Lutz, Florida
Hillsborough County · 268 restaurants
Lutz sits in the rapidly suburbanizing northern reaches of Hillsborough County, and its 250+ restaurants have grown alongside a population boom driven by new subdivisions and the area's proximity to Tampa via US-41 and I-275. Once a rural farming community, Lutz retains pockets of its agricultural past even as strip-center development brings national chains and family restaurants to serve its newer residents. Lake Keystone and the surrounding lake district still draw a modest tourism and boating crowd, but Lutz's dining scene is overwhelmingly shaped by suburban growth rather than any single tourist draw.
Data on this page
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What the citywide data means
Lutz 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 Lutz
Of Lutz's 268 graded restaurants, 53.0% earned an A grade — roughly in line with statewide averages. Currently, 10.1% of restaurants hold a failing F grade, representing 27 establishments with significant health violations. The average InspectFL Health Score across Lutz is 88.7 out of 100, based on 834 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 9 of 11WHISKEY WILLY'S
1624 N DALE MABRY HWY
LEMME GETTA LLC
4450 PET LN STE 107
UMAMI SUSHI
17677 N DALE MABRY HWY
THAI CHILLI PEPPER LUTZ
17669 N DALE MABRY HWY
KELYNS CREATIONS LLC
4450 PET LN STE 107
NEFETI CUISINE
4450 PET LN STE 107
THE TAMPA TEAPOT LLC
4450 PET LN #107
BLACK SHEEP AMERICAN PUB
18450 US 41
CON AMOR CORAIMA
4450 PET LN STE 107
FRUTA FIESTA
4450 PET LN STE 107
KAILA'S KITCHEN
4450 PET LN STE 107
SRK CATERING AND EVENT SERVICES
4450 PET LN STE 107
SEVENFOLD GATHERINGS
4450 PET LANE SUITE 107
SMASH & ROLL II
4450 PET LN STE 107
ICE DREAMMM VAN
23912 STATE RD 54 STE 2
ICE DREAMMM SHOP LLC
23912 SR 54 #2
ORDER UP SOUTHERN CUISINE LLC
4450 PET LANE SUITE 107
HILTON GARDEN INN TAMPA SUNCOAST PARKWAY
2155 NORTHPOINTE PKWY
BREAKING BREAD BBQ
4450 PET LN STE 107
ROCKY MOUNTAIN CHOCOLATE FACTORY
2312 GRAND CYPRESS DR 845
TAMPAPREM02
2398 GRAND CYPRESS DR
MURIEL MOBILE DINER
4450 PET LN
PLAZA TAPATIA MEXICAN RESTAURANT BAR AND GRILL
16319 N FLORIDA AVE
HOUSE OF FLAVA
4450 PET LN STE 107
KB'S TEXAS BBQ LLC
4450 PET LN STE 107
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.
