What Restaurant Inspection Records Show Across 8 Florida Markets

Some Florida restaurant markets look almost spotless when you scan the current inspection scores. Others look strong at first, then get more interesting once you open the individual records.

InspectFL pulled current restaurant scores and recent DBPR inspection activity for a mixed set of eight Florida markets on August 10, 2026: one county, several cities, and one community. The comparison includes Pasco County, Naples, Gainesville, Homestead, Boynton Beach, Fort Walton Beach, ChampionsGate, and Bexley/Land O’ Lakes.

This is not a “good city, bad city” ranking. That would be too simple, and frankly not very useful. The better takeaway is that two markets can both be loaded with A-rated restaurants and still have very different pockets of recent inspection activity. If you are picking a place for dinner, the local pattern helps. The individual restaurant history helps even more.

The Quick Read

The cleanest-looking snapshots came from ChampionsGate, where all 24 tracked restaurants currently had A grades, and Fort Walton Beach, where 264 of 266 tracked restaurants currently had A grades.

The widest inspection mixes came from Boynton Beach and Gainesville. Boynton Beach still had 311 A-rated restaurants out of 383 tracked restaurants. Gainesville had 527 A-rated restaurants out of 636 tracked restaurants. But both markets had a bigger middle group than the cleaner-looking areas at the top of the table.

Homestead had fewer tracked restaurants than Gainesville, but it had the highest C/F concentration in this group: 14 C or F grades across 281 tracked restaurants.

Inspection scores work best as a local comparison tool: start with the market-level pattern, then check the individual restaurant history before you go.

Current A-Grade Snapshot

Most restaurants in these eight markets currently carry A grades. That is the first thing to notice. The second thing is the spread underneath it: the B/C/F mix is where the local differences start to show.

That does not mean every A-rated restaurant is perfect, and it does not mean every B or C restaurant is a problem. It shows where the current inspection record is most consistently strong, while keeping enough context to avoid flattening a whole market into one score.

What Stood Out

Fort Walton Beach and ChampionsGate looked unusually clean

Fort Walton Beach had 264 A grades, two B grades, and zero current C or F grades across 266 tracked restaurants. That is the kind of snapshot diners like to see: almost the entire tracked market sitting in A territory, with very little drag underneath.

Its highest-finding recent inspection in the July/August pull was Pineapple Express Hawaiian Grill on July 29, with nine DBPR findings and a current B grade.

ChampionsGate was much smaller, with only 24 tracked restaurants in this pull, but every one currently had an A grade. That makes it the cleanest snapshot in this comparison. The small sample size matters, but the result is still notable.

Gainesville had the largest non-A group

Gainesville had 527 A-rated restaurants out of 636 tracked restaurants, so the market was still mostly green. The difference is what came after the A group: 109 restaurants carried something else, including 86 B grades, 20 C grades, and three F grades.

The recent activity also had heavier examples: Las Carretas Mexican Restaurant had a July 16 routine inspection with 26 findings and an administrative complaint recommended disposition. La Cocina De Abuela had an August 4 routine inspection with 18 findings and the same disposition. The Atrium at Gainesville had an August 6 routine inspection with 17 findings.

That does not make Gainesville a weak dining market. More than 500 tracked restaurants still carried A grades. It does make Gainesville the market in this group where a quick restaurant-level check is more likely to reveal a meaningful difference between one place and the next.

Homestead had the highest C/F concentration

Homestead had 281 tracked restaurants in this pull, and 253 of them were A-rated. The A group was still the overwhelming majority, but the smaller C/F group was more concentrated than in the other markets: 11 C grades and three F grades, or about 5% of the tracked market.

Recent examples included Big Crazy Taco with 35 findings on a July 13 routine inspection, Yellow Tail Subs Grill Inc. with 32 findings and an emergency order recommended disposition on an August 6 complaint inspection, and Restaurant El Trovador #2 with 32 findings on a July 7 routine inspection.

Again, these are inspection events, not permanent judgments. Some restaurants receive callbacks or correct findings after the inspection. The useful consumer move is to read the timeline, not stop at one number.

Boynton Beach had no F grades, but a bigger middle

Boynton Beach did not have a current F grade in this pull. That is the cleanest part of the story.

The more varied signal was the middle: 52 B grades and 20 C grades across 383 tracked restaurants. Boynton Beach still had 311 A-rated restaurants, but its B/C group was proportionally larger than the other markets in this comparison. In plain English, there were plenty of strong options, but also more restaurants where the record deserves a second look.

Recent inspection examples included Danny’s Pizza Kitchen with 17 findings on a July 28 routine inspection, The Club at Quail Ridge with 16 findings on a July 27 routine inspection, and Boynton Pizza with 12 findings on an August 6 routine inspection.

Naples and Pasco County were mostly A-grade with a few sharp exceptions

Naples and Pasco County were both heavily A-grade in this snapshot. Naples had 1,062 A grades out of 1,147 tracked restaurants. Pasco County had 1,116 A grades out of 1,189 tracked restaurants. If you only looked at the headline percentages, both markets would look reassuring.

But big markets can hide sharp outliers. Naples had one current F grade and 11 C grades. Pasco County had one current F grade and eight C grades.

In Naples, Two Meatballs in the Kitchen had 17 findings on an August 7 routine inspection with a warning issued disposition. China Place had 14 findings on an August 7 routine inspection. In Pasco County, Grand Sushi Hibachi Buffet had a July 16 complaint inspection with 54 findings and an administrative complaint recommended disposition, followed by a July 17 callback with 29 findings and an extension given/pending disposition.

Bexley / Land O’ Lakes looked strong, but not empty

Bexley and Land O’ Lakes had 64 A grades, two B grades, one C grade, and zero F grades across 67 tracked restaurants. For a smaller local market, that is a strong current profile.

The recent higher-finding examples were smaller than the larger examples above: China Wok Lian Inc. had seven findings on a July 30 routine inspection, and Breakfast Station 14 LLC had six findings on a July 28 routine inspection with a warning issued disposition.

That is a good example of why local context matters. A place can have mostly strong scores while still giving diners a few records worth opening before they choose where to eat.

Why This Matters Before You Pick a Restaurant

Inspection data is messy because restaurants change. A restaurant can have a bad inspection, fix the problems, and pass a callback. Another can carry an A grade while still having minor findings in a recent routine visit.

That is why the better question is not “Is this city clean?” The better question is: What does the record say about this specific restaurant?

That small shift makes the data more useful. It keeps a strong local market from getting reduced to one bad inspection, and it keeps a popular restaurant from getting a free pass just because the surrounding area looks good.

Use the local pages below as starting points:

• Pasco County restaurant inspections
• Naples restaurant inspections
• Gainesville restaurant inspections
• Homestead restaurant inspections
• Boynton Beach restaurant inspections
• Fort Walton Beach restaurant inspections
• ChampionsGate restaurant inspections
• Bexley and Land O’ Lakes restaurant inspections

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InspectFL is independent from Florida DBPR. We use public DBPR restaurant inspection records to calculate our own Health Scores and letter grades. The official inspection record remains the DBPR record.