Heat, salt, time — and a citation if you're not careful: Statewide frame: the Orlando area's failure rate is 66% above the Florida average. the Orlando area's current board shows 353 recent high-priority hits. Mix: 1 American, 1 Brunch, 1 Cafe, and 1 Chicken. Kitchen-English translation: a 90-day window means the recent inspection stretch, not a verdict on every kitchen in the county. That is management, not mystery.
Emergency Orders
52 records this window
Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
MENG'S KITCHEN in Orlando, THE APOLLO DINER in Melbourne and AYITI BREEZE BAR & GRILL in Orlando sat at the head of the list for the Orlando area. These spots faced emergency orders, which is when a state inspector sees something so bad they order the kitchen closed on the spot to protect the public. It is the fastest way for the state to pull the plug, moving much quicker than paperwork for license cancellations or corporate dissolutions. The data shows 52 emergency-order shutdowns in the 90-day window. Within that group of high-risk closures, one was an Asian restaurant and one was a diner. The volume of these immediate shutdowns remains steady compared to recent records.
- MENG'S KITCHENOrlando2 HP1 INT1 BASPestScore 261last visit 2026-06-18
- THE APOLLO DINERMelbourne8 HP8 INT16 BASPestScore 946last visit 2026-06-18
- AYITI BREEZE BAR & GRILLOrlando1 HP5 INT3 BASScore 153last visit 2026-06-15
- DYA ICE FOOD SERVICEOrlando5 HP4 INT27 BASPestScore 617last visit 2026-06-15
- JAM ROCK COUNTRY STYLE JERK LLCOrange City2 HP8 INT2 BASPestScore 332last visit 2026-06-12
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Near Miss
353 records this window
Inspections in the last 30 days that posted high-priority violations but were not shut down.
The kitchen tells on itself. KABOOKI SUSHI in Orlando, A.M. CAFE in New Smyrna Beach and POPEYES 13660 in Titusville headlined the the Orlando area rundown. 353 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. Kitchen-English translation: a high-priority violation is the state saying the risk can touch food safety right now. The line deserved better.
- KABOOKI SUSHIOrlando4 HP5 INT13 BASPestScore 513last visit 2026-06-19
- A.M. CAFENew Smyrna Beach3 HP2 INT2 BASScore 322last visit 2026-06-19
- POPEYES 13660Titusville3 HP1 INT3 BASScore 313last visit 2026-06-19
- EGGS UP GRILLCocoa Beach4 HP5 BASPestScore 455last visit 2026-06-18
- MAYFAIR GOLF COURSESanford3 HP1 INT8 BASPestScore 368last visit 2026-06-18
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Chronic Violation Record
228 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.
There is no romance in this part of the meal. 228 restaurants with chronic violation records surface in the Orlando area on the 11-year pattern view, led by PARCHED OAK, CHINA GARDEN. The full repeat-offender record sits below. Kitchen-English translation: chronic violation record is our shorthand for an 11-year repeat-offender pattern, not a verdict on the operator. That is management, not mystery.
- PARCHED OAKDeland7 HP6 INT9 BASScore 769Active bad actorlast visit 03/10/2026
- CHINA GARDENOrlando8 HP3 INT8 BASScore 838Active bad actorCurrently Activelast visit 04/22/2026
- MARYLAND FRIED CHICKENOrlando5 HP6 INT12 BASScore 572Active bad actorlast visit 11/04/2025
- IRON AXE BAR & GRILL, INC.South Daytona7 HP3 INT8 BASScore 738Active bad actorlast visit 06/03/2026
- EATS & SWEETS BY MICHEAL LLCOrange City6 HP2 INT9 BASScore 629Active bad actorlast visit 04/02/2026
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Closed/Delinquent
59 records this window
Two tiers: confirmed closures (owner-validated posts, news, and external places data that say service has stopped) and DBPR delinquent/inactive licenses (Primary Status Code 45/46) — a regulatory state, not by itself a confirmed closure.
Twenty-one spots in the Orlando area went dark recently. That’s twenty-one kitchens that ended operations, confirmed by news reports, state action, or when multiple signals pointed to it. When a place goes out of business, it leaves cooks stranded; nobody wanted to face the rent notice after the line closed down. COCINA 214 in Winter Park and PEGGYS COUNTRY KITCHEN in Edgewater anchored that number. ALADDINS CAFE in Casselberry also landed on the list. These are operators who stopped taking orders, period. Those closures signal more than just a bad week for a business owner. They show patterns across the whole area where the hustle stops cold. The state tracks these shifts—the ones we see here now.
- COCINA 214Winter Parkclosure score 2
- PEGGYS COUNTRY KITCHENEdgewaterclosure score 2
- ALADDINS CAFECasselberryclosure score 2
- BEEF N BUNSOrlandoclosure score 2
- BLU-SPOON 1 LLCLady Lakeclosure score 2
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New Owners
46 records this window
DBPR ownership-change records in the last 30 days — "Approve Change Owner Request" actions.
Forty-six ownership change filings landed in the Orlando area recently. That means operators are changing hands on existing licenses; it is a new owner taking over the operation, not shutting down shop. The volume of these changes matches what we saw previously. The big names rocking the file include THAI KITCHEN in Melbourne, BAKED BY CHELLE in Melbourne, and VIEW HOTEL, TRADEMARK COLLECTION BY WYNDHAM in Orlando. These places represent the higher end of what the inspector pulled for us across Orlando.
- THAI KITCHENMelbourne
- BAKED BY CHELLEMelbourne
- VIEW HOTEL, TRADEMARK COLLECTION BY WYNDHAMOrlando
- CRAVE BBQ AT HALL'S ON 5THApopka
- NYDIA'S EMPANADAS LLCDeland
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Chain Activity
206 records this window
Multi-location chain brands flagged via aggregated signals across all locations.
Somewhere behind the line, the facts got ugly. 206 chain brands surface in the Orlando area’s rollup, covering 733 locations between them: 257 FSQ-confirmed closures, 34 lapsed licenses. Leading brands: Dunkin, Taco Bell, Dunkin'. Kitchen-English translation: a chain rollup groups related brand locations so one sloppy operator cannot hide inside a familiar logo.
- DunkinFlorida116 flagged locations
- Taco BellFlorida97 flagged locations
- Dunkin'Florida37 flagged locations
- SubwayFlorida120 flagged locations
- Chick-fil-AFlorida65 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.
The Orlando area is seeing a massive surge in new blood with 295 opening signals. These are just early indicators—new licenses or public announcements that suggest a kitchen is getting ready to fire up the burners for the first time. Among the names popping up are HOT DOG ZONE in Lakeland, LAS 3 AMERICAS USA #2 in Orlando, and MUNCHIEZ in Lake Wales. The numbers tell a heavy story of expansion. There were 836 new-license records, 105 ownership transfers, and 87 announcements made via news or social media. Most of these remain a mystery with 633 listed as unknown, though 51 are set to serve fast food. The heat is concentrated in the center of the action. Orlando holds 256 of these signals, followed by 82 in Kissimmee. In the last 90 days, 405 opening signals appeared, with 168 of those hitting the radar in just the last 30 days. These records span from 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-19. Keep in mind that a new license or an announcement happens long before the first inspector walks through the door to check the temps. A new sign on the door does not guarantee a clean kitchen; it just means the prep work has started.
- HOT DOG ZONELakeland
- LAS 3 AMERICAS USA #2Orlando
- MUNCHIEZLake Wales
- POP'S PIT STOP BBQBartow
- RUBIOS PIZZA LLCLake Wales
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Clean Plates
601 records this window
Restaurants with multiple inspections in the current quarter and zero high-priority or intermediate violations.
601 licensees in the Orlando area ran a clean plate across multiple inspections in the last 90 days. A clean plate means they passed every check without any major red flags or safety slips. STEAKNSHAKE, CLUB ORLANDO 8032, and CANTEEN VENDING were among those who kept their standards up. These are not lucky breaks; these are repeat visits with zero high-priority or intermediate violations. Consistency is the mark of a kitchen that actually cares about its mise en place. CANTEEN VENDING stretched a run without a single high-priority violation across 27 inspections covering roughly 6.8 years.
- CANTEEN VENDINGOrlando
- STEAKNSHAKELake Mary
- CLUB ORLANDO 8032Orlando
- TURULL'S BOQUERIAOrlando
- TASTE OF KY LLCOrlando
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