Brooksville, Florida
Hernando County · 215 restaurants
Brooksville is the county seat of Hernando County, and its hilly, historic downtown around the courthouse square sets it apart from the flat terrain typical of much of Florida. The city's 212 restaurants serve a rural and small-town population where cattle ranching and agriculture remain part of the local economy, alongside a growing number of commuters drawn north from the Tampa Bay area by lower housing costs. Brooksville's annual Florida Blueberry Festival and Hernando County Fair draw regional crowds, but day-to-day dining here reflects an Old Florida, county-seat character increasingly rare closer to the coast.
Data on this page
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What the citywide data means
Brooksville's grade mix looks fairly mixed, so this page is best used to narrow the list before checking each restaurant's full record.
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About Dining in Brooksville
Of Brooksville's 215 graded restaurants, 61.4% earned an A grade — roughly in line with statewide averages. Currently, 3.7% of restaurants hold a failing F grade, representing 8 establishments with significant health violations. The average InspectFL Health Score across Brooksville is 92.8 out of 100, based on 912 inspections on record.
What Inspectors Look For
Florida DBPR inspectors evaluate restaurants on food temperature control, employee hygiene, pest activity, and equipment cleanliness. Violations are categorized as critical (immediate health risk), major (significant concern), or minor (procedural issue). Learn more about how grades work.
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Restaurants
Page 1 of 9DAYS INN -BROOKSVILLE
6320 WINDMERE RD
BISTRO (THE)
10 S MAIN ST
BREAD BOX BAKERY
304 E FORT DADE AVE
GREEN DOOR ON BROAD
4 N BROAD ST
MAIN STREET EATERY
101 N MAIN ST
PRIME 88
15407 CORTEZ BLVD
SAVAGES BAR AND GRILL
1691 E JEFFERSON ST
TACO BELL 7356
7201 BROAD ST
THE TILTED TEACUP TEAROOM AND BOUTIQUE
410 E LIBERTY ST
WENDYS #1784
1100 S BROAD ST
OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE
14383 CORTEZ BLVD
ALEJANDRO'S RESTAURANT
7380 BROAD ST
BEEF O BRADYS
7601 HORSE LAKE RD
BREAKFAST STATION 3 LLC
1242 S BROAD ST
EVERGREEN CHINESE RESTAURANT
1238 BROAD ST
RUBY RAYS HEALTHY CAFE
1254 S BROAD ST
CULVER'S
1065 S BROAD ST
TACO BELL
31001 CORTEZ BLVD
GRANGE HALL
17590 PONCE DE LEON BLVD
NEW YORK DOG HOUSE
13251 CORTEZ BLVD
POPEYES LOUISIANA KITCHEN OPERATED BY TICE
843 S BROAD ST
SUBWAY 2232
19438 CORTEZ BLVD
DOLAN HOUSE B & B
701 MUSEUM CT
WAFFLE HOUSE 504
30481 CORTEZ BLVD
KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN
1145 S BROAD ST
Important context for city pages
City pages are comparison tools built from public Florida DBPR inspection data. They help surface local patterns quickly, but they are not official government rankings and they should not replace reading the individual restaurant page before making a decision.
