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 2 of 27BLACKJACKS SIZZLING SOL
3013 NE 53RD AVE
CITY FOOD HALL #1
150 NW 13 ST STE 10
CITY FOOD HALL #10
150 13 ST STE 10
CITY FOOD HALL BAR/KITCHEN
150 NW 13 ST STE 10
CLAUDIE'S
5 SE 2 AVE
CURTIS CATERING BBQ & MORE
219 NW 10 AVE
HUMBLE WOOD FIRE
307 SW 4TH AVE
PEACH VALLEY CAFE
4871 CELEBRATION POINTE AVE STE 10
BOLAY
50 NW 13 ST STE 20
CITY FOOD HALL #9
150 NW 13 ST STE 10
GOLDEN BUDDHA RESTAURANT
613 NW 16 AVE
PIESANOS STONE FIRED PIZZA PINTS & PIES
1250 W UNIVERSITY AVE
INTERNATIONAL HOUSE OF PANCAKES 36-92
3613 SW 13 ST
CITY FOOD HALL #11
150 NW 13 ST, STE 10
CITY FOOD HALL #7-8
150 NW 13 ST STE 10
HIMALAYAN BOWL & JUICE BAR NEPALESE & INDIAN KITCHEN
150 NW 13 ST STE 10
CRAVINGS 593
6722 NW 18 DR UNIT 1
SEOUL POCHA KOREAN PUB
3610 SW 13 ST
EMBERS WOOD GRILL
3545 SW 34 ST #A
HILLS BAR B QUE & CATERING
3545 SW 34 ST STE A
PRIME AND PEARL
4949 CELEBRATION POINTE AVE STE70
SENSEI ASIAN BISTRO
4860 SW 31 PL #10
D'LITES BY WEST HEALTH SPA CORP
4216 NW 16 BLVD
GATOR KOSHER - CHABAD UF
2021 NW 5TH AVE
NORTHWEST SEAFOOD
4110 NW 16 BLVD
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.
