Mira, no me hagas la boca agua — Top-down from the state: the Orlando area's chronic density is 43% below the Florida average. the Orlando area tallies 258 recent high-priority hits. Mix: 2 pizza spots, 1 Chinese, 1 Diner, and 1 Fast Food. Mija, in plain English: a 90-day window means the recent inspection stretch, not a verdict on every kitchen in the county. Eat something — but not THERE.
🔥 Alerts
Emergency Orders
97 records this window
Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
Bueno, mein bubbeleh — CATRINAS MEXICAN FUSION in Orlando, URBAN SOUL DAIQUIRIS & WINGZ in Daytona Beach and TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE in Sanford put the sharpest marks on the Orlando area's list. 97 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 Diner, 1 Juice/Smoothie, and 1 Pizza. Trend line: emergency-order volume is steady against the last public cut. Mija, in plain English: an emergency order means DBPR ordered service stopped until a callback inspection clears it. The heart wants what it wants, but the mouth deserves better.
- CATRINAS MEXICAN FUSIONOrlando3 HP13 BASPestScore 363last visit 2026-04-07
- URBAN SOUL DAIQUIRIS & WINGZDaytona Beach1 HP3 BASScore 103last visit 2026-06-30
- TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFESanford2 INT8 BASPestScore 78last visit 2025-11-17
- TROY'SCocoa1 HP1 INT5 BASScore 115last visit 2026-02-13
- US3 INVESTMENTSOrlando1 HP1 BASScore 101last visit 2025-09-29
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Near Miss
258 records this window
Inspections in the last 30 days that posted high-priority violations but were not shut down.
Escuchame bien, hijita — STARLITE DINER in Daytona Beach, WENDY'S 1757 in New Smyrna Beach and LADY LAKE PIZZA & PASTA in Lady Lake carried the front of this the Orlando area file. 258 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. Mija, in plain English: a high-priority violation is the state saying the risk can touch food safety right now. Mejor no comas allí, mija.
- STARLITE DINERDaytona Beach5 HP5 BASPestScore 555last visit 2026-04-01
- WENDY'S 1757New Smyrna Beach4 HP1 INT3 BASPestScore 463last visit 2026-01-29
- LADY LAKE PIZZA & PASTALady Lake4 HP4 INT5 BASPestScore 495last visit 2026-01-27
- THE GREAT GREEK #70005Winter Garden4 HP6 INT13 BASPestScore 523last visit 2026-01-29
- DON GIOVANNI ORMOND BEACHOrmond Beach3 HP4 BASScore 304last visit 2026-06-30
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Closed/Delinquent
375 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.
Dios mío, qué barbaridad — JAHMAKIN JERK N JUICE in Kissimmee, JUST LIKE MOMMA'S SOUL FOOD AND WINGS in Apopka and LA CATALANA CAFE in Palm Bay topped the the Orlando area ledger this round. 318 closures confirmed via news, state action, or multiple agreeing social signals. Another 154 surfaced from single-source social signals and remain under review — reported, not confirmed. Recency split: 119 in the last 90 days and 605 historical. Dated closure signals run from 2014-06-16 to 2026-07-23. Mija, in plain English: a closure signal is evidence a place may have gone dark; only verified tier-4 records are confirmed permanent closures. Es muy fea esta historia.
- JAHMAKIN JERK N JUICEKissimmeeclosure score 4
- JUST LIKE MOMMA'S SOUL FOOD AND WINGSApopkaclosure score 3
- LA CATALANA CAFEPalm Bayclosure score 3
- NATURE'S TABLE CAFEOrlandoclosure score 4
- HOT WOKOrmond Beachclosure 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.
Mija, escuchame — 166 restaurants in Orlando area have been slapping around the same old problems for 11 years, and you know what that means? They’re not learning, they’re not improving, and they’re not worth your time. CHINA GARDEN, YAMASAN JAPANESE RESTAURANT INC. Are at the top of that list. Oy, mein kind, when a place has a pattern like this, it’s not just a few mistakes — it’s a habit. These are the ones that keep getting cited, keep getting warned, yet still keep serving. That’s not negligence, that’s disrespect. Ay bendito, if you think this is just about a few bad cooks, you’re wrong. This is about a system that lets these places keep going, time after time, with the same issues. And that, mija, is a shanda. Mira lo que te digo — the 11-year pattern is a red flag. It means these kitchens have been given chances, warnings, and still they fail. Eat something — but not THERE.
- CHINA GARDENOrlando3 HP7 INT14 BASScore 384Active bad actorlast visit 06/30/2026
- 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
- EL PALACIO BUFFETOrlando21 HP10 INT29 BASScore 2229Active bad actorCurrently Activelast visit 06/30/2026
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✨ Trusted
Most Improved
46 records this window
Restaurants whose recent-window violation count is at least 50% lower than the prior window, with the most recent inspection clean.
Bendito sea Dios — 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. 46 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). Mija, in plain English: most improved means the recent record got materially cleaner than the prior-year pattern. I tell you, mija — feh.
- 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.
Hijita, te lo digo — 856 the Orlando area licensees ran a clean Q2 2026 ledger across multiple inspections — GA FOODS, FLAME TREE BBQ, NOBLE PURSUIT FLORIDA, LLC among them. These are repeat visits with zero high-priority or intermediate violations — the operators rewarded for consistency, not one lucky inspection. GA FOODS stretched a high-priority-free run to 23 inspections covering roughly 5.8 years. Mija, in plain English: a clean plate means the recent inspection record stayed quiet where the state was looking. Coño ya, bastante.
- 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
122 records this window
DBPR ownership-change records in the last 30 days — "Approve Change Owner Request" actions.
Tateleh, no me hagas reír — The ownership-change feed anchored the high end of the the Orlando area file. 122 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. Mija, in plain English: an ownership-change filing means a new operator took over the license; it does not mean the restaurant closed. Que Dios los ayude.
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Openings
168 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.
Yo te digo, mija — the Orlando area ledger: 168 opening signals. 8 announced via FB/news/operator signal. Current names include WALALA HAND-PULLED NOODLES HOUSE in Orlando, VINNY BEA'S in Sanford and VENPACA RIVERVIEW in Malabar. Dated opening signals run from 2026-07-17 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. Mija, in plain English: an opening signal starts with licensing or source-confirmed evidence, not wishful ribbon-cutting. No tiene vergüenza, ese.
- WALALA HAND-PULLED NOODLES HOUSEOrlando
- VINNY BEA'SSanford
- VENPACA RIVERVIEWMalabar
- MY DAD'S PIZZAMerritt Island
- AREA 504Orlando
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