Zoomed out to Florida: North Florida's failure rate is 64% below the Florida average. North Florida reports 35 recent high-priority hits. Mix: 2 fast-food spots, 1 Deli, 1 Diner, and 1 Filipino. For civilians not fluent in state paperwork: a 90-day window means the recent inspection stretch, not a verdict on every kitchen in the county.
Emergency Orders
48 records this window
Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
Hardee's in Chiefland, Mom's OG in Gainesville and American Grace in Trenton ran away with the North Florida count. 48 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 Fast Food, and 1 Tacos. Trend line: emergency-order volume is steady against the last public cut. For civilians not fluent in state paperwork: an emergency order means DBPR ordered service stopped until a callback inspection clears it.
- Hardee'sChiefland3 HP1 INT8 BASPestScore 368last visit 2026-06-25
- Mom's OGGainesville8 HP3 INT12 BASPestScore 892last visit 2026-06-23
- American GraceTrenton10 HP1 INT16 BASPestScore 1076last visit 2026-06-16
- HOLIDAY INN TALLAHASSEE E CAPITOL-UNIVERSITYTallahassee1 HP2 BASPestScore 152
- BURRITO FACTORY AND CANTINAGainesville7 HP7 INT6 BASPestScore 826last visit 2026-06-09
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Near Miss
35 records this window
Inspections in the last 30 days that posted high-priority violations but were not shut down.
MEHDIS in Panama City Beach, TACO BELL #042917 in Gainesville and MCDONALDS 20147 in Ocala led the board in North Florida. 35 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. For civilians not fluent in state paperwork: a high-priority violation is the state saying the risk can touch food safety right now.
- MEHDISPanama City Beach4 HP3 INT2 BASScore 432
- TACO BELL #042917Gainesville3 HP1 INT5 BASScore 315last visit 2026-06-09
- MCDONALDS 20147Ocala3 HP1 INT3 BASPestScore 363last visit 2026-06-04
- BACK PORCH MULBERRYThe Villages3 HP1 INT4 BASScore 314last visit 2026-06-04
- GS FOOD TRUCKStarke3 HP1 INT2 BASPestScore 362last visit 2026-06-01
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Chronic Violation Record
170 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.
I'm tellin' ya, you look at the long game and it gets ugly. In North Florida, a pattern of bad actors—that's the mooks who just can't seem to keep a kitchen clean—shows up in the 11-year pattern view. We're talkin' about 170 restaurants with chronic violation records that just won't quit. Madonn'. The list is long, and it's led by TIPSY COW BAR AND GRILL and FREDDY'S FROZEN CUSTARD & STEAKBURGERS. These joints have been havin' problems for a decade plus, and they still haven't learned their lesson. It is what it is.
- TIPSY COW BAR AND GRILLCedar Key7 HP5 INT2 BASScore 752Active bad actorCurrently Activelast visit 04/15/2026
- FREDDY'S FROZEN CUSTARD & STEAKBURGERSOcala7 HP2 INT9 BASScore 729Active bad actorlast visit 03/30/2026
- DAIRY QUEEN OF CROSS CITYCross City4 HP7 INT18 BASScore 488Active bad actorlast visit 06/24/2026
- BROAD STRIPES GOLF & SOCIAL CLUBSummerfield5 HP3 INT8 BASScore 538Active bad actorlast visit 12/05/2025
- LOS AVINA MEXICAN RESTURANTNewberry9 HP3 INT6 BASScore 936Active bad actorCurrently Activelast visit 04/24/2026
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Closed/Delinquent
319 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.
SOUTHERN CRAVIN'S in White Springs, KEYSTONE INN (THE) in Keystone Heights and YH EXPRESS in Gainesville anchored the high end of the North Florida file. 11 closures confirmed via news, state action, or multiple agreeing social signals. For civilians not fluent in state paperwork: a closure signal is evidence a place may have gone dark; only verified tier-4 records are confirmed permanent closures.
- SOUTHERN CRAVIN'SWhite Springsclosure score 2
- KEYSTONE INN (THE)Keystone Heightsclosure score 2
- YH EXPRESSGainesvilleclosure score 2
- EL PATIO JALISCOAlachuaclosure score 2
- BEARDED VETOcalaclosure score 2
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Chain Activity
37 records this window
Multi-location chain brands flagged via aggregated signals across all locations.
Listen, we are looking at a massive shakeup across North Florida. We just saw a chain rollup involving 37 different brands that covers a staggering 148 locations. When we talk about a brand rollup, we're talking about one big company swallowing up several smaller ones, and the numbers coming out of this move are wild. Yo, the fallout from this is heavy. We are seeing 34 FSQ-confirmed closures and 28 lapsed licenses across these brands. That means dozens of spots have already shut their doors for good or lost their legal right to serve food. Big names like KFC, Waffle House, and Punella Llc are leading the pack in this massive shift.
- KFCFlorida7 flagged locations
- Waffle HouseFlorida11 flagged locations
- Punella LlcFlorida3 flagged locations
- De Foods LlcFlorida3 flagged locations
- Hoover Foods IncFlorida3 flagged locations
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Most Improved
1 record this window
Restaurants whose recent-window violation count is at least 50% lower than the prior window, with the most recent inspection clean.
CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL #793 in Gainesville ran away with the North Florida count. 1 restaurant met the sustained-improvement test: at least four inspections in each 12-month window, recent HP+Critical counts cut by 50% or more, and an active license. CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL #793 in Gainesville dropped HP+Critical counts from 24 to 2 across the two 12-month windows (91.7% better). For civilians not fluent in state paperwork: most improved means the recent record got materially cleaner than the prior-year pattern.
- CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL #793Gainesville1 INT4 BASScore 14
Openings
2 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.
North Florida ledger: 2 opening signals. 6 announced via FB/news/operator signal; 2 DBPR/event-ledger new-license records; 3 reopening, transfer, or reissue records tracked outside the new-opening headline. Current names include BEACH BUTT BBQ in Mary Esther, MCGARVEY'S DOG HOUSE in Panama City and CHARLIE'S FAMILY KITCHEN in Starke. Ledger type mix: 6 announcement-led records and 2 new-license records and 2 ownership-transfer openings. Cuisine/venue mix: 5 Unknown and 2 Restaurant. Area concentration: 4 OCALA and 3 GAINESVILLE. Velocity check: 9 opening signals in the last 90 days, 6 in the last 30. Dated opening signals run from 2025-11-25 to 2026-07-01. 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. For civilians not fluent in state paperwork: an opening signal starts with licensing or source-confirmed evidence, not wishful ribbon-cutting.
- BEACH BUTT BBQMary Esther
- MCGARVEY'S DOG HOUSEPanama City