when the law shuts 'em down for good. I'm tellin' ya, VINTAGE ON 5TH in Crystal River was on that list. K-POT KOREAN BBQ & HOT POT in St. Petersburg and SALEM'S FRESH EATS in Tampa were also getting slapped with fines. These are the near-misses, the ones inspectors flagged but left open for now. What're you gonna do? Those 'HP' and 'INT' labels mean serious stuff got done wrong in those kitchens. Don't think just because they ain't shut down means it's clean, capisce? They could be back under that spotlight any minute.
- VINTAGE ON 5THCrystal River6 HP2 INT6 BASPestScore 676last visit 2026-02-11
- K-POT KOREAN BBQ & HOT POTSt. Petersburg3 HP2 INT5 BASPestScore 375last visit 2025-12-08
- SALEM'S FRESH EATSTampa6 HP1 INT4 BASScore 614last visit 2026-04-06
- RED THREADSt. Petersburg3 HP3 INT1 BASPestScore 381last visit 2026-01-06
- THAI LANNA 2Port Richey4 HP5 INT8 BASPestScore 508last visit 2026-06-11
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Chronic Violation Record
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.
Ova here we don't sugarcoat the count: 229 restaurants with chronic violation records 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. In plain Jersey: chronic violation record is our shorthand for an 11-year repeat-offender pattern, not a verdict on the operator, capisce?
- CITRUS SPGS GOLF&COUNTRY CLUBCitrus SpringsActive bad actorlast visit 12/01/2025
- EL TENAMPASt. PetersburgActive bad actorCurrently Activelast 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
59 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.
Madonn', these joints in Tampa Bay are a mess. GOOD INTENTIONS in St. Petersburg and RED MESA CANTINA in St. Petersburg got slapped up top, right along with TASO ITALIANO in New Port Richey. Seven of these places went dark for good—that's confirmed, Capisce? If they say it's closed, it's gone. Another four came up from single sources; we ain't saying they're shut down yet. What're you gonna do about the ones that are just flagged as 'closure signals'? It just means the state is looking at 'em real hard because somethin' ain't right, Eh?
- GOOD INTENTIONSSt. Petersburgclosure score 3
- RED MESA CANTINASt. Petersburgclosure score 3
- TASO ITALIANONew Port Richeyclosure score 3
- SMOKEY BONES BAR & FIRE GRILL #7588Clearwaterclosure score 3
- CRAZY GIRLSLargoclosure score 1
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New Owners
53 records this window
DBPR ownership-change records in the last 30 days — "Approve Change Owner Request" actions.
Madonn', five-three licenses got changed hands in Tampa Bay recently. Forget about it. That means 53 ownership-change filings were posted within the last 30 days, which is just new owners stepping into old spots. It's what it is. These ain't closures or anything; these are operator turnovers. When you see an "ownership-change filing," that just means some other guy took over the paper for the same place. Eh. The volume of these changes matches the last time we checked this mess, so it's no surprise to me. I'm tellin' ya, it's business in this town.
- HER BAROldsmar
- COURTYARD CAFEPalm Harbor
- PROPER PINTHoliday
- ANF GYROS AND GRILLPlant City
- BEN'S PIZZABrandon
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Chain Activity
115 records this window
Multi-location chain brands flagged via aggregated signals across all locations.
Madonn', here we go again: 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. In plain Jersey: a chain rollup groups related brand locations so one sloppy operator cannot hide inside a familiar logo, capisce? What're you gonna do.
- SubwayFlorida96 flagged locations
- Dunkin'Florida116 flagged locations
- Sub Tenn LlcFlorida16 flagged locations
- KfcFlorida26 flagged locations
- Dunkin'Florida14 flagged locations
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Openings
305 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.
Madonn', look at this mess in Tampa Bay. We got 305 opening signals floating around right now. That's like a hundred and twenty announced through the news, plus 638 fresh license records from the state itself. What're you gonna do with all that paperwork? Some of these are just people changing who owns the spot—that's an ownership-change filing, meaning the boss changed, not that the grill went cold. We also got like eighty-one reopens or transfers we gotta track outside this big opening count. I'm tellin' ya, they're populating up everywhere. You got CARIBBEAN CAFE & BITES in Lutz and FATHEAD GOURMET PIZZA in Largo listed among them. The law keeps tracking these things for 90 days; that just means the records cover three months back. Bada bing. Mostly unknown spots, with only 35 being fast food joints. Most of this action is happening right inside Tampa, 252 places, though there's a chunk in Clearwater too. Eh.
- CARIBBEAN CAFE & BITESLutz
- FATHEAD GOURMET PIZZALargo
- N/ATampa
- SHELBY'S DUCK TRUCK 2Tampa
- STAR MARKETS LLCTampa
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Clean Plates
497 records this window
Restaurants with multiple inspections in the current quarter and zero high-priority or intermediate violations.
Whaddya gonna do, the file speaks for itself: 497 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. In plain Jersey: a clean plate means the recent inspection record stayed quiet where the state was looking, capisce? Capisce?
- PHO KIEN GIANGPinellas Park
- TACOS GONE MOBILETampa
- CAPTAIN JACK'S WATERFRONT GRILLETarpon Springs
- THE REEFMadeira Beach
- CHINA TASTEBrooksville
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