Folks, this is a turnover at the worst time: Start with the state: the Tampa Bay area's chronic density is 39% below the Florida average. the Tampa Bay area sits at 176 recent high-priority hits. Mix: 1 Bar, 1 Buffet, 1 Burritos, and 1 Diner. Box-score translation: a 90-day window means the recent inspection stretch, not a verdict on every kitchen in the county.
Emergency Orders
41 records this window
Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
Coming in off the bench, the cold facts: THE BOAT CLUB in Tarpon Springs, ROUEN THAI RESTAURANT in Tampa and EL LUNCH LATINO in Clearwater carried the front of this the Tampa Bay area file. 41 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 Pub, and 1 Sushi. Trend line: emergency-order volume is steady against the last public cut. Box-score translation: an emergency order means DBPR ordered service stopped until a callback inspection clears it. That is the box score.
- 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
176 records this window
Inspections in the last 30 days that posted high-priority violations but were not shut down.
Tip-off, and the kitchen's already in foul trouble: HIBACHI BUFFET LU in Pinellas Park, GAO RESTAURANT in Tampa and TIJUANA FLATS #114 in St. Petersburg carried the front of this the Tampa Bay area file. 176 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. Box-score translation: a high-priority violation is the state saying the risk can touch food safety right now. Come on now.
- HIBACHI BUFFET LUPinellas Park4 HP1 INT1 BASScore 411last visit 2025-12-08
- GAO RESTAURANTTampa4 HP3 INT6 BASPestScore 486last visit 2026-04-27
- TIJUANA FLATS #114St. Petersburg4 HP1 INT3 BASScore 413last visit 2026-02-23
- VINTAGE ON 5THCrystal River6 HP2 INT6 BASPestScore 676last visit 2026-06-17
- K-POT KOREAN BBQ & HOT POTSt. Petersburg3 HP2 INT5 BASPestScore 375last visit 2026-06-17
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Chronic Violation Record
225 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.
Look at this mess across Tampa Bay. We are talking about 225 restaurants with chronic violation records showing up in the 11-year pattern view. Yo, that is a staggering amount of garbage operations we're dealing with in this county. The biggest offender leading this list is CITRUS SPGS GOLF&COUNTRY CLUB, EL TENAMPA. This whole thing shows us who keeps fouling up inspection rules year after year. These are the repeat offenders, folks—the guys who keep getting slapped down over and over again.
- 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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Closed/Delinquent
1030 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.
Listen, fam, here's the tape: GOOD INTENTIONS in St. Petersburg, RED MESA CANTINA in St. Petersburg and A & B CHICKEN MORE in Wildwood put the sharpest marks on the Tampa Bay area's list. 4 closures confirmed via news, state action, or multiple agreeing social signals. Box-score translation: a closure signal is evidence a place may have gone dark; only verified tier-4 records are confirmed permanent closures. That is the box score.
- GOOD INTENTIONSSt. Petersburgclosure score 3
- RED MESA CANTINASt. Petersburgclosure score 3
- A & B CHICKEN MOREWildwoodclosure score 3
- A & B CHICKEN MOREWildwoodclosure score 3
- DOGGYLICIOUSInvernessclosure score 3
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New Owners
52 records this window
DBPR ownership-change records in the last 30 days — "Approve Change Owner Request" actions.
Bottom line for the home crowd: HER BAR in Oldsmar, COURTYARD CAFE in Palm Harbor and CAVA in Lutz sat at the head of the the Tampa Bay area list. 52 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. Box-score translation: an ownership-change filing means a new operator took over the license; it does not mean the restaurant closed.
- HER BAROldsmar
- COURTYARD CAFEPalm Harbor
- CAVALutz
- LA BILLIARDS MFDZephyrhills
- PROMENADE DESIGN KITCHENTampa
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Chain Activity
114 records this window
Multi-location chain brands flagged via aggregated signals across all locations.
Yo, check the replay on this one: a massive shakeup across the Tampa Bay area! A major chain rollup is unfolding right before our eyes, and it is absolutely wild. We are talking about 114 different brands consolidating their power, which basically means one big company buying up others to grow their footprint. The scale here is just staggering. These brands control a total of 466 locations, but the fallout is heavy. In this massive reorganization, we saw 162 FSQ-confirmed closures and 27 lapsed licenses. That is a mountain of storefronts disappearing from the map. Look at the names leading this charge: Subway, Dunkin', and Sub Tenn Llc. They are the heavy hitters driving this movement throughout the region. It is a complete transformation of the dining landscape in Tampa Bay.
- SubwayFlorida96 flagged locations
- Dunkin'Florida116 flagged locations
- Sub Tenn LlcFlorida16 flagged locations
- KfcFlorida26 flagged locations
- Dunkin'Florida14 flagged locations
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Openings
272 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.
Look, the box score doesn't lie: the Tampa Bay area count: 272 opening signals. 90 announced via FB/news/operator signal; 653 DBPR/event-ledger new-license records; 77 reopening, transfer, or reissue records tracked outside the new-opening headline. Current names include PAPI CHULO'S PIZZA in New Port Richey, RERA'S FOOD TRUCK in Hudson and SHELBY'S DUCK TRUCK 1 in Tampa. Ledger type mix: 653 new-license records and 90 announcement-led records and 47 ownership-transfer openings. Cuisine/venue mix: 555 Unknown and 34 Fast Food. Area concentration: 249 TAMPA and 77 CLEARWATER. Velocity check: 308 opening signals in the last 90 days, 118 in the last 30. Dated opening signals run from 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-22. 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. Box-score translation: an opening signal starts with licensing or source-confirmed evidence, not wishful ribbon-cutting. Come on now.
- PAPI CHULO'S PIZZANew Port Richey
- RERA'S FOOD TRUCKHudson
- SHELBY'S DUCK TRUCK 1Tampa
- TWISTEE TREATThe Villages
- HUNGRY HOWIESSan Antonio
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Clean Plates
530 records this window
Restaurants with multiple inspections in the current quarter and zero high-priority or intermediate violations.
Listen, we gotta talk about the winners for a change in the Tampa Bay area. 530 licensees ran a clean Q2 2026 ledger across multiple inspections. That means they kept it spotless with zero high-priority or intermediate violations—essentially, they didn't trigger any of those big red flags that usually get an inspector's blood pumping. Yo, PHO KIEN GIANG in Tampa is playing at a different level! This place stretched a high-priority-free run to 33 inspections covering roughly 8.2 years. We are talking about pure consistency here. TACOS GONE MOBILE and CAPTAIN JACK'S WATERFRONT GRILLE joined that elite club, proving they aren't just getting lucky once; they are doing the work every single time they open those doors.
- PHO KIEN GIANGPinellas Park
- TACOS GONE MOBILETampa
- CAPTAIN JACK'S WATERFRONT GRILLETarpon Springs
- THE REEFMadeira Beach
- CHINA TASTEBrooksville
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