Measured statewide: North Florida's failure rate is 61% below the Florida average. North Florida logs 52 recent high-priority hits. Mix: 1 Chinese, 1 Fast Food, and 1 Japanese. For civilians not fluent in state paperwork: a 90-day window means the recent inspection stretch, not a verdict on every kitchen in the county.
🔥 Alerts
Emergency Orders
43 records this window
Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
LINDY'S ICE CREAM SHOP in Jasper, CHARLEYS PHILLY STEAKS in Gainesville and HOGAN'S in Gainesville owned the top of the North Florida board. 43 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 Deli, 1 Fast Food, 1 Sandwiches, and 1 Sushi. Trend line: emergency-order volume is steady against the last public cut. For civilians not fluent in state paperwork: an emergency order means DBPR ordered service stopped until a callback inspection clears it.
- LINDY'S ICE CREAM SHOPJasper3 HP1 INT8 BASPestScore 368last visit 2026-04-30
- CHARLEYS PHILLY STEAKSGainesville1 HP2 INT3 BASScore 123last visit 2026-07-14
- HOGAN'SGainesville1 HP4 INT3 BASPestScore 193last visit 2026-03-17
- SUBWAYNiceville1 HP5 BASScore 105
- Andaman Asian BistroSt. Augustine8 HP5 INT5 BASPestScore 905last visit 2026-02-25
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Near Miss
52 records this window
Inspections in the last 30 days that posted high-priority violations but were not shut down.
EL PATIO CANTINA in High Springs, PIRATE'S GRILL in Gainesville and CAFE AROMA in Inlet Beach sat at the head of the North Florida list. 52 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. For civilians not fluent in state paperwork: a high-priority violation is the state saying the risk can touch food safety right now.
- EL PATIO CANTINAHigh Springs6 HP3 INT2 BASScore 632last visit 2026-05-01
- PIRATE'S GRILLGainesville3 HP2 INT1 BASScore 321last visit 2026-01-28
- CAFE AROMAInlet Beach3 HP3 INT3 BASPestScore 383
- THE BIRD & BREW COPanama City Beach3 HP3 INT3 BASScore 333
- MOE'S SOUTHWEST GRILLLive Oak3 HP2 INT5 BASPestScore 375last visit 2026-01-30
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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.
LA CHUSMA in Ocala, 'THE' BEST FAMILY PIZZA in Steinhatchee and COUNTRY BAR-B-QUE in Ocala drew the loudest scorecard in North Florida. 36 closures confirmed via news, state action, or multiple agreeing social signals. Another 30 surfaced from single-source social signals and remain under review — reported, not confirmed. Main evidence reasons: 282 DBPR inactive/cancelled status (45/46) and 68 social or silence signal. Confidence mix: 254 suspected and 98 confirmed. Velocity check: 55 closure-evidence records in the last 90 days, 55 in the last 30. Dated closure signals run from 2010-11-01 to 2026-07-24. For civilians not fluent in state paperwork: a closure signal is evidence a place may have gone dark; only verified tier-4 records are confirmed permanent closures.
- LA CHUSMAOcalaclosure score 1
- 'THE' BEST FAMILY PIZZASteinhatcheeclosure score 1
- COUNTRY BAR-B-QUEOcalaclosure score 3
- CRICKET'S DELI ON WHEELSMayoclosure score 1
- WING N ITOcalaclosure score 1
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⚠️ Caution
Chronic Violation Record
177 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.
The culinary landscape of North Florida is currently hosting a recurring performance of "Health Code Roulette," where 177 restaurants have surfaced in an 11-year pattern of chronic violations. This data set identifies the professional repeat-offenders, those establishments that seem to treat state regulations as mere suggestions rather than the laws of gravity. DAIRY QUEEN OF CROSS CITY and CLASSIC CAFE 3 are leading this parade of persistent culinary transgressions. These venues have mastered the art of the "bad actor" status, a term for the persistent offenders who treat every inspection like a game of Whac-A-Mole with the rules of basic sanitation.
- DAIRY QUEEN OF CROSS CITYCross City2 HP6 BASScore 206Active bad actorlast visit 06/24/2026
- CLASSIC CAFE 3Waldo9 HP4 INT6 BASScore 946Active bad actorCurrently Activelast visit 05/28/2026
- WOK N ROLL II INCOcala7 HP3 INT9 BASScore 739Active bad actorlast visit 06/30/2026
- CHINA WAL RESTAURANTOcala12 HP4 INT17 BASScore 1257Active bad actorCurrently Activelast visit 03/19/2026
- SAMMY JOE'SThe Villages6 HP3 INT4 BASScore 634Active chronic offenderCurrently Activelast visit 06/03/2026
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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.
CHUYS in Gainesville, GATOR'S DOCKSIDE OF JONESVILLE in Newberry and LOG CABIN CAFE in Ocala owned the top of the North Florida board. 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). For civilians not fluent in state paperwork: most improved means the recent record got materially cleaner than the prior-year pattern.
- 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
721 records this window
Restaurants with multiple inspections in the current quarter and zero high-priority or intermediate violations.
In the wilderness of North Florida, where the humidity is a physical weight and the mosquitoes have teeth, 721 licensees managed to navigate the 90-day window of Q2 2026 without tripping over their own feet. These establishments, including SAX GRILLE in North Florida, FRIENDSHIP PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH in North Florida, JUANAS PAGODAS in North Florida, and SAILORS GRILL in North Florida, achieved what some might call a clean plate—a regulatory gold star meaning they didn't rack up any high-priority violations that would have the health department hovering like a hungry heron. The state’s watchful eyes have peered into these kitchens repeatedly, finding no high-priority or intermediate violations to report. SAX GRILLE in North Florida has turned consistency into a high art form, maintaining a streak of high-priority-free operations across 21 inspections spanning roughly 5.2 years. It is a rare feat of culinary hygiene in a landscape where the local wildlife is often more organized than the local plumbing.
- 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
54 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.
North Florida count: 54 opening signals. 3559 DBPR/event-ledger new-license records. Current names include SEAGROVE LIQUOR & WINE & BEACH HAPPY CAFE & COCKTAILS in Santa Rosa Beach, OYSTER CARTEL in Perry and LA MARACUCHA VENEZUELAN RESTAURANT in Gainesville. Ledger type mix: 3559 new-license records. Cuisine/venue mix: 3000 Unknown and 57 Pizza. Area concentration: 488 OCALA and 443 PANAMA CITY BEACH. Velocity check: 45 opening signals in the last 90 days, 25 in the last 30. Dated opening signals run from 2016-07-06 to 2026-07-23. 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. For civilians not fluent in state paperwork: an opening signal starts with licensing or source-confirmed evidence, not wishful ribbon-cutting.
- SEAGROVE LIQUOR & WINE & BEACH HAPPY CAFE & COCKTAILSSanta Rosa Beach
- OYSTER CARTELPerry
- LA MARACUCHA VENEZUELAN RESTAURANTGainesville
- AUTHENTIC GYROS & GRILLTallahassee
- 916 JAMAICAN CUISINEGainesville
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