Oakland Park, Florida
Broward County · 226 restaurants
Oakland Park sits just north of Fort Lauderdale, and its 210+ restaurants increasingly cluster along the revitalized Culture and Entertainment District on Dixie Highway, where breweries and independent restaurants have moved into a formerly industrial stretch of the city. The Middle River runs through town, and a diverse, largely working- and middle-class Broward County population supports a food scene heavy on Caribbean, Latin American, and Asian kitchens. Oakland Park has increasingly positioned itself as a more affordable, less polished alternative to its trendier Fort Lauderdale and Wilton Manors neighbors.
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
Oakland Park 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 Oakland Park
Of Oakland Park's 226 graded restaurants, 55.3% earned an A grade — roughly in line with statewide averages. Currently, 12.4% of restaurants hold a failing F grade, representing 28 establishments with significant health violations. The average InspectFL Health Score across Oakland Park is 88.5 out of 100, based on 922 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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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.
