Read the EOR action codes the way auditors do: 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. Translation for the public record: a 90-day window means the recent inspection stretch, not a verdict on every kitchen in the county.
🔥 Alerts
Emergency Orders
116 records this window
Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
Public records, properly weighted, leave little room for spin: JIMMY JOHN'S #1127 in St. Petersburg, LA CEIBENA in Tampa and LITTLE CAESARS in Bushnell headlined the the Tampa Bay area rundown. 116 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. Translation for the public record: an emergency order means DBPR ordered service stopped until a callback inspection clears it. That is not atmosphere; it is a compliance record.
- JIMMY JOHN'S #1127St. Petersburg1 HPPestScore 150last visit 2026-06-30
- LA CEIBENATampa1 HPPestScore 150last visit 2026-06-30
- LITTLE CAESARSBushnell2 HP3 INT4 BASPestScore 284last visit 2025-08-08
- MINANO RAMENTampa2 HP1 INT1 BASPestScore 261last visit 2026-05-07
- 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.
An admin complaint clears a different liability than a closure does: 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. Translation for the public record: a high-priority violation is the state saying the risk can touch food safety right now. The numbers are the story.
- 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
420 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.
Florida statute 61C-1.002 sets the cadence; the inspectors honor it: BRUNCH MUNCH in St. Petersburg, DRIFT KITCHEN in St. Petersburg and GEORGE'S HOT DOGS in Tampa topped the the Tampa Bay area ledger this round. 8 closures confirmed via news, state action, or multiple agreeing social signals. Another 15 surfaced from single-source social signals and remain under review — reported, not confirmed. Main evidence reasons: 424 DBPR inactive/cancelled status (45/46) and 370 social or silence signal. Confidence mix: 421 suspected and 380 confirmed. Velocity check: 23 closure-evidence records in the last 90 days, 18 in the last 30. Dated closure signals run from 2009-11-19 to 2026-07-13. Translation for the public record: a closure signal is evidence a place may have gone dark; only verified tier-4 records are confirmed permanent closures. That is not atmosphere; it is a compliance record.
- BRUNCH MUNCHSt. Petersburgclosure score 3
- DRIFT KITCHENSt. Petersburgclosure score 3
- GEORGE'S HOT DOGSTampaclosure score 3
- HOME SLICE PIZZA COTampaclosure score 3
- MJ'S SMILES FOR MILES FOOD TRUCK LLCTampaclosure score 3
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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.
The public record leaves one hard question: 169 restaurants with chronic violation records surface in the Tampa Bay area on the 11-year pattern view, led by CITRUS SPGS GOLF&COUNTRY CLUB, EL TENAMPA. The full repeat-offender record sits below. Translation for the public record: chronic violation record is our shorthand for an 11-year repeat-offender pattern, not a verdict on the operator. The numbers are the story.
- CITRUS SPGS GOLF&COUNTRY CLUBCitrus Springs8 HP5 INT14 BASScore 864Active bad actorlast visit 06/30/2026
- EL TENAMPASt. Petersburg9 HP1 INT13 BASScore 923Active bad actorlast 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.
This is the part operators cannot wave away: 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). Translation for the public record: most improved means the recent record got materially cleaner than the prior-year pattern.
- 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
595 records this window
Restaurants with multiple inspections in the current quarter and zero high-priority or intermediate violations.
Look at the 11-year repeat list and the same ZIP codes appear: 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. Translation for the public record: 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
52 records this window
DBPR ownership-change records in the last 30 days — "Approve Change Owner Request" actions.
The regulatory question is simple: The ownership-change feed topped the the Tampa Bay area ledger this round. 52 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. Translation for the public record: an ownership-change filing means a new operator took over the license; it does not mean the restaurant closed. That is not atmosphere; it is a compliance record.
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Openings
39 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.
Three years of inspection records tell this story: Total for the Tampa Bay area: 39 opening signals. 69 announced via FB/news/operator signal; 1362 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: 1362 new-license records and 69 announcement-led records. Cuisine/venue mix: 554 Unknown and 71 Fast Food. Area concentration: 345 TAMPA and 126 CLEARWATER. Velocity check: 177 opening signals in the last 90 days, 73 in the last 30. Dated opening signals run from 2024-07-01 to 2026-07-14. 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. Translation for the public record: an opening signal starts with licensing or source-confirmed evidence, not wishful ribbon-cutting. The numbers are the story.
- MANOU'S DELIGHTTampa
- HUMMUS REPUBLICWesley Chapel
- HARUMiddleton
- RIVERSIDELakeland
- MITA'S COCINA MODERNATampa
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