Listen, my friend, the numbers don't stutter: In the Florida picture: the Tampa Bay area's chronic density is 39% below the Florida average. the Tampa Bay area shows 126 recent high-priority hits. Mix: 2 American spots, 1 Bagels, 1 Hotel, and 1 Office. In plain Jersey: a 90-day window means the recent inspection stretch, not a verdict on every kitchen in the county, capisce?
🔥 Alerts
Emergency Orders
94 records this window
Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.
Between you and me, it's a shame: FARANDULERO PIZZERIA in Tampa, DENNY'S in St. Petersburg and DUNKIN DONUTS/BASKIN ROBBINS in Tampa led the board in the Tampa Bay area. 94 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. In plain Jersey: an emergency order means DBPR ordered service stopped until a callback inspection clears it, capisce? What're you gonna do.
- FARANDULERO PIZZERIATampa1 HP1 INTScore 110last 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
126 records this window
Inspections in the last 30 days that posted high-priority violations but were not shut down.
Whaddya gonna do, the file speaks for itself: AJISAI SUSHI in Tampa, DOC FORD'S RUM BAR & GRILLE in St. Petersburg and JIMMYS TACOS STP in St. Petersburg sat at the head of the the Tampa Bay area list. 126 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. In plain Jersey: a high-priority violation is the state saying the risk can touch food safety right now, capisce? Capisce?
- AJISAI SUSHITampa5 HP4 INT10 BASPestScore 600last visit 2026-04-09
- DOC FORD'S RUM BAR & GRILLESt. Petersburg4 HP8 INT6 BASScore 486last visit 2026-04-01
- JIMMYS TACOS STPSt. Petersburg4 HP4 INT6 BASPestScore 496last visit 2026-01-13
- CODYS ORIGINAL ROADHOUSEThe Villages4 HP3 INT13 BASPestScore 493last visit 2026-06-30
- WHATCHA WANT EATERYOldsmar6 HP4 INT8 BASPestScore 698last visit 2026-03-16
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Closed/Delinquent
425 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.
Fuhgeddaboudit, the paperwork says it all: KUNG FU TEA in Pinellas Park, SANDWISHY in Dade City and CARRIE'S KITCHEN LLC in Pinellas Park owned the top of the the Tampa Bay area board. 8 closures confirmed via news, state action, or multiple agreeing social signals. Another 60 surfaced from single-source social signals and remain under review — reported, not confirmed. Main evidence reasons: 381 DBPR inactive/cancelled status (45/46) and 371 social or silence signal. Confidence mix: 381 confirmed and 379 suspected. Velocity check: 68 closure-evidence records in the last 90 days, 64 in the last 30. Dated closure signals run from 2009-11-19 to 2027-02-01. In plain Jersey: a closure signal is evidence a place may have gone dark; only verified tier-4 records are confirmed permanent closures, capisce? Capisce?
- KUNG FU TEAPinellas Parkclosure score 1
- SANDWISHYDade Cityclosure score 1
- CARRIE'S KITCHEN LLCPinellas Parkclosure score 1
- MAVI DOGSTampaclosure score 1
- PINKY'S UP FOOD TRUCKSeffnerclosure 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.
Ova here we don't sugarcoat the count: 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. In plain Jersey: chronic violation record is our shorthand for an 11-year repeat-offender pattern, not a verdict on the operator, capisce?
- 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
39 records this window
Restaurants whose recent-window violation count is at least 50% lower than the prior window, with the most recent inspection clean.
Madonn', here we go again: LA GUANTANAMERA RESTAURANT in Seffner, LICENSED TO CHILL in Brooksville and MARGARITAS AUTHENTIC MEXICAN RESTAURANT in Clearwater sat at the head of the the Tampa Bay area list. 39 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). In plain Jersey: most improved means the recent record got materially cleaner than the prior-year pattern, capisce? What're you gonna do.
- 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
593 records this window
Restaurants with multiple inspections in the current quarter and zero high-priority or intermediate violations.
Listen to me, I’m tellin’ ya, some of these mooks in the Tampa Bay area actually know how to run a kitchen without making everyone sick. In the 90-day window, 593 licensees pulled off a clean Q2 2026 ledger. That means they kept their house in order and didn't give the law a reason to come knocking. Bada bing, some of these spots are stayin' on the radar for all the right reasons. BOBBY'S BISTRO & WINE BAR in Tampa, I WANNA WOK in Tampa, and SON OF A BRISKET BBQ in Tampa all kept it tight. They didn't rack up a single high-priority violation—that’s the big stuff, like roaches or no hot water—during these repeat visits. Fuhgeddaboudit, you gotta respect the hustle of the operators who stay consistent. BOBBY'S BISTRO & WINE BAR in Tampa stretched a high-priority-free run out to 17 inspections over roughly 4.2 years. These kids aren't just gettin' lucky; they're doin' it right.
- 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
23 records this window
DBPR ownership-change records in the last 30 days — "Approve Change Owner Request" actions.
The paperwork for new bosses took over in Tampa Bay recently. I'm tellin' ya, we got 23 ownership-change filings posted in the 30-day window. That means some new guy is runnin' the show on an existing license, not that the place went dark or the law pulled the plug. Fuhgeddaboudit. The volume of these turnovers is exactly where it was last time we looked. It is what it is.
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Openings
46 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.
Lemme tell you somethin' about this joint: the Tampa Bay area count: 46 opening signals. 40 announced via FB/news/operator signal; 7062 DBPR/event-ledger new-license records. Current names include SMALLS SLIDERS #10154 in Lutz, LIN POKE in Clearwater and PICCOLO'S PIZZA in Lake Panasoffkee. Ledger type mix: 7062 new-license records and 40 announcement-led records. Cuisine/venue mix: 4613 Unknown and 196 Pizza. Area concentration: 2073 TAMPA and 510 ST. PETERSBURG. Velocity check: 167 opening signals in the last 90 days, 49 in the last 30. Dated opening signals run from 2016-07-01 to 2026-07-29. 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. In plain Jersey: an opening signal starts with licensing or source-confirmed evidence, not wishful ribbon-cutting, capisce?
- SMALLS SLIDERS #10154Lutz
- LIN POKEClearwater
- PICCOLO'S PIZZALake Panasoffkee
- CHEESECAKES CHICKSTrinity
- SMOKIN OAK WOOD FIRED PIZZA AND TAPROOMLithia
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