Folks, this is a turnover at the worst time: 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. Box-score translation: a 90-day window means the recent inspection stretch, not a verdict on every kitchen in the county.
🔥 Alerts
Emergency Orders
117 records this window
Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
Coming in off the bench, the cold facts: 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. 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 Cafe, 1 Diner, and 1 Pizza. 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. That is the box score.
- 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.
Tip-off, and the kitchen's already in foul trouble: 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. Box-score translation: a high-priority violation is the state saying the risk can touch food safety right now. Come on 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
226 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.
Listen, fam, here's the tape: GOOD INTENTIONS in St. Petersburg, MEETING HOUSE in Tampa and BEEF O BRADYS BLOOMINGDALE LLC in Brandon headlined the the Tampa Bay area rundown. 192 closures confirmed via news, state action, or multiple agreeing social signals. Recency split: 46 in the last 90 days and 181 historical. Dated closure signals run from 2012-11-07 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.
- 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
166 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, we are looking at a complete disaster zone in the Tampa Bay area. Inspectors have uncovered 166 restaurants with chronic violation records when you look at the 11-year pattern view. That's not a fluke, that's a decade of "oops" turned into a permanent state of failure. Yo, the heavy hitters on this list of repeat-offenders are DELHI PALACE and PHO KIEN GIANG. These spots aren't just slipping up; they are living in a cycle of violations that would make a hall-of-famer blush. Check the full repeat-offender record below to see who else is stuck in this cycle of shame.
- 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
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.
Bottom line for the home crowd: LA GUANTANAMERA RESTAURANT in Seffner, STRANDHILL PUBLIC in Tampa and AHI SUSHI in St. Petersburg drew the loudest scorecard in the Tampa Bay area. 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). Box-score 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.
Listen up, because this is what we want to see in Tampa Bay. We got 595 licensees who kept it locked down during the second quarter of 2026 inspections. They showed up clean—no major flags anywhere. BOBBY'S BISTRO & WINE BAR, I WANNA WOK, and SON OF A BRISKET BBQ are just a few names from that tight crew. These operators earned it by staying perfect across multiple visits, not just getting lucky once in the 90-day window. Look at BOBBY'S BISTRO & WINE BAR; they stretched out a run of inspections with zero high-priority violations for 17 separate checks. That’s almost four and a half years without a stumble. You gotta respect that consistency!
- 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
21 records this window
DBPR ownership-change records in the last 30 days — "Approve Change Owner Request" actions.
Yo, we are looking at a massive wave of movement in the Tampa Bay area. The ownership-change feed pulled the heaviest numbers of the season, racking up 21 ownership-change filings in just a 30-day window. Listen, an ownership-change filing is just the state's way of saying a new boss is taking the wheel of an existing license—it's a swap of the person in charge, not a shutdown. The volume on these turnovers is holding steady with the last public cut. This isn't about restaurants folding or getting kicked out; it's a revolving door of operators stepping into the ring. The licenses are staying active, but the faces behind the counter are changing.
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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.
Look, the box score doesn't lie: Total for the Tampa Bay area: 42 opening signals. 39 announced via FB/news/operator signal; 7037 DBPR/event-ledger new-license records. Current names include TRATTORIA NAPOLI in Zephyrhills, FICKLE PICKLE in Bushnell and UNCLE LOUIE G ST. PETE in St. Petersburg. Ledger type mix: 7037 new-license records and 39 announcement-led records. Cuisine/venue mix: 4586 Unknown and 196 Pizza. Area concentration: 2063 TAMPA and 506 ST. PETERSBURG. Velocity check: 163 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. Box-score translation: an opening signal starts with licensing or source-confirmed evidence, not wishful ribbon-cutting. Come on now.
- TRATTORIA NAPOLIZephyrhills
- FICKLE PICKLEBushnell
- UNCLE LOUIE G ST. PETESt. Petersburg
- PRETZEL EMPIRE (PATION DECK KIOSK)Tarpon Springs
- GOLFOLOGYSt. Petersburg
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