Florida baseline first: North Florida's failure rate is 61% below the Florida average. North Florida counts 61 recent high-priority hits. Mix: 2 fast-food spots, 1 Burritos, 1 Deli, and 1 Diner. PROMO TRANSLATION, BROTHER: a 90-day window means the recent inspection stretch, not a verdict on every kitchen in the county.
Emergency Orders
29 records this window
Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
HOLIDAY INN TALLAHASSEE E CAPITOL-UNIVERSITY in Tallahassee, BURRITO FACTORY AND CANTINA in Gainesville and ZEN NOODLES BAR in Gainesville sat at the head of the North Florida list. 29 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 Japanese Noodles, and 1 Tacos. Trend line: emergency-order volume is steady against the last public cut. PROMO TRANSLATION, BROTHER: an emergency order means DBPR ordered service stopped until a callback inspection clears it.
- HOLIDAY INN TALLAHASSEE E CAPITOL-UNIVERSITYTallahassee1 HP2 BASPestScore 152
- BURRITO FACTORY AND CANTINAGainesville7 HP7 INT6 BASPestScore 826last visit 2026-06-09
- 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
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Near Miss
61 records this window
Inspections in the last 30 days that posted high-priority violations but were not shut down.
SUPERETTE WINE & PROVISIONS in Gainesville, MAGUIRES COASTAL KITCHEN in Inglis and MOE'S SOUTHWEST GRILL #686 in Gainesville anchored the high end of the North Florida file. 61 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. PROMO TRANSLATION, BROTHER: a high-priority violation is the state saying the risk can touch food safety right now.
- SUPERETTE WINE & PROVISIONSGainesville5 HP3 INT5 BASPestScore 585last visit 2025-08-20
- MAGUIRES COASTAL KITCHENInglis5 HP3 INT13 BASPestScore 593last visit 2025-08-30
- MOE'S SOUTHWEST GRILL #686Gainesville3 HP4 INT5 BASScore 345last visit 2025-11-17
- MEHDISPanama City Beach4 HP3 INT2 BASScore 432
- TACO BELL #042917Gainesville3 HP1 INT5 BASScore 315last visit 2026-06-09
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Chronic Violation Record
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.
203 restaurants with chronic violation records 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. PROMO TRANSLATION, BROTHER: chronic violation record is our shorthand for an 11-year repeat-offender pattern, not a verdict on the operator.
- 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
91 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.
TWO FOUR in Ocala, HACIENDA COLOMBIANA 3 in Ocala and MANGO BICHE MIA OAKS in Gainesville anchored the high end of the North Florida file. These are recent closure signals under review, not yet independently confirmed. PROMO TRANSLATION, BROTHER: a closure signal is evidence a place may have gone dark; only verified tier-4 records are confirmed permanent closures.
- TWO FOUROcalaclosure score 4
- HACIENDA COLOMBIANA 3Ocalaclosure score 4
- MANGO BICHE MIA OAKSGainesvilleclosure score 4
- SAIRUNGGainesvilleclosure score 4
- ANEJOS COCINA MEXICANAOcalaclosure score 3
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New Owners
34 records this window
DBPR ownership-change records in the last 30 days — "Approve Change Owner Request" actions.
SKATE MANIA in Ocala, ON TOP OF THE WORLD GOLF CLUB in Ocala and 2A DINER in Fort Walton Beach sat at the head of the North Florida list. 34 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. PROMO TRANSLATION, BROTHER: an ownership-change filing means a new operator took over the license; it does not mean the restaurant closed.
- SKATE MANIAOcala
- ON TOP OF THE WORLD GOLF CLUBOcala
- 2A DINERFort Walton Beach
- TIKI ON THE POINTPanacea
- BILLY BOYZ FOOD SERVICE INCOcala
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Chain Activity
44 records this window
Multi-location chain brands flagged via aggregated signals across all locations.
44 chain brands surface in North Florida’s rollup, covering 186 locations between them: 35 FSQ-confirmed closures, 38 lapsed licenses. Leading brands: KFC, Waffle House, Punella Llc. PROMO TRANSLATION, BROTHER: a chain rollup groups related brand locations so one sloppy operator cannot hide inside a familiar logo.
- KFCFlorida7 flagged locations
- Waffle HouseFlorida11 flagged locations
- Punella LlcFlorida3 flagged locations
- De Foods LlcFlorida3 flagged locations
- Hoover Foods IncFlorida3 flagged locations
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Openings
189 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.
Current North Florida tally: 189 opening signals. 4 announced via FB/news/operator signal; 432 DBPR/event-ledger new-license records; 27 reopening, transfer, or reissue records tracked outside the new-opening headline. Current names include GOOD DAY BEVERAGE COMPANY in Tallahassee, RICO'S TACOS in Lee and HUNTSMAN in Panama City Beach. Ledger type mix: 432 new-license records and 21 ownership-transfer openings and 6 reopenings. Cuisine/venue mix: 409 Unknown and 6 Diner. Area concentration: 55 PENSACOLA and 39 OCALA. Velocity check: 160 opening signals in the last 90 days, 74 in the last 30. Dated opening signals run from 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-18. RiskyEats treats these as opening signals: license issue, announcement, or operational evidence can precede the first routine inspection, so the paragraph does not imply a clean inspection history. PROMO TRANSLATION, BROTHER: an opening signal starts with licensing or source-confirmed evidence, not wishful ribbon-cutting.
- GOOD DAY BEVERAGE COMPANYTallahassee
- RICO'S TACOSLee
- HUNTSMANPanama City Beach
- ROLLING LOLA LLCFort Walton Beach
- BEACH BUMZ FOODGulf Breeze
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Clean Plates
548 records this window
Restaurants with multiple inspections in the current quarter and zero high-priority or intermediate violations.
548 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. PROMO TRANSLATION, BROTHER: a clean plate means the recent inspection record stayed quiet where the state was looking.
- 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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