Folks, this is a turnover at the worst time: Statewide read: the Tampa Bay area's chronic density is 39% below the Florida average. the Tampa Bay area posts 124 recent high-priority hits. Mix: 2 American spots, 1 Bagels, 1 Cafe, and 1 Chicken. Box-score translation: a 90-day window means the recent inspection stretch, not a verdict on every kitchen in the county.
🔥 Alerts
Emergency Orders
96 records this window
Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
Coming in off the bench, the cold facts: FARANDULERO PIZZERIA in Tampa, DENNY'S in St. Petersburg and DUNKIN DONUTS/BASKIN ROBBINS in Tampa put the sharpest marks on the Tampa Bay area's list. 96 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. Box-score translation: an emergency order means DBPR ordered service stopped until a callback inspection clears it. That is the box score.
- 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
124 records this window
Inspections in the last 30 days that posted high-priority violations but were not shut down.
Tip-off, and the kitchen's already in foul trouble: DIESEL GARAGE GRILL AND BAR in Palm Harbor, WHATCHA WANT EATERY in Oldsmar and WILDWOOD DINER in Wildwood headlined the the Tampa Bay area rundown. 124 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. Come on now.
- DIESEL GARAGE GRILL AND BARPalm Harbor6 HP5 INT13 BASPestScore 713last visit 2026-04-15
- WHATCHA WANT EATERYOldsmar6 HP4 INT8 BASPestScore 698last visit 2026-03-16
- WILDWOOD DINERWildwood5 HP7 INT10 BASScore 580last visit 2026-06-24
- FRANCI'S CAFETampa5 HP1 INT9 BASPestScore 569last visit 2026-04-01
- HANGRY JOE'S HOT CHICKENZephyrhills4 HP3 BASPestScore 453last visit 2026-04-07
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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.
Look, the box score doesn't lie: CARRIE'S KITCHEN LLC in Pinellas Park, MAVI DOGS in Tampa and PINKY'S UP FOOD TRUCK in Seffner ran away with the the Tampa Bay area count. 7 closures confirmed via news, state action, or multiple agreeing social signals. Another 59 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: 380 confirmed and 379 suspected. Velocity check: 66 closure-evidence records in the last 90 days, 62 in the last 30. Dated closure signals run from 2009-11-19 to 2027-02-01. Box-score translation: a closure signal is evidence a place may have gone dark; only verified tier-4 records are confirmed permanent closures. That is the box score.
- CARRIE'S KITCHEN LLCPinellas Parkclosure score 1
- MAVI DOGSTampaclosure score 1
- PINKY'S UP FOOD TRUCKSeffnerclosure score 1
- SABROSURA CARIBENATampaclosure score 1
- SMOKIN IT UPSeffnerclosure 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.
Yo, we have a total disaster in Tampa Bay. Inspectors uncovered 169 restaurants with chronic violation records over an 11-year pattern view. We are talking about bad actors here—which is just a fancy way of saying these spots treat the health code like a suggestion instead of the law. Look at the top of this list! WINGHOUSE BAR + GRILL in Tampa and PIEROGI GRILL & STEAKHOUSE in Tampa are leading the pack for repeat offenders. This isn't a one-time mistake; it is a decade-long disaster.
- 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
41 records this window
Restaurants whose recent-window violation count is at least 50% lower than the prior window, with the most recent inspection clean.
Listen, fam, here's the tape: LA GUANTANAMERA RESTAURANT in Seffner, LICENSED TO CHILL in Brooksville and MARGARITAS AUTHENTIC MEXICAN RESTAURANT in Clearwater ran away with the the Tampa Bay area count. 41 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). Box-score translation: 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.
Listen up, because this is what we want to see in Tampa Bay. We got 595 licensees who kept it locked down during the second quarter of 2026 inspections. They showed up clean—no major flags anywhere. BOBBY'S BISTRO & WINE BAR, I WANNA WOK, and SON OF A BRISKET BBQ are just a few names from that tight crew. These operators earned it by staying perfect across multiple visits, not just getting lucky once in the 90-day window. Look at BOBBY'S BISTRO & WINE BAR; they stretched out a run of inspections with zero high-priority violations for 17 separate checks. That’s almost four and a half years without a stumble. You gotta respect that consistency!
- 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
26 records this window
DBPR ownership-change records in the last 30 days — "Approve Change Owner Request" actions.
Bottom line for the home crowd: massive wave of owner-of-record handoffs across the Tampa Bay area. We're talking 26 ownership-change filings posted in the 30-day window. That is a lot of new faces stepping into old kitchens. Listen, I need you to understand what an ownership-change filing actually means. It’s just a paper trail showing a new boss took over an existing license, not a sign that the doors are locked for good. This volume is holding steady compared to the last public cut we saw.
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Openings
47 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, check the replay on this one: the Tampa Bay area ledger: 47 opening signals. 40 announced via FB/news/operator signal; 7059 DBPR/event-ledger new-license records. Current names include SMOKIN OAK WOOD FIRED PIZZA AND TAPROOM in Lithia, PIZZA WORLD ODESSA in Odessa and EL RINCON DE MI TIERRA in Tampa. Ledger type mix: 7059 new-license records and 40 announcement-led records. Cuisine/venue mix: 4608 Unknown and 195 Pizza. Area concentration: 2073 TAMPA and 508 ST. PETERSBURG. Velocity check: 166 opening signals in the last 90 days, 49 in the last 30. Dated opening signals run from 2016-07-01 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. Come on now.
- SMOKIN OAK WOOD FIRED PIZZA AND TAPROOMLithia
- PIZZA WORLD ODESSAOdessa
- EL RINCON DE MI TIERRATampa
- DAVE'S HOT CHICKENPinellas Park
- BUBBAQUES BBQNew Port Richey
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