Tip-off, and the kitchen's already in foul trouble: Top-down from the state: the Orlando area's chronic density is 43% below the Florida average. the Orlando area tallies 267 recent high-priority hits. Mix: 2 Chinese spots, 1 Bakery, 1 Brazilian Steak, and 1 Cuban. Box-score translation: a 90-day window means the recent inspection stretch, not a verdict on every kitchen in the county. Come on now.
🔥 Alerts
Emergency Orders
92 records this window
Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
Bottom line for the home crowd: CATRINAS MEXICAN FUSION in Orlando, TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE in Sanford and TROY'S in Cocoa sat at the head of the the Orlando area list. 92 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. Box-score translation: an emergency order means DBPR ordered service stopped until a callback inspection clears it.
- 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
267 records this window
Inspections in the last 30 days that posted high-priority violations but were not shut down.
Listen, fam, here's the tape: LEE BISTRO in Orlando, AB PHO AND DELI in Daytona Beach and DIVINA CARNE in Orlando ran away with the the Orlando area count. 267 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. Box-score translation: a high-priority violation is the state saying the risk can touch food safety right now. That is the box score.
- LEE BISTROOrlando8 HP6 INT19 BASPestScore 929last visit 2026-01-29
- AB PHO AND DELIDaytona Beach7 HP7 INT9 BASPestScore 829last visit 2026-03-26
- DIVINA CARNEOrlando6 HP1 INT5 BASScore 615last visit 2026-01-30
- FROGGERS GRILL & BAROviedo5 HP3 INT12 BASPestScore 592last visit 2026-01-15
- LOS CABOS CUBAN AND MEXICAN GRILLKissimmee4 HP5 INT11 BASPestScore 511last visit 2026-06-30
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Closed/Delinquent
861 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.
Alright, gang, roll the highlight reel: CASA MARIN PIZZERIA in Kissimmee, COFOGYM in Oviedo and EL GALLO CUBAN GRILL in Orlando ran away with the the Orlando area count. 49 closures confirmed via news, state action, or multiple agreeing social signals. Another 143 surfaced from single-source social signals and remain under review — reported, not confirmed. Main evidence reasons: 777 DBPR inactive/cancelled status (45/46) and 628 social or silence signal. Confidence mix: 744 suspected and 678 confirmed. Velocity check: 192 closure-evidence records in the last 90 days, 186 in the last 30. Dated closure signals run from 2009-11-19 to 2026-07-29. Box-score translation: a closure signal is evidence a place may have gone dark; only verified tier-4 records are confirmed permanent closures.
- CASA MARIN PIZZERIAKissimmeeclosure score 1
- COFOGYMOviedoclosure score 1
- EL GALLO CUBAN GRILLOrlandoclosure score 1
- PAL2BLEE ES QUE ESOrlandoclosure score 1
- CRAZY CREAMOrlandoclosure score 3
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⚠️ Caution
Chronic Violation Record
173 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.
Look, the box score doesn't lie: problem in Orange County. Inspectors found 173 restaurants with chronic violation records over an 11-year pattern view, and the numbers are staggering. We are talking about bad actors here—that is just fancy talk for the repeat offenders who treat the health code like a suggestion rather than a law. China Garden in Orlando, Meals on Wheels in Orlando, and ETC in Orlando are leading this parade of failures. This isn't a one-time mistake; it is a decade-long disaster. The full repeat-offender record is right here.
- 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
45 records this window
Restaurants whose recent-window violation count is at least 50% lower than the prior window, with the most recent inspection clean.
Yo, check the replay on this one: VICTORIOS OYSTER BAR & GRILLE in Longwood, OAK HOUSE in Lady Lake and LA QUINTA INN AND SUITES in Orlando led the board in the Orlando area. 45 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). Box-score translation: most improved means the recent record got materially cleaner than the prior-year pattern. Come on now.
- 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.
Listen, we have a massive win for the people of Orange County. A total of 854 licensees in the Orlando area stayed spotless during their Q2 2026 inspections. We are talking about a clean plate here, which is just fancy talk for these folks playing a perfect game with no major health violations on the record. Look at the consistency from GA FOODS in Orlando, FLAME TREE BBQ in Orlando, and NOBLE PURSUIT FLORIDA, LLC in Orlando. These aren't fluke visits; these are operators who show up and deliver every single time. GA FOODS is on a legendary tear with 23 straight inspections over roughly 5.8 years without a single high-priority violation. That is a hall of fame run for food safety.
- 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
139 records this window
DBPR ownership-change records in the last 30 days — "Approve Change Owner Request" actions.
Look, we are seeing a massive shakeup in the Orlando area. The ownership-change feed just dropped a bombshell with 139 ownership-change filings posted in the 30-day window. Let's get one thing straight: an ownership-change filing is just a paper trail for a new boss taking the wheel of an existing license. It is not a closure, it is not a cancellation, and it is not a revocation. Yo, the volume here is staying completely even with the last public cut. These are operator turnovers happening across the board in Orlando.
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Openings
50 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.
Hot take incoming, and the stats back it: Total for the Orlando area: 50 opening signals. 39 announced via FB/news/operator signal; 11648 DBPR/event-ledger new-license records. Current names include ZAXBY'S in Davenport, LEGEND SUSHI in Orlando and CHEEHOO HAWAIIAN SHAVE ICE in Daytona Beach. Ledger type mix: 11648 new-license records and 39 announcement-led records. Cuisine/venue mix: 7826 Unknown and 326 Fast Food. Area concentration: 2851 ORLANDO and 1894 KISSIMMEE. Velocity check: 232 opening signals in the last 90 days, 60 in the last 30. Dated opening signals run from 2016-07-05 to 2026-07-28. 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. Box-score translation: an opening signal starts with licensing or source-confirmed evidence, not wishful ribbon-cutting. That is the box score.
- ZAXBY'SDavenport
- LEGEND SUSHIOrlando
- CHEEHOO HAWAIIAN SHAVE ICEDaytona Beach
- ALL ABOUT POTATOESOrlando
- EMPANADA & COMinneola
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