Against the statewide grid: the Tampa Bay area's chronic density is 39% below the Florida average. the Tampa Bay area registers 113 recent high-priority hits. Mix: 2 sandwiches, 1 Deli, 1 Diner, and 1 Greek. PROMO TRANSLATION, BROTHER: a 90-day window means the recent inspection stretch, not a verdict on every kitchen in the county.
🔥 Alerts
Emergency Orders
98 records this window
Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
FARANDULERO PIZZERIA in Tampa, DENNY'S in St. Petersburg and DUNKIN DONUTS/BASKIN ROBBINS in Tampa drew the loudest scorecard in the Tampa Bay area. 98 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, and 1 Cafe. Trend line: emergency-order volume is steady against the last public cut. PROMO TRANSLATION, BROTHER: an emergency order means DBPR ordered service stopped until a callback inspection clears it.
- FARANDULERO PIZZERIATampa1 HP1 INTPestScore 160last visit 2026-07-16
- DENNY'SSt. Petersburg4 HP3 INT13 BASPestScore 493last visit 2026-01-06
- DUNKIN DONUTS/BASKIN ROBBINSTampa2 HP1 BASPestScore 251last visit 2026-06-30
- 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
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Near Miss
113 records this window
Inspections in the last 30 days that posted high-priority violations but were not shut down.
BEEF O'BRADYS in St. Petersburg, FUSILLO PASTA in St. Petersburg and ZEKO'S MEDITERRANEAN GRILL in Tampa owned the top of the the Tampa Bay area board. 113 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. PROMO TRANSLATION, BROTHER: a high-priority violation is the state saying the risk can touch food safety right now.
- BEEF O'BRADYSSt. Petersburg5 HP2 INT6 BASPestScore 576last visit 2026-01-27
- FUSILLO PASTASt. Petersburg5 HP4 INT5 BASPestScore 595last visit 2026-03-03
- ZEKO'S MEDITERRANEAN GRILLTampa3 HP2 INT15 BASPestScore 385last visit 2026-03-23
- MANDOLA'S ITALIAN KITCHENTampa3 HP2 INT3 BASPestScore 373last visit 2026-05-08
- LITTLE ITALY PIZZA SHOPSt. Petersburg5 HP2 INT8 BASPestScore 578last visit 2026-06-30
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Closed/Delinquent
224 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.
CHARLEYS CHEESESTEAKS WINGS in Brandon, BEEF O BRADYS BLOOMINGDALE LLC in Brandon and DELICIAS ON THE RIVER SPORT BAR in New Port Richey put the sharpest marks on the Tampa Bay area's list. 192 closures confirmed via news, state action, or multiple agreeing social signals. Recency split: 45 in the last 90 days and 179 historical. Dated closure signals run from 2012-11-07 to 2026-07-24. PROMO TRANSLATION, BROTHER: a closure signal is evidence a place may have gone dark; only verified tier-4 records are confirmed permanent closures.
- CHARLEYS CHEESESTEAKS WINGSBrandonclosure score 3
- BEEF O BRADYS BLOOMINGDALE LLCBrandonclosure score 4
- DELICIAS ON THE RIVER SPORT BARNew Port Richeyclosure score 3
- CAFFE PARADISOTampaclosure score 3
- CAPRI PIZZA & PASTALutzclosure score 3
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⚠️ Caution
Chronic Violation Record
163 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.
DIG IT! In the Tampa Bay area, 163 restaurants have been caught in a BAD ACTOR pattern over the last 11 years — yeah! These are the repeat offenders, the ones who keep getting caught with their hands in the cookie jar, brother. And leading the way? WINGHOUSE BAR + GRILL and PIEROGI GRILL & STEAKHOUSE — yeah! I remember way back when some of these places were just starting out, yeah! But now? They’ve got a record longer than a football field — and it’s filled with violations, brother. That's not a pattern — that's a PROBLEM, yeah! And let me be clear, brother — when I say "bad actor," I mean it. These are the restaurants that keep getting called out, time and again, yet they keep serving food like nothing’s wrong. It’s not just a red flag — it’s a FIRE ALARM, yeah! THE CREAM RISES TO THE TOP — OH YEAH! Some restaurants keep their plates clean, and they deserve the spotlight. But these 163? They’re the ones who need to be watched — and maybe even shut down — yeah!
- WINGHOUSE BAR + GRILLClearwater7 HP3 INT10 BASScore 740Active bad actorlast visit 05/06/2026
- PIEROGI GRILL & STEAKHOUSEClearwater12 HP7 INT29 BASScore 1299Active bad actorCurrently Activelast visit 06/30/2026
- OYSTER SHUCKER INCSt. Pete Beach6 HP6 INT7 BASScore 667Active bad actorlast visit 01/22/2026
- SAIGON DELI IITampa8 HP14 INT42 BASScore 982Active bad actorlast visit 06/24/2026
- PHO 97 INCPinellas Park10 HP8 INT20 BASScore 1100Active bad actorlast visit 06/29/2026
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✨ Trusted
Most Improved
40 records this window
Restaurants whose recent-window violation count is at least 50% lower than the prior window, with the most recent inspection clean.
LA GUANTANAMERA RESTAURANT in Seffner, LICENSED TO CHILL in Brooksville and MARGARITAS AUTHENTIC MEXICAN RESTAURANT in Clearwater sat at the head of the the Tampa Bay area list. 40 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). PROMO TRANSLATION, BROTHER: most improved means the recent record got materially cleaner than the prior-year pattern.
- LA GUANTANAMERA RESTAURANTSeffner1 INT4 BASScore 14
- LICENSED TO CHILLBrooksville
- MARGARITAS AUTHENTIC MEXICAN RESTAURANTClearwater1 INTScore 10
- STRANDHILL PUBLICTampa
- AHI SUSHISt. Petersburg2 INT3 BASPestScore 73
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Clean Plates
594 records this window
Restaurants with multiple inspections in the current quarter and zero high-priority or intermediate violations.
THE CREAM RISES TO THE TOP — OH YEAH! 594 Tampa Bay area licensees ran a clean Q2 2026 ledger across multiple inspections, yeah! I'm talking about the real dealers like BOBBY'S BISTRO & WINE BAR, I WANNA WOK, and SON OF A BRISKET BBQ. They stayed off the radar of the bad actors because they kept their kitchens spotless for the families and the children, brother! Stylin' out there like a CHAMPION, brother. They earned it by avoiding every high-priority violation—that's just a fancy way of saying they didn't give the inspector any reason to shut 'em down, yeah! BOBBY'S BISTRO & WINE BAR stretched a high-priority-free run to 17 inspections covering roughly 4.2 years. That is consistency, that is power, and that is what the people deserve YEAH!
- 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
17 records this window
DBPR ownership-change records in the last 30 days — "Approve Change Owner Request" actions.
The ownership-change feed stacked up first across the Tampa Bay area. 17 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. PROMO TRANSLATION, BROTHER: an ownership-change filing means a new operator took over the license; it does not mean the restaurant closed.
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Openings
158 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.
Current the Tampa Bay area tally: 158 opening signals. 1 announced via FB/news/operator signal. Current names include BIENVENUE CHEZ VOUS in Clearwater, HAVELI INDIAN KITCHEN in Tampa and SANROKUKU LLC in Brandon. Dated opening signals run from 2026-07-16 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. PROMO TRANSLATION, BROTHER: an opening signal starts with licensing or source-confirmed evidence, not wishful ribbon-cutting.
- BIENVENUE CHEZ VOUSClearwater
- HAVELI INDIAN KITCHENTampa
- SANROKUKU LLCBrandon
- PCI FLORIDA STATE FAIR CATERINGTampa
- MARGARITAS AUTHENTIC MEXICAN RESTAURANTClearwater
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