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.
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What the citywide data means
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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 3 of 5AMERICAN PIZZA OVEN
37941 MERIDIAN AVE
BEEF O BRADY'S-DADE CITY
14136 7 ST
PASCO COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
15029 14 STREET
PINEAPPLE EXPRESS TAMPA
29933 STATE ROAD 52
PORKCHOPPER'S BBQ
15029 14 ST
DUNKIN DONUTS
13149 US 301
CHINA KING
11786 US 301
BUBBAQUES
12710 US HWY 301
CHECKERS DRIVE IN RESTAURANT
12600 US HIGHWAY 301
HUNGRY HOWIE'S PIZZA & SUBS
12710 US HWY 301
NELLY STREET TACOS & ICE CREAM
12546 US 301 S
SUBWAY
12634 US HWY 301
HAMPTON INN
13215 US HWY 301
KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN
13245 S US HWY 301
SMITTY'S SMOKEHOUSE AND GRILL
12830 US HWY 301
TACO BELL
12816 US HWY 301
CHINA 1
12850 US HWY 301
IHOP 36-192
13100 US HWY 301
SAM'S GYRO AND SEAFOOD
13135 US-301
DAIRY QUEEN OF DADE CITY
37894 WHITEHOUSE AVE
DRE'S ISLAND FOOD SERVICES
15029 14 ST
JOY LAN SWAP SHOP & DRIVE IN
16414 N US HWY 301
TASTYLITEBITES2GO
15029 14 STREET
HOTDOGGERFEST 2
15029 14 ST
TACO LOCO
14314 7TH 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.
