Oy gevalt, qué desastre. Mira, hijita, across Tampa Bay, we are seeing a lot of these problems piling up. Even though the Tampa Bay area's chronic density is 39% below what Florida averages, you still got 199 recent high-priority hits posted in this metro. Madre santa, it ain't just the big restaurants that make noise, no. Inspectors pulled records on bars, burritos spots, diners, and even those places where they do performing arts. That is a lot of shmutz to handle. Pa' que sepas, when you see these high-priority citations, it means serious business; these aren't just little spills, mija. Eat something — but not THERE.
Emergency Orders
44 records this window
Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
Mira lo que te digo — Mira lo que te digo; there are 44 emergency-order shutdowns in the Tampa Bay area recently. DBPR ordered these kitchens shut down immediately. This is a state-ordered temporary shutdown—that means they were forced closed right away. Pa' que sepas, this list shows some real trouble spots, like THE BOAT CLUB in Tarpon Springs, ROUEN THAI RESTAURANT in Tampa, and EL LUNCH LATINO in Clearwater. These places are at the top of the pile for these shutdowns. Madre santa, across this red alert group, we got 2 diners, 1 Cafe, a Pub, and one Sushi place that got hit with these orders. Eat something — but not THERE; Nu?
- 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
199 records this window
Inspections in the last 30 days that posted high-priority violations but were not shut down.
Ay bendito, listen to me, mija. TIJUANA FLATS #114 in St. Petersburg, VINTAGE ON 5TH in Crystal River, and K-POT KOREAN BBQ & HOT POT in St. Petersburg drew the loudest scorecard in the Tampa Bay area recently. They racked up 199 high-priority citations in a 30-day window. Oy gevalt, qué desastre, but none of these resulted in an emergency order, which means the state didn't step in to shut them down immediately like a real Red Alert. These places are on the near-miss watch list—they are restaurants that got slapped with serious problems but managed to stay open for now. They could be walking back into an inspector's kitchen any day. The recurring violations they drew were HP and BAS. Mejor no comas allí.
- TIJUANA FLATS #114St. Petersburg4 HP1 INT3 BASScore 413last visit 2026-02-23
- 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
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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.
Caramba, mein kindeleh — 229 restaurants with chronic violation records surface in the Tampa Bay area on the 11-year pattern view, led by CITRUS SPGS GOLF&COUNTRY CLUB, EL TENAMPA. The full repeat-offender record sits below. Mija, in plain English: chronic violation record is our shorthand for an 11-year repeat-offender pattern, not a verdict on the operator. I should live so long.
- CITRUS SPGS GOLF&COUNTRY CLUBCitrus Springs8 HP5 INT14 BASScore 864Active bad actorlast visit 12/01/2025
- EL TENAMPASt. Petersburg9 HP1 INT13 BASScore 923Active bad actorCurrently Activelast visit 01/13/2026
- ROCKING CRABSt. Petersburg11 HP7 INT16 BASScore 1186Active bad actorlast visit 10/16/2025
- GREEN TEAPort Richey9 HP3 INT8 BASScore 938Active bad actorlast visit 02/23/2026
- KAWA JAPANESE STEAK HOUSE & SUSHINew Port Richey6 HP9 INT7 BASScore 697Active 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.
Ay Dios mío del Cielo — listen to me, GOOD INTENTIONS in St. Petersburg, RED MESA CANTINA in St. Petersburg, and TASO ITALIANO in New Port Richey were the ones leading the pack of closed kitchens in the Tampa Bay area recently. These places just went dark, and when a place goes dark it means they are finished for good. Ay bendito, it is a real shanda. There were 5 closures confirmed by news, state action, or social signals that everyone agrees on. Another 4 surfaced from single-source social signals and stay under review—they are reported, but not yet confirmed as permanent closures. No tiene vergüenza.
- 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
50 records this window
DBPR ownership-change records in the last 30 days — "Approve Change Owner Request" actions.
Mija, escuchame, there is a lot of movement happening in the Tampa Bay area. HER BAR in Oldsmar, COURTYARD CAFE in Palm Harbor, and PROMENADE DESIGN KITCHEN in Tampa were at the top of the list recently. Oy gevalt, don't get confused by the paperwork—there were 50 ownership-change filings posted in the 30-day window. Pa' que sepas, these are just operator turnovers where a new owner-of-record takes over an existing license; it is not like the restaurant closed or lost its license, it is just a change of hands. The volume of these changes is even with the last period we looked at. No tiene vergüenza.
- HER BAROldsmar
- COURTYARD CAFEPalm Harbor
- PROMENADE DESIGN KITCHENTampa
- GRILL HOUSESt. Petersburg
- 200 COPAS BAR & GRILLRiverview
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Chain Activity
115 records this window
Multi-location chain brands flagged via aggregated signals across all locations.
Pa' que sepas, hijita — 115 chain brands surface in the Tampa Bay area’s rollup, covering 466 locations between them: 162 FSQ-confirmed closures, 33 lapsed licenses. Leading brands: Subway, Dunkin', Sub Tenn Llc. Mija, in plain English: a chain rollup groups related brand locations so one sloppy operator cannot hide inside a familiar logo. Don't even ask, mija.
- SubwayFlorida96 flagged locations
- Dunkin'Florida116 flagged locations
- Sub Tenn LlcFlorida16 flagged locations
- KfcFlorida26 flagged locations
- Dunkin'Florida14 flagged locations
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Openings
295 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.
Listen, mein tateleh — lot of movement in the Tampa Bay area. We are seeing 295 opening signals—that means places getting ready to serve food even before the inspectors do their first full check. Among them are HUNGRY HOWIES in San Antonio, CARIBBEAN CAFE & BITES in Lutz, and FATHEAD GOURMET PIZZA in Largo. Ay madre mía, the numbers are everywhere. There are 122 announcements from Facebook or news, and 639 new-license records from the DBPR, plus 84 records for reopenings, transfers, or reissues. It is a lot of schmutz to keep track of, including 50 ownership-transfer openings. Oy gevalt, qué desastre, look at this mix. Out of everything, 550 are unknown and 35 are Fast Food. Most of these are concentrated in TAMPA with 253, and 78 in CLEARWATER. Nu? — y por qué no me sorprende, the speed is crazy. There were 350 opening signals in the last 90 days, and 133 in the last 30. These signals run from 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-19, but remember, mija, just because they have a license doesn't mean they passed their first inspection yet. Eat something — but not THERE.
- HUNGRY HOWIESSan Antonio
- CARIBBEAN CAFE & BITESLutz
- FATHEAD GOURMET PIZZALargo
- N/ATampa
- SHELBY'S DUCK TRUCK 2Tampa
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Clean Plates
511 records this window
Restaurants with multiple inspections in the current quarter and zero high-priority or intermediate violations.
Vey iz mir, mija — In Tampa Bay area, 511 licensees showed up with a clean ledger across their inspections recently. PHO KIEN GIANG in Tampa Bay, TACOS GONE MOBILE in Tampa Bay, and CAPTAIN JACK'S WATERFRONT GRILLE in Tampa Bay—they got the good news. Oy, mein kind. These aren't just one-time luck. They are repeat visits with zero high-priority or intermediate violations. The operators are rewarded for consistency, not some lucky day when inspector walks by. Pa' que sepas, PHO KIEN GIANG in Tampa Bay stretched a run of inspections without any high-priority problems to 33. That means nearly 8.2 years of keeping things clean, bubbeleh. Comer es vivir, but not LIKE THAT—unless you are like these ones.
- PHO KIEN GIANGPinellas Park
- TACOS GONE MOBILETampa
- CAPTAIN JACK'S WATERFRONT GRILLETarpon Springs
- THE REEFMadeira Beach
- CHINA TASTEBrooksville
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