Florida baseline first: the Tampa Bay area's chronic density is 39% below the Florida average. the Tampa Bay area counts 160 recent high-priority hits. Mix: 1 Bar, 1 Buffet, 1 Diner, and 1 Performing Arts. PROMO TRANSLATION, BROTHER: a 90-day window means the recent inspection stretch, not a verdict on every kitchen in the county.
Emergency Orders
130 records this window
Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
CHINA BUFFET in Tampa, ROTIS INDIAN RESTAURANT in Riverview and TIJUANA FLATS #114 in St. Petersburg owned the top of the the Tampa Bay area board. 130 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 Buffet, 1 Burritos, and 1 Pub. 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.
- CHINA BUFFETTampa13 HP9 INT22 BASPestScore 1462last visit 2026-06-04
- ROTIS INDIAN RESTAURANTRiverview2 HPScore 200last visit 2026-04-15
- TIJUANA FLATS #114St. Petersburglast visit 2026-02-23
- THE BOAT CLUBTarpon Springs1 HP2 INT12 BASPestScore 182last visit 2026-06-08
- ROUEN THAI RESTAURANTTampa1 HP1 BASPestScore 151last visit 2026-06-03
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Near Miss
160 records this window
Inspections in the last 30 days that posted high-priority violations but were not shut down.
MANGOS SOUTHERN KITCHEN AND BAR in Tampa, GAO RESTAURANT in Tampa and HIBACHI BUFFET LU in Pinellas Park ran away with the the Tampa Bay area count. 160 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. PROMO TRANSLATION, BROTHER: a high-priority violation is the state saying the risk can touch food safety right now.
- 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
- 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
279 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.
279 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. PROMO TRANSLATION, BROTHER: chronic violation record is our shorthand for an 11-year repeat-offender pattern, not a verdict on the operator.
- 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
586 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.
LILTHS SUGAR SHACK in Madeira Beach, GOOD INTENTIONS in St. Petersburg and BOB'S FOOD WAGON in The Villages topped the the Tampa Bay area ledger this round. 4 closures confirmed via news, state action, or multiple agreeing social signals. PROMO TRANSLATION, BROTHER: a closure signal is evidence a place may have gone dark; only verified tier-4 records are confirmed permanent closures.
- LILTHS SUGAR SHACKMadeira Beachclosure score 2
- GOOD INTENTIONSSt. Petersburgclosure score 3
- BOB'S FOOD WAGONThe Villagesclosure score 2
- BOB'S FOOD WAGONWildwoodclosure score 2
- VIKING GROUPThe Villagesclosure score 2
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New Owners
55 records this window
DBPR ownership-change records in the last 30 days — "Approve Change Owner Request" actions.
HER BAR in Oldsmar, COURTYARD CAFE in Palm Harbor and FRYER HOUSE in Tampa owned the top of the the Tampa Bay area board. 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. PROMO TRANSLATION, BROTHER: an ownership-change filing means a new operator took over the license; it does not mean the restaurant closed.
- HER BAROldsmar
- COURTYARD CAFEPalm Harbor
- FRYER HOUSETampa
- HOME2 TAMPA USFTampa
- WILDWOOD DINERWildwood
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Chain Activity
114 records this window
Multi-location chain brands flagged via aggregated signals across all locations.
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. PROMO TRANSLATION, BROTHER: a chain rollup groups related brand locations so one sloppy operator cannot hide inside a familiar logo.
- SubwayFlorida96 flagged locations
- Dunkin'Florida116 flagged locations
- Sub Tenn LlcFlorida16 flagged locations
- KfcFlorida26 flagged locations
- Dunkin'Florida14 flagged locations
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Openings
289 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.
Total for the Tampa Bay area: 289 opening signals. 90 announced via FB/news/operator signal; 670 DBPR/event-ledger new-license records; 78 reopening, transfer, or reissue records tracked outside the new-opening headline. Current names include DELICIA CERDO in Tampa, FUEGO & MAIZ in Tampa and HAZ DAWGZ in Tampa. Ledger type mix: 670 new-license records and 90 announcement-led records and 48 ownership-transfer openings. Cuisine/venue mix: 573 Unknown and 34 Fast Food. Area concentration: 258 TAMPA and 78 CLEARWATER. Velocity check: 322 opening signals in the last 90 days, 129 in the last 30. Dated opening signals run from 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-26. 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.
- DELICIA CERDOTampa
- FUEGO & MAIZTampa
- HAZ DAWGZTampa
- APOLLO BEACH VENDING COMPANYTampa
- ICE & CREAM CREAMERYGulfport
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Clean Plates
441 records this window
Restaurants with multiple inspections in the current quarter and zero high-priority or intermediate violations.
441 the Tampa Bay area licensees ran a clean Q2 2026 ledger across multiple inspections — ICE & CREAM CREAMERY STORE 1, BOBBY'S BISTRO & WINE BAR, SCOOPLES ICE CREAM PARLOR among them. These are repeat visits with zero high-priority or intermediate violations — the operators rewarded for consistency, not one lucky inspection. ICE & CREAM CREAMERY STORE 1 stretched a high-priority-free run to 11 inspections covering roughly 2.8 years. PROMO TRANSLATION, BROTHER: a clean plate means the recent inspection record stayed quiet where the state was looking.
- ICE & CREAM CREAMERY STORE 1Clearwater Beach
- BOBBY'S BISTRO & WINE BARClearwater
- SCOOPLES ICE CREAM PARLORThe Villages
- THE TACO LADYSt. Petersburg
- RIVER HILLS COUNTRY CLUBValrico
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