Listen, my friend, the numbers don't stutter: Florida baseline first: the Tampa Bay area's chronic density is 39% below the Florida average. the Tampa Bay area counts 113 recent high-priority hits. Mix: 2 diners, 1 Bagels, 1 Bar, and 1 Cafe. In plain Jersey: a 90-day window means the recent inspection stretch, not a verdict on every kitchen in the county, capisce?
🔥 Alerts
Emergency Orders
117 records this window
Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
Whaddya gonna do, the file speaks for itself: DISCOVERY INDIAN CUISINE in Palm Harbor, MARTHAS FAMILY RESTAURANT INC in Seffner and UPTOWN EATS in St. Petersburg sat at the head of the the Tampa Bay area list. 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 Diner, 1 Latin American, and 1 Pizza. Trend line: emergency-order volume is steady against the last public cut. In plain Jersey: an emergency order means DBPR ordered service stopped until a callback inspection clears it, capisce? Capisce?
- DISCOVERY INDIAN CUISINEPalm Harbor8 HP4 INT18 BASPestScore 908last visit 2026-06-30
- MARTHAS FAMILY RESTAURANT INCSeffner7 HP6 INT8 BASPestScore 818last visit 2026-02-23
- UPTOWN EATSSt. Petersburg8 HP4 INT9 BASPestScore 899last visit 2026-03-02
- LATIN FLAVORS BAR AND GRILLLady Lake1 HP1 BASScore 101last visit 2026-05-07
- NAUTICAL BREWS PIZZAClearwater2 HP1 INT2 BASScore 212last visit 2026-06-24
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Near Miss
113 records this window
Inspections in the last 30 days that posted high-priority violations but were not shut down.
Ova here we don't sugarcoat the count: 3 COINS DINER in Tampa, LA PATRONA in Tampa and EINSTEIN BROS BAGELS 3913 in Odessa headlined the the Tampa Bay area rundown. 113 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. In plain Jersey: a high-priority violation is the state saying the risk can touch food safety right now, capisce?
- 3 COINS DINERTampa4 HP7 BASPestScore 457last visit 2026-06-30
- LA PATRONATampa4 HP3 INT2 BASScore 432last visit 2025-09-11
- EINSTEIN BROS BAGELS 3913Odessa3 HP1 INTScore 310last visit 2025-11-04
- JEREMIAH'S ITALIAN ICE STARKEY RANCHOdessa3 HP3 INT1 BASScore 331last visit 2025-12-02
- PLAZA MEXICO RESTAURANT BAR & GRILLZephyrhills3 HP2 BASScore 302last visit 2026-03-20
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Closed/Delinquent
440 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.
Look, I seen this movie before: CAZADOR GRILL- VICA in Tampa, EL JEFE CAFE in Tampa and BRUNCH MUNCH in St. Petersburg carried the front of this the Tampa Bay area file. 9 closures confirmed via news, state action, or multiple agreeing social signals. Another 16 surfaced from single-source social signals and remain under review — reported, not confirmed. Main evidence reasons: 409 DBPR inactive/cancelled status (45/46) and 373 social or silence signal. Confidence mix: 406 suspected and 383 confirmed. Velocity check: 25 closure-evidence records in the last 90 days, 20 in the last 30. Dated closure signals run from 2009-11-19 to 2026-07-16. In plain Jersey: a closure signal is evidence a place may have gone dark; only verified tier-4 records are confirmed permanent closures, capisce? Capisce?
- CAZADOR GRILL- VICATampaclosure score 3
- EL JEFE CAFETampaclosure score 3
- BRUNCH MUNCHSt. Petersburgclosure score 3
- DRIFT KITCHENSt. Petersburgclosure score 3
- GEORGE'S HOT DOGSTampaclosure 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.
I'm tellin' ya, this ain't complicated: 169 restaurants with chronic violation records surface in the Tampa Bay area on the 11-year pattern view, led by DELHI PALACE, PHO KIEN GIANG. The full repeat-offender record sits below. In plain Jersey: chronic violation record is our shorthand for an 11-year repeat-offender pattern, not a verdict on the operator, capisce?
- DELHI PALACEClearwater10 HP4 INT15 BASScore 1055Active bad actorCurrently Activelast visit 05/20/2026
- PHO KIEN GIANGPinellas Park14 HP7 INT22 BASScore 1492Active bad actorCurrently Activelast visit 03/31/2026
- EL SANTAFE MEXICAN GRILLLargo10 HP9 INT19 BASScore 1109Active bad actorlast visit 04/28/2026
- WINGHOUSE BAR AND GRILLTampa8 HP3 INT15 BASScore 845Active bad actorlast visit 06/30/2026
- I THAI AND SUSHILargo9 HP7 INT5 BASScore 975Active bad actorCurrently Activelast visit 06/30/2026
+164 more in this section on the live site.
✨ 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.
Lemme tell you somethin' about this joint: LA GUANTANAMERA RESTAURANT in Seffner, STRANDHILL PUBLIC in Tampa and AHI SUSHI in St. Petersburg put the sharpest marks on the Tampa Bay area's 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. LA GUANTANAMERA RESTAURANT in Seffner dropped HP+Critical counts from 12 to 2 across the two 12-month windows (83.3% better). In plain Jersey: most improved means the recent record got materially cleaner than the prior-year pattern, capisce? What're you gonna do.
- 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.
Madonn', here we go again: 594 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. In plain Jersey: a clean plate means the recent inspection record stayed quiet where the state was looking, capisce? What're you gonna do.
- BOBBY'S BISTRO & WINE BARClearwater
- I WANNA WOKTampa
- SON OF A BRISKET BBQTampa
- DOUBLE EAGLE IIClearwater1 BASScore 1
- DUBLIN HOUSE PUBLargo
+589 more in this section on the live site.
🆕 New
New Owners
41 records this window
DBPR ownership-change records in the last 30 days — "Approve Change Owner Request" actions.
Fuhgeddaboudit, the paperwork says it all: The ownership-change feed headlined the the Tampa Bay area rundown. 41 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. In plain Jersey: an ownership-change filing means a new operator took over the license; it does not mean the restaurant closed, capisce? Capisce?
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Openings
40 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.
Capisce? Then read the citation: the Tampa Bay area ledger: 40 opening signals. 54 announced via FB/news/operator signal; 2239 DBPR/event-ledger new-license records. Current names include CREAM N CRUNCH in Zephyrhills, PRETZEL EMPIRE (PATION DECK KIOSK) in Tarpon Springs and GOLFOLOGY in St. Petersburg. Ledger type mix: 2239 new-license records and 54 announcement-led records. Cuisine/venue mix: 915 Unknown and 106 Pizza. Area concentration: 601 TAMPA and 187 CLEARWATER. Velocity check: 174 opening signals in the last 90 days, 65 in the last 30. Dated opening signals run from 2023-07-05 to 2026-07-15. 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. In plain Jersey: an opening signal starts with licensing or source-confirmed evidence, not wishful ribbon-cutting, capisce?
- CREAM N CRUNCHZephyrhills
- PRETZEL EMPIRE (PATION DECK KIOSK)Tarpon Springs
- GOLFOLOGYSt. Petersburg
- MANOU'S DELIGHTTampa
- HUMMUS REPUBLICWesley Chapel
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