An admin complaint clears a different liability than a closure does: Zoomed out to Florida: the Orlando area's chronic density is 43% below the Florida average. the Orlando area reports 258 recent high-priority hits. Mix: 2 pizza spots, 1 Chinese, 1 Diner, and 1 Fast Food. 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
95 records this window
Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
The regulatory question is simple: CATRINAS MEXICAN FUSION in Orlando, TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE in Sanford and TROY'S in Cocoa carried the front of this the Orlando area file. 95 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. 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.
- CATRINAS MEXICAN FUSIONOrlando3 HP13 BASPestScore 363last visit 2026-07-24
- TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFESanford2 INT8 BASPestScore 78last visit 2026-07-23
- TROY'SCocoa1 HP1 INT5 BASPestScore 165last visit 2026-07-23
- URBAN SOUL DAIQUIRIS & WINGZDaytona Beach1 HP3 BASPestScore 153last visit 2026-07-22
- US3 INVESTMENTSOrlando1 HP1 BASScore 101last visit 2026-07-21
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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.
The public record leaves one hard question: STARLITE DINER in Daytona Beach, WENDY'S 1757 in New Smyrna Beach and LADY LAKE PIZZA & PASTA in Lady Lake headlined the the Orlando area rundown. 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. 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.
- STARLITE DINERDaytona Beach5 HP5 BASPestScore 555last visit 2026-07-24
- WENDY'S 1757New Smyrna Beach4 HP1 INT3 BASPestScore 463last visit 2026-07-24
- LADY LAKE PIZZA & PASTALady Lake4 HP4 INT5 BASPestScore 495last visit 2026-07-24
- THE GREAT GREEK #70005Winter Garden4 HP6 INT13 BASPestScore 523last visit 2026-07-24
- DON GIOVANNI ORMOND BEACHOrmond Beach3 HP4 BASScore 304last visit 2026-07-24
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Closed/Delinquent
860 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.
Trajectory tells the truth statistics hide: PERREO INTENSO in Orlando, CREOLE VIBES CATERING in Orlando and MEZO in Orlando anchored the high end of the the Orlando area file. 50 closures confirmed via news, state action, or multiple agreeing social signals. Another 134 surfaced from single-source social signals and remain under review — reported, not confirmed. Main evidence reasons: 775 DBPR inactive/cancelled status (45/46) and 628 social or silence signal. Confidence mix: 742 suspected and 678 confirmed. Velocity check: 184 closure-evidence records in the last 90 days, 177 in the last 30. Dated closure signals run from 2009-11-19 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. That is not atmosphere; it is a compliance record.
- PERREO INTENSOOrlandoclosure score 1
- CREOLE VIBES CATERINGOrlandoclosure score 3
- MEZOOrlandoclosure score 1
- NEPHEW'S THE GRUBMelbourneclosure score 1
- ALSHAMYKissimmeeclosure score 1
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⚠️ Caution
Chronic Violation Record
170 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.
Three years of inspection records tell this story: 170 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. Translation for the public record: chronic violation record is our shorthand for an 11-year repeat-offender pattern, not a verdict on the operator. The numbers are the story.
- 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
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.
The inspection record spans eleven years; the pattern is clear: VICTORIOS OYSTER BAR & GRILLE in Longwood, OAK HOUSE in Lady Lake and LA QUINTA INN AND SUITES in Orlando ran away with the the Orlando area count. 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). Translation for the public record: 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
854 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: 854 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. Translation for the public record: a clean plate means the recent inspection record stayed quiet where the state was looking.
- 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
137 records this window
DBPR ownership-change records in the last 30 days — "Approve Change Owner Request" actions.
Florida statute 61C-1.002 sets the cadence; the inspectors honor it: The ownership-change feed led the board in the Orlando area. 137 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. Translation for the public record: an ownership-change filing means a new operator took over the license; it does not mean the restaurant closed. That is not atmosphere; it is a compliance record.
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Openings
52 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.
Cross-reference Sunbiz dissolution against DBPR active status — the gap matters: the Orlando area ledger: 52 opening signals. 39 announced via FB/news/operator signal; 11646 DBPR/event-ledger new-license records. Current names include EMPANADA & CO in Minneola, THIS LITTLE PIGGY in Minneola and PIT STOP in Sanford. Ledger type mix: 11646 new-license records and 39 announcement-led records. Cuisine/venue mix: 7826 Unknown and 326 Fast Food. Area concentration: 2848 ORLANDO and 1894 KISSIMMEE. Velocity check: 234 opening signals in the last 90 days, 57 in the last 30. Dated opening signals run from 2016-07-05 to 2026-07-25. 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. The numbers are the story.
- EMPANADA & COMinneola
- THIS LITTLE PIGGYMinneola
- PIT STOPSanford
- DAYTONAAQUA02Daytona Beach
- CHIPSHOT DAYTONADaytona Beach
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