Dade City, Florida
Pasco County · 108 restaurants
Dade City is the county seat of Pasco County, and its restored downtown courthouse square — lined with antique shops and locally owned restaurants — reflects a small-town character built on citrus and cattle farming going back over a century. The annual Kumquat Festival celebrates the small citrus fruit still grown in the surrounding hills, and the city's 102 restaurants serve a mostly rural, agricultural community along with a growing number of day-trippers drawn by the historic downtown's antiquing scene. Dade City's hilly terrain, unusual for Florida, sets it apart from the flatter landscape found closer to Tampa.
Data on this page
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What the citywide data means
Dade City has a heavier concentration of failing restaurants than you’d want, which makes recent inspection history and dispositions especially important.
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About Dining in Dade City
Of Dade City's 108 graded restaurants, 66.7% earned an A grade — roughly in line with statewide averages. Currently, 6.5% of restaurants hold a failing F grade, representing 7 establishments with significant health violations. The average InspectFL Health Score across Dade City is 93.3 out of 100, based on 328 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 5BOOTS ON GRIND CATERING BY CHEF JAZMIN, LLC
15029 14 STREET
FINGA LICKIN TING LLC
15029 14 ST
LA HACIENDA MEXICAN RESTAURANT
14016 7 ST
TAQUERIA EL GAUCHE
37006 LOCK ST
TAQUERIA MI NEGRITA
15051 US 301
TIMMY JON'S BBQ
14910 US HWY 98 BYPASS
EMBERWOOD MANOR
36601 SAINT JOE RD
YESI'S CATERING
15029 14 ST
DONA ORLANDA TORTAS Y TACOS
37511 LOCK ST
SOUTHERN SQUEEZE CO
36805 COUNTY ROAD 52
TACOS EL PATRON
36108 STATE ROAD 52
MARCO'S PIZZA
11780 US HWY 301
STEPH'S SOUTHERN RESTAURANT
14519 5TH ST
A WHOLE LOTTA NADAS LLC
15029 14 ST
AMBEES BAKERY
15029 14 ST
CAPTAIN D'S #3848
13016 S US HWY 301
HAPPY DAYZ
12401 US HWY 301
LE GARDEN BISTRO LLC
14227 7TH STREET
BURGER KING #22450
11768 US 301
E&G EMPANADAS KING AND MORE
14402 7 ST
KAFE KOKOPELLI THE CITRUS ROOM
37940 LIVE OAK AVE
LITTLE MEXICO RESTAURANT
14314 7 ST
MCDONALD'S
13026 US HWY 301
PAPA JOHNS
14318 7 ST
FARMHOUSE MARKET & CAFE
14124 5 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.
