Read the EOR action codes the way auditors do: Florida baseline first: the Tampa Bay area's chronic density is 39% below the Florida average. the Tampa Bay area counts 113 recent high-priority hits. Mix: 2 sandwiches, 1 Deli, 1 Diner, and 1 Greek. Translation for the public record: 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.
An admin complaint clears a different liability than a closure does: 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. Translation for the public record: an emergency order means DBPR ordered service stopped until a callback inspection clears it. The numbers are the story.
- FARANDULERO PIZZERIATampa1 HP1 INTPestScore 160last visit 2026-07-16
- DENNY'SSt. Petersburg4 HP3 INT13 BASPestScore 493last visit 2026-07-21
- DUNKIN DONUTS/BASKIN ROBBINSTampa2 HP1 BASPestScore 251last visit 2026-07-21
- MEZZA LUNA AT THE VILLAGESThe Villages2 HP1 INT5 BASPestScore 265last visit 2026-07-20
- 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.
Look at the 11-year repeat list and the same ZIP codes appear: BEEF O'BRADYS in St. Petersburg, FUSILLO PASTA in St. Petersburg and ZEKO'S MEDITERRANEAN GRILL in Tampa pulled the heaviest numbers in the Tampa Bay area. 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. Translation for the public record: 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 2026-07-24
- FUSILLO PASTASt. Petersburg5 HP4 INT5 BASPestScore 595last visit 2026-07-24
- ZEKO'S MEDITERRANEAN GRILLTampa3 HP2 INT15 BASPestScore 385last visit 2026-07-24
- MANDOLA'S ITALIAN KITCHENTampa3 HP2 INT3 BASPestScore 373last visit 2026-07-24
- LITTLE ITALY PIZZA SHOPSt. Petersburg5 HP2 INT8 BASPestScore 578last visit 2026-07-23
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Closed/Delinquent
424 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.
Florida statute 61C-1.002 sets the cadence; the inspectors honor it: SMOKIN IT UP in Seffner, KICKIN' JUICES in Tarpon Springs and EL PATRON FOOD TRUCK in Zephyrhills put the sharpest marks on the Tampa Bay area's list. 10 closures confirmed via news, state action, or multiple agreeing social signals. Another 53 surfaced from single-source social signals and remain under review — reported, not confirmed. Main evidence reasons: 380 DBPR inactive/cancelled status (45/46) and 371 social or silence signal. Confidence mix: 382 confirmed and 377 suspected. Velocity check: 63 closure-evidence records in the last 90 days, 58 in the last 30. Dated closure signals run from 2009-11-19 to 2027-02-01. 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.
- SMOKIN IT UPSeffnerclosure score 1
- KICKIN' JUICESTarpon Springsclosure score 1
- EL PATRON FOOD TRUCKZephyrhillsclosure score 1
- GYROAMIGOTampaclosure score 1
- HEALTHY NOURISHMENTS 2GOLand O' Lakesclosure score 1
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⚠️ Caution
Chronic Violation Record
169 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 public record leaves one hard question: 169 restaurants with chronic violation records surface in the Tampa Bay area on the 11-year pattern view, led by WINGHOUSE BAR + GRILL, PIEROGI GRILL & STEAKHOUSE. 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.
- 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
- FIVE BUCKS DRINKERYSt. Petersburg10 HP5 INT18 BASScore 1068Active bad actorlast visit 03/16/2026
- 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
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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.
This is the part operators cannot wave away: LA GUANTANAMERA RESTAURANT in Seffner, LICENSED TO CHILL in Brooksville and MARGARITAS AUTHENTIC MEXICAN RESTAURANT in Clearwater drew the loudest scorecard in the Tampa Bay area. 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). Translation for the public record: 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
595 records this window
Restaurants with multiple inspections in the current quarter and zero high-priority or intermediate violations.
In the Tampa Bay area, 595 restaurants maintained a clean inspection record during the second quarter of 2026 — BOBBY'S BISTRO & WINE BAR, I WANNA WOK, and SON OF A BRISKET BBQ among them. These operators avoided high-priority and intermediate violations across multiple inspections, showing a pattern of consistent compliance rather than a single lucky check. BOBBY'S BISTRO & WINE BAR, in particular, went 17 inspections without a single high-priority violation, a streak spanning approximately 4.2 years. A clean inspection record means a restaurant has passed all required health and safety checks without any critical issues — what the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation calls a "clean plate."
- 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
27 records this window
DBPR ownership-change records in the last 30 days — "Approve Change Owner Request" actions.
The regulatory question is simple: The ownership-change feed owned the top of the the Tampa Bay area board. 27 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
42 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.
Three years of inspection records tell this story: the Tampa Bay area count: 42 opening signals. 41 announced via FB/news/operator signal; 7056 DBPR/event-ledger new-license records. Current names include CARE PACKAGE MEAL PREP CO in Apollo Beach, TRAILWINDS RETIREMENT in Wildwood and TOMMY'S CHOPHOUSE in Tampa. Ledger type mix: 7056 new-license records and 41 announcement-led records. Cuisine/venue mix: 4605 Unknown and 196 Pizza. Area concentration: 2070 TAMPA and 509 ST. PETERSBURG. Velocity check: 165 opening signals in the last 90 days, 45 in the last 30. Dated opening signals run from 2016-07-01 to 2026-07-27. 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.
- CARE PACKAGE MEAL PREP COApollo Beach
- TRAILWINDS RETIREMENTWildwood
- TOMMY'S CHOPHOUSETampa
- FIESTA GRANDE MEXICAN GRILLMiddleton
- D'ROSE GASTROBARTampa
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