Gainesville, Florida
Alachua County · 663 restaurants
Home to the University of Florida and over 55,000 students, Gainesville's 580+ restaurants are shaped by college culture, academic diversity, and a strong local food movement. The Midtown and downtown corridors buzz with affordable international cuisine — Thai, Korean, Ethiopian, Indian — driven by the university's global student body. On game days, the entire city becomes one giant tailgate, and the restaurants that survive here have to satisfy both student budgets and Gator alumni expectations.
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
Gainesville 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 Gainesville
Of Gainesville's 662 graded restaurants, 33.4% earned an A grade — below the statewide average, suggesting room for improvement in local food safety. Currently, 12.5% of restaurants hold a failing F grade, representing 83 establishments with significant health violations. The average InspectFL Health Score across Gainesville is 86.5 out of 100, based on 2,225 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 27WHITEY ROLLZ
2821 NE 20 WAY
SUBWAY
1527 NW 23 AVE
SWEETWATER BRANCH INN
625 E UNIVERSITY AVE
BEST WESTERN GATEWAY GRAND
4200 NW 97 BLVD
BJ'S RESTAURANT & BREWHOUSE 486
6611 W NEWBERRY RD
GATORS DEN SPORTS GRILL
4210 NW 97 BLVD
K-INACUP
931 SW 2ND AVE STE 10
MI APA LATIN CAFE
114 SW 34 STREET
PARLOR DOUGHNUTS GAINESVILLE
931 SW 2 AVE, #40
PLAYA BOWLS GAINESVILLE
1260 SW 5 AVE #110
THE SWAMP RESTAURANT
1104 SW 2 AVE
BRINE AND DINE
4860 NW 39 AVE STE A
CITY FOOD HALL #2
150 NW 13 ST STE 10
TWIST
413 W UNIVERSITY AVE
CANTINA ANEJO
1680 W UNIVERSITY AVE, STE 10
CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL #2735
2231 NW 13 ST #100
HOLIDAY INN GAINESVILLE UNIVERSITY CENTER
1250 W UNIVERSITY AVE
KARMA CREAM
607 W UNIVERSITY AVE
KREATIONZ FROM PARIS
219 NW 10 AVE
SALTY DOG SALOON
1712 W UNIVERSITY AVE
SMOKE-N-FOOD BARBECUE
6722 NW 18 DR UNIT 1
TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE
2651 NW 13 ST STE 20
XCLUSIVE EATZ
1714 SE HAWTHORNE RD
RICE & SHINE CAFE
3117 SW 34 ST STE 1
ZEN NOODLES BAR
3117 SW 34TH ST STE 2
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.
