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 22 of 26RED RICE KITCHEN
3316 SW 35 BLVD
REGAL BUTLER TOWN CENTER 14
3101 SW 35 BLVD
REGAL STADIUM 10
4901 STEVE SPURRIER WAY
RELISH - BIG TASTY BURGERS!
201 SE 2 AVE #106
ROYAL PARK STADIUM 16
3702 W NEWBERRY RD
RUSH BOWLS
1360 W UNIVERSITY AVE STE 40
SALTY DOG SALOON
1712 W UNIVERSITY AVE
SAMBA BRAZILIAN KITCHEN
5141 SW 91ST WAY STE I-101
SAME CHOICE
2687 NE 70 ST
SAMURAI JAPANESE STEAK HOUSE & SUSHI BAR
3720 NW 13 ST STE 1
SDNF SANDWICH SHOP
6500 W NEWBERRY RD
SDNF SANDWICH SHOP LLC
6500 W NEWBERRY RD
SENSEI ASIAN BISTRO
4860 SW 31 PL #10
SEOUL POCHA KOREAN PUB
3610 SW 13 ST
SILVER Q BILLIARDS & SPORTS
225 W UNIVERSITY AVE
SMOKING FATTIES BBQ AND MORE
2201 NE 2 ST
SOHAO STREET FARE CAFE
3045 SW 34 ST STE 16
SONIC DRIVE IN
2162 NW 39TH AVENUE
SONNY'S BBQ
9213 NW 39 AVE
SOUTHERN STOP
6419 W NEWBERRY RD STE G-3
SP BANGKOK SQUARE INC
6500 SW ARCHER RD STE J
SPURRIER'S GRIDIRON GRILLE FIRST FLOOR
4860 SW 31 PL #20
SPURRIER'S GRIDIRON GRILLE SECOND FLOOR
4860 SW 31 PL #20
SQUAREHOUSE PIZZA
405 SW 4 AVE
STREGA NONA'S OVEN
4150 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.
