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 16 of 26GOLDEN BUDDHA RESTAURANT
613 NW 16 AVE
GREEN MANGO CATERING CO
6722 NW 18TH DR UNIT 1
GROVE GNV
1702 W UNIVERSITY AVE G-J
HAILE VILLAGE BISTRO
5323 SW 91 TER STE A
HAMPTON INN & SUITES - GAINESVILLE DOWNTOWN
101 SE 1 AVE
HANA SUSHI
3147 SW 45 ST STE 10
HARRYS OF GAINESVILLE
110 SE 1 ST
HASS KITCHEN
1220 W UNIVERSITY AVE.
HAWKSTONE COUNTRY CLUB
9905 SW 44 AVE
HILLS BAR B QUE & CATERING
3545 SW 34 ST STE A
HILTON UNVIERISTY OF FLORIDA CONFERENCE CENTER GAINESVILLE
1714 SW 34 ST
HOLIDAY INN GAINESVILLE UNIVERSITY CENTER
1250 W UNIVERSITY AVE
HOME 2 SUITES GAINESVILLE
2115 SW 13 ST
HOME SWEET KITCHEN CAFE INC
3801 N MAIN ST
HOT WOK KITCHEN INC
3006 NW 13 ST
HOTEL ELEO AT THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
1514 SW 14 ST
HOTEL INDIGO
5020 SW 30 LANE
HUMBLE WOOD FIRE
307 SW 4TH AVE
HUMBLE WOOD FIRE
619 S MAIN ST UNIT 1B NORTH
HUMBLE WOOD FIRE
307 SW 4 AVE
HUNGRY HOWIE'S #3071
1040 E UNIVERSITY AVE
HUNGRY HOWIES
1310 NW 23 AVE STE-B
HYATT PLACE GAINESVILLE DOWNTOWN
212 SE 1 ST
I LOVE N.Y PIZZA
2645 SW 91 ST
IBTISAM HIJAZI CATERING
231 NW 10 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.
