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
InspectFL turns public DBPR inspection records into city-level score trends, grade breakdowns, and restaurant history so this page is useful for comparison, not just a list of names.
How to use this city page
Start with the citywide grade mix, then use filters to narrow by category, grade, or inspection dates before opening the full restaurant record.
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 9 of 9BEAR'S PLACE
17375 SPRING HILL DR
PDQ
14069 CORTEZ BLVD
THE LAZY MAID
419 HOWELL AVE
BURGER KING #12495
30290 CORTEZ BLVD
QUALITY INN BROOKSVILLE
30307 CORTEZ BLVD
THE HARVESTER
7635 HORSE LAKE RD
RUTHIE'S KITCHEN
440 BROAD ST
CORTEZ SOCIAL & VENUE
15440 CORTEZ BLVD
SUBWAY #3545
13074 CORTEZ BLVD
BURGER KING #24025
20093 CORTEZ BLVD
FRANKO'S GRILL
7635 HORSE LAKE RD
MCDONALD'S 3723
845 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.
