Heat, salt, time — and a citation if you're not careful: Against the statewide grid: the Orlando area's failure rate is 68% above the Florida average. the Orlando area registers 211 recent high-priority hits. Mix: 1 American, 1 Burgers, 1 Chicken, and 1 Dim Sum. 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
100 records this window
Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
Taco N Fuego in St. Cloud, Cedar Grill Clermont in Clermont and Apollo Diner in Melbourne anchored the high end of the the Orlando area file. 100 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. Kitchen-English translation: an emergency order means DBPR ordered service stopped until a callback inspection clears it.
- 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 2026-06-30
- Meng's KitchenOrlando3 HP2 INT2 BASPestScore 372last visit 2026-06-18
- AYITI BREEZE BAR & GRILLOrlando1 HP5 INT3 BASScore 153last visit 2026-06-30
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Near Miss
211 records this window
Inspections in the last 30 days that posted high-priority violations but were not shut down.
The kitchen tells on itself. DIM SUM HOUSE in Clermont, MR. SUBMARINE & SALAD INC in Titusville and DON JULIO MEXICAN GRILL in Orlando led the board in the Orlando area. 211 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. Kitchen-English translation: a high-priority violation is the state saying the risk can touch food safety right now. The line deserved better.
- DIM SUM HOUSEClermont4 HP5 INT14 BASPestScore 514last visit 2026-06-29
- MR. SUBMARINE & SALAD INCTitusville3 HPScore 300last visit 2026-07-01
- DON JULIO MEXICAN GRILLOrlando3 HP1 INT9 BASPestScore 369last visit 2026-06-30
- ACROPOLIS GREEK TAVERNA ORLANDOOrlando3 HP5 INT5 BASScore 355last visit 2026-07-01
- HANGRY JOE'S HOT CHICKEN & WINGSOrlando6 HP2 INT15 BASPestScore 685last visit 2026-06-15
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Closed/Delinquent
330 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.
Past the velvet rope, the back of house keeps no secrets: BOB'S DINER in Orlando, 3RD SUNDAY'S CUISINE in Kissimmee and A W BBQ SEAFOOD AND MORE, in Cocoa stacked up first across the Orlando area. 7 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.
- BOB'S DINEROrlandoclosure score 2
- 3RD SUNDAY'S CUISINEKissimmeeclosure score 2
- A W BBQ SEAFOOD AND MORE,Cocoaclosure score 2
- ACAI BRAZILOrlandoclosure score 2
- AL GARETE FOODOrlandoclosure score 2
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⚠️ Caution
Chronic Violation Record
169 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.
Walk into any prep room and the truth lives in the cooler: 169 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. Kitchen-English translation: chronic violation record is our shorthand for an 11-year repeat-offender pattern, not a verdict on the operator. The line deserved better.
- PARCHED OAKDeland7 HP6 INT9 BASScore 769Active bad actorlast visit 06/30/2026
- MARYLAND FRIED CHICKENOrlando5 HP6 INT12 BASScore 572Active bad actorlast visit 06/30/2026
- EATS & SWEETS BY MICHEAL LLCOrange City6 HP2 INT9 BASScore 629Active bad actorlast visit 04/02/2026
- STONER'S PIZZA JOINT DAYTONADaytona Beach3 HP2 INT10 BASScore 330Active bad actorlast visit 03/10/2026
- MIMMOS PIZZERIA & RISTORANTE OF COCOA BEACHCocoa Beach8 HP4 INT11 BASScore 851Active bad actorlast visit 06/30/2026
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✨ Trusted
Most Improved
43 records this window
Restaurants whose recent-window violation count is at least 50% lower than the prior window, with the most recent inspection clean.
Cooks don't lie. Temperature logs don't either: VICTORIOS OYSTER BAR & GRILLE in Longwood, EIGHTY TWENTY ORLANDO in Orlando and OAK HOUSE in Lady Lake drew the loudest scorecard in the Orlando area. 43 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. VICTORIOS OYSTER BAR & GRILLE in Longwood dropped HP+Critical counts from 18 to 2 across the two 12-month windows (88.9% better). Kitchen-English translation: most improved means the recent record got materially cleaner than the prior-year pattern. That is management, not mystery.
- VICTORIOS OYSTER BAR & GRILLELongwood1 INT3 BASPestScore 63
- EIGHTY TWENTY ORLANDOOrlando2 INT4 BASScore 24
- OAK HOUSELady Lake1 INTScore 10
- LA QUINTA INN AND SUITESOrlando2 BASPestScore 52
- PORCH SOUTH ORANGEOrlando4 BASPestScore 54
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Clean Plates
859 records this window
Restaurants with multiple inspections in the current quarter and zero high-priority or intermediate violations.
There is no romance in this part of the meal. 859 the Orlando area licensees ran a clean Q2 2026 ledger across multiple inspections — GA FOODS, FLAME TREE BBQ, NOBLE PURSUIT FLORIDA, LLC among them. These are repeat visits with zero high-priority or intermediate violations — the operators rewarded for consistency, not one lucky inspection. GA FOODS stretched a high-priority-free run to 23 inspections covering roughly 5.8 years. Kitchen-English translation: a clean plate means the recent inspection record stayed quiet where the state was looking. That is management, not mystery.
- GA FOODSOrlando1 BASScore 1
- FLAME TREE BBQLake Buena Vista1 BASScore 1
- NOBLE PURSUIT FLORIDA, LLCHaines City3 BASPestScore 53
- KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKENLake Wales3 BASPestScore 53
- EAGLE'S NESTWinter Haven
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🆕 New
New Owners
297 records this window
DBPR ownership-change records in the last 30 days — "Approve Change Owner Request" actions.
Somewhere behind the line, the facts got ugly. CORNER CHOPHOUSE in Winter Park, @ THE DINER DR PHILLIPS LLC in Orlando and OSTERIA ESTER in Orlando headlined the the Orlando area rundown. 297 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.
- CORNER CHOPHOUSEWinter Park
- @ THE DINER DR PHILLIPS LLCOrlando
- OSTERIA ESTEROrlando
- THAI KITCHENMelbourne
- NOODLE SHAWTYOrlando
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Openings
86 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.
Stripped of the marketing, the line reads as follows: the Orlando area count: 86 opening signals. 89 announced via FB/news/operator signal; 1441 DBPR/event-ledger new-license records; 196 reopening, transfer, or reissue records tracked outside the new-opening headline. Current names include COMMUNITY CROCK-POT in Orlando, ZEMBO in Clermont and NOMI SUSHI HIBACHI & SAKE BAR in Orlando. Ledger type mix: 1441 new-license records and 176 reopenings and 89 announcement-led records. Cuisine/venue mix: 574 Unknown and 88 Fast Food. Area concentration: 504 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. Kitchen-English translation: an opening signal starts with licensing or source-confirmed evidence, not wishful ribbon-cutting. The line deserved better.
- COMMUNITY CROCK-POTOrlando
- ZEMBOClermont
- NOMI SUSHI HIBACHI & SAKE BAROrlando
- LONG ISLAND BAGELSRockledge
- ASIAN FUSIONKissimmee
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