Heat, salt, time — and a citation if you're not careful: Set against the state: North Florida's failure rate is 58% below the Florida average. North Florida carries 47 recent high-priority hits. Mix: 1 Fast Food, 1 Latin American, and 1 Mexican. Kitchen-English translation: a 90-day window means the recent inspection stretch, not a verdict on every kitchen in the county. That is management, not mystery.
🔥 Alerts
Emergency Orders
42 records this window
Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
Andaman Asian Bistro in St. Augustine, POPEYES LOUISIANA KITCHEN #139 in Tallahassee and THE HUB FAMILY RESTAURANT in Crestview pulled the heaviest numbers in North Florida. 42 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 Asian, 1 Chinese, and 1 Sushi. Trend line: emergency-order volume is steady against the last public cut. Kitchen-English translation: an emergency order means DBPR ordered service stopped until a callback inspection clears it.
- Andaman Asian BistroSt. Augustine8 HP5 INT5 BASPestScore 905last visit 2026-02-25
- POPEYES LOUISIANA KITCHEN #139Tallahassee2 HP2 INT2 BASScore 222
- THE HUB FAMILY RESTAURANTCrestview1 HP1 BASPestScore 151
- CHAN'S CHINESE FOODGainesville2 HP1 INT6 BASPestScore 266last visit 2026-07-08
- PEI WEI EXPRESS OR MANDARIN EXPRESSOcala1 BASPestScore 51last visit 2026-07-07
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Near Miss
47 records this window
Inspections in the last 30 days that posted high-priority violations but were not shut down.
The kitchen tells on itself. WHATABURGER #1030 in Panama City Beach, HILTON GARDEN INN PANAMA CITY in Panama City and BURGER KING #9162 in Chiefland pulled the heaviest numbers in North Florida. 47 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 BAS. Kitchen-English translation: a high-priority violation is the state saying the risk can touch food safety right now. The line deserved better.
- WHATABURGER #1030Panama City Beach3 HP2 BASScore 302
- HILTON GARDEN INN PANAMA CITYPanama City4 HP2 INT1 BASScore 421
- BURGER KING #9162Chiefland3 HP2 INT7 BASPestScore 377last visit 2026-07-16
- CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL 1535Tallahassee3 HPScore 300
- FORD'S GARAGEPanama City Beach3 HP1 INT3 BASScore 313
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Closed/Delinquent
83 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.
Somewhere behind the line, the facts got ugly. MANGO BICHE MIA OAKS in Gainesville, TACOS 352 in Gainesville and JOHNNY'S PIZZERIA in Ocala anchored the high end of the North Florida file. 69 closures confirmed via news, state action, or multiple agreeing social signals. Recency split: 34 in the last 90 days and 93 historical. Dated closure signals run from 2016-10-12 to 2026-07-21. Kitchen-English translation: a closure signal is evidence a place may have gone dark; only verified tier-4 records are confirmed permanent closures.
- MANGO BICHE MIA OAKSGainesvilleclosure score 4
- TACOS 352Gainesvilleclosure score 3
- JOHNNY'S PIZZERIAOcalaclosure score 4
- 3D WINGSWaldoclosure score 4
- BASILICO PELLEGRINO’S ITALIAN CUISINEWaldoclosure score 4
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⚠️ Caution
Chronic Violation Record
171 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.
State records show 171 restaurants in North Florida have developed chronic violation records over an 11-year pattern. These are the repeat-offenders, the ones that keep making the same mistakes while the customers keep taking the risk. TIPSY COW BAR AND GRILL and FREDDY'S FROZEN CUSTARD & STEAKBURGERS lead this list of persistent failures. A chronic violation record isn't just a bad day for a kitchen; it is a habitual neglect of the basics. These operators have had eleven years to get it right, but they chose to keep the same dirty habits alive. The full record of these repeat-offenders sits below.
- TIPSY COW BAR AND GRILLCedar Key7 HP5 INT2 BASScore 752Active bad actorCurrently Activelast visit 06/30/2026
- FREDDY'S FROZEN CUSTARD & STEAKBURGERSOcala7 HP2 INT9 BASScore 729Active bad actorlast visit 06/30/2026
- DAIRY QUEEN OF CROSS CITYCross City4 HP7 INT18 BASScore 488Active bad actorlast visit 06/24/2026
- BROAD STRIPES GOLF & SOCIAL CLUBSummerfield5 HP3 INT8 BASScore 538Active bad actorlast visit 12/05/2025
- LOS AVINA MEXICAN RESTURANTNewberry9 HP3 INT6 BASScore 936Active bad actorCurrently Activelast visit 04/24/2026
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✨ Trusted
Most Improved
7 records this window
Restaurants whose recent-window violation count is at least 50% lower than the prior window, with the most recent inspection clean.
There is no romance in this part of the meal. CHUYS in Gainesville, GATOR'S DOCKSIDE OF JONESVILLE in Newberry and LOG CABIN CAFE in Ocala put the sharpest marks on North Florida's list. 7 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. CHUYS in Gainesville dropped HP+Critical counts from 10 to 2 across the two 12-month windows (80.0% better). Kitchen-English translation: most improved means the recent record got materially cleaner than the prior-year pattern. That is management, not mystery.
- CHUYSGainesville1 INT2 BASScore 12
- GATOR'S DOCKSIDE OF JONESVILLENewberry4 BASScore 4
- LOG CABIN CAFEOcala1 INTScore 10
- FIGS & HONEY LLCOcala
- BAYMONT BY WYNDHAMLake City
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Clean Plates
719 records this window
Restaurants with multiple inspections in the current quarter and zero high-priority or intermediate violations.
719 licensees in North Florida ran a clean Q2 2026 ledger across multiple inspections. This means these kitchens stayed off the radar of the big problems that get a place shut down. SAX GRILLE in North Florida, FRIENDSHIP PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH in North Florida, JUANAS PAGODAS in North Florida, and SAILORS GRILL in North Florida are among the names on the list. These operators did not just get lucky with a single walk-through. They racked up zero high-priority or intermediate violations across repeat visits. The owner who refuses to let the standards slip is the one who earns the respect of the line. SAX GRILLE in North Florida stretched a high-priority-free run to 21 inspections. That covers roughly 5.2 years of keeping the plates clean. That is the kind of obsessive habit that keeps a kitchen running for the long haul.
- SAX GRILLEFort Walton Beach
- FRIENDSHIP PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCHTallahassee
- JUANAS PAGODAS AND SAILORS GRILLNavarre
- CATERING BY BOBPanama City
- FAMILY TY'S GOOD EATSPensacola
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🆕 New
Openings
47 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.
Walk into any prep room and the truth lives in the cooler: Current North Florida tally: 47 opening signals. 3553 DBPR/event-ledger new-license records. Current names include LEAGUE OF FOOD TRUCKS in Havana, SALTWATER'S WINE BAR in Santa Rosa Beach and SOUTHERN RAINS ANTIQUES & SWEETS in Cross City. Ledger type mix: 3553 new-license records. Cuisine/venue mix: 2995 Unknown and 57 Pizza. Area concentration: 487 OCALA and 439 PANAMA CITY BEACH. Velocity check: 41 opening signals in the last 90 days, 20 in the last 30. Dated opening signals run from 2016-07-06 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. Kitchen-English translation: an opening signal starts with licensing or source-confirmed evidence, not wishful ribbon-cutting. The line deserved better.
- LEAGUE OF FOOD TRUCKSHavana
- SALTWATER'S WINE BARSanta Rosa Beach
- SOUTHERN RAINS ANTIQUES & SWEETSCross City
- CHERRY'S ICE CREAM & COFFEE SHOPMc Alpin
- LENNYS GRILL & SUBS 1004Pensacola
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