Fort Pierce, Florida
St. Lucie County · 404 restaurants
Fort Pierce's historic downtown, centered on Second Street along the Indian River Lagoon, has been rebuilt around its identity as a fishing and citrus town turned arts destination, anchored by the A.E. Backus Museum and a lively Friday farmers' market. The city's nearly 390 restaurants serve a mix of longtime St. Lucie County residents, seasonal snowbirds, and the boating crowd drawn to Fort Pierce Inlet. Citrus groves and commercial fishing remain part of the local economy, giving the seafood here a working-waterfront authenticity that's increasingly rare on Florida's 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
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What the citywide data means
Fort Pierce 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 Fort Pierce
Of Fort Pierce's 404 graded restaurants, 59.7% earned an A grade — roughly in line with statewide averages. Currently, 13.6% of restaurants hold a failing F grade, representing 55 establishments with significant health violations. The average InspectFL Health Score across Fort Pierce is 88.9 out of 100, based on 1,326 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 13 of 17ST CLAIRE BARBECUE
7550 PRUITT RESEARCH CENTER RD
TAQUERIA LOS ALTOS DE JALISCO
800 VIRIGINA AVE, SUITE 32
FREE BEE ICE CREAM - VIN 2108
1010 SEAWAY DR
ISLAND BURGER AND SHAKE
2025 SEAWAY DR
BETWEEN FRIENDS AND POTATOES
7550 PRUITT RESEARCH CENTER RD
CARIN'S HANDCRAFTED ICE CREAM
7550 PRUITT RESEARCH CENTER RD, VIN 6582
SMOKED TO THE TEE BBQ
7550 PRUITT RESEARCH CENTER RD
MICKEY'S #2
3315 SOUTH US HWY 1
THE GIN MILL
4901 S US HWY 1
GLYNLEA
7500 PRUIT RESEARCH RD
MY GRANDMOTHER'S KEEPER CATERING
7550 PRUITT RESEARCH CENTER RD
SEOUL GARDEN
2510 S US HWY 1
WINGSTOP
2575 S US HWY 1
HOT SMOKE BBQ
7550 PRUITT RESEARCH RD
CRAVE CART LLC
7550 PRUITT RESEARCH CENTER RD
SOFLO PO BOYS
7551 PRUITT RESEARCH CENTER RD
SUNSHINE KITCHEN FOOD BUSINESS INCUBATOR
7550 PRUIT RESEARCH RD
CANTEEN VENDING SERVICES MELBOURNE
5880 OKEECHOBEE RD, HOME DEPOT 283
LA CASA DE LAS PUPUSAS #2
2907 ORANGE AVE
SALVADORIAN RESTAURANT
1802 ORANGE AVE
FORK IT OVER LLC
2211 AVE E
JS WINGS AND MORE
100 N KINGS HWY
A TASTE OF PUERTO RICO
100 N KING HWY
CULINARY COUTURE CATERING
7550 PRUIT RESEARCH RD
SMILEY FROG'S GRILL
2142 N US HWY 1
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.
