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 25 of 27FIVE STAR PIZZA
600 NW 75 ST
MOCHIRY
3822 3822 NEWBERRY RD SUIT D, , GAINESVILLE, FL 32607
DUNKIN DONUTS
491 W UNIVERSITY AVE SUITE 150
ESPERANZA
2441 NW 43 ST STE 13
LEGACY AT FORT CLARKE
1505 FORT CLARKE BLVD
SEOUL POCHA KOREAN PUB
3610 SW 13 ST
MOJO HOGTOWN BBQ
12 SE 2 AVE
JUST SALAD 1404 WEST U AVENUE LLC
1404 WEST UNIVERSITY AVE STE 10
FIVE STAR PIZZA
1315 S MAIN ST STE 10
LOS POLLOS ROTISSERIE CHICKEN & GRILL
2410 NW 43 ST
BLACKADDER BREWING COMPANY
618A NW 60 ST
WAFFLE AMERICA
618A NW 60 ST
THE FAT TUSCAN CAFE
725 NE 1ST STREET
WINGSTOP
25 NW 16 AVE STE C
CAMPUS SUBWAY #110
1005 W. UNIVERSITY AVE
DUNKIN DONUTS
7605 W NEWBERRY RD
SUBWAY
5700 NW 23 ST
DOMINO'S PIZZA 3212
25 NW 16 AVE STE 500
BC BOBA TEA & ICE CREAM
2001 NW 13 ST SUITE 20
HUNGRY HOWIES
1310 NW 23 AVE STE-B
DOMINO'S PIZZA 3246
4620 NW 39 AVE STE C
B'Z GELATI
1130 NW 23 AVE
B'Z GELATI
1130 NW 23RD AVE
B'Z GELATI LLC
1130 NW 23RD AVE
DOMINO'S PIZZA #3214
133 SW 34 ST
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.
