Mira, no me hagas la boca agua — Measured statewide: North Florida's failure rate is 63% below the Florida average. North Florida logs 35 recent high-priority hits. Mix: 2 fast-food spots, 1 Deli, 1 Diner, and 1 Filipino. 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.
🔥 Alerts
Emergency Orders
46 records this window
Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
Bueno, mein bubbeleh — Hardee's in Chiefland, Mom's OG in Gainesville and American Grace in Trenton led the board in North Florida. 46 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. Mija, in plain English: an emergency order means DBPR ordered service stopped until a callback inspection clears it. Qué barbaridad, mamala.
- 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.
Escuchame bien, hijita — MEHDIS in Panama City Beach, TACO BELL #042917 in Gainesville and MCDONALDS 20147 in Ocala ran away with the North Florida count. 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. Mija, in plain English: a high-priority violation is the state saying the risk can touch food safety right now. The heart wants what it wants, but the mouth deserves better.
- 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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Closed/Delinquent
77 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.
Bendito sea Dios — SOUTHERN CRAVIN'S in White Springs, KEYSTONE INN (THE) in Keystone Heights and YH EXPRESS in Gainesville stacked up first across North Florida. 11 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. Que Dios los ayude.
- 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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⚠️ Caution
Chronic Violation Record
166 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.
Oy, mein kind, listen to me. In North Florida, a look at the records shows 166 restaurants have been acting like real bad actors—that means they are the ones who just cannot seem to learn their lesson no matter how many times they get caught. It is a pattern of mishegoss that has lasted for years. Ay bendito, it makes my blood boil! Leading this list of repeat offenders are TIPSY COW BAR AND GRILL and FREDDY'S FROZEN CUSTARD & STEAKBURGERS. They have been part of this 11-year pattern view, showing they just won't clean up their act. No tiene vergüenza.
- 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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✨ Trusted
Most Improved
13 records this window
Restaurants whose recent-window violation count is at least 50% lower than the prior window, with the most recent inspection clean.
Tateleh, no me hagas reír — CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL #793 in Gainesville, CHUYS in Gainesville and GATOR'S DOCKSIDE OF JONESVILLE in Newberry stacked up first across North Florida. 13 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. CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL #793 in Gainesville dropped HP+Critical counts from 24 to 2 across the two 12-month windows (91.7% better). Mija, in plain English: most improved means the recent record got materially cleaner than the prior-year pattern. Coño ya, bastante.
- CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL #793Gainesville1 INT4 BASScore 14
- CHUYSGainesville1 INT2 BASScore 12
- GATOR'S DOCKSIDE OF JONESVILLENewberry4 BASScore 4
- LOG CABIN CAFEOcala1 INTScore 10
- METRO DINERGainesville1 INT4 BASPestScore 64
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Clean Plates
728 records this window
Restaurants with multiple inspections in the current quarter and zero high-priority or intermediate violations.
Mija, escuchame, sometimes you see something that actually makes me want to kvell. In North Florida, 728 licensees ran a clean Q2 2026 ledger across multiple inspections, meaning they passed everything with no problems at all. Nu? — y por qué no me sorprende, because these places are doing it right, including SAX GRILLE in Jacksonville, FRIENDSHIP PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH in Jacksonville, and JUANAS PAGODAS AND SAILORS GRILL in Jacksonville. These aren't just lucky breaks; they are repeat visits with zero high-priority or intermediate violations—that is when the inspectors find something serious that could make you sick. Ay bendito, look at SAX GRILLE in Jacksonville, they stretched a high-priority-free run to 21 inspections covering roughly 5.2 years. Such consistency is rare, and it makes my heart happy for once. Eat something — but not THERE, oh wait, I mean eat somewhere like this!
- SAX GRILLEFort Walton Beach
- FRIENDSHIP PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCHTallahassee
- JUANAS PAGODAS AND SAILORS GRILLNavarre
- CATERING BY BOBPanama City
- FAMILY TY'S GOOD EATSPensacola
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🆕 New
New Owners
144 records this window
DBPR ownership-change records in the last 30 days — "Approve Change Owner Request" actions.
Hijita, te lo digo — MELTING POT in Pensacola, CAPTAIN D'S RESTAURANT in Pensacola and SOCIAL TACO MEXICAN GRILL & BAR LLC in Niceville drew the loudest scorecard in North Florida. 144 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. Mejor no comas allí, mija.
- MELTING POTPensacola
- CAPTAIN D'S RESTAURANTPensacola
- SOCIAL TACO MEXICAN GRILL & BAR LLCNiceville
- WILLIE DS LEGACY KITCHENMidway
- URBAN GRILL LLCTallahassee
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Openings
3 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.
Dios mío, qué barbaridad — North Florida ledger: 3 opening signals. 5 announced via FB/news/operator signal; 187 DBPR/event-ledger new-license records; 48 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 PEPPERONI'S PIZZA in High Springs. Ledger type mix: 187 new-license records and 45 reopenings and 5 announcement-led records. Cuisine/venue mix: 74 Unknown and 14 Pizza. Area concentration: 77 OCALA and 74 GAINESVILLE. Velocity check: 9 opening signals in the last 90 days, 6 in the last 30. Dated opening signals run from 2024-07-01 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. Mija, in plain English: an opening signal starts with licensing or source-confirmed evidence, not wishful ribbon-cutting. I tell you, mija — feh.
- BEACH BUTT BBQMary Esther
- MCGARVEY'S DOG HOUSEPanama City
- PEPPERONI'S PIZZAHigh Springs