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 3 of 27SCUOLA PIZZA
5240 NW 34 BLVD STE A
SPURRIER'S GRIDIRON GRILLE FIRST FLOOR
4860 SW 31 PL #20
SPURRIER'S GRIDIRON GRILLE SECOND FLOOR
4860 SW 31 PL #20
THE BAGEL BAKERY
4113 NW 16TH BLVD
BLIND MONKEY CATERING INC
I-75 SB MM 382
BROKE DAWGZ LLC
6722 NW 18 DR UNIT 1
BURRITO FACTORY AND CANTINA
7 SE 1 AVE
GROVE GNV
1702 W UNIVERSITY AVE G-J
HAMPTON INN & SUITES - GAINESVILLE DOWNTOWN
101 SE 1 AVE
KUSHI & CO
104 SE 1 AVE
MACDINTON’S GAINESVILLE
1728 W UNIVERSITY AVE
ORIGINAL AMERICAN KITCHEN
15 SE 1 AVE
THE PAPER BAG
11 SE 1 AVE
THE TOP RESTAURANT
30 N MAIN ST
VALE FOOD COMPANY GAINESVILLE
3841 SW ARCHER RD, UNIT B
AFTERNOON RESTAURANT
231 NW 10 AVE
GALAN
805 NW 13 ST
HUMBLE WOOD FIRE
307 SW 4 AVE
LONGHORN STEAKHOUSE #5566
2933 CLARK BUTLER BLVD
MI SAZON LATINO CENTRO AMERICA
12210 SW ARCHER RD
OLIVE GARDEN ITALIAN RESTAURANT #4498
2711 CLARK BUTLER BLVD
THAI USA ROLL LLC
219 NW 10TH AVE
BURGER KING #2314
3902 SW 40TH BLVD
DOMI BUFFET
1349 NW 23 AVE
PUBLIC & GENERAL
1000 NE 16 AVE BLDG H
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.
