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 25 of 26TOWNEPLACE SUITES BY MARRIOTT
7451 W NEWBERRY RD
TREATS & TREASURES
5100 SW 25 BLVD C121
TROPICAL EATZ
1236 NW 21 AVE
TROPICAL EATZ
1225 NW 10 AVE
TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE
2651 NW 13 ST STE 20
TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFÉ
4125 NW 16 BLVD
TWIST
413 W UNIVERSITY AVE
UF HEALTH, HEART, VASCULAR AND NEURO MEDICINE HOSPITAL
1505 SW ARCHER RD
UNCLE D'S GOOD CRAB
1152 NE 16 AVE
UNDERGROUND KITCHEN
722 NW 5 AVE
V PIZZA
115 SE 1 ST
VEGAN GATOR
620 NW 16TH AVE
VOLCANIC SUSHI & SAKE
5200 NW 43 ST STE 509
VOLCANIC SUSHI+SAKE
5212 SW 91 TERR STE A
WAFFLE AMERICA
618A NW 60 ST
WAFFLE HOUSE
7611 W NEWBERRY RD
WAFFLE HOUSE
5130 NW 13 ST
WAFFLE HOUSE #2387
915 E UNIVERSITY AVE
WAH HA HA THAI FOOD & NOODLE SOUP
1902 SW 13 ST
WENDY'S
1600 SW ARCHER ROAD
WHITE BUFFALO
111 S MAIN ST
WHOOPI'S
109 S MAIN ST
WILD MAN FOODS
219 NW 10 AVE
WINGSTOP
25 NW 16 AVE STE C
WINGSTOP
5141 NW 43 ST STE 108
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.
