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 19 of 26MANA SWEET CHICHA
219 NW 10TH AVE
MANZIL FINE INDIAN DINING
6500 SW ARCHER RD STE E
MAPLE STREET BISCUIT COMPANY
3904 SW ARCHER RD
MARK & WOODYS WEINER WAGON
6722 NW 18 DR UNIT 1
MARKS US PRIME
201 SE 2 AVE, UNIT 102 & 103
MAYDAY ICE CREAMS
214 SE 2 AVE
MCDONALD'S 12870
5110 NW 43 ST
MCDONALD'S RESTAURANT
3418 SW WILLISTON RD
MCDONALDS
3826 SW ARCHER RD
MCDONALDS
9260 NW 39 AVE
MCDONALDS
1030 E UNIVERSITY AVE
MCDONALDS GAINESVILLE
1206 W UNIVERSITY AVE
MENCHIE'S FROZEN YOGURT
2905 SW 42ND STREET STE 20
MI APA MOBILE
6805 NW 18 DR
MI SAZON LATINO CENTRO AMERICA
12210 SW ARCHER RD
MIDICI THE NEAPOLITAN PIZZA COMPANY OF GAINESVILLE
4949 CELEBRATION POINTE AVE #100
MIDNIGHT TACOS
620 NW 16 AVE
MILLER'S ALE HOUSE
2881 BASS PRO SHOPS BLVD
MINT INDIAN CUISINE
7625 W NEWBERRY RD
MOCHINUT
3256 SW 35 BLVD
MOCHIRY
3822 3822 NEWBERRY RD SUIT D, , GAINESVILLE, FL 32607
MOE'S SOUTHWEST GRILL #686
7770 W NEWBERRY RD #686
MOES SOUTHWEST GRILL #148
3832 W NEWBERRY RD #1-E
MOJO HOGTOWN BBQ
12 SE 2 AVE
MOM'S OG
1017 W UNIVERSITY 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.
