Travel enough kitchens and the patterns rhyme: 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. Kitchen-English translation: a 90-day window means the recent inspection stretch, not a verdict on every kitchen in the county.
🔥 Alerts
Emergency Orders
118 records this window
Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
DISCOVERY INDIAN CUISINE in Palm Harbor, FARANDULERO PIZZERIA in Tampa and NY NY PIZZA in Tampa owned the top of the the Tampa Bay area board. 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 Cafe, 1 Diner, and 1 Pizza. 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.
- DISCOVERY INDIAN CUISINEPalm Harbor3 HP2 INT7 BASPestScore 377last visit 2026-07-15
- FARANDULERO PIZZERIATampa2 HP1 INT3 BASPestScore 263last visit 2026-07-16
- NY NY PIZZATampa2 HP2 BASPestScore 252last visit 2026-07-16
- ZAGORA CAFETampa1 HP1 BASPestScore 151last visit 2026-07-16
- HUNGRY HOWIES PIZZA AND SUBSSt. Petersburg2 HP4 INT4 BASPestScore 294last visit 2026-07-16
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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.
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. Kitchen-English translation: a high-priority violation is the state saying the risk can touch food safety right now.
- FLAP JACKSSafety Harbor4 HP2 INT4 BASPestScore 474last visit 2026-07-17
- MILLER'S ALE HOUSE INCTampa4 HP1 INT5 BASPestScore 465last visit 2026-07-17
- HAVELI INDIAN KITCHENTampa3 HP3 BASScore 303last visit 2026-07-17
- OCEAN HAIClearwater3 HP6 INT1 BASScore 361last visit 2026-07-17
- EVE'S FAMILY RESTAURANTOldsmar5 HP3 INT6 BASScore 536last visit 2026-07-16
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Closed/Delinquent
193 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.
The kitchen tells on itself. GOOD INTENTIONS in St. Petersburg, MEETING HOUSE in Tampa and BEEF O BRADYS BLOOMINGDALE LLC in Brandon headlined the the Tampa Bay area rundown. 191 closures confirmed via news, state action, or multiple agreeing social signals. Recency split: 49 in the last 90 days and 144 historical. Dated closure signals run from 2012-11-07 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. The line deserved better.
- GOOD INTENTIONSSt. Petersburgclosure score 4
- MEETING HOUSETampaclosure score 5
- BEEF O BRADYS BLOOMINGDALE LLCBrandonclosure score 4
- DELICIAS ON THE RIVER SPORT BARNew Port Richeyclosure score 3
- CAFFE PARADISOTampaclosure score 3
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⚠️ Caution
Chronic Violation Record
165 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.
Heat, salt, time — and a citation if you're not careful: 165 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. Kitchen-English translation: chronic violation record is our shorthand for an 11-year repeat-offender pattern, not a verdict on the operator. That is management, not mystery.
- 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.
I've seen this in kitchens from Saigon to Sarasota: 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). Kitchen-English translation: 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.
595 licensees in the Tampa Bay area ran a clean Q2 2026 ledger across multiple inspections. This means they kept their stations sharp and avoided the big mistakes that get a kitchen shut down. BOBBY'S BISTRO & WINE BAR in Tampa, I WANNA WOK in Tampa, and SON OF A BRISKET BBQ in Tampa were among those who held the line. These spots survived repeat visits with zero high-priority or intermediate violations. It is not about getting lucky once. It is about the obsessive habit of consistency. BOBBY'S BISTRO & WINE BAR in Tampa stretched a high-priority-free run to 17 inspections covering roughly 4.2 years.
- 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.
Mercy for the line cook, none for the GM: 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. Kitchen-English translation: an ownership-change filing means a new operator took over the license; it does not mean the restaurant closed. The line deserved better.
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Openings
43 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.
There is no romance in this part of the meal. Total for the Tampa Bay area: 43 opening signals. 39 announced via FB/news/operator signal; 7041 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: 7041 new-license records and 39 announcement-led records. Cuisine/venue mix: 4590 Unknown and 196 Pizza. Area concentration: 2066 TAMPA and 507 ST. PETERSBURG. Velocity check: 166 opening signals in the last 90 days, 44 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. Kitchen-English translation: an opening signal starts with licensing or source-confirmed evidence, not wishful ribbon-cutting. That is management, not mystery.
- TRATTORIA NAPOLIZephyrhills
- FICKLE PICKLEBushnell
- CREAM N CRUNCHZephyrhills
- UNCLE LOUIE G ST. PETESt. Petersburg
- PRETZEL EMPIRE (PATION DECK KIOSK)Tarpon Springs
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