Tip-off, and the kitchen's already in foul trouble: Florida comparison: the Orlando area's failure rate is 45% above the Florida average. the Orlando area lands at 220 recent high-priority hits. Mix: 1 Bar, 1 Brunch, 1 Pizza, and 1 Sandwiches. Box-score translation: a 90-day window means the recent inspection stretch, not a verdict on every kitchen in the county. Come on now.
🔥 Alerts
Emergency Orders
102 records this window
Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
Bottom line for the home crowd: UNCLE DIEU'S in Orlando, 2 HERMANOS TACO & BURRITO in Altamonte Springs and Colorados Prime Steak in Sanford led the board in the Orlando area. 102 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, and 1 Gastropub. Trend line: emergency-order volume is steady against the last public cut. Box-score translation: an emergency order means DBPR ordered service stopped until a callback inspection clears it.
- UNCLE DIEU'SOrlando1 HP4 INT5 BASPestScore 195last visit 2026-07-16
- 2 HERMANOS TACO & BURRITOAltamonte Springs1 HP4 BASPestScore 154last visit 2026-07-15
- Colorados Prime SteakSanford5 HP1 INT11 BASPestScore 571last visit 2026-07-16
- CROOKED SPOON GASTROPUBClermont3 HP7 BASPestScore 357last visit 2026-07-15
- Mel's Family DinerSanford7 HP4 INT2 BASPestScore 792last visit 2026-07-15
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Near Miss
220 records this window
Inspections in the last 30 days that posted high-priority violations but were not shut down.
Listen, fam, here's the tape: EL MOLCAJETE COCINA MEXICANA in Edgewater, THE VINTAGE VAULT in Cocoa and FRATELLI'S PIZZERIA & ITALIAN RESTAURANT INC in Daytona Beach Shores pulled the heaviest numbers in the Orlando area. 220 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. Box-score translation: a high-priority violation is the state saying the risk can touch food safety right now. That is the box score.
- EL MOLCAJETE COCINA MEXICANAEdgewater9 HP8 INT12 BASPestScore 1042last visit 2026-07-17
- THE VINTAGE VAULTCocoa4 HP2 INT2 BASPestScore 472last visit 2026-07-17
- FRATELLI'S PIZZERIA & ITALIAN RESTAURANT INCDaytona Beach Shores4 HP1 INTScore 410last visit 2026-07-17
- JOJO'S COUNTRY CAFEDeltona3 HP2 INT6 BASPestScore 376last visit 2026-07-17
- TAILGATORZ SPORTS BAR AND GRILLEdgewater3 HP4 INT4 BASScore 344last visit 2026-07-17
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Closed/Delinquent
378 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.
Hot take incoming, and the stats back it: BETTER THAN SEX in Orlando, VESUVIO in Orlando and SABOR DEL CARIBE in Kissimmee led the board in the Orlando area. 313 closures confirmed via news, state action, or multiple agreeing social signals. Another 176 surfaced from single-source social signals and remain under review — reported, not confirmed. Recency split: 102 in the last 90 days and 619 historical. Dated closure signals run from 2014-06-16 to 2026-07-22. Box-score translation: a closure signal is evidence a place may have gone dark; only verified tier-4 records are confirmed permanent closures. That is the box score.
- BETTER THAN SEXOrlandoclosure score 5
- VESUVIOOrlandoclosure score 5
- SABOR DEL CARIBEKissimmeeclosure score 3
- SHAKERS AMERICAN CAFEOrlandoclosure score 4
- LA FONDA MEXICAN KITCHENLongwoodclosure score 4
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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.
Yo, check the replay on this one: a straight-up disaster zone in the Orlando area. Inspectors have uncovered 169 restaurants with chronic violation records when you look at the 11-year pattern. That is not a series of mistakes; that is a decade-long track record of failure. Yo, PARCHED OAK and CHINA GARDEN are leading this parade of shame. These spots aren't just tripping up; they are part of a long-term pattern of being bad actors, which is basically a fancy way of saying these places are repeat offenders who just won't stop breaking the rules.
- PARCHED OAKDeland7 HP6 INT9 BASScore 769Active bad actorlast visit 06/30/2026
- CHINA GARDENOrlando8 HP3 INT8 BASScore 838Active bad actorlast visit 06/30/2026
- STONER'S PIZZA JOINT DAYTONADaytona Beach3 HP2 INT10 BASScore 330Active bad actorlast visit 03/10/2026
- MIMMOS PIZZERIA & RISTORANTE OF COCOA BEACHCocoa Beach8 HP4 INT11 BASScore 851Active bad actorlast visit 06/30/2026
- ISLAND HOTEL OF SPACE COASTMerritt Island5 HP2 BASScore 502Active bad actorlast visit 06/16/2026
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✨ Trusted
Most Improved
41 records this window
Restaurants whose recent-window violation count is at least 50% lower than the prior window, with the most recent inspection clean.
Alright, gang, roll the highlight reel: VICTORIOS OYSTER BAR & GRILLE in Longwood, OAK HOUSE in Lady Lake and LA QUINTA INN AND SUITES in Orlando owned the top of the the Orlando area board. 41 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. VICTORIOS OYSTER BAR & GRILLE in Longwood dropped HP+Critical counts from 18 to 2 across the two 12-month windows (88.9% better). Box-score translation: most improved means the recent record got materially cleaner than the prior-year pattern.
- VICTORIOS OYSTER BAR & GRILLELongwood1 INT3 BASPestScore 63
- OAK HOUSELady Lake1 INTScore 10
- LA QUINTA INN AND SUITESOrlando2 BASPestScore 52
- PORCH SOUTH ORANGEOrlando4 BASPestScore 54
- DON JULIO MEXICAN KITCHEN AND TEQUILA BARLake Mary
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Clean Plates
860 records this window
Restaurants with multiple inspections in the current quarter and zero high-priority or intermediate violations.
Look, the box score doesn't lie: 860 the Orlando area licensees ran a clean Q2 2026 ledger across multiple inspections — GA FOODS, FLAME TREE BBQ, NOBLE PURSUIT FLORIDA, LLC among them. These are repeat visits with zero high-priority or intermediate violations — the operators rewarded for consistency, not one lucky inspection. GA FOODS stretched a high-priority-free run to 23 inspections covering roughly 5.8 years. Box-score translation: a clean plate means the recent inspection record stayed quiet where the state was looking. Come on now.
- GA FOODSOrlando1 BASScore 1
- FLAME TREE BBQLake Buena Vista1 BASScore 1
- NOBLE PURSUIT FLORIDA, LLCHaines City3 BASPestScore 53
- KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKENLake Wales3 BASPestScore 53
- EAGLE'S NESTWinter Haven
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🆕 New
New Owners
109 records this window
DBPR ownership-change records in the last 30 days — "Approve Change Owner Request" actions.
Look, we are talking about a massive shakeup in the Orlando area. The records show 109 ownership-change filings posted in the 30-day window. That is a huge volume of activity for the local food scene. Listen, these are operator turnovers, which is just a fancy way of saying a new owner-of-record is stepping up to run an existing license. This isn't about closures, cancellations, or revocations. It is a fresh start for these spots.
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Openings
48 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.
Buckle up, because the numbers got loud: Total for the Orlando area: 48 opening signals. 35 announced via FB/news/operator signal; 11612 DBPR/event-ledger new-license records. Current names include AJ'S PIZZA JOINT MINNEOLA in Minneola, 716 RED HOTS LLC in Lakeland and SURF CLUB HAUS in Cocoa Beach. Ledger type mix: 11612 new-license records and 35 announcement-led records. Cuisine/venue mix: 7804 Unknown and 328 Fast Food. Area concentration: 2832 ORLANDO and 1890 KISSIMMEE. Velocity check: 221 opening signals in the last 90 days, 50 in the last 30. Dated opening signals run from 2016-07-05 to 2026-07-17. 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. Box-score translation: an opening signal starts with licensing or source-confirmed evidence, not wishful ribbon-cutting. Come on now.
- AJ'S PIZZA JOINT MINNEOLAMinneola
- 716 RED HOTS LLCLakeland
- SURF CLUB HAUSCocoa Beach
- THREE BIRDS EXPRESSMinneola
- DANIELS CHEESESTEAK EXPRESSMinneola
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