Ay, madre mía — Measured statewide: the Tampa Bay area's chronic density is 39% below the Florida average. the Tampa Bay area logs 109 recent high-priority hits. Mix: 2 diners, 1 American BBQ, 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
120 records this window
Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
Vey iz mir, mija — DISCOVERY INDIAN CUISINE in Palm Harbor, ZAGORA CAFE in Tampa and NY NY PIZZA in Tampa owned the top of the the Tampa Bay area board. 120 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: 2 pizza spots, 1 Cafe, and 1 Diner. 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.
- DISCOVERY INDIAN CUISINEPalm Harbor3 HP2 INT7 BASPestScore 377last visit 2026-06-30
- ZAGORA CAFETampa1 HP1 BASPestScore 151last visit 2026-06-30
- NY NY PIZZATampa2 HP2 BASPestScore 252last visit 2026-06-02
- FARANDULERO PIZZERIATampa2 HP1 INT3 BASScore 213last visit 2026-03-19
- NAUTICAL BREWS PIZZAClearwater1 HP1 BASScore 101last visit 2026-06-24
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Near Miss
109 records this window
Inspections in the last 30 days that posted high-priority violations but were not shut down.
Caramba, mein kindeleh — FLAP JACKS in Safety Harbor, MILLER'S ALE HOUSE INC in Tampa and HAVELI INDIAN KITCHEN in Tampa pulled the heaviest numbers in the Tampa Bay area. 109 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.
- FLAP JACKSSafety Harbor4 HP2 INT4 BASPestScore 474last visit 2026-03-27
- MILLER'S ALE HOUSE INCTampa4 HP1 INT5 BASPestScore 465last visit 2026-02-03
- HAVELI INDIAN KITCHENTampa3 HP3 BASScore 303
- OCEAN HAIClearwater3 HP6 INT1 BASScore 361last visit 2026-01-29
- EVE'S FAMILY RESTAURANTOldsmar5 HP3 INT6 BASScore 536last visit 2026-03-20
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Closed/Delinquent
447 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.
Nu? — y por qué no me sorprende — KATIE'S COFFEE in Brandon, A' TREVETE ' in Tampa and CAZADOR GRILL- VICA in Tampa headlined the the Tampa Bay area rundown. 11 closures confirmed via news, state action, or multiple agreeing social signals. Another 17 surfaced from single-source social signals and remain under review — reported, not confirmed. Main evidence reasons: 411 DBPR inactive/cancelled status (45/46) and 371 social or silence signal. Confidence mix: 411 suspected and 382 confirmed. Velocity check: 28 closure-evidence records in the last 90 days, 22 in the last 30. Dated closure signals run from 2009-11-19 to 2026-07-19. Mija, in plain English: a closure signal is evidence a place may have gone dark; only verified tier-4 records are confirmed permanent closures.
- KATIE'S COFFEEBrandonclosure score 3
- A' TREVETE 'Tampaclosure score 3
- CAZADOR GRILL- VICATampaclosure score 3
- EL JEFE CAFETampaclosure score 3
- BRUNCH MUNCHSt. Petersburgclosure score 3
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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.
Listen, mein tateleh — 170 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. Mija, in plain English: chronic violation record is our shorthand for an 11-year repeat-offender pattern, not a verdict on the operator. Mein gott, qué locura.
- 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
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✨ Trusted
Most Improved
36 records this window
Restaurants whose recent-window violation count is at least 50% lower than the prior window, with the most recent inspection clean.
Pa' que sepas, hijita — LA GUANTANAMERA RESTAURANT in Seffner, STRANDHILL PUBLIC in Tampa and AHI SUSHI in St. Petersburg drew the loudest scorecard in the Tampa Bay area. 36 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.
- 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
25 records this window
DBPR ownership-change records in the last 30 days — "Approve Change Owner Request" actions.
Ay Dios mío del Cielo — The ownership-change feed pulled the heaviest numbers in the Tampa Bay area. 25 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. Mija, in plain English: an ownership-change filing means a new operator took over the license; it does not mean the restaurant closed. A klog tsu Columbus's.
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Openings
42 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.
Mira, no me hagas la boca agua — Total for the Tampa Bay area: 42 opening signals. 39 announced via FB/news/operator signal; 7034 DBPR/event-ledger new-license records. Current names include TRATTORIA NAPOLI in Zephyrhills, FICKLE PICKLE in Bushnell and CREAM N CRUNCH in Zephyrhills. Ledger type mix: 7034 new-license records and 39 announcement-led records. Cuisine/venue mix: 4592 Unknown and 196 Pizza. Area concentration: 2065 TAMPA and 503 ST. PETERSBURG. Velocity check: 166 opening signals in the last 90 days, 43 in the last 30. Dated opening signals run from 2016-07-01 to 2026-07-16. 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. Eat something — but not THERE.
- TRATTORIA NAPOLIZephyrhills
- FICKLE PICKLEBushnell
- CREAM N CRUNCHZephyrhills
- UNCLE LOUIE G ST. PETESt. Petersburg
- PRETZEL EMPIRE (PATION DECK KIOSK)Tarpon Springs
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