Mira, no me hagas la boca agua — Measured statewide: the Orlando area's failure rate is 43% above the Florida average. the Orlando area logs 188 recent high-priority hits. Mix: 1 American, 1 American BBQ, 1 Bakery, and 1 Hotel. Mija, in plain English: a 90-day window means the recent inspection stretch, not a verdict on every kitchen in the county. Eat something — but not THERE.
🔥 Alerts
Emergency Orders
104 records this window
Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
Bueno, mein bubbeleh — THE PRESERVE AT TURNBULL BAY in New Smyrna Beach, MACKER SEAFOOD in Daytona Beach and GRAZIE in Orlando topped the the Orlando area ledger this round. 104 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 Chinese, 1 Golf Course, 1 Italian, and 1 Seafood. Trend line: emergency-order volume is steady against the last public cut. Mija, in plain English: an emergency order means DBPR ordered service stopped until a callback inspection clears it. The heart wants what it wants, but the mouth deserves better.
- THE PRESERVE AT TURNBULL BAYNew Smyrna Beach4 INT1 BASPestScore 91last visit 2026-04-20
- MACKER SEAFOODDaytona Beach3 HP6 BASPestScore 356last visit 2026-06-30
- GRAZIEOrlando3 HP5 INT11 BASPestScore 411last visit 2026-03-23
- 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
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Near Miss
188 records this window
Inspections in the last 30 days that posted high-priority violations but were not shut down.
Escuchame bien, hijita — RICE 2 MEET U in New Smyrna Beach, DESI BISTRO in Orlando and MI MEXICO MEXICAN RESTAURANT in New Smyrna Beach topped the the Orlando area ledger this round. 188 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. Mija, in plain English: a high-priority violation is the state saying the risk can touch food safety right now. Mejor no comas allí, mija.
- RICE 2 MEET UNew Smyrna Beach3 HP4 BASPestScore 354last visit 2026-02-26
- DESI BISTROOrlando7 HP5 INT7 BASPestScore 807last visit 2026-02-23
- MI MEXICO MEXICAN RESTAURANTNew Smyrna Beach4 HP3 INT8 BASPestScore 488last visit 2025-12-18
- LITTLE GREEKWindermere4 HP3 INT5 BASPestScore 485last visit 2026-06-30
- HABANERO'S COCINA MEXICANAOrlando4 HP4 INT5 BASPestScore 495last visit 2025-12-10
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Closed/Delinquent
988 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.
Dios mío, qué barbaridad — BOB'S DINER in Orlando, 3RD SUNDAY'S CUISINE in Kissimmee and A W BBQ SEAFOOD AND MORE, in Cocoa topped the the Orlando area ledger this round. 7 closures confirmed via news, state action, or multiple agreeing social signals. Another 1782 surfaced from single-source social signals and remain under review — reported, not confirmed. Main evidence reasons: 1003 DBPR inactive/cancelled status (45/46) and 622 social or silence signal. Confidence mix: 985 suspected and 656 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. Mija, in plain English: a closure signal is evidence a place may have gone dark; only verified tier-4 records are confirmed permanent closures. I tell you, mija — feh.
- 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
175 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.
Tateleh, no me hagas reír — 175 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. Mija, in plain English: chronic violation record is our shorthand for an 11-year repeat-offender pattern, not a verdict on the operator. Coño ya, bastante.
- 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
- VENEMEXDaytona Beach13 HP8 INT24 BASScore 1404Active bad actorCurrently Activelast visit 05/26/2026
- STONER'S PIZZA JOINT DAYTONADaytona Beach3 HP2 INT10 BASScore 330Active bad actorlast visit 03/10/2026
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✨ Trusted
Most Improved
48 records this window
Restaurants whose recent-window violation count is at least 50% lower than the prior window, with the most recent inspection clean.
Bendito sea Dios — VICTORIOS OYSTER BAR & GRILLE in Longwood, EIGHTY TWENTY ORLANDO in Orlando and OAK HOUSE in Lady Lake topped the the Orlando area ledger this round. 48 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). Mija, in plain English: most improved means the recent record got materially cleaner than the prior-year pattern. Que Dios los ayude.
- 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.
Mija, escuchame, I have some good news for your stomach today. In Orange County, 859 the Orlando area licensees ran a clean Q2 2026 ledger across multiple inspections including GA FOODS, FLAME TREE BBQ, and NOBLE PURSUIT FLORIDA, LLC. They are showing me they know how to keep a kitchen holy, with zero high-priority or intermediate violations during these repeat visits. Oy gevalt, look at the dedication of GA FOODS. They stretched a high-priority-free run—that means no serious safety failures for my nerves—to 23 inspections covering roughly 5.8 years. They are staying consistent, and in my house, we call that being a person of character. Comer es vivir, but not LIKE THAT; they are doing it right.
- 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
135 records this window
DBPR ownership-change records in the last 30 days — "Approve Change Owner Request" actions.
Hijita, te lo digo — a real shanda for our neighbors in Orange County. The records show 135 ownership-change filings were posted in the 30-day window across the Orlando area. For you who don't know, an ownership-change filing means the person holding the license changed, but the restaurant itself is still standing and open for business. Oy gevalt, qué desastre to think these are all closing down when they aren't. The volume of these turnovers is even with the last public cut we saw. These owners are just switching seats at the table, feh. Mejor no comas allí until you know who is in the kitchen.
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Openings
45 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.
Yo te digo, mija — Total for the Orlando area: 45 opening signals. 81 announced via FB/news/operator signal; 1445 DBPR/event-ledger new-license records. Current names include GRAV SOUTH WINE BAR in Titusville, YUMMY SUSHI in Port Orange and HOLIDAY INN AND CANDLEWOOD SUITES in Orlando. Ledger type mix: 1445 new-license records and 81 announcement-led records. Cuisine/venue mix: 520 Unknown and 70 Pizza. Area concentration: 410 ORLANDO and 86 KISSIMMEE. Velocity check: 102 opening signals in the last 90 days, 71 in the last 30. Dated opening signals run from 2024-07-01 to 2026-07-10. 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. Mija, in plain English: an opening signal starts with licensing or source-confirmed evidence, not wishful ribbon-cutting. Es muy fea esta historia.
- GRAV SOUTH WINE BARTitusville
- YUMMY SUSHIPort Orange
- HOLIDAY INN AND CANDLEWOOD SUITESOrlando
- CYPRESS TAVERNWinter Haven
- RED BOWLWinter Park
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