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 20 of 27STUBBIES POP-UP SAUSAGES
6722 NW 18 DR UNIT 1
ARTIEB'S CAROLINA FATBACK
6722 NW 18TH UNIT 1
BAGELS & CO.
1111 WEST UNIVERSITY AVE RETAIL 1
THE DUNBAR
732 NW 4 ST
CACCIATORE CATERING, INC.
9130 SW 51 RD STE A
CENTERPLATE CATERING
2106 NW 67 PL #3
GREEN MANGO CATERING CO
6722 NW 18TH DR UNIT 1
EL PUNTO FOOD TRUCK
9318 SW 82 AVE
FESTA & DOUGH PIZZA CATERING
6722 NW 18 DR UNIT 1
BLUELINE Q
15070 US HIGHWAY 301
THE BAGEL BAKERY
4113 NW 16 BLVD
BRICKROAD
9158 SW 51 RD ST J101
DAVID'S BBQ & CATERING #2
521 NE 23 AVE
THE CHAMELEON TASTE THE CHANGE
3010 SW 23 TER
BB.Q CHICKEN
201 SE 2 AVE STE 101
PLEASANT STREET PIZZA PUB
603 NW 6 ST
SOUTHERN STOP
6419 W NEWBERRY RD STE G-3
DUNKIN DONUTS/BASKIN ROBBINS
3710 NW 13 ST
SMOKING FATTIES BBQ AND MORE
2201 NE 2 ST
SUSHI SAKE GAINESVILLE
104 NW 17 ST #110
TOSH
2201 NE 2 ST
BIRD N' BATTER
3423 SE HAWTHORNE RD
DAVE & BUSTER'S #165 GAINESVILLE 0015449
3023 SW 45 ST
MCDONALDS GAINESVILLE
1206 W UNIVERSITY AVE
MIDNIGHT TACOS
620 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.
