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, 76.9% 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 96.7 out of 100, based on 264 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 5 of 26KRYSTAL
7700 W NEWBERRY RD
MAUDE'S CLASSIC CAFE
101 SE 2 PLACE #101
MCALISTER'S DELI 1013
618 NW 60 ST STE C
PAPA JOHN'S PIZZA #498
3605 SW ARCHER RD
PEPPERS MEXICAN GRILL AND CANTINA
3236 SW 35 BLVD
THE TOP RESTAURANT
30 N MAIN ST
YI ZHANG
6722 NW 18 DR UNIT 1
CHICKEN SALAD CHICK
4062 PLAZA BLVD STE 20
DOMINO'S #8643
3320 SW 35 BLVD
FRESH KITCHEN
700 NW 62 ST
JERSEY MIKE'S SUBS
2803 SW 42 ST
TIJUANA FLATS
3205 CLARK BUTLER BLVD UNIT 70
CARIBBEAN SPICE
1310 NW 23 AVE UNIT C
CHECKERS #6320
912 W UNIVERSITY AVE
DRURY INN & SUITES - GAINESVILLE
4000 SW 40 BLVD
EL PAMPEANO STEAKHOUSE
6722 NW 18 DR UNIT 1
HOLY MOLY BURGERS AND THE BIRD
1445 SE HAWTHORNE RD
HOOK FISH & CHICKEN
1340 E UNIVERSITY AVE
HUNGRY HOWIE’S
3600 -B SW ARCHER ROAD
PHO HA NOI
3550 SW 34 ST STE D
PIESANOS STONE FIRED PIZZA
5757 SW 75 ST UNIT 101
SONIC DRIVE-IN
6421 SW ARCHER RD
WENDY'S OLD FASHION HAMBURGERS
1711 N MAIN ST
YAMATO JAPANESE RESTAURANT
526 NW 60 ST
CHINA WOK
2308 SE HAWTHORNE RD STE E
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.
