About InspectFL
InspectFL is an independent Florida restaurant-inspection site built to make public health records easier to search, compare, and understand.
Transparency at a glance
InspectFL is not the government record. We use public Florida DBPR inspection data as the source layer, then add structure, comparison tools, and an independent scoring system so the information is actually usable. New DBPR records are imported daily, while Health Scores are recomputed weekly.
Why this site exists
Florida restaurant inspection data is public, but public does not always mean easy to use. The official record is fragmented, hard to compare, and not built for everyday diners trying to make quick decisions.
InspectFL was created to close that gap. The site turns a hard-to-navigate public database into something readers can actually search, interpret, and use — whether they want to check one restaurant, compare a city, or understand what a pattern of violations really means.
The goal is simple: make food-safety transparency easier to access without pretending to be the state.
InspectFL by the numbers
Who runs InspectFL
InspectFL was created by Dmitry, a Florida-based builder focused on turning hard-to-use public information into clean, useful products. The project started from a simple frustration: the data existed, but normal people had no practical way to use it.
That is why InspectFL combines public-record infrastructure with original editorial explanation. Some readers want a quick score. Others want the underlying inspection history, the exact disposition, or a deeper explainer on what a critical violation means. The site is built to support both.
What InspectFL publishes
- Searchable restaurant inspection pages tied to public DBPR records
- City and county pages that summarize local inspection patterns
- An independent InspectFL Health Score and letter-grade system built for comparison
- Original explainers and editorial reporting about restaurant inspections in Florida
What InspectFL does not do
- We do not perform official inspections
- We do not present our score as a government grade
- We do not take payment to change, hide, or improve a restaurant's score or coverage
- We do not ask readers to trust our summary instead of the source record when the DBPR page is available
How trust works on this site
Trust on InspectFL starts with source clarity. Readers should always be able to tell what came from DBPR, what came from InspectFL, and how to verify the official record.
That is also why we maintain dedicated pages for our methodology, editorial standards, and corrections policy.
Get in touch
Questions, bug reports, correction requests, partnership inquiries, and press-related messages can go to hello@inspectfl.org or through the contact page.
If the issue is with the official state record itself, DBPR is the authority that needs to correct it at the source.
Important disclaimer
InspectFL is an independent project and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to the State of Florida, DBPR, or any government agency. The InspectFL Health Score is our own calculation based on public data. It is not an official government rating.
