Statewide frame: the Tampa Bay area's chronic density is 39% below the Florida average. the Tampa Bay area's current board shows 126 recent high-priority hits. Mix: 2 bars, 1 Seafood, 1 Sushi, and 1 Thai. 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
122 records this window
Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
Before the cocktail hour, the auditors did their rounds: BOSPHORUS GYROS AND KEBABS in Largo, China Buffet in Tampa and Rotis Indian Restaurant in Riverview topped the the Tampa Bay area ledger this round. 122 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 Greek. 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. The swamp, for once, is not the problem.
- BOSPHORUS GYROS AND KEBABSLargo1 HP2 INT2 BASScore 122last visit 2026-01-12
- China BuffetTampa7 HP10 INT18 BASPestScore 868last visit 2026-06-26
- Rotis Indian RestaurantRiverview7 HP5 INT9 BASPestScore 809last visit 2026-06-24
- TIJUANA FLATS #114St. Petersburglast visit 2026-02-23
- THE BOAT CLUBTarpon Springs1 HP2 INT12 BASPestScore 182last visit 2026-06-08
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Near Miss
126 records this window
Inspections in the last 30 days that posted high-priority violations but were not shut down.
Even the alligators in the parking lot have seen better: CRAFT KAFE in St. Petersburg, THAI LANNA 2 in Port Richey and EL CAP INC in St. Petersburg put the sharpest marks on the Tampa Bay area's list. 126 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. For civilians not fluent in state paperwork: a high-priority violation is the state saying the risk can touch food safety right now. The inspectors merely wrote down the punchline.
- CRAFT KAFESt. Petersburg5 HP2 INT2 BASPestScore 572last visit 2025-12-19
- THAI LANNA 2Port Richey4 HP5 INT8 BASPestScore 508last visit 2026-06-11
- EL CAP INCSt. Petersburg3 HP3 INT2 BASPestScore 382last visit 2026-06-11
- MOLLY MALONE'S IRISH PUBTampa3 HP4 INT3 BASScore 343last visit 2026-06-11
- TROPICSTarpon Springs3 HP3 INTScore 330last visit 2026-06-10
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Chronic Violation Record
168 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.
The menu did not mention this part, naturally: 168 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. For civilians not fluent in state paperwork: chronic violation record is our shorthand for an 11-year repeat-offender pattern, not a verdict on the operator. The inspectors merely wrote down the punchline.
- 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
- 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
- SIRI'S GOURMET BURGERS & PIZZAGulf Port5 HP2 INT12 BASScore 532Active bad actorlast visit 12/15/2025
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Closed/Delinquent
590 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.
Down here, the inspector's clipboard reads like fiction: LILTHS SUGAR SHACK in Madeira Beach, GOOD INTENTIONS in St. Petersburg and BOB'S FOOD WAGON in The Villages drew the loudest scorecard in the Tampa Bay area. 4 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. The swamp, for once, is not the problem.
- 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
3 records this window
DBPR ownership-change records in the last 30 days — "Approve Change Owner Request" actions.
Only in Florida does this read like routine paperwork: COURTYARD CAFE in Palm Harbor, KAIA BOWLS MADEIRA BEACH in Madeira Beach and CITY DOG CANTINA in Tampa led the board in the Tampa Bay area. 3 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. For civilians not fluent in state paperwork: an ownership-change filing means a new operator took over the license; it does not mean the restaurant closed. The swamp, for once, is not the problem.
- COURTYARD CAFEPalm Harbor
- KAIA BOWLS MADEIRA BEACHMadeira Beach
- CITY DOG CANTINATampa
Chain Activity
107 records this window
Multi-location chain brands flagged via aggregated signals across all locations.
South of the I-4 corridor, the violations get colorful: 107 chain brands surface in the Tampa Bay area’s rollup, covering 447 locations between them: 161 FSQ-confirmed closures, 13 lapsed licenses. Leading brands: Subway, Dunkin', Sub Tenn Llc. For civilians not fluent in state paperwork: a chain rollup groups related brand locations so one sloppy operator cannot hide inside a familiar logo.
- SubwayFlorida94 flagged locations
- Dunkin'Florida116 flagged locations
- Sub Tenn LlcFlorida17 flagged locations
- KfcFlorida25 flagged locations
- Dunkin'Florida14 flagged locations
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Most Improved
3 records this window
Restaurants whose recent-window violation count is at least 50% lower than the prior window, with the most recent inspection clean.
Somewhere between the mop sink and the mangroves, the facts arrived: PF CHANG'S CHINA BISTRO in Brandon, TACOS EL CARNAL 2 in Clearwater and BUFFALO WILD WINGS GRILL & BAR in Brandon pulled the heaviest numbers in the Tampa Bay area. 3 restaurants 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. PF CHANG'S CHINA BISTRO in Brandon dropped HP+Critical counts from 6 to 2 across the two 12-month windows (66.7% better). For civilians not fluent in state paperwork: most improved means the recent record got materially cleaner than the prior-year pattern.
- PF CHANG'S CHINA BISTROBrandon1 INT12 BASPestScore 72
- TACOS EL CARNAL 2Clearwater1 INT1 BASScore 11
- BUFFALO WILD WINGS GRILL & BARBrandon2 INT1 BASScore 21
Openings
9 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.
If you squint past the palm trees, the report is plain: Total for the Tampa Bay area: 9 opening signals. 100 announced via FB/news/operator signal; 6 DBPR/event-ledger new-license records; 13 reopening, transfer, or reissue records tracked outside the new-opening headline. Current names include BAYBORO BREWING COMPANY in St. Petersburg, COOK OUT-TAMPA in Temple Terrace and FOOD TRUCK #1 in Plant City. Ledger type mix: 100 announcement-led records and 12 reopenings and 6 new-license records. Cuisine/venue mix: 30 Unknown and 11 Pizza. Area concentration: 44 TAMPA and 14 ST. PETERSBURG. Velocity check: 106 opening signals in the last 90 days, 47 in the last 30. Dated opening signals run from 2025-10-30 to 2026-07-02. 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. The inspectors merely wrote down the punchline.
- BAYBORO BREWING COMPANYSt. Petersburg
- COOK OUT-TAMPATemple Terrace
- FOOD TRUCK #1Plant City
- MARINA GRILLEClearwater Beach
- MASCA CHASKATampa
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Clean Plates
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Restaurants with multiple inspections in the current quarter and zero high-priority or intermediate violations.
Tropical storm or no, the citations keep landing: 1 the Tampa Bay area licensees ran a clean Q3 2026 ledger across multiple inspections — VICTORIA'S RESTAURANT among them. These are repeat visits with zero high-priority or intermediate violations — the operators rewarded for consistency, not one lucky inspection. VICTORIA'S RESTAURANT stretched a high-priority-free run to 5 inspections covering roughly 1.2 years. For civilians not fluent in state paperwork: a clean plate means the recent inspection record stayed quiet where the state was looking.
- VICTORIA'S RESTAURANTTampa