Tip-off, and the kitchen's already in foul trouble: Statewide frame: North Florida's failure rate is 61% below the Florida average. North Florida's current board shows 32 recent high-priority hits. Mix: 2 fast-food spots, 1 Deli, 1 Diner, and 1 Filipino. Box-score translation: a 90-day window means the recent inspection stretch, not a verdict on every kitchen in the county. Come on now.
🔥 Alerts
Emergency Orders
44 records this window
Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
Bottom line for the home crowd: PIZZA PER-BELLINI in Ocala, PEI WEI EXPRESS OR MANDARIN EXPRESS in Ocala and Hardee's in Chiefland stacked up first across 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 Asian, 1 Bar, 1 Cafe, and 1 Fast Food. Trend line: emergency-order volume is steady against the last public cut. Box-score translation: an emergency order means DBPR ordered service stopped until a callback inspection clears it.
- PIZZA PER-BELLINIOcala1 BASScore 1last visit 2026-01-08
- PEI WEI EXPRESS OR MANDARIN EXPRESSOcala1 BASScore 1last visit 2026-06-30
- 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
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Near Miss
32 records this window
Inspections in the last 30 days that posted high-priority violations but were not shut down.
Listen, fam, here's the tape: BRICKS AND BARLEY PIZZA in Panama City Beach, SALTWATER GRILL in Panama City Beach and MEHDIS in Panama City Beach ran away with the North Florida count. 32 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. Box-score translation: a high-priority violation is the state saying the risk can touch food safety right now. That is the box score.
- BRICKS AND BARLEY PIZZAPanama City Beach3 HP2 INT2 BASScore 322
- SALTWATER GRILLPanama City Beach3 HP2 BASScore 302
- 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
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Closed/Delinquent
201 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.
Hot take incoming, and the stats back it: BASILICO PELLEGRINO'S ITALIAN CUISINE in Waldo, BLONDIES CAFÉ #13 in Branford and CHARO’S CATERING in Ocala drew the loudest scorecard in North Florida. 11 closures confirmed via news, state action, or multiple agreeing social signals. Another 509 surfaced from single-source social signals and remain under review — reported, not confirmed. Main evidence reasons: 293 DBPR inactive/cancelled status (45/46) and 67 social or silence signal. Confidence mix: 286 suspected and 75 confirmed. Recency split: 11 in the last 90 days and 83 historical. Dated closure signals run from 2010-11-01 to 2026-06-01. Box-score translation: a closure signal is evidence a place may have gone dark; only verified tier-4 records are confirmed permanent closures. Come on now.
- BASILICO PELLEGRINO'S ITALIAN CUISINEWaldoclosure score 2
- BLONDIES CAFÉ #13Branfordclosure score 2
- CHARO’S CATERINGOcalaclosure score 2
- CITY FRESHLake Cityclosure score 2
- COOKING UP MAGICLive Oakclosure 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.
Yo, we got a situation heating up across North Florida. Look at this record: 169 restaurants are flagged for chronic violations over the last 11 years. That's not just one slip-up; that’s an entire parade of failures in the dining scene. TIPSY COW BAR AND GRILL and FREDDY'S FROZEN CUSTARD & STEAKBURGERS top this list. These spots are racking up repeat offenses, meaning they keep drawing attention from inspectors over and over again. This 11-year pattern shows folks who just won’t cut it in the kitchen.
- 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
11 records this window
Restaurants whose recent-window violation count is at least 50% lower than the prior window, with the most recent inspection clean.
Alright, gang, roll the highlight reel: CHUYS in Gainesville, GATOR'S DOCKSIDE OF JONESVILLE in Newberry and LOG CABIN CAFE in Ocala stacked up first across North Florida. 11 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. CHUYS in Gainesville dropped HP+Critical counts from 10 to 2 across the two 12-month windows (80.0% better). Box-score translation: most improved means the recent record got materially cleaner than the prior-year pattern. That is the box score.
- CHUYSGainesville1 INT2 BASScore 12
- GATOR'S DOCKSIDE OF JONESVILLENewberry4 BASScore 4
- LOG CABIN CAFEOcala1 INTScore 10
- METRO DINERGainesville1 INT4 BASPestScore 64
- WENDY'S 13612Gainesville
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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.
Look, the box score doesn't lie: 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. Box-score translation: a clean plate means the recent inspection record stayed quiet where the state was looking. Come on now.
- 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
143 records this window
DBPR ownership-change records in the last 30 days — "Approve Change Owner Request" actions.
Yo, check the replay on this one: TAQUERIA LAS BRASITAS in Panama City, SWAMP SHACK FOOD TRUCK in Crestview and MELTING POT in Pensacola owned the top of the North Florida board. 143 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. Box-score translation: an ownership-change filing means a new operator took over the license; it does not mean the restaurant closed.
- TAQUERIA LAS BRASITASPanama City
- SWAMP SHACK FOOD TRUCKCrestview
- MELTING POTPensacola
- CAPTAIN D'S RESTAURANTPensacola
- SOCIAL TACO MEXICAN GRILL & BAR LLCNiceville
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Openings
7 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.
Buckle up, because the numbers got loud: Total for North Florida: 7 opening signals. 5 announced via FB/news/operator signal; 194 DBPR/event-ledger new-license records. Current names include ALLAN'S TABLE ON WHEELS in Pensacola, COASTAL PANTRY CO in Pensacola and COASTSIDE 30A in Santa Rosa Beach. Ledger type mix: 194 new-license records and 5 announcement-led records. Cuisine/venue mix: 63 Unknown and 14 Pizza. Area concentration: 62 GAINESVILLE and 60 OCALA. Velocity check: 11 opening signals in the last 90 days, 9 in the last 30. Dated opening signals run from 2024-07-01 to 2026-07-07. 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. Box-score translation: an opening signal starts with licensing or source-confirmed evidence, not wishful ribbon-cutting.
- ALLAN'S TABLE ON WHEELSPensacola
- COASTAL PANTRY COPensacola
- COASTSIDE 30ASanta Rosa Beach
- FLAVOR AND FUELPensacola
- SAGE IN BLOOMPensacola
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