Ay, madre mía — Florida comparison: the Tampa Bay area's chronic density is 39% below the Florida average. the Tampa Bay area lands at 120 recent high-priority hits. Mix: 1 American Steak, 1 Bakery, 1 Bar, and 1 Brunch. Mija, in plain English: a 90-day window means the recent inspection stretch, not a verdict on every kitchen in the county. Que se cuiden — los pobres clientes.
🔥 Alerts
Emergency Orders
118 records this window
Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
Vey iz mir, mija — JIMMY JOHN'S #1127 in St. Petersburg, LA CEIBENA in Tampa and MINANO RAMEN in Tampa headlined the the Tampa Bay area rundown. 118 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 Fast Food, 1 Greek, 1 Pizza, and 1 Ramen. 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. Don't even ask, mija.
- JIMMY JOHN'S #1127St. Petersburg1 HPScore 100last visit 2026-06-30
- LA CEIBENATampa1 HPPestScore 150last visit 2026-06-30
- MINANO RAMENTampa2 HP1 INT1 BASScore 211last visit 2026-05-07
- LITTLE CAESARSBushnell2 HP3 INT4 BASPestScore 284last visit 2025-08-08
- BOSPHORUS GYROS AND KEBABSLargo1 HP2 INT2 BASScore 122last visit 2026-07-01
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Near Miss
120 records this window
Inspections in the last 30 days that posted high-priority violations but were not shut down.
Caramba, mein kindeleh — PROHIBITION KITCHEN AND TAP in Dunedin, FRUIT FLOAT CAFE in Madeira Beach and WAFFLES DREAM in Clearwater owned the top of the the Tampa Bay area board. 120 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. Comer es vivir, but not LIKE THAT.
- PROHIBITION KITCHEN AND TAPDunedin6 HP6 INT12 BASPestScore 722last visit 2026-05-13
- FRUIT FLOAT CAFEMadeira Beach4 HP2 INT1 BASPestScore 471last visit 2025-07-31
- WAFFLES DREAMClearwater4 HP3 INT2 BASScore 432last visit 2025-12-03
- HIBACHI EXPRESSSt. Petersburg4 HP4 INT7 BASScore 447last visit 2026-01-14
- STEELBACHTampa3 HP2 BASScore 302last visit 2026-01-15
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Closed/Delinquent
429 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.
Pa' que sepas, hijita — ROLL IT ICE CREAM in Madeira Beach, ALBERT AND ALMETTA TREATS in Brandon and ALTA PINTA CALLEJERA in Tampa topped the the Tampa Bay area ledger this round. 5 closures confirmed via news, state action, or multiple agreeing social signals. Another 827 surfaced from single-source social signals and remain under review — reported, not confirmed. Main evidence reasons: 448 DBPR inactive/cancelled status (45/46) and 370 social or silence signal. Confidence mix: 446 suspected and 379 confirmed. Velocity check: 5 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. Mija, in plain English: a closure signal is evidence a place may have gone dark; only verified tier-4 records are confirmed permanent closures. Mein gott, qué locura.
- ROLL IT ICE CREAMMadeira Beachclosure score 2
- ALBERT AND ALMETTA TREATSBrandonclosure score 2
- ALTA PINTA CALLEJERATampaclosure score 2
- ANA COFFEE SHOP CORPTampaclosure score 2
- ANTHONY & LUCA'S PIZZA KITCHENPinellas Parkclosure score 2
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⚠️ Caution
Chronic Violation Record
170 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.
Oy, mein kind, look at this mess. In the Tampa Bay area, we found 170 restaurants with chronic violation records when you look at the 11-year pattern view. A pattern view is just a fancy way for the state to show us who keeps making the same mistakes year after year like they have no shame. Mija, escuchame, these places are not trying to be clean. The list of repeat offenders is led by CITRUS SPGS GOLF&COUNTRY CLUB and EL TENAMPA. These kitchens are a total shanda, and honestly, I am tired of seeing their names on the list over and over again.
- 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
34 records this window
Restaurants whose recent-window violation count is at least 50% lower than the prior window, with the most recent inspection clean.
Listen, mein tateleh — LA GUANTANAMERA RESTAURANT in Seffner, STRANDHILL PUBLIC in Tampa and AHI SUSHI in St. Petersburg ran away with the the Tampa Bay area count. 34 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. LA GUANTANAMERA RESTAURANT in Seffner dropped HP+Critical counts from 12 to 2 across the two 12-month windows (83.3% better). Mija, in plain English: most improved means the recent record got materially cleaner than the prior-year pattern. A klog tsu Columbus's.
- LA GUANTANAMERA RESTAURANTSeffner1 INT4 BASScore 14
- STRANDHILL PUBLICTampa
- AHI SUSHISt. Petersburg2 INT3 BASPestScore 73
- CULVER'S OF PLANT CITYPlant City1 INT4 BASPestScore 64
- CHIVES CATERINGSt. Petersburg
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Clean Plates
594 records this window
Restaurants with multiple inspections in the current quarter and zero high-priority or intermediate violations.
Mija, escuchame, let me tell you something about these kitchens that actually know how to keep a clean house. In the Tampa Bay area, 594 licensees ran a clean Q2 2026 ledger across multiple inspections, which means they didn't give the inspectors any reason to complain. Among these honest workers were BOBBY'S BISTRO & WINE BAR, I WANNA WOK, and SON OF A BRISKET BBQ. Oy gevalt, it is not about one lucky day when you have zero high-priority or intermediate violations over many visits. These operators are being rewarded for consistency because they keep the schmutz off the counters every single time. BOBBY'S BISTRO & WINE BAR even stretched a run with no big problems to 17 inspections covering roughly 4.2 years. Comer es vivir, but not LIKE THAT; these ones actually know how to cook with respect.
- 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
52 records this window
DBPR ownership-change records in the last 30 days — "Approve Change Owner Request" actions.
Ay Dios mío del Cielo — much movement in the Tampa Bay area and it is making my head spin. The records show 52 ownership-change filings posted in the 30-day window. For you who are new to this, an ownership-change filing means a new person took over the keys to the kitchen but the license is still active; it is not a closure or a cancellation of the business. Oy gevalt, qué desastre, the volume of these turnovers is staying even with the last public cut. These 52 owners are just switching seats at the table while the licenses stay on the wall. Don't even ask, mija.
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Openings
41 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.
Nu? — y por qué no me sorprende — Total for the Tampa Bay area: 41 opening signals. 76 announced via FB/news/operator signal; 990 DBPR/event-ledger new-license records. Current names include MANOU'S DELIGHT in Tampa, HUMMUS REPUBLIC in Wesley Chapel and HARU in Middleton. Ledger type mix: 990 new-license records and 76 announcement-led records. Cuisine/venue mix: 362 Unknown and 51 Pizza. Area concentration: 264 TAMPA and 73 CLEARWATER. Velocity check: 89 opening signals in the last 90 days, 46 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.
- MANOU'S DELIGHTTampa
- HUMMUS REPUBLICWesley Chapel
- HARUMiddleton
- RIVERSIDELakeland
- MITA'S COCINA MODERNATampa
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