Against the statewide grid: the Orlando area's chronic density is 43% below the Florida average. the Orlando area registers 246 recent high-priority hits. Mix: 2 japanese, 1 Amusement Park, 1 Bakery, and 1 Bar. 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
105 records this window
Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
Even the alligators in the parking lot have seen better: URBAN SOUL DAIQUIRIS & WINGZ in Daytona Beach, TROY'S in Cocoa and TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE in Sanford sat at the head of the the Orlando area list. 105 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 Bar, 1 Chinese, 1 Juice/Smoothie, and 1 Pizza. 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. The inspectors merely wrote down the punchline.
- URBAN SOUL DAIQUIRIS & WINGZDaytona Beach1 HP3 BASScore 103last visit 2026-06-30
- TROY'SCocoa1 HP1 INT5 BASScore 115last visit 2026-02-13
- TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFESanford2 INT8 BASPestScore 78last visit 2025-11-17
- ORLANDO SOCCER COMPLEXOrlando1 HP1 BASScore 101last visit 2025-09-29
- CHINA LEEOrlando8 HP7 INT16 BASPestScore 936last visit 2026-07-07
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Near Miss
246 records this window
Inspections in the last 30 days that posted high-priority violations but were not shut down.
Tropical storm or no, the citations keep landing: BLACK & GOLD BAR & GRILL in Orlando, BUDSABA THAI in Orlando and MAY FLOWER CHINESE FOOD in Orlando led the board in the Orlando area. 246 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.
- BLACK & GOLD BAR & GRILLOrlando5 HP3 INT4 BASPestScore 584last visit 2026-06-30
- BUDSABA THAIOrlando4 HP4 INT6 BASScore 446last visit 2026-06-30
- MAY FLOWER CHINESE FOODOrlando4 HP1 INT8 BASPestScore 468last visit 2026-01-26
- FUSION HUT BISTROSouth Daytona4 HP2 INT4 BASScore 424last visit 2026-02-25
- FIRST WATCH WINTER GARDENWinter Garden3 HP2 INT6 BASPestScore 376last visit 2026-06-30
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Closed/Delinquent
904 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.
Down here, the inspector's clipboard reads like fiction: KOOBBIE in Groveland, CALVIN KITCHEN ON WHEELS in Cocoa and COLOMBIAN CRAVINGS in Orlando owned the top of the the Orlando area board. 56 closures confirmed via news, state action, or multiple agreeing social signals. Another 132 surfaced from single-source social signals and remain under review — reported, not confirmed. Main evidence reasons: 833 DBPR inactive/cancelled status (45/46) and 624 social or silence signal. Confidence mix: 799 suspected and 681 confirmed. Velocity check: 187 closure-evidence records in the last 90 days, 178 in the last 30. Dated closure signals run from 2009-11-19 to 2027-04-01. 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. The swamp, for once, is not the problem.
- KOOBBIEGrovelandclosure score 2
- CALVIN KITCHEN ON WHEELSCocoaclosure score 1
- COLOMBIAN CRAVINGSOrlandoclosure score 1
- COPA & CREMADelandclosure score 3
- DOMINGUEZ'S HOTDOGSKissimmeeclosure 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.
The menu did not mention this part, naturally: 171 restaurants with chronic violation records surface in the Orlando area on the 11-year pattern view, led by CHINA GARDEN, MEALS ON WHEELS, ETC. The full repeat-offender record sits below. For civilians not fluent in state paperwork: chronic violation record is our shorthand for an 11-year repeat-offender pattern, not a verdict on the operator. The inspectors merely wrote down the punchline.
- CHINA GARDENOrlando3 HP7 INT14 BASScore 384Active bad actorlast visit 06/30/2026
- MEALS ON WHEELS, ETCSanford12 HP5 INT21 BASScore 1271Active bad actorCurrently Activelast visit 05/20/2026
- YAMASAN JAPANESE RESTAURANT INCOrlando12 HP14 INT21 BASScore 1361Active bad actorlast visit 06/30/2026
- LAN LAMOON AUTHENTIC THAI BISTROSouth Daytona7 HP2 INT5 BASScore 725Active bad actorlast visit 03/19/2026
- STARLIGHT RESTAURANT AND LOUNGE INCOrlando5 HP5 BASScore 505Active bad actorlast visit 06/30/2026
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✨ Trusted
Most Improved
47 records this window
Restaurants whose recent-window violation count is at least 50% lower than the prior window, with the most recent inspection clean.
Somewhere between the mop sink and the mangroves, the facts arrived: VICTORIOS OYSTER BAR & GRILLE in Longwood, OAK HOUSE in Lady Lake and LA QUINTA INN AND SUITES in Orlando pulled the heaviest numbers in the Orlando area. 47 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). For civilians not fluent in state paperwork: 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
856 records this window
Restaurants with multiple inspections in the current quarter and zero high-priority or intermediate violations.
I’m tellin' ya, some of these mooks in the Orlando area know how to keep the kitchen from turnin' into a disaster zone. 856 licensees across the area ran a clean Q2 2026 ledger, which is just my way of sayin' they didn't trip up on the law's requirements during their check-ups. GA FOODS in Orlando, FLAME TREE BBQ in Orlando, and NOBLE PURSUIT FLORIDA, LLC in Orlando were among the ones keepin' it tight. Bada bing, these spots aren't just gettin' lucky with one good day. They're stayin' consistent with zero high-priority or intermediate violations across multiple inspections. GA FOODS in Orlando is the real deal, stretchin' a high-priority-free run to 23 inspections over roughly 5.8 years. Capisce?
- 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
129 records this window
DBPR ownership-change records in the last 30 days — "Approve Change Owner Request" actions.
Only in Florida does this read like routine paperwork: The ownership-change feed owned the top of the the Orlando area board. 129 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. For civilians not fluent in state paperwork: an ownership-change filing means a new operator took over the license; it does not mean the restaurant closed. The swamp, for once, is not the problem.
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Openings
49 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.
If you squint past the palm trees, the report is plain: Total for the Orlando area: 49 opening signals. 35 announced via FB/news/operator signal; 11620 DBPR/event-ledger new-license records. Current names include UDON FIFTY in Orlando, COASTLINE COFFEE COMPANY LLC in Port Orange and BEAUTIES AND THE BEAST in New Smyrna Beach. Ledger type mix: 11620 new-license records and 35 announcement-led records. Cuisine/venue mix: 7811 Unknown and 326 Fast Food. Area concentration: 2830 ORLANDO and 1892 KISSIMMEE. Velocity check: 224 opening signals in the last 90 days, 54 in the last 30. Dated opening signals run from 2016-07-05 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. The inspectors merely wrote down the punchline.
- UDON FIFTYOrlando
- COASTLINE COFFEE COMPANY LLCPort Orange
- BEAUTIES AND THE BEASTNew Smyrna Beach
- WALALA HAND-PULLED NOODLES HOUSEOrlando
- AJ'S PIZZA JOINT MINNEOLAMinneola
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