An admin complaint clears a different liability than a closure does: In the Florida picture: North Florida's failure rate is 60% below the Florida average. North Florida shows 55 recent high-priority hits. Mix: 1 Burgers, 1 Fast Food, 1 Japanese, and 1 Seafood. Translation for the public record: a 90-day window means the recent inspection stretch, not a verdict on every kitchen in the county. The numbers are the story.
🔥 Alerts
Emergency Orders
43 records this window
Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
The regulatory question is simple: Mi Sazon Latino Centro America in Alachua, LINDY'S ICE CREAM SHOP in Jasper and CHARLEYS PHILLY STEAKS in Gainesville put the sharpest marks on North Florida's list. 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, and 1 Sandwiches. Trend line: emergency-order volume is steady against the last public cut. Translation for the public record: an emergency order means DBPR ordered service stopped until a callback inspection clears it. That is not atmosphere; it is a compliance record.
- Mi Sazon Latino Centro AmericaAlachua3 HP3 INT1 BASPestScore 381last visit 2026-07-24
- LINDY'S ICE CREAM SHOPJasper3 HP1 INT8 BASPestScore 368last visit 2026-07-22
- CHARLEYS PHILLY STEAKSGainesville1 HP2 INT3 BASPestScore 173last visit 2026-07-21
- HOGAN'SGainesville1 HP4 INT3 BASPestScore 193last visit 2026-07-20
- SUBWAYNiceville1 HP5 BASPestScore 155
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Near Miss
55 records this window
Inspections in the last 30 days that posted high-priority violations but were not shut down.
The public record leaves one hard question: HOLY MOLY BURGERS AND THE BIRD in Gainesville, INTERNATIONAL HOUSE OF PANCAKES in Tallahassee and HOOK FISH & CHICKEN in Gainesville owned the top of the North Florida board. 55 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. Translation for the public record: a high-priority violation is the state saying the risk can touch food safety right now. The numbers are the story.
- HOLY MOLY BURGERS AND THE BIRDGainesville3 HP2 INT1 BASScore 321last visit 2026-07-24
- INTERNATIONAL HOUSE OF PANCAKESTallahassee3 HP5 BASPestScore 355
- HOOK FISH & CHICKENGainesville3 HP3 INT7 BASPestScore 387last visit 2026-07-24
- EL PATIO CANTINAHigh Springs6 HP3 INT2 BASScore 632last visit 2026-07-23
- CAFE AROMAInlet Beach3 HP3 INT3 BASPestScore 383
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Closed/Delinquent
218 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.
Three years of inspection records tell this story: GATOR BUBBLY TEA in Gainesville, LA CHUSMA in Ocala and 'THE' BEST FAMILY PIZZA in Steinhatchee sat at the head of the North Florida list. 31 closures confirmed via news, state action, or multiple agreeing social signals. Another 29 surfaced from single-source social signals and remain under review — reported, not confirmed. Main evidence reasons: 269 DBPR inactive/cancelled status (45/46) and 68 social or silence signal. Confidence mix: 243 suspected and 96 confirmed. Velocity check: 53 closure-evidence records in the last 90 days, 53 in the last 30. Dated closure signals run from 2010-11-01 to 2026-07-27. Translation for the public record: a closure signal is evidence a place may have gone dark; only verified tier-4 records are confirmed permanent closures. The numbers are the story.
- GATOR BUBBLY TEAGainesvilleclosure score 1
- LA CHUSMAOcalaclosure score 1
- 'THE' BEST FAMILY PIZZASteinhatcheeclosure score 1
- COUNTRY BAR-B-QUEOcalaclosure score 3
- CRICKET'S DELI ON WHEELSMayoclosure score 1
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⚠️ Caution
Chronic Violation Record
178 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.
178 restaurants with chronic violation records surface in North Florida on the 11-year pattern view, led by DAIRY QUEEN OF CROSS CITY in Cross City and CLASSIC CAFE 3 in Marianna. The full repeat-offender record sits below. A pattern of repeated violations over 11 years signals a failure to meet Florida’s food safety standards. Under Florida Statute 61C-1.002 FAC, high-volume restaurants must be inspected 1–4 times per year. These repeat offenders suggest a lack of compliance and possible systemic neglect. The DAIRY QUEEN OF CROSS CITY in Cross City and CLASSIC CAFE 3 in Marianna have not only failed inspections but have continued operating without addressing prior violations. This kind of pattern is a red flag for regulators and consumers alike. A restaurant with an 11-year pattern of violations is not just a bad actor—it’s a failure of oversight and accountability. It raises the question: why has DBPR not taken stronger action?
- 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
6 records this window
Restaurants whose recent-window violation count is at least 50% lower than the prior window, with the most recent inspection clean.
Florida statute 61C-1.002 sets the cadence; the inspectors honor it: CHUYS in Gainesville, LOG CABIN CAFE in Ocala and FIGS & HONEY LLC in Ocala anchored the high end of the North Florida file. 6 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). Translation for the public record: most improved means the recent record got materially cleaner than the prior-year pattern. That is not atmosphere; it is a compliance record.
- CHUYSGainesville1 INT2 BASScore 12
- LOG CABIN CAFEOcala1 INTScore 10
- FIGS & HONEY LLCOcala
- BAYMONT BY WYNDHAMLake City
- SONNY'S REAL PIT BAR-B-QAlachua1 INT2 BASPestScore 62
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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.
This is the part operators cannot wave away: 721 North Florida licensees ran a clean Q2 2026 ledger across multiple inspections — SAX GRILLE, FRIENDSHIP PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH, JUANAS PAGODAS AND SAILORS GRILL among them. These are repeat visits with zero high-priority or intermediate violations — the operators rewarded for consistency, not one lucky inspection. SAX GRILLE stretched a high-priority-free run to 21 inspections covering roughly 5.2 years. Translation for the public record: a clean plate means the recent inspection record stayed quiet where the state was looking.
- 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
55 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.
The inspection record spans eleven years; the pattern is clear: Current North Florida tally: 55 opening signals. 3568 DBPR/event-ledger new-license records. Current names include WARHORSE SNACK CO in Summerfield, SOCIAL MONTICELLO 2.0 in Monticello and HOPKINS' BANNERMAN in Tallahassee. Ledger type mix: 3568 new-license records. Cuisine/venue mix: 3003 Unknown and 57 Pizza. Area concentration: 491 OCALA and 444 PANAMA CITY BEACH. Velocity check: 45 opening signals in the last 90 days, 23 in the last 30. Dated opening signals run from 2016-07-06 to 2026-07-24. 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. Translation for the public record: an opening signal starts with licensing or source-confirmed evidence, not wishful ribbon-cutting.
- WARHORSE SNACK COSummerfield
- SOCIAL MONTICELLO 2.0Monticello
- HOPKINS' BANNERMANTallahassee
- SEAGROVE LIQUOR & WINE & BEACH HAPPY CAFE & COCKTAILSSanta Rosa Beach
- OYSTER CARTELPerry
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