Folks, this is a turnover at the worst time: Statewide read: the Tampa Bay area's chronic density is 39% below the Florida average. the Tampa Bay area posts 101 recent high-priority hits. Mix: 2 bars, 1 Gym, 1 Restaurant, and 1 Seafood. Box-score translation: a 90-day window means the recent inspection stretch, not a verdict on every kitchen in the county.
🔥 Alerts
Emergency Orders
117 records this window
Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
Coming in off the bench, the cold facts: MINANO RAMEN in Tampa, BOSPHORUS GYROS AND KEBABS in Largo and Anthony's Coal Fired Pizza in Brandon led the board in the Tampa Bay area. 117 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 Buffet, 1 Greek, and 1 Pizza. 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.
- MINANO RAMENTampa7 HP2 INT2 BASScore 722last visit 2026-05-07
- BOSPHORUS GYROS AND KEBABSLargo1 HP2 INT2 BASScore 122last visit 2026-07-01
- Anthony's Coal Fired PizzaBrandon4 HP4 INT7 BASPestScore 497last visit 2026-06-30
- China BuffetTampa7 HP10 INT18 BASPestScore 868last visit 2026-06-26
- Rotis Indian RestaurantRiverview7 HP5 INT9 BASPestScore 809last visit 2026-06-30
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Near Miss
101 records this window
Inspections in the last 30 days that posted high-priority violations but were not shut down.
Tip-off, and the kitchen's already in foul trouble: CENTRAL PIZZA & SUBS LLC 2891 in St. Petersburg, POPEYES LOUISIANA KITCHEN OPERATED BY TICE in St. Petersburg and LINKING HEIGHTS in St. Petersburg ran away with the the Tampa Bay area count. 101 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.
- CENTRAL PIZZA & SUBS LLC 2891St. Petersburg5 HP3 INT3 BASPestScore 583last visit 2026-03-09
- POPEYES LOUISIANA KITCHEN OPERATED BY TICESt. Petersburg5 HP6 INT16 BASPestScore 626last visit 2026-06-03
- LINKING HEIGHTSSt. Petersburg3 HP6 INT3 BASPestScore 413last visit 2026-01-21
- CRAFT KAFESt. Petersburg5 HP2 INT2 BASPestScore 572last visit 2026-07-01
- THAI LANNA 2Port Richey4 HP5 INT8 BASPestScore 508last visit 2026-06-11
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Closed/Delinquent
436 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.
Yo, check the replay on this one: ROLL IT ICE CREAM in Madeira Beach, ALBERT AND ALMETTA TREATS in Brandon and ANA COFFEE SHOP CORP in Tampa drew the loudest scorecard in the Tampa Bay area. 4 closures confirmed via news, state action, or multiple agreeing social signals. Another 830 surfaced from single-source social signals and remain under review — reported, not confirmed. Main evidence reasons: 448 DBPR inactive/cancelled status (45/46) and 371 social or silence signal. Confidence mix: 445 suspected and 379 confirmed. Velocity check: 4 closure-evidence records in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 30. Dated closure signals run from 2009-11-19 to 2026-06-12. Box-score translation: a closure signal is evidence a place may have gone dark; only verified tier-4 records are confirmed permanent closures.
- ROLL IT ICE CREAMMadeira Beachclosure score 2
- ALBERT AND ALMETTA TREATSBrandonclosure score 2
- ANA COFFEE SHOP CORPTampaclosure score 2
- ANTOJITOS & PRODUCETampaclosure score 2
- AZUL TACOS #2Tampaclosure score 2
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⚠️ Caution
Chronic Violation Record
165 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.
Listen up! In Tampa Bay County, we're talking about a mountain range of problems. We found 165 restaurants that have this chronic violation record—they just won't quit giving us trouble. Look at CITRUS SPGS GOLF&COUNTRY CLUB in El Tenampa. That place is leading the charge on these repeat offenders. Eleven years with violations. You gotta wonder what they're doing back there. This pattern shows you who’s been skating by for too long.
- CITRUS SPGS GOLF&COUNTRY CLUBCitrus Springs8 HP5 INT14 BASScore 864Active bad actorlast visit 06/30/2026
- EL TENAMPASt. Petersburg9 HP1 INT13 BASScore 923Active bad actorCurrently Activelast visit 01/13/2026
- GREEN TEAPort Richey9 HP3 INT8 BASScore 938Active bad actorlast visit 06/30/2026
- KAWA JAPANESE STEAK HOUSE & SUSHINew Port Richey6 HP9 INT7 BASScore 697Active bad actorlast visit 06/05/2026
- SIRI'S GOURMET BURGERS & PIZZAGulf Port5 HP2 INT12 BASScore 532Active bad actorlast visit 06/30/2026
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✨ Trusted
Most Improved
35 records this window
Restaurants whose recent-window violation count is at least 50% lower than the prior window, with the most recent inspection clean.
Look, the box score doesn't lie: GALLO LOCO EXPRESS in Tampa, LA GUANTANAMERA RESTAURANT in Seffner and STRANDHILL PUBLIC in Tampa sat at the head of the the Tampa Bay area list. 35 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. GALLO LOCO EXPRESS in Tampa dropped HP+Critical counts from 12 to 2 across the two 12-month windows (83.3% better). Box-score translation: most improved means the recent record got materially cleaner than the prior-year pattern. Come on now.
- GALLO LOCO EXPRESSTampa
- LA GUANTANAMERA RESTAURANTSeffner1 INT4 BASScore 14
- STRANDHILL PUBLICTampa
- AHI SUSHISt. Petersburg2 INT3 BASPestScore 73
- CULVER'S OF PLANT CITYPlant City1 INT4 BASPestScore 64
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Clean Plates
595 records this window
Restaurants with multiple inspections in the current quarter and zero high-priority or intermediate violations.
Bottom line for the home crowd: 595 the Tampa Bay area licensees ran a clean Q2 2026 ledger across multiple inspections — BOBBY'S BISTRO & WINE BAR, I WANNA WOK, SON OF A BRISKET BBQ among them. These are repeat visits with zero high-priority or intermediate violations — the operators rewarded for consistency, not one lucky inspection. BOBBY'S BISTRO & WINE BAR stretched a high-priority-free run to 17 inspections covering roughly 4.2 years. Box-score translation: a clean plate means the recent inspection record stayed quiet where the state was looking.
- BOBBY'S BISTRO & WINE BARClearwater
- I WANNA WOKTampa
- SON OF A BRISKET BBQTampa
- DOUBLE EAGLE IIClearwater1 BASScore 1
- DUBLIN HOUSE PUBLargo
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🆕 New
New Owners
211 records this window
DBPR ownership-change records in the last 30 days — "Approve Change Owner Request" actions.
Listen, fam, here's the tape: TUSCAN ITALIAN RESTAURANT & PIZZERIA in Largo, COURTYARD CAFE in Palm Harbor and SUSHI YAMA in Pinellas Park pulled the heaviest numbers in the Tampa Bay area. 211 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.
- TUSCAN ITALIAN RESTAURANT & PIZZERIALargo
- COURTYARD CAFEPalm Harbor
- SUSHI YAMAPinellas Park
- FRYER HOUSETampa
- HOME2 TAMPA USFTampa
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Openings
82 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.
Alright, gang, roll the highlight reel: the Tampa Bay area count: 82 opening signals. 88 announced via FB/news/operator signal; 981 DBPR/event-ledger new-license records. Current names include COTEE RIVER CREAMERY AND DESSERTS in Land O' Lakes, FLORIDA'S HEALTHY MART in Tampa and COOK OUT-TAMPA in Temple Terrace. Ledger type mix: 981 new-license records and 88 announcement-led records. Cuisine/venue mix: 356 Unknown and 54 Pizza. Area concentration: 269 TAMPA and 73 CLEARWATER. Velocity check: 95 opening signals in the last 90 days, 44 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.
- COTEE RIVER CREAMERY AND DESSERTSLand O' Lakes
- FLORIDA'S HEALTHY MARTTampa
- COOK OUT-TAMPATemple Terrace
- MARINA GRILLEClearwater Beach
- NY NY PIZZARiverview
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