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 19 of 27TACOS 352
8181 NW 39 AVE STE 30
TEA MOMENT
16 NW 18TH ST #125
TEXAS ROADHOUSE
3984 SW 43 STREET
BOCA FIESTA/THE PALOMINO
232 SE 1 ST
CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL #793
3841 SW ARCHER RD
EAST END EATERY
1202 NE 8TH AVE
KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN
3525 SW ARCHER RD
RELISH BIG TASTY BURGERS
3841 SW ARCHER RD STE F
STEAK 'N SHAKE
3714 S.W. 42
WENDY'S
3619 SW ARCHER RD
D.P. DOUGH
106 NW 17TH ST STE G
THE BULL
18 SW 1 AVE
ANF GYROS AND GRILL
826 W UNIVERSITY AVE
RAISING CANE'S CHICKEN FINGERS #856
1680 W UNIVERSITY AVE
TOMMYKNOCKERS
2490 SW 14 DR APT #16
BENTO ARCHER
3841 SW ARCHER RD STE D
CHEFFREY'S FOOD TRAILER AND SPECIAL EVENTS
219 NW 10TH AVENUE
MCDONALD'S RESTAURANT
3418 SW WILLISTON RD
SUPERETTE WINE & PROVISIONS
1511 NW 2 ST
MCDONALDS
3826 SW ARCHER RD
KAIRO'S EVENTS AND CATERING
6 W UNIVERSITY AVE
LOADED MAC COMPANY
6722 NW 18TH DR, UNIT 1
HUMBLE WOOD FIRE
619 S MAIN ST UNIT 1B NORTH
TEQUECHEESE
6722 NW 18 DR UNIT 1
MARK & WOODYS WEINER WAGON
6722 NW 18 DR UNIT 1
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.
