Heat, salt, time — and a citation if you're not careful: 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. Kitchen-English translation: a 90-day window means the recent inspection stretch, not a verdict on every kitchen in the county. That is management, not mystery.
🔥 Alerts
Emergency Orders
44 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 led the board in North Florida. 44 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. Kitchen-English translation: 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.
I've seen this in kitchens from Saigon to Sarasota: 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. Kitchen-English translation: 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 2026-06-30
- 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
96 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.
Cooks don't lie. Temperature logs don't either: BASILICO PELLEGRINO'S ITALIAN CUISINE in Waldo, BIGUN'S PLACE in Starke and BLONDIES CAFÉ #13 in Branford stacked up first across North Florida. 11 closures confirmed via news, state action, or multiple agreeing social signals. Kitchen-English translation: a closure signal is evidence a place may have gone dark; only verified tier-4 records are confirmed permanent closures. That is management, not mystery.
- BASILICO PELLEGRINO'S ITALIAN CUISINEWaldoclosure score 2
- BIGUN'S PLACEStarkeclosure score 2
- BLONDIES CAFÉ #13Branfordclosure score 2
- CHARO’S CATERINGOcalaclosure score 2
- CITY FRESHLake Cityclosure score 2
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⚠️ Caution
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.
Somewhere behind the line, the facts got ugly. 168 restaurants with chronic violation records surface in North Florida on the 11-year pattern view, led by TIPSY COW BAR AND GRILL, FREDDY'S FROZEN CUSTARD & STEAKBURGERS. The full repeat-offender record sits below. Kitchen-English translation: chronic violation record is our shorthand for an 11-year repeat-offender pattern, not a verdict on the operator.
- TIPSY COW BAR AND GRILLCedar Key7 HP5 INT2 BASScore 752Active bad actorCurrently Activelast visit 06/30/2026
- FREDDY'S FROZEN CUSTARD & STEAKBURGERSOcala7 HP2 INT9 BASScore 729Active bad actorlast visit 06/30/2026
- 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.
Walk into any prep room and the truth lives in the cooler: 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). Kitchen-English translation: most improved means the recent record got materially cleaner than the prior-year pattern. The line deserved better.
- 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
716 records this window
Restaurants with multiple inspections in the current quarter and zero high-priority or intermediate violations.
The kitchen tells on itself. 716 North Florida licensees ran a clean Q2 2026 ledger across multiple inspections — SAX GRILLE, FRIENDSHIP PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH, JUANAS PAGODAS AND SAILORS GRILL among them. These are repeat visits with zero high-priority or intermediate violations — the operators rewarded for consistency, not one lucky inspection. SAX GRILLE stretched a high-priority-free run to 21 inspections covering roughly 5.2 years. Kitchen-English translation: a clean plate means the recent inspection record stayed quiet where the state was looking. The line deserved better.
- 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
146 records this window
DBPR ownership-change records in the last 30 days — "Approve Change Owner Request" actions.
There is no romance in this part of the meal. 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. 146 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. Kitchen-English translation: an ownership-change filing means a new operator took over the license; it does not mean the restaurant closed. That is management, not mystery.
- 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.
Past the velvet rope, the back of house keeps no secrets: North Florida ledger: 3 opening signals. 5 announced via FB/news/operator signal; 190 DBPR/event-ledger new-license records; 45 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: 190 new-license records and 42 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. Kitchen-English translation: an opening signal starts with licensing or source-confirmed evidence, not wishful ribbon-cutting.
- BEACH BUTT BBQMary Esther
- MCGARVEY'S DOG HOUSEPanama City
- PEPPERONI'S PIZZAHigh Springs