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Gainesville, Florida

Alachua County · 615 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.

615
Restaurants
47.3%
A-Rated
92.4
Avg Score
1,359
Inspections

Data on this page

Restaurants tracked
615
Graded restaurants
615
Inspection records
1,359
Official source
Florida DBPR

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.

A: 291 B: 250 C: 62 F: 12

About Dining in Gainesville

Of Gainesville's 615 graded restaurants, 47.3% earned an A grade — below the statewide average, suggesting room for improvement in local food safety. Currently, 2.0% of restaurants hold a failing F grade, representing 12 establishments with significant health violations. The average InspectFL Health Score across Gainesville is 92.4 out of 100, based on 1,359 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

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RAINING BERRIES

1111 W UNIVERSITY AVE STE 40

Inspected 3 months ago
2026-02-02
2 violations

SANDWICH INN

110 NE 16 AVE

Inspected 3 months ago
2026-02-02
6 violations

SWEETBERRIES

619 NW 5 AVE

Inspected 3 months ago
2026-02-02
5 violations

BOCA FIESTA/THE PALOMINO

232 SE 1 ST

Inspected 3 months ago
2026-01-30
6 violations

KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN

1231 E UNIVERSITY AVE

Inspected 3 months ago
2026-01-30
5 violations

TAINO ROOTS ARTISAN KITCHEN

219 NW 10 AVE

Inspected 3 months ago
2026-01-30
1 violations

WAFFLE HOUSE #2387

915 E UNIVERSITY AVE

Inspected 3 months ago
2026-01-30
8 violations

16TH AVENUE DINER

207 NE 16 AVE

Inspected 3 months ago
2026-01-29
10 violations

BURGA BWOY

619 W UNIVERSITY AVE

Inspected 3 months ago
2026-01-29
3 violations

DI BIG JERK GAINESVILLE

619 W UNIVERSITY AVE

Inspected 3 months ago
2026-01-29
7 violations

GATOR'S DOCKSIDE

3842 NEWBERRY ROAD 1-A

Inspected 3 months ago
2026-01-29
3 violations

LOR KEBAB

12 SW 1 AVE

Inspected 3 months ago
2026-01-29
4 violations

LUKE'S NEW YORK BAGELS

620 S MAIN ST

Inspected 3 months ago
2026-01-29
3 violations

MILDRED'S BIG CITY FOOD & NEW DEAL CAFE

3443-3445 W UNIVERSITY AVE

Inspected 3 months ago
2026-01-29
9 violations

MOM'S OG

1017 W UNIVERSITY AVE

Inspected 3 months ago
2026-01-29
11 violations

SATCHEL'S PIZZA

1800 NE 23 AVENUE

Inspected 3 months ago
2026-01-29
4 violations

TONY DILLAS

1720 SOUTH MAIN ST

Inspected 3 months ago
2026-01-29
3 violations

CARIBBEAN QUEEN

507 NW 5 AVE

Inspected 3 months ago
2026-01-28
5 violations

PIRATE'S GRILL

1006 NW 76 BLVD

Inspected 3 months ago
2026-01-28
2 violations

RAISING CANE'S CHICKEN FINGERS #856

1680 W UNIVERSITY AVE

Inspected 3 months ago
2026-01-28
4 violations

GATOR CHINA INC.

79 SW 34TH ST

Inspected 3 months ago
2026-01-27
2 violations

MARCO'S PIZZA #8597

1504 SW 74 DR STE 1

Inspected 3 months ago
2026-01-27
2 violations

MAUI TERIYAKI AND SUSHI

600 NW 75 ST STE E

Inspected 3 months ago
2026-01-27
6 violations

CHINA ONE YU

3720 NW 13 ST #14

Inspected 3 months ago
2026-01-26
3 violations

DAVID'S BBQ & CATERING #2

521 NE 23 AVE

Inspected 3 months ago
2026-01-26