Listen, my friend, the numbers don't stutter: Florida baseline first: the Tampa Bay area's chronic density is 39% below the Florida average. the Tampa Bay area counts 164 recent high-priority hits. Mix: 1 Bar, 1 Buffet, 1 Burritos, and 1 Diner. In plain Jersey: a 90-day window means the recent inspection stretch, not a verdict on every kitchen in the county, capisce?
Emergency Orders
42 records this window
Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
Between you and me, it's a shame: ROTIS INDIAN RESTAURANT in Riverview, THE BOAT CLUB in Tarpon Springs and ROUEN THAI RESTAURANT in Tampa drew the loudest scorecard in the Tampa Bay area. 42 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 Bar, 1 Cafe, 1 Diner, and 1 Pub. Trend line: emergency-order volume is steady against the last public cut. In plain Jersey: an emergency order means DBPR ordered service stopped until a callback inspection clears it, capisce? What're you gonna do.
- ROTIS INDIAN RESTAURANTRiverview2 HPScore 200last visit 2026-04-15
- 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
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Near Miss
164 records this window
Inspections in the last 30 days that posted high-priority violations but were not shut down.
Whaddya gonna do, the file speaks for itself: MANGOS SOUTHERN KITCHEN AND BAR in Tampa, GAO RESTAURANT in Tampa and HIBACHI BUFFET LU in Pinellas Park topped the the Tampa Bay area ledger this round. 164 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. In plain Jersey: a high-priority violation is the state saying the risk can touch food safety right now, capisce? Capisce?
- MANGOS SOUTHERN KITCHEN AND BARTampa3 HP2 INT3 BASScore 323last visit 2026-05-06
- GAO RESTAURANTTampa4 HP3 INT6 BASPestScore 486last visit 2026-04-27
- HIBACHI BUFFET LUPinellas Park4 HP1 INT1 BASScore 411last visit 2025-12-08
- TIJUANA FLATS #114St. Petersburg4 HP1 INT3 BASScore 413last visit 2026-02-23
- VINTAGE ON 5THCrystal River6 HP2 INT6 BASPestScore 676last 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.
Fuhgeddaboudit, the paperwork says it all: 225 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. In plain Jersey: chronic violation record is our shorthand for an 11-year repeat-offender pattern, not a verdict on the operator, capisce? Capisce?
- 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.
Lemme tell you somethin' about this joint: GOOD INTENTIONS in St. Petersburg, RED MESA CANTINA in St. Petersburg and A & B CHICKEN MORE in Wildwood topped the the Tampa Bay area ledger this round. 4 closures confirmed via news, state action, or multiple agreeing social signals. In plain Jersey: a closure signal is evidence a place may have gone dark; only verified tier-4 records are confirmed permanent closures, capisce?
- 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
55 records this window
DBPR ownership-change records in the last 30 days — "Approve Change Owner Request" actions.
Madonn', here we go again: HER BAR in Oldsmar, COURTYARD CAFE in Palm Harbor and HOME2 TAMPA USF in Tampa ran away with the the Tampa Bay area count. 55 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. In plain Jersey: an ownership-change filing means a new operator took over the license; it does not mean the restaurant closed, capisce? What're you gonna do.
- HER BAROldsmar
- COURTYARD CAFEPalm Harbor
- HOME2 TAMPA USFTampa
- WILDWOOD DINERWildwood
- 1916 IRISH PUBWesley Chapel
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Chain Activity
114 records this window
Multi-location chain brands flagged via aggregated signals across all locations.
Capisce? Then read the citation: 114 chain brands surface in the Tampa Bay area’s rollup, covering 466 locations between them: 162 FSQ-confirmed closures, 27 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? Capisce?
- SubwayFlorida96 flagged locations
- Dunkin'Florida116 flagged locations
- Sub Tenn LlcFlorida16 flagged locations
- KfcFlorida26 flagged locations
- Dunkin'Florida14 flagged locations
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Openings
279 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, I seen this movie before: the Tampa Bay area ledger: 279 opening signals. 90 announced via FB/news/operator signal; 660 DBPR/event-ledger new-license records; 77 reopening, transfer, or reissue records tracked outside the new-opening headline. Current names include AREPAS MAITA RESTAURANT & BAKERY in Tampa, TWO FOLD COFFEE KITCHEN BAR in Tampa and UPTOWN CREAMERY in Dade City. Ledger type mix: 660 new-license records and 90 announcement-led records and 47 ownership-transfer openings. Cuisine/venue mix: 562 Unknown and 34 Fast Food. Area concentration: 252 TAMPA and 77 CLEARWATER. Velocity check: 315 opening signals in the last 90 days, 125 in the last 30. Dated opening signals run from 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-24. 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. In plain Jersey: an opening signal starts with licensing or source-confirmed evidence, not wishful ribbon-cutting, capisce? What're you gonna do.
- AREPAS MAITA RESTAURANT & BAKERYTampa
- TWO FOLD COFFEE KITCHEN BARTampa
- UPTOWN CREAMERYDade City
- BARRIO BURRITO BARLutz
- ELAINES DIGGITY DOGSLutz
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Clean Plates
535 records this window
Restaurants with multiple inspections in the current quarter and zero high-priority or intermediate violations.
Ova here we don't sugarcoat the count: 535 the Tampa Bay area 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?
- PHO KIEN GIANGPinellas Park
- TACOS GONE MOBILETampa
- CAPTAIN JACK'S WATERFRONT GRILLETarpon Springs
- THE REEFMadeira Beach
- CHINA TASTEBrooksville
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