Tip-off, and the kitchen's already in foul trouble: Against the statewide grid: the Orlando area's failure rate is 62% above the Florida average. the Orlando area registers 181 recent high-priority hits. Mix: 1 Cafe, 1 Chinese, 1 Dim Sum, and 1 Hotel. 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
102 records this window
Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
Listen, fam, here's the tape: CHINA LEE in Orlando, McKenna's Place Seafood Sports & Spirits in Port Orange and Orange Social in Orange City ran away with the the Orlando area count. 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 American, 1 Bar, 1 Chinese, and 1 Sports Bar. 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. That is the box score.
- CHINA LEEOrlando5 HP3 INT14 BASPestScore 594last visit 2026-06-30
- McKenna's Place Seafood Sports & SpiritsPort Orange9 HP6 INT16 BASPestScore 1026last visit 2026-06-30
- Orange SocialOrange City8 HP3 INT7 BASPestScore 887last visit 2026-06-29
- Taco N FuegoSt. Cloud1 BASScore 1last visit 2026-06-24
- Cedar Grill ClermontClermont6 HP5 INT24 BASPestScore 724last visit 2026-06-23
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Near Miss
181 records this window
Inspections in the last 30 days that posted high-priority violations but were not shut down.
Look, the box score doesn't lie: SALT SHACK ON THE LAKE in Clermont, THE BAYOU KITCHEN & LOUNGE in Longwood and GREEN HOUSE CHINESE RESTAURANT in Orlando stacked up first across the Orlando area. 181 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. Box-score translation: a high-priority violation is the state saying the risk can touch food safety right now. Come on now.
- SALT SHACK ON THE LAKEClermont5 HP6 INT13 BASPestScore 623last visit 2026-05-13
- THE BAYOU KITCHEN & LOUNGELongwood5 HP5 INT6 BASPestScore 606last visit 2026-01-20
- GREEN HOUSE CHINESE RESTAURANTOrlando4 HP1 INT14 BASPestScore 474last visit 2026-01-14
- RITZ CARLTON / HIGHBALL & HARVESTOrlando3 HP3 INT1 BASPestScore 381last visit 2026-04-13
- LUIGIS ITALIAN RESTAURANTEustis3 HP2 INT11 BASPestScore 381last visit 2026-01-26
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Closed/Delinquent
946 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.
Buckle up, because the numbers got loud: BOB'S DINER in Orlando, 3RD SUNDAY'S CUISINE in Kissimmee and A W BBQ SEAFOOD AND MORE, in Cocoa carried the front of this the Orlando area file. 7 closures confirmed via news, state action, or multiple agreeing social signals. Another 1829 surfaced from single-source social signals and remain under review — reported, not confirmed. Main evidence reasons: 1005 DBPR inactive/cancelled status (45/46) and 622 social or silence signal. Confidence mix: 1008 suspected and 635 confirmed. Velocity check: 7 closure-evidence records in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 30. Dated closure signals run from 2010-03-20 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.
- 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
171 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.
Look, you gotta see this pattern emerging across Orlando. We're talking 171 restaurants with chronic violation records showing up in the Orlando area under this eleven-year pattern view. Listen, PARCHED OAK in Maryland Fried Chicken is leading the charge on those repeat offenses. That’s a heavyweight contender for the dirtiest spot in town.
- 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
44 records this window
Restaurants whose recent-window violation count is at least 50% lower than the prior window, with the most recent inspection clean.
Hot take incoming, and the stats back it: VICTORIOS OYSTER BAR & GRILLE in Longwood, EIGHTY TWENTY ORLANDO in Orlando and OAK HOUSE in Lady Lake led the board in the Orlando area. 44 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). Box-score translation: most improved means the recent record got materially cleaner than the prior-year pattern. Come on now.
- 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
+39 more in this section on the live site.
Clean Plates
859 records this window
Restaurants with multiple inspections in the current quarter and zero high-priority or intermediate violations.
Yo, check the replay on this one: 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. Box-score translation: a clean plate means the recent inspection record stayed quiet where the state was looking.
- 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
+854 more in this section on the live site.
🆕 New
New Owners
298 records this window
DBPR ownership-change records in the last 30 days — "Approve Change Owner Request" actions.
Alright, gang, roll the highlight reel: CORNER CHOPHOUSE in Winter Park, @ THE DINER DR PHILLIPS LLC in Orlando and OSTERIA ESTER in Orlando sat at the head of the the Orlando area list. 298 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. That is the box score.
- CORNER CHOPHOUSEWinter Park
- @ THE DINER DR PHILLIPS LLCOrlando
- OSTERIA ESTEROrlando
- THAI KITCHENMelbourne
- FIRE BLOOM COASTAL KITCHENCocoa Beach
+293 more in this section on the live site.
Openings
94 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.
Real talk, the scoreboard tells the whole story: Current the Orlando area tally: 94 opening signals. 89 announced via FB/news/operator signal; 1443 DBPR/event-ledger new-license records. Current names include FRESH MONKEE HIGHLAND CITY in Lakeland, SCOOPED AND STUFFED in Clermont and TRI ROOTS CAFE LLC in Mount Dora. Ledger type mix: 1443 new-license records and 89 announcement-led records. Cuisine/venue mix: 519 Unknown and 72 Pizza. Area concentration: 414 ORLANDO and 86 KISSIMMEE. Velocity check: 108 opening signals in the last 90 days, 75 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. That is the box score.
- FRESH MONKEE HIGHLAND CITYLakeland
- SCOOPED AND STUFFEDClermont
- TRI ROOTS CAFE LLCMount Dora
- ZEMBOClermont
- NOMI SUSHI HIBACHI & SAKE BAROrlando
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