Gainesville, Florida
Alachua County · 637 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 looks stronger than average on current grade mix, but individual inspection timelines still matter more than a citywide headline.
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About Dining in Gainesville
Of Gainesville's 637 graded restaurants, 76.6% earned an A grade — above the statewide average, reflecting strong food safety compliance in the area. Currently, 0.8% of restaurants hold a failing F grade, representing 5 establishments with significant health violations. The average InspectFL Health Score across Gainesville is 96.6 out of 100, based on 266 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 11 of 26BENTO ARCHER
3841 SW ARCHER RD STE D
BEST WESTERN GATEWAY GRAND
4200 NW 97 BLVD
BESTEA & THE LOOP CAKE
3045 SW 34 ST STE 20
BIG DOGG JAMAICAN BBQ AND MORE
1308 E UNIVERSITY AVE
BINGO DELI & PUB
619 SOUTH MAIN ST UNIT 1A
BIRD N' BATTER
3423 SE HAWTHORNE RD
BJ'S RESTAURANT & BREWHOUSE 486
6611 W NEWBERRY RD
BLACKADDER BREWING COMPANY
618A NW 60 ST
BLACKJACKS SIZZLING SOL
3013 NE 53RD AVE
BLAZE PIZZA STORE 1073
3617 SW ARCHER RD
BLUE GILL QUALITY FOOD
2917 SW 35 DR STE 20
BLUELINE Q
15070 US HIGHWAY 301
BOLAY
50 NW 13 ST STE 20
BONCHON GAINESVILLE
3205 CLARK BUTLER BLVD STE 50
BONE OF MY BONE BBQ
125 NW 23RD AVE STE 16
BONEFISH GRILL
3237 SW 35 BLVD
BRAGGING RIGHTS
113 NW 8 AVE
BRAGGINGRTS
113 NW 8 AVE
BRAISED YUM LLC
219 NW 10 AVE
BREAKFAST SMOKE
3013 NE 53RD AVE
BRICKROAD
9158 SW 51 RD ST J101
BURGER KING #12956
9401 NW 39 AVE
BURGER KING #1363
6123 W NEWBERRY RD
BURGER KING #2314
3902 SW 40TH BLVD
BURGER KING #56
20 NW 16 AVE
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.
