Gainesville, Florida
Alachua County · 615 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.
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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.
About Dining in Gainesville
Of Gainesville's 614 graded restaurants, 46.7% earned an A grade — below the statewide average, suggesting room for improvement in local food safety. Currently, 2.3% of restaurants hold a failing F grade, representing 14 establishments with significant health violations. The average InspectFL Health Score across Gainesville is 92.1 out of 100, based on 1,359 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 4 of 25POPEYES LOUISIANA KITCHEN #128
1412 N MAIN ST
WHITE BUFFALO
111 S MAIN ST
WHOOPI'S
109 S MAIN ST
I LOVE N.Y PIZZA
2645 SW 91 ST
PDQ RESTAURANT, GAINESVILLE FL
3403 W UNIVERSITY AVE
RED MESA GOURMET
2645 SW 91 ST STE 400
SUWANNEE VENDING INC
I-75 SB MM 382
THAT BAR AND TABLE
2725 SW 91 ST STE 100
THE DUNBAR
732 NW 4 ST
THE MIDNIGHT UNDERGROUND
101 SE 2 PL STE 100
BONCHON GAINESVILLE
3205 CLARK BUTLER BLVD STE 50
TIJUANA FLATS
3205 CLARK BUTLER BLVD UNIT 70
BAGELS & CO.
1111 WEST UNIVERSITY AVE RETAIL 1
BURGER KING #56
20 NW 16 AVE
M&D WEST AFRICAN CUISINE
501 NW 23 AVE A
MCDONALDS
1030 E UNIVERSITY AVE
CARIBBEAN SPICE PATTIES
1310 NW 23 AVE STE C
CHINA WOK
5705 SW 75 ST
EL PUNTO FOOD TRUCK
9318 SW 82 AVE
ALACHUA GRILL
3880 NE 39 AVE STE C
EL GUSTAZO
600 NW 5TH AVE
LA QUINTA INN AND SUITES GAINESVILLE
908 NW 69 TERRACE
SONIC DRIVE-IN
6421 SW ARCHER RD
SONNY'S BBQ
9213 NW 39 AVE
TAILWIND GAINESVILLE
3880 NE 39 AVE #A