Listen, my friend, the numbers don't stutter: Start with the state: the Tampa Bay area's chronic density is 39% below the Florida average. the Tampa Bay area sits at 92 recent high-priority hits. Mix: 2 diners, 2 sushi bars, 1 American BBQ, and 1 Brunch. In plain Jersey: a 90-day window means the recent inspection stretch, not a verdict on every kitchen in the county, capisce?
🔥 Alerts
Emergency Orders
117 records this window
Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
Between you and me, it's a shame: FARANDULERO PIZZERIA in Tampa, MEZZA LUNA AT THE VILLAGES in The Villages and DISCOVERY INDIAN CUISINE in Palm Harbor pulled the heaviest numbers in the Tampa Bay area. 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: 2 diners, 1 Cafe, and 1 Pizza. Trend line: emergency-order volume is steady against the last public cut. In plain Jersey: an emergency order means DBPR ordered service stopped until a callback inspection clears it, capisce? What're you gonna do.
- FARANDULERO PIZZERIATampa2 HP1 INTPestScore 260last visit 2026-07-16
- MEZZA LUNA AT THE VILLAGESThe Villages2 HP1 INT5 BASScore 215last visit 2026-06-10
- DISCOVERY INDIAN CUISINEPalm Harbor3 HP2 INT7 BASPestScore 377last visit 2026-07-15
- NY NY PIZZATampa2 HP2 BASPestScore 252last visit 2026-07-16
- ZAGORA CAFETampa1 HP1 BASPestScore 151last visit 2026-07-16
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Near Miss
92 records this window
Inspections in the last 30 days that posted high-priority violations but were not shut down.
Whaddya gonna do, the file speaks for itself: TEAK RESTAURANT in St. Petersburg, ISEKAI SUSHI CAFE in Tampa and FLAP JACKS in Safety Harbor carried the front of this the Tampa Bay area file. 92 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. In plain Jersey: a high-priority violation is the state saying the risk can touch food safety right now, capisce? Capisce?
- TEAK RESTAURANTSt. Petersburg4 HP4 INT7 BASPestScore 497last visit 2026-06-30
- ISEKAI SUSHI CAFETampa3 HP2 INT3 BASScore 323last visit 2026-04-28
- 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
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Closed/Delinquent
434 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.
Lemme tell you somethin' about this joint: CABOT CITRUS FARMS in Brooksville, EL MANGASO in Plant City and WEENIE WAGON OF SUNSHINE STATE in St. Petersburg topped the the Tampa Bay area ledger this round. 12 closures confirmed via news, state action, or multiple agreeing social signals. Another 37 surfaced from single-source social signals and remain under review — reported, not confirmed. Main evidence reasons: 396 DBPR inactive/cancelled status (45/46) and 373 social or silence signal. Confidence mix: 390 suspected and 386 confirmed. Velocity check: 49 closure-evidence records in the last 90 days, 44 in the last 30. Dated closure signals run from 2009-11-19 to 2026-07-23. In plain Jersey: a closure signal is evidence a place may have gone dark; only verified tier-4 records are confirmed permanent closures, capisce? What're you gonna do.
- CABOT CITRUS FARMSBrooksvilleclosure score 1
- EL MANGASOPlant Cityclosure score 1
- WEENIE WAGON OF SUNSHINE STATESt. Petersburgclosure score 1
- BLACK SKILLETSeffnerclosure score 1
- HAVANA PIZZAS SHELDON RDTampaclosure score 1
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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.
Fuhgeddaboudit, the paperwork says it all: 171 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. In plain Jersey: chronic violation record is our shorthand for an 11-year repeat-offender pattern, not a verdict on the operator, capisce? Capisce?
- 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
34 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'm tellin' ya, this ain't complicated: LA GUANTANAMERA RESTAURANT in Seffner, STRANDHILL PUBLIC in Tampa and AHI SUSHI in St. Petersburg put the sharpest marks on the Tampa Bay area's list. 34 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). In plain Jersey: most improved means the recent record got materially cleaner than the prior-year pattern, capisce?
- 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
593 records this window
Restaurants with multiple inspections in the current quarter and zero high-priority or intermediate violations.
Ova here we don't sugarcoat the count: 593 the Tampa Bay area licensees ran a clean Q2 2026 ledger across multiple inspections — BOBBY'S BISTRO & WINE BAR, I WANNA WOK, SON OF A BRISKET BBQ among them. These are repeat visits with zero high-priority or intermediate violations — the operators rewarded for consistency, not one lucky inspection. BOBBY'S BISTRO & WINE BAR stretched a high-priority-free run to 17 inspections covering roughly 4.2 years. In plain Jersey: a clean plate means the recent inspection record stayed quiet where the state was looking, capisce?
- 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
33 records this window
DBPR ownership-change records in the last 30 days — "Approve Change Owner Request" actions.
Madonn', here we go again: The ownership-change feed headlined the the Tampa Bay area rundown. 33 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. In plain Jersey: an ownership-change filing means a new operator took over the license; it does not mean the restaurant closed, capisce? What're you gonna do.
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Openings
41 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, I seen this movie before: the Tampa Bay area ledger: 41 opening signals. 38 announced via FB/news/operator signal; 7038 DBPR/event-ledger new-license records. Current names include BIENVENUE CHEZ VOUS in Clearwater, TRATTORIA NAPOLI in Zephyrhills and FICKLE PICKLE in Bushnell. Ledger type mix: 7038 new-license records and 38 announcement-led records. Cuisine/venue mix: 4592 Unknown and 196 Pizza. Area concentration: 2066 TAMPA and 509 ST. PETERSBURG. Velocity check: 163 opening signals in the last 90 days, 44 in the last 30. Dated opening signals run from 2016-07-01 to 2026-07-21. 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. In plain Jersey: an opening signal starts with licensing or source-confirmed evidence, not wishful ribbon-cutting, capisce? Capisce?
- BIENVENUE CHEZ VOUSClearwater
- HAVELI INDIAN KITCHENTampa
- TRATTORIA NAPOLIZephyrhills
- FICKLE PICKLEBushnell
- SANROKUKU LLCBrandon
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