Mira, no me hagas la boca agua — Benchmarked statewide: the Orlando area's failure rate is 74% above the Florida average. the Orlando area holds 227 recent high-priority hits. Mix: 1 American, 1 Burgers, 1 Chicken, and 1 Dim Sum. Mija, in plain English: a 90-day window means the recent inspection stretch, not a verdict on every kitchen in the county. Eat something — but not THERE.
Emergency Orders
102 records this window
Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
Bueno, mein bubbeleh — Taco N Fuego in St. Cloud, Cedar Grill Clermont in Clermont and Apollo Diner in Melbourne stacked up first across the Orlando area. 102 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 Asian, 1 Bar, and 1 Diner. Trend line: emergency-order volume is steady against the last public cut. Mija, in plain English: an emergency order means DBPR ordered service stopped until a callback inspection clears it. The heart wants what it wants, but the mouth deserves better.
- Taco N FuegoSt. Cloud1 BASScore 1last visit 2026-06-24
- Cedar Grill ClermontClermont6 HP5 INT24 BASPestScore 724last visit 2026-06-23
- Apollo DinerMelbourne7 HP6 INT19 BASPestScore 829last visit 2026-06-18
- Meng's KitchenOrlando3 HP2 INT2 BASPestScore 372last visit 2026-06-18
- AYITI BREEZE BAR & GRILLOrlando1 HP5 INT3 BASScore 153last visit 2026-06-15
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Near Miss
227 records this window
Inspections in the last 30 days that posted high-priority violations but were not shut down.
Escuchame bien, hijita — DIM SUM HOUSE in Clermont, ACROPOLIS GREEK TAVERNA ORLANDO in Orlando and DON JULIO MEXICAN GRILL in Orlando sat at the head of the the Orlando area list. 227 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. Mija, in plain English: a high-priority violation is the state saying the risk can touch food safety right now. Mejor no comas allí, mija.
- DIM SUM HOUSEClermont4 HP5 INT14 BASPestScore 514last visit 2026-06-26
- ACROPOLIS GREEK TAVERNA ORLANDOOrlando3 HP5 INT5 BASScore 355last visit 2026-01-08
- DON JULIO MEXICAN GRILLOrlando3 HP1 INT9 BASPestScore 369last visit 2026-01-14
- MR. SUBMARINE & SALAD INCTitusville3 HPScore 300last visit 2026-01-07
- HANGRY JOE'S HOT CHICKEN & WINGSOrlando6 HP2 INT15 BASPestScore 685last visit 2026-06-15
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Chronic Violation Record
173 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.
Bendito sea Dios — 173 restaurants with chronic violation records surface in the Orlando area on the 11-year pattern view, led by PARCHED OAK, MARYLAND FRIED CHICKEN. The full repeat-offender record sits below. Mija, in plain English: chronic violation record is our shorthand for an 11-year repeat-offender pattern, not a verdict on the operator. I tell you, mija — feh.
- PARCHED OAKDeland7 HP6 INT9 BASScore 769Active bad actorlast visit 06/24/2026
- MARYLAND FRIED CHICKENOrlando5 HP6 INT12 BASScore 572Active bad actorlast visit 11/04/2025
- EATS & SWEETS BY MICHEAL LLCOrange City6 HP2 INT9 BASScore 629Active bad actorlast visit 04/02/2026
- VENEMEXDaytona Beach13 HP8 INT24 BASScore 1404Active bad actorCurrently Activelast visit 05/26/2026
- STONER'S PIZZA JOINT DAYTONADaytona Beach3 HP2 INT10 BASScore 330Active bad actorlast visit 03/10/2026
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Closed/Delinquent
53 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.
Yo te digo, mija — CLASSIC BROTHERS in Orlando, FAIRWAY CIGAR LOUNGE in Melbourne and GEORGE AND DRAGON ENGLISH TAVERN in Cocoa owned the top of the the Orlando area board. 7 closures confirmed via news, state action, or multiple agreeing social signals. Mija, in plain English: a closure signal is evidence a place may have gone dark; only verified tier-4 records are confirmed permanent closures. No tiene vergüenza, ese.
- CLASSIC BROTHERSOrlandoclosure score 2
- FAIRWAY CIGAR LOUNGEMelbourneclosure score 2
- GEORGE AND DRAGON ENGLISH TAVERNCocoaclosure score 2
- SUGABEARS LLCTitusvilleclosure score 2
- YOLO ROLLODaytona Beachclosure score 2
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New Owners
47 records this window
DBPR ownership-change records in the last 30 days — "Approve Change Owner Request" actions.
Tateleh, no me hagas reír — THAI KITCHEN in Melbourne, NOODLE SHAWTY in Orlando and ALL IN VIRAL DOGS in Eustis drew the loudest scorecard in the Orlando area. 47 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. Mija, in plain English: an ownership-change filing means a new operator took over the license; it does not mean the restaurant closed. Que Dios los ayude.
- THAI KITCHENMelbourne
- NOODLE SHAWTYOrlando
- ALL IN VIRAL DOGSEustis
- CRAZY HORSEOrlando
- BOBS DINEROrlando
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Chain Activity
198 records this window
Multi-location chain brands flagged via aggregated signals across all locations.
Eso sí que duele — 198 chain brands surface in the Orlando area’s rollup, covering 595 locations between them: 244 FSQ-confirmed closures, 22 lapsed licenses. Leading brands: Dunkin, Taco Bell, Dunkin'. Mija, in plain English: a chain rollup groups related brand locations so one sloppy operator cannot hide inside a familiar logo. Pa'l carajo con esa cocina.
- DunkinFlorida116 flagged locations
- Taco BellFlorida97 flagged locations
- Dunkin'Florida37 flagged locations
- Chick-fil-AFlorida65 flagged locations
- Jersey Mike's SubsFlorida15 flagged locations
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Most Improved
4 records this window
Restaurants whose recent-window violation count is at least 50% lower than the prior window, with the most recent inspection clean.
Dios mío, qué barbaridad — SALLY'S DINER in Orlando, ORLVINELAND01 in Orlando and PRIME 3 in Leesburg topped the the Orlando area ledger this round. 4 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. SALLY'S DINER in Orlando dropped HP+Critical counts from 10 to 2 across the two 12-month windows (80.0% better). Mija, in plain English: most improved means the recent record got materially cleaner than the prior-year pattern. Es muy fea esta historia.
- SALLY'S DINEROrlando
- ORLVINELAND01Orlando1 INT2 BASPestScore 62
- PRIME 3Leesburg1 BASPestScore 51
- CHARLEY'S CHEESESTEAKS AND WINGSDaytona Beach2 BASPestScore 52
Openings
8 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.
Tú me crees? — Total for the Orlando area: 8 opening signals. 89 announced via FB/news/operator signal; 1436 DBPR/event-ledger new-license records; 201 reopening, transfer, or reissue records tracked outside the new-opening headline. Current names include COMMUNITY CROCK-POT in Orlando, ROASTED SPIRIT in Clermont and ZEMBO in Clermont. Ledger type mix: 1436 new-license records and 181 reopenings and 89 announcement-led records. Cuisine/venue mix: 573 Unknown and 88 Fast Food. Area concentration: 503 ORLANDO and 104 KISSIMMEE. Velocity check: 124 opening signals in the last 90 days, 84 in the last 30. Dated opening signals run from 2024-07-01 to 2026-07-04. 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. Mija, in plain English: an opening signal starts with licensing or source-confirmed evidence, not wishful ribbon-cutting. May they all wake up tomorrow with sechel.
- COMMUNITY CROCK-POTOrlando
- ROASTED SPIRITClermont
- ZEMBOClermont
- NOMI SUSHI HIBACHI & SAKE BAROrlando
- LONG ISLAND BAGELSRockledge
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Clean Plates
10 records this window
Restaurants with multiple inspections in the current quarter and zero high-priority or intermediate violations.
Hijita, te lo digo — 10 the Orlando area licensees ran a clean Q3 2026 ledger across multiple inspections — SUGARKANE'S BARBECUE & CATERING, DOUBLE DIPPIN, FRUTAMANIA among them. These are repeat visits with zero high-priority or intermediate violations — the operators rewarded for consistency, not one lucky inspection. SUGARKANE'S BARBECUE & CATERING stretched a high-priority-free run to 6 inspections covering roughly 1.5 years. Mija, in plain English: a clean plate means the recent inspection record stayed quiet where the state was looking. Coño ya, bastante.
- SUGARKANE'S BARBECUE & CATERINGOrlando
- DOUBLE DIPPINPonce Inlet
- FRUTAMANIALakeland
- LAS EMPANADICTASHaines City
- LAKEWALESBOWLake Wales
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